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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 1230 p4p, 188 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 1522 p4p, 217 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC. Clegane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gladiator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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207 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Clegane.
Clegane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith tests Clegane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegane moves away.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clegane manages to avoid it.
Ian Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clegane blocks a low kick nicely.
Clegane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clegane looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Clegane doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Clegane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith takes a swing at Clegane's ribcage but misses.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clegane momentarily.
Clegane slips a jab from Smith.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
A jab from Smith misses.
Clegane feints the counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Clegane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clegane.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane misses with the combination.
Clegane tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Clegane tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Clegane drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith has control of Clegane's left arm, preventing Clegane from doing any damage.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls Clegane in to control the position.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clegane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Clegane's front leg but catches the back leg as Clegane tries to avoid it.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith slips under a jab.
Clegane throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith thuds his right hand into Clegane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clegane.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Clegane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane takes one to the chin there.
Clegane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clegane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Clegane's front leg but catches the back leg as Clegane tries to avoid it.
Ian Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clegane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clegane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clegane tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clegane.
Clegane lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith throws a hook but Clegane blocks it.
Clegane misses the jab.
Smith scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Clegane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clegane throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Clegane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Clegane tries to counter it with a takedown but Smith pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clegane doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Clegane.
Clegane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith lands a body shot.
Clegane moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Clegane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Clegane's ribs.
Clegane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clegane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Clegane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clegane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ian Smith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clegane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clegane to score with a decent uppercut.
Clegane throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Clegane misses the jab.
Clegane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clegane scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Clegane blocks the low kick.
Smith takes a swing at Clegane's ribcage but misses.
Ian Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Clegane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clegane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Clegane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Clegane moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith digs a good hook to Clegane's body.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clegane was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Clegane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clegane staying out of range there.
Clegane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clegane scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Clegane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clegane throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clegane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clegane slips under a jab from Smith.
Nice defenses there by Clegane.
Clegane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Clegane is just out of range.
Clegane throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is looking to clinch.
Clegane tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clegane.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clegane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clegane dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Clegane's head and hops out.
Clegane looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Clegane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith digs a good hook to Clegane's body.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Clegane checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith lands with a right hand.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith is looking to slow Clegane down with leg kicks.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith slips under a jab from Clegane.
Smith lunges at Clegane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clegane's hand.
Smith digs a good hook to Clegane's body.
Clegane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith half committed to a counter leg kick.
Clegane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Clegane ducks down to avoid it.
Clegane counters with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clegane.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Clegane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A good leg kick by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Clegane slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Clegane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clegane can do to turn this around?
Smith swings for the body but Clegane moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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 Clegane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clegane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clegane.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Clegane moves away and avoids it.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Clegane is out of range.
Clegane clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Clegane tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Clegane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clegane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ian Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clegane or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith has Clegane pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Clegane tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Clegane's guard.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Smith dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clegane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Clegane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Clegane.
Clegane throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Clegane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Clegane blocks the leg kick.
Clegane throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Clegane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Clegane as he checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Clegane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clegane!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clegane swinging wildly here.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clegane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clegane looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith connects with the punch.
Clegane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clegane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith avoids the head kick by Clegane.
Clegane walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Clegane tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Clegane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clegane tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Clegane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clegane's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Clegane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clegane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clegane lands a nice shot to the body.
Clegane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Clegane moved out of range nicely.
Clegane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith throws the left hand but Clegane avoids the punch easily.
Clegane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clegane ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandor Clegane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith throws a hook but Clegane blocks it.
Clegane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clegane taking a breather.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clegane pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clegane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clegane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clegane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clegane backwards.
Clegane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Smith.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clegane backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Clegane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith prevents a body shot from Clegane.
A short body shot lands from Clegane as the two fighters clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clegane backwards.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clegane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Smith!
A very excited looking Ian Smith rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 1002 p4p, 164 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 724 p4p, 126 weight class). Al Qarni comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Sin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Original Nuttah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
178 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
29 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Al Qarni wants to slow Sin down by chopping away at his legs.
Sin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a body punch
and Sin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Qarni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sin at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Qarni.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Qarni missing with a left hand there. Sin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sin slips a straight right by Al Qarni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qarni. Sin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni throws a right hand that misses
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Al Qarni.
A bone on bone clash there as Sin blocks the leg kick.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Qarni lands with a shot to the body.
Al Qarni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick but Sin checks it.
Sin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Qarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin misses the jab.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Al Qarni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al Qarni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sin throws a hook but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sin.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Qarni.
Sin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Sin clinches.
Sin lands with a left to the head.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sin lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni takes a shot to the head.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Al Qarni controls the action.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
Sin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Sin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Al Qarni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Sin.
Al Qarni is breathing heavily.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Sin tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Qarni avoids the damage to the body.
