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DUEL#91 Johnsson vs Maul PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Barmen Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green's entrance music is Humble. A fine choice. Jeff Green has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Barmen Jr!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barmen Jr tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barmen Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barmen Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barmen Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Green sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Green keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green gets caught flat footed, as Barmen Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Green is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Barmen Jr presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barmen Jr tries to circle away but Green has him pinned against the cage.
Green wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green lands a knee to the body.
Green working Barmen Jr over with knees to the body.
Barmen Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Green gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Green is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barmen Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Green presses Barmen Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barmen Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Green avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barmen Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barmen Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barmen Jr looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barmen Jr misses with a takedown
and Green counters with a two punch combo.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barmen Jr looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green darts in and clinches Barmen Jr up against the cage.
Green drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green stalling the fight.
Barmen Jr is trying to pull guard but Green has him pressed against the cage.
Green has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barmen Jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Green is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Green. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Green controlling the position well here. Barmen Jr rolled but Green kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barmen Jr trying to get back to his feet but Green is in full control for now.
Barmen Jr wants to control his opponent's hands but Green gets his hands free.
Green lands punches and elbows.
Green controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Green dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Green tries for a takedown but Barmen Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barmen Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
Barmen Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barmen Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Barmen Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barmen Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barmen Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Green as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barmen Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green looks for a takedown but Barmen Jr sprawls well.
Barmen Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Barmen Jr tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Barmen Jr with a poor takedown
and Green counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barmen Jr's knee momentarily.
Barmen Jr is breathing heavily.
Barmen Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barmen Jr but Barmen Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barmen Jr has Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Green breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Green lands but Barmen Jr takes it in his stride.
Barmen Jr wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Barmen Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barmen Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barmen Jr off to one side.
Barmen Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barmen Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Green somewhat.
Barmen Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Green pushes him away.
Jeff Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barmen Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Green looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Green stands and throws Barmen Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Green dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barmen Jr tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Barmen Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Green makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barmen Jr really felt that one!
Barmen Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barmen Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Green was covering up waiting for the punch and Barmen Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Green is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I was talking to Green's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barmen Jr looking to stall.
Barmen Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green jumps guard and drags Barmen Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barmen Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Green is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green keeping moving, preventing Barmen Jr from controlling successfully.
Green is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barmen Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barmen Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barmen Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barmen Jr fails to land the takedown.
Barmen Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jeff Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Barmen Jr.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barmen Jr circles away.
Barmen Jr misses with a takedown
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has Barmen Jr backing up. Barmen Jr nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
Green slaps away a takedown attempt from Barmen Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries for a takedown but Barmen Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jeff Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barmen Jr tries for a takedown but Green circles away easily
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has Barmen Jr backing up. Barmen Jr nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
Barmen Jr misses with a double jab.
Green is looking to counter with head kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Green or perhaps it was just good defense by Barmen Jr, which made it look bad.
Green has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Green!
Jeff Green took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dauntless for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Townsend is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Humberto Da Costa !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsend bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Townsend drags the fight down to the ground.
Da Costa is looking to pass into half guard but Townsend pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Townsend is in guard.
Da Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Da Costa being controlled here, momentarily.
Da Costa keeping moving, preventing Townsend from controlling successfully.
Townsend stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Da Costa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Costa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Townsend bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Townsend gets caught napping as Da Costa dives in and scores a takedown. Townsend manages to retain guard.
Townsend pushes Da Costa off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Da Costa back to the cage. Townsend follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Humberto Da Costa has been cut.
Townsend moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Da Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Townsend scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Townsend lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Da Costa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Townsend finds Da Costa 's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Da Costa flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Townsend lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Da Costa will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Townsend!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Qiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang Qiang will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wang Qiang!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Qiang.
Qiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qiang.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Qiang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Qiang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Joe misses with a body shot
and Qiang counters with a huge left! Joe is in big trouble! He's backing up but Qiang isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Joe from any more damage. A dominating finish by Qiang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Qiang!
A relieved looking Wang Qiang 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alderich comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Diaz has chosen It's dark and hell is hot as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mike Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alderich has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Alderich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alderich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderich misses with a punch to the body.
Alderich misses with a body punch.
Alderich tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Alderich fails to land.
Alderich tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Alderich back against the cage.
Alderich lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz gets through Alderich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alderich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alderich can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Alderich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alderich misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alderich managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Alderich back against the cage.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Alderich.