Al Qarni struggles to land a body shot inside as Sin controls his hands.
Al Qarni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sins head.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Al Qarni misses with a punch to the body.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Sin avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Al Qarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni looks to score with a jab to the body but Sin is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Al Qarni misses
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sin throws an off balance right hand
and Al Qarni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Qarni.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.
Al Qarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a hook to the body
and Sin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sin misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sin throws a hook to the side of Al Qarni's head but Al Qarni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Sin.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al Qarni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sin. That did some damage!
Al Qarni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Qarni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sin throws out a counter right but Al Qarni avoids it with no problem.
Sin wants to clinch up but Al Qarni keeps it at a distance.
Al Qarni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Qarni can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Sin misses.
Al Qarni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sin finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Qarni's head.
Sin tries to score with a low kick but Al Qarni moves his leg out of the way.
Sin misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni misses with a hook to the body
and Sin counters with a solid body kick.
Al Qarni throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Al Qarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qarni moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Al Qarni is predictable there
and Sin counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slow jab from Al Qarni misses its intended target.
Sin misses with a hook. Al Qarni ducked under it nicely.
Sin blocks a jab.
Al Qarni scores with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni moves forwards but Sin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Sin scores with a jab. Al Qarni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Qarni misses with a takedown
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Qarni takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Sin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.
Sin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni is looking to wear down Sin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Al Qarni lands with a good body shot.
Sin misses the jab.
Sin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al Qarni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sin scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qarni. Sin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee Sin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sin throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sin. That's going to slow Al Qarni down.
Sin throws a hook but Al Qarni avoids it easily.
Sin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Qarni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al Qarni throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Qarni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sin scores with a push kick.
Al Qarni slips a straight right by Sin.
Al Qarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sin misses with a leg kick
and Al Qarni counters with a straight right hand.
Sin thumps Al Qarni with a low kick.
Sin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Qarni throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Qarni misses with a low kick.
Sin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni scores with a sloppy right hand. Sin should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Sin - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Sin blocks it.
Al Qarni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sin's elbow.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with the head strike.
Al Qarni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Qarni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
Sin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Qarni tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Qarni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al Qarni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Qarni moves away from the strike by Sin.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Sin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Al Qarni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al Qarni lands a leg kick that knocks Sin off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al Qarni. Sin shrugs it off though.
Sin looks to land a body kick but Al Qarni moved away.
Al Qarni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin.
Al Qarni lands with an overhand left.
Al Qarni instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni scores with a shot to the side of Sin's head.
Lee Sin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sin on the inside.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Al Qarni avoids it by throwing Sin back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin scores with a shot to the side of Al Qarni's head.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sin blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
Sin manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Qarni. That's going to slow Sin down.
Some wild striking there from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries to score with a low kick but Sin moves his leg out of the way.
Sin scoring well with a low kick there.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Qarni scores with a body shot.
Sin stuns Al Qarni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fahad Al Qarni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Al Qarni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Qarni avoids the body shot from Sin.
Al Qarni lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Qarni throws a head kick that misses.
Al Qarni backing away here, and Sin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
Al Qarni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al Qarni misses with a straight left.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Al Qarni thumps Sin with a low kick.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws a wild body kick that Sin sees coming a mile off.
Al Qarni misses with a right hand
and Sin counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Qarni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Al Qarni is predictable there
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Qarni misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Qarni has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sin finds it's way round the side to connect with Al Qarni's head.
Sin throws out a powerful jab.
Sin looks to land a body kick but Al Qarni moved away.
Al Qarni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Qarni shoots and misses
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
Sin scores with a nice strike.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Qarni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sin jabs at Al Qarni's body.
Sin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sin throws a series of punches but Al Qarni moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Sin.
Al Qarni throws a low kick, looking for Sin's leg but Sin calmly moves out of range.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Qarni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sin.
Al Qarni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sin.
Sin feints and then cracks Al Qarni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Qarni down.
Sin cracks the inside of Al Qarni's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
A relieved looking Lee Sin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke Mitsurugi (ranked 546 p4p, 74 weight class) and Beast Boy (ranked 1029 p4p, 139 weight class). Mitsurugi comes to the cage accompanied by The Rising Sun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
186 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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31
187 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsurugi misses with a looping right.
Mitsurugi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beast Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitsurugi moves away from the strike by Boy.
Mitsurugi walks into a jab.
Boy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mitsurugi's hands.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMitsurugi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Mitsurugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitsurugi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitsurugi throws a leg kick
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mitsurugi misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
Boy throws a jab when Mitsurugi was well out of range.
Mitsurugi throws a big counter combination but Boy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi scores with a leg kick.
Mitsurugi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
Boy lands a jab.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitsurugi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitsurugi throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Mitsurugi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitsurugi scrambles back to his feet.