Alderich tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderich swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Alderich fails to land.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Alderich avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Alderich lands a right hand.
Diaz pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderich.
Alderich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alderich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz lunges at Alderich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alderich's hand.
Alderich forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alderich is keeping busy.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz tries to work over Alderich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderich's elbow.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alderich's elbow.
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!
Alderich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alderich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Alderich misses with some punches.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz wants to stall.
Alderich breaks the clinch.
Alderich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alderich walks straight into a right hand from Diaz - that's dropped him! Diaz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Alderich from any more punishment! Alderich complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Diaz!
Mike Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Liber Alderich had this to say: 'Gave it my all but McGuire was better today. Congratulations. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Krasnopolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budd Sidewinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sidewinder has chosen Numéro 1 - Sans Pression as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Budd Sidewinder has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Brawler
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Krasnopolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Budd Sidewinder!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnopolski looks to land a combination. Sidewinder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Krasnopolski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Krasnopolski.
Krasnopolski throws a series of punches but Sidewinder moves out of range.
Bartek Krasnopolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidewinder 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.
Krasnopolski throws a nice looking combination but Sidewinder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krasnopolski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sidewinder.
Krasnopolski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Krasnopolski throws a series of punches but Sidewinder moves out of range.
Sidewinder slips a straight right by Krasnopolski.
Krasnopolski misses with a two punch combination.
Sidewinder tries to counter with a clinch but Krasnopolski shakes him off and moves away.
Sidewinder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krasnopolski misses with a combination
and Krasnopolski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krasnopolski is breathing heavily.
Sidewinder lands a nice looking body shot.
Krasnopolski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal in the buildup to the fight.
Krasnopolski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sidewinder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder lands with a short shot to the head.
Sidewinder lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnopolski is trying to break the clinch but Sidewinder is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Sidewinder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sidewinder pushes Krasnopolski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krasnopolski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Sidewinder on the inside.
Krasnopolski takes a shot to the head.
Sidewinder scores with a hook to the body.
Sidewinder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder is working Krasnopolski over against the cage.
Sidewinder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sidewinder - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Sidewinder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sidewinder stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder is trying to drag Krasnopolski to the mat but Krasnopolski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sidewinder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sidewinder as the two fighters clinch.
Sidewinder lands a shoulder strike.
Sidewinder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krasnopolski backwards.
Sidewinder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krasnopolski or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidewinder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krasnopolski stops a takedown attempt from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder is working Krasnopolski over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sidewinder.
Krasnopolski can't break the clinch.
Sidewinder lands an uppercut.
Sidewinder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sidewinder cracks Krasnopolski with a nice body shot.
Sidewinder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krasnopolski wants to break free but Sidewinder has control.
A body shot lands from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sidewinder.
Sidewinder breaks the clinch.
Sidewinder scores with a shot to the body.
Sidewinder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sidewinder pushes Krasnopolski up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidewinder lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sidewinder.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sidewinder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sidewinder digs a right hand underneath Krasnopolski's ribcage. Krasnopolski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sidewinder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Sidewinder.
We've been informed that Sidewinder has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sidewinder lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budd Sidewinder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sidewinder forces Krasnopolski back against the cage and clinches.
Sidewinder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sidewinder lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sidewinder is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sidewinder prevents Krasnopolski from breaking the clinch.
Sidewinder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krasnopolski backwards.
Sidewinder scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidewinder works on Krasnopolski's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krasnopolski tries to circle away but Sidewinder has him pinned against the cage.
Sidewinder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sidewinder as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder lands a body punch.
Sidewinder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krasnopolski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Sidewinder.
Sidewinder lands a nice shot to the body.
Sidewinder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krasnopolski backwards.
Sidewinder lands a shoulder strike.
Budd Sidewinder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sidewinder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krasnopolskis head.
Krasnopolski is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sidewinder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oh Krasnopolski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Sidewinder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sidewinder - that landed with a thud.
Krasnopolski seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krasnopolski takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Sidewinder.
Sidewinder stalling in the clinch.
Sidewinder scores with a hook to the body.
Sidewinder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sidewinder is working Krasnopolski over against the cage.
Sidewinder lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidewinder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sidewinder lands an uppercut.
Sidewinder lands a shot to the body.
Sidewinder lands with a right to the head.
Sidewinder lands a body punch.
Sidewinder unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Krasnopolski! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sidewinder is unloading with more strikes now! Krasnopolski drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Budd Sidewinder!
Post fight, Budd Sidewinder stared into the camera and said 'This is for breaking my brother's heart'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snorten has chosen Learn to fly as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten slips under a jab.
Snorten wants to counter the offense by El Toro and move into the clinch position.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Snorten ducks down to avoid it.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from El Toro misses.
El Toro throws a leg kick but Snorten sees it coming and moves out of range.
El Toro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
El Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Toro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El Toro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Snorten counters with a good low kick that El Toro was not able to check.
Snorten tests El Toro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
El Toro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snorten sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
El Toro lands with a good body shot.
El Toro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snorten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snorten scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
El Toro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
El Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El Toro misses with a combination
and Snorten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Snorten defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio El Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro wants to clinch
and Snorten counters with a stiff right hand.
Snorten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps El Toro's head backwards.
El Toro shoots in and drives through. Snorten sprawls well.
Snorten circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro throws a body kick that misses
and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snorten, as that shot connected.
El Toro is rocked!
Snorten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snorten misses with some punches.
Snorten gets control of El Toro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Snorten will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
El Toro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snorten's guard.
El Toro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El Toro won't allow Snorten to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Snorten wants to sweep here but El Toro controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Snorten's guard.
El Toro stopping the sweep attempt from Snorten.
El Toro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El Toro 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.
Snorten lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Snorten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snorten loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snorten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snorten throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Toro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El Toro has momentary wrist control but Snorten slips an elbow through the middle.
Snorten chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten is looking to work some ground and pound but El Toro has wrist control.
Snorten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Toro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snorten with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snorten looking to pass the guard.
El Toro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snorten lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Snorten scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
El Toro keeping full guard, as Snorten tries to pass.
Snorten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El Toro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
El Toro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Snorten scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! El Toro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Snorten, into his guard.
Snorten 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.
Snorten wants to improve his position but instead El Toro has moved into half guard.
Snorten wants to improve his position but El Toro is controlling well.
Snorten gets full guard.
El Toro postures up and lands a big shot to Snorten's brow.
El Toro preventing the sweep.
Snorten keeps trying to improve his position.
Snorten throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
El Toro lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Toro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Snorten is looking to land body kicks.
El Toro is looking to counter punch.
El Toro shoots in looking for a takedown. Snorten tries to sprawl out of it but El Toro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snorten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as El Toro blocks the low kick.
El Toro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snorten as he avoids it easily.
El Toro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
El Toro looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range.
El Toro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snorten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
El Toro tries to circle away but Snorten has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro prevents a body shot from Snorten.
Snorten lands an uppercut.
El Toro is trying to force a seperation but Snorten has the dominant position.
El Toro prevents a body shot from Snorten.
Snorten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on El Toro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro can't find room to land a body shot as Snorten controls the action.
Snorten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Toros head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snorten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh El Toro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snorten tries for a takedown but El Toro manages to get underhooks.
Snorten lands a nice uppercut.
Snorten lands with a light punch inside.
Snorten misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro jumps guard but Snorten turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio El Toro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Toro is trying to push Snorten away but Snorten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snorten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snorten.
Julio El Toro's cut is getting worse.
Snorten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
El Toro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snorten throws a head punch that misses.
El Toro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Snorten engages and cracks El Toro with a massive lead left hook - El Toro tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Snorten is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rip Snorten!
Rip Snorten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arjuna might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Om. Fogomayu has chosen Kyamadu as his entrance music. 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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27
192 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
17 - 10 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogomayu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arjuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Fogomayu checks it.
Fogomayu flicks out a counter leg kick but Arjuna steps away.
Fogomayu misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Arjuna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Arjuna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arjuna. That's going to slow Fogomayu down.
Kwiwan Fogomayu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fogomayu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Fogomayu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fogomayu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fogomayu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Fogomayu.
Arjuna thinks about countering with a head kick.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Fogomayu avoids them all with ease.
Arjuna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fogomayu backs up against the cage.
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!
Fogomayu thuds his shin into the meat of Arjuna's side.
Arjuna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fogomayu misses with an uppercut
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna throws a hook but Fogomayu avoids it easily.
Fogomayu misses the shot to the body.
Fogomayu throws a leg kick but Arjuna sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a leg kick which misses Arjuna's front leg but catches the back leg as Arjuna tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Fogomayu coming out on top.
We've been informed that Fogomayu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fogomayu throws a body kick that misses.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fogomayu connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fogomayu misses the shot to the body.
Arjuna throwing a counter right hand but Fogomayu manages to avoid it.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Fogomayu delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fogomayu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arjuna did well to prevent Fogomayu getting side control.
Arjuna has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Fogomayu is on him like a limpet, forcing Arjuna back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna stalls.
Fogomayu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna prevents a body shot from Fogomayu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fogomayu.
Arjuna scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fogomayu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fogomayu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fogomayu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fogomayu misses the jab.
Arjuna throws a leg kick that misses.
Arjuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fogomayu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arjuna blocks the body kick.
Arjuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu cracks the inside of Arjuna's front leg.
Fogomayu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arjuna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fogomayu checks a low kick from Arjuna.
Decent striking displayed by Fogomayu there.
Fogomayu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arjuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Fogomayu.
Arjuna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arjuna lands with a good body shot.
Fogomayu thows a leg kick but Arjuna checks it
and Arjuna counters with a straight right hand.
Fogomayu throws a head kick but Arjuna moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Fogomayu or perhaps it was just good defense by Arjuna, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna's corner calls for a 1-2. Arjuna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arjuna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu tries to counter with a clinch but Arjuna shakes him off and moves away.
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses.
Fogomayu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arjuna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fogomayu.
Fogomayu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arjuna wants to land a leg kick but Fogomayu is out of range.
Fogomayu scores with a jab.
Fogomayu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arjuna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fogomayu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fogomayu catches Arjuna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arjuna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arjuna moves out of range as Fogomayu strikes.
Arjuna feints and then cracks Fogomayu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fogomayu down.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fogomayu circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kwiwan Fogomayu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arjuna takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arjuna misses with a few strikes there.
Fogomayu lands a leg kick that knocks Arjuna off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fogomayu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Arjuna misses.
A shot to the liver by Arjuna. Beautiful body shot.
Fogomayu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fogomayu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arjuna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fogomayu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogomayu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arjuna.
Fogomayu scores with a sloppy right hand. Arjuna should have avoided that one.
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!
Fogomayu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Arjuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arjuna walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a head kick but Fogomayu moves out of range.
Fogomayu wants to slow Arjuna down by chopping away at his legs.
Fogomayu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna misses with a low kick.
Fogomayu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arjuna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arjuna throws the kick towards the body but Fogomayu avoids it.
Kwiwan Fogomayu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fogomayu avoids the body shot from Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Fogomayu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fogomayu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arjuna's calf.
Fogomayu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arjuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fogomayu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Arjuna did well to prevent Fogomayu getting side control.
Arjuna manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna lands a lovely overhand right.
Arjuna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fogomayu loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu misses with a jab to the body
enabling Arjuna to counter with a crisp jab.
Arjuna throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arjuna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arjuna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fogomayu lands a slapping body shot.
Fogomayu works Arjuna's body with a nice hook.
Arjuna lands a really nice looking cross but Fogomayu seems unphased.
Fogomayu lands with an overhand left.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arjuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arjuna.
Arjuna moves away from the strike by Fogomayu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fogomayu.
Arjuna scores with a body shot.
Fogomayu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fogomayu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fogomayu scores with a leg kick.
Fogomayu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arjuna.
Fogomayu misses with a body punch
and Arjuna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Fogomayu misses.
Fogomayu misses the shot to the body.
Fogomayu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arjuna misses with a two punch combination.
Fogomayu misses with a straight right.
Fogomayu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Fogomayu misses with the body kick
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Fogomayu throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that Fogomayu avoids nicely.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Fogomayu is just out of range.
Arjuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arjuna with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fogomayu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fogomayu staying out of range there.
Fogomayu throws a head kick that misses.
Fogomayu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fogomayu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arjuna!
Arjuna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fogomayu avoids the body shot from Arjuna.
Fogomayu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kwiwan Fogomayu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fogomayu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fogomayu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fogomayu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fogomayu 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.
Fogomayu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fogomayu throws a head kick that misses.
Arjuna moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arjuna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arjuna throws out a loose jab but Fogomayu uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fogomayu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna dodges the punch combination from Fogomayu.
Arjuna staying out of range there.
Arjuna moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arjuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fogomayu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arjuna momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogomayu is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Fogomayu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arjuna lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arjuna.
Fogomayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut
letting Fogomayu counter with a right hand.
Fogomayu throws a head kick but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That kick from Fogomayu tenderised Arjuna's leg. Arjuna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arjuna avoids the body shot from Fogomayu.
Arjuna is looking to counter punch.
Arjuna scores with a head kick. Fogomayu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fogomayu thows a leg kick but Arjuna checks it
and Arjuna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arjuna misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fogomayu.
Fogomayu scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arjuna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fogomayu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Fogomayu misses with an uppercut.
Arjuna throws a chopping leg kick but Fogomayu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fogomayu throws a big counter head kick but Arjuna avoids it with no problem.
Arjuna checks the leg kick.
Fogomayu throws a jab when Arjuna was well out of range.
Fogomayu lands a jab to Arjuna's midsection.
Arjuna misses with a wild body shot.
Arjuna throws a body punch but Fogomayu moves out of range.
Fogomayu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arjuna connects with a body shot that sends Fogomayu's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu tries a head kick but it misses.
Arjuna lands a slapping body shot.
Fogomayu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arjuna thuds his shin into the meat of Fogomayu's side.
Arjuna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice combination there by Fogomayu.
Arjuna throws a chopping leg kick but Fogomayu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arjuna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fogomayu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arjuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fogomayu unleashes a big counter combination but Arjuna bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Fogomayu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arjuna misses with a leg kick
letting Fogomayu counter with a right hand.
Arjuna takes a swing at Fogomayu's ribcage but misses.
Fogomayu misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu tries to clinch there but Arjuna circles away.
A leg kick checked by Fogomayu.
Arjuna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fogomayu clobbers Arjuna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arjuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fogomayu checks the leg kick.
Fogomayu throws an off balance right hand
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Fogomayu cracks Arjuna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Fogomayu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fogomayu scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogomayu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fogomayu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kwiwan Fogomayu.
I've got Fogomayu 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwiwan Fogomayu!
After winning the bout, Kwiwan Fogomayu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al-Khaldi has chosen Terror - Shot Of Reality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Malik Al-Khaldi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik Al-Khaldi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al-Khaldi throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Haack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al-Khaldi. That did some damage!
Haack throws a series of punches but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Al-Khaldi misses.
Al-Khaldi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
Haack misses the shot to the body.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al-Khaldi throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
Al-Khaldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Al-Khaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haack throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al-Khaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Al-Khaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al-Khaldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al-Khaldi throws out the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack throws a body kick that misses
and Al-Khaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Al-Khaldi.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws a sloppy head kick and Haack moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Al-Khaldi.
Haack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Haack.
Al-Khaldi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al-Khaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
Haack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Al-Khaldi finds it's way round the side to connect with Haack's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haack. Al-Khaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al-Khaldi.
A clash of legs there as Haack blocks the low kick.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haack.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haack steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Al-Khaldi. That one must have hurt.
Al-Khaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haack checks it well.
Haack thinks about countering with a head kick.
Al-Khaldi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haack had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Al-Khaldi wants to clinch.
Al-Khaldi checks a leg kick.
A jab from Haack does it's job there.
Al-Khaldi throws a lazy uppercut
and Haack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack lands with a cross.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haack misses with a kick to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Al-Khaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice looking body kick.
Al-Khaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Haack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haack tries a low kick but Al-Khaldi avoids it.
Al-Khaldi cracks Haack with an open hand slap.
Al-Khaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al-Khaldi throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Al-Khaldi blocks a jab.
Haack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab to the nose.
Haack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haack looks for the body kick but Al-Khaldi saw that one coming.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack stuns Al-Khaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al-Khaldi misses with a head kick.
Haack misses with a right hand
and Al-Khaldi counters with a left and a right that stings Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Al-Khaldi.
Haack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al-Khaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haack defending well as Al-Khaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Haack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice body kick.
Al-Khaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Al-Khaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haack.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Al-Khaldi.
A quick step to the side and Haack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack is looking to slow Al-Khaldi down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haack throws a push kick but Al-Khaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Haack throws a push kick but Al-Khaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Al-Khaldi avoids it.
Haack moves out of range of the leg kick from Al-Khaldi.
Nice uppercut lands for Haack. That snapped Al-Khaldi's head back.
Haack avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al-Khaldi thuds a left hand into Haack's body.
Al-Khaldi tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack throws a lazy head kick
enabling Al-Khaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Al-Khaldi tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack is looking to counter with head kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Al-Khaldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Al-Khaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi tries to clinch up.
Haack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al-Khaldi lands an overhand right.
Malik Al-Khaldi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Al-Khaldi closes the distance and clinches.
Al-Khaldi misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi scores with a shot to the side of Haack's head.
Al-Khaldi takes a shot to the head.
Al-Khaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haack's elbow.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haack connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good work by Al-Khaldi as he checks the leg kick.
Al-Khaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haack 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 Al-Khaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al-Khaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al-Khaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al-Khaldi, right into the meat.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al-Khaldi's calf.
Al-Khaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Al-Khaldi.
Haack moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Al-Khaldi backs away, Haack returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Haack as he connects with a hook.
Haack throws a head kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
Haack is looking to slow Al-Khaldi down with leg kicks.
Al-Khaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haack.
An attempted straight right counter from Haack misses the target.
Haack throws a head kick that half lands.
Al-Khaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haack.
Al-Khaldi tries a low kick but Haack avoids it.
Haack lands a nice shot that snaps Al-Khaldi's head back.
Haack lands a nice shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Al-Khaldi misses.
Haack is looking for a counter combo.
Haack scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice body kick.
Haack throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al-Khaldi.
Haack misses with a hook.
Haack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haack throws a chopping leg kick but Al-Khaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al-Khaldi.
Haack moves out of range as Al-Khaldi strikes.
Haack misses with a looping left.
Haack will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Al-Khaldi checks the leg kick.
Al-Khaldi ducks under a wild hook from Haack.
Al-Khaldi dodges the punch combination from Haack.
Al-Khaldi avoids the body shot from Haack.
Al-Khaldi unleashes a big counter combination but Haack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Haack avoids it.
Haack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
Haack staying out of range there.
Haack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack blocks a jab.
Al-Khaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al-Khaldi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al-Khaldi is looking to chop away at Haack's legs.
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Haack is just out of range.
Haack lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al-Khaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haack throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al-Khaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haack misses with a straight left.
Al-Khaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haack's hands.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haack.
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 Andre Haack will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Haack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haack is looking to land body kicks.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Haack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range as Haack throws a body kick.
Al-Khaldi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haack misses with a straight right.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Haack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi blocks a head kick by Haack.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Haack.
Good standup being displayed there by Al-Khaldi as he connects with a hook.
Haack scores with a head kick. Al-Khaldi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Haack catches Al-Khaldi right on the button with a cross.
Al-Khaldi throws a front kick aimed at Haack's knee but Haack avoids it well.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi staying out of range there.
Al-Khaldi swinging wildly here.
Al-Khaldi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook
and Haack counters with a series of strikes. Al-Khaldi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Al-Khaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Haack moves out of range easily.
Haack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi connects with a single shot there.
Al-Khaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haack blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack misses with a straight left.
Al-Khaldi tried to score with a low kick but Haack checks it.
Haack thumps Al-Khaldi with a low kick.
Haack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al-Khaldi looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
Al-Khaldi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haack slips a jab from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al-Khaldi missing with a left hand there. Haack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Al-Khaldi misses.
Al-Khaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al-Khaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Haack.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Haack.
Al-Khaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al-Khaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping right.
Haack scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al-Khaldi blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haack.
Haack scores with a nice strike.
Haack throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Al-Khaldi blocks the low kick.
Al-Khaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Haack with a body shot.
Al-Khaldi checks a low kick from Haack.
Al-Khaldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al-Khaldi checks a low kick from Haack.
Haack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi lands with a shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook.
Al-Khaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al-Khaldi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haack - the referee stops the clock and Al-Khaldi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haack. Al-Khaldi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Al-Khaldi looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al-Khaldi at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Haack there.
Al-Khaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haack.
Al-Khaldi blocks a head kick by Haack.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Haack misses.
Al-Khaldi misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Al-Khaldi misses the target.
Haack throws a wild body kick that Al-Khaldi sees coming a mile off.
Al-Khaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Haack is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Al-Khaldi.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al-Khaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al-Khaldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haack.
Haack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haack 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Haack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Maul is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul jabs Johnsson right on the nose. Johnsson blinks but takes it well.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnsson slips a jab from Maul.
Johnsson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Maul misses
and Johnsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maul really felt that one!
Johnsson moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Maul throws a sloppy head kick and Johnsson moves out of range easily.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Maul scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Maul lands with a straight right. Johnsson didn't see that one coming.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Johnsson - just one landing.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Johnsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Maul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Johnsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnsson.
Maul misses with a hook to the body
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Maul throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsson. That's going to slow Maul down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Maul throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Maul.
We've been told by Johnsson's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maul is trying to break free.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johnsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. Maul catches Johnsson right on the button with a cross.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
As Maul backs away, Johnsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maul swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnsson.
Maul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul scores with a jab. Johnsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maul misses with a low kick.
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Maul off balance momentarily.
Maul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maul checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Johnsson backs off Maul throws a huge counter combo but Johnsson manages to avoid it all.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Maul now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maul.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
and Johnsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Maul misses.
Johnsson throws a leg kick which misses Maul's front leg but catches the back leg as Maul tries to avoid it.
Maul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Maul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
Maul connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a good low kick that Maul was not able to check.
Maul throws a head kick but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Maul.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnsson misses the target.
Johnsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maul tries to keep at a distance but Johnsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
Johnsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson wants to clinch up but Maul keeps it at a distance.
Maul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maul throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson 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.
A close round but Paul Maul will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Maul misses
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Maul.
Johnsson is looking to counter punch.
Maul misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Johnsson. Beautiful body shot.
Maul misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnsson.
Maul throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson jabs Maul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Maul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maul looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Johnsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maul checks it well.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Maul throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson tests Maul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Maul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnsson's head backwards.
Maul lands a head shot.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson counters with a low kick, right behind Maul 's knee.
Gunnar Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnsson throws out a powerful jab.
Maul scores with a hook to the body. Johnsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnsson counters with a low kick, right behind Maul 's knee.
Maul throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Maul slips under a jab.
Johnsson walks into a left hand.
Johnsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Maul off the cage and back into range.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Johnsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Maul moves out of range of the body kick from Johnsson.
Maul lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maul throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maul misses with a jab to the body
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maul connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Maul misses
and Johnsson counters with a leg kick.
Maul misses with a hook
and Johnsson counters with a two punch combo.
Maul takes one to the side of the head.
Johnsson throws a jab when Maul was well out of range.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Johnsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maul.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Maul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maul.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul throws a right and a left that Johnsson avoids nicely.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maul misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Johnsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Maul takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maul throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnsson on the side of the head.
Maul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Maul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maul scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Johnsson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Maul tries a head kick but it misses.
Maul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Maul backs away, Johnsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Maul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands a nice shot that snaps Maul's head back.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
As Maul backs away, Johnsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Johnsson throwing a counter right hand but Maul manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
Maul throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
It looked like Johnsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a good low kick that Maul was not able to check.
Maul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maul misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Maul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maul shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnsson eats them both and turns towards Maul to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson throws a hook but Maul avoids it easily.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Maul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Maul misses.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Johnsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnsson clinches with his opponent.
Maul is trying to force a seperation but Johnsson has the dominant position.
Johnsson breaks the clinch.
Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maul.
Johnsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Maul avoided it.
A jab from Maul does it's job there.
Johnsson takes a swing at Maul's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Maul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Johnsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul misses with a body shot
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnsson scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Maul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Maul throws out a counter right but Johnsson avoids it with no problem.
Maul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnsson is just out of range.
Jab by Maul.
Maul throws an off balance right hand
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maul misses with an uppercut
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maul thinking.
Maul throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul is rocked!
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson tries to clinch there but Maul circles away.
Despite the aggression on Maul's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maul throws a poor cross that misses
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gunnar Johnsson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Maul misses.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maul.
Johnsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Maul's head.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maul is able to avoid easily.
Maul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson lands a big uppercut and Maul crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Maul looks OK. Johnsson waves Maul back to his feet!
Maul is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnsson finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
and Johnsson counters with a big right hand! Oh Maul is in trouble here! Johnsson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Johnsson!
Gunnar Johnsson retains his welterweight title!
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