Boy misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Mitsurugi.
Boy digs a good body shot into Mitsurugi's ribs.
Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Boy lands a nice hook to Mitsurugi's body. Mitsurugi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Mitsurugi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mitsurugi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boy moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitsurugi.
Boy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boy thuds a left hand into Mitsurugi's body.
Boy takes a swing at Mitsurugi's ribcage but misses.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitsurugi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitsurugi walks into a stiff left hand from Boy.
Mitsurugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Boy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mitsurugi is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Boy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitsurugi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitsurugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mitsurugi counters with a low kick, right behind Boy 's knee.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Mitsurugi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boy lands a lovely overhand right.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitsurugi misses its target.
Boy scores with a body shot.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with low kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Boy misses.
Mitsurugi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitsurugi manages to avoid it.
Mitsurugi tried to counter with a leg kick but Boy avoided it.
Mitsurugi staying out of range there.
Beast Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Mitsurugi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitsurugi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boy's knee momentarily.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsurugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boy.
Mitsurugi throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Boy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Mitsurugi as he checks the leg kick.
Mitsurugi slips a straight right by Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi misses with a head kick.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy is looking to chop away at Mitsurugi's legs.
Boy jabs at Mitsurugi's body.
Mitsurugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
A big left from Boy misses.
Boy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitsurugi.
Boy misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mitsurugi counter with a right hand.
Boy misses with a hook.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Mitsurugi's head but Mitsurugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mitsurugi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitsurugi misses the target.
That kick from Mitsurugi tenderised Boy's leg. Boy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitsurugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitsurugi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitsurugi tests Boy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy looks to land a body kick but Mitsurugi moved away.
Boy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitsurugi momentarily.
Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Boy tenderised Mitsurugi's leg. Mitsurugi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitsurugi misses its target.
Mitsurugi misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitsurugi. That snapped Boy's head back.
Mitsurugi rushes Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Mitsurugi misses with a punch to the body.
Mitsurugi digs a right hand into Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boy's gas tank.
Mitsurugi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Boy.
Mitsurugi working aggressively here.
Mitsurugi can't find room to land a body shot as Boy controls the action.
Mitsurugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitsurugi.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitsurugi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitsurugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy is rocked!
Mitsurugi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boy backwards.
Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitsurugi finish him?
Mitsurugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mitsurugi is unloading with more strikes now! Boy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinsuke Mitsurugi!
After the fight, Shinsuke Mitsurugi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r (ranked 181 p4p, 28 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 553 p4p, 75 weight class). Von Kuschelb�r comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Kuschelb�r!
Von Kuschelb�r looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazarov throws a jab when Von Kuschelb�r was well out of range.
Von Kuschelb�r looking to score a takedown here. Nazarov is defending well but Von Kuschelb�r drives through and ends up in Nazarov's guard.
Nazarov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Von Kuschelb�r is aware though and is defending well.
Von Kuschelb�r loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Kuschelb�r is in close to Nazarov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Kuschelb�r keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nazarov's head.
Nazarov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Von Kuschelb�r pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nazarov is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelb�r throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nazarov working for a triangle but Von Kuschelb�r defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nazarov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Von Kuschelb�r keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Kuschelb�r is looking to control Nazarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Kuschelb�r avoid being mounted?
Von Kuschelb�r moves into full guard.
Nazarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Kuschelb�r works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nazarov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nazarov's guard.
Nazarov pulls Von Kuschelb�r in to control the position.
Nazarov wants to sweep here but Von Kuschelb�r controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelb�r trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Nazarov working for a triangle but Von Kuschelb�r defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Von Kuschelb�r stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nazarov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is trying to control the position but Von Kuschelb�r postures up.
Von Kuschelb�r wants to control from the top but Nazarov keeps moving.
Nazarov is trying to control the position but Von Kuschelb�r postures up.
Nazarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarov, not yet.
Von Kuschelb�r content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nazarov wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Kuschelb�r trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelb�r is working Nazarov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nazarov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Von Kuschelb�r.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nazarov holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been informed that Nazarov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Von Kuschelb�r is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Von Kuschelb�r works over Nazarov with some ground and pound from guard.
Nazarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarov, not yet.
Von Kuschelb�r pushing down on Nazarov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Von Kuschelb�r drops an elbow to the side of Nazarov's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazarov is looking to improve his position.
Nazarov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Kuschelb�r's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Kuschelb�r's back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nazarov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
Vadim Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Nazarov.
Nazarov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Kuschelb�r throwing a counter right hand but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Nazarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Kuschelb�r drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nazarov sprawls and moves away.
Von Kuschelb�r does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nazarov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Kuschelb�r staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelb�r fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nazarov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nazarov misses with a right hand
and Von Kuschelb�r counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and Von Kuschelb�r counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Von Kuschelb�r moves out of range.
Von Kuschelb�r is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarov can do to turn this around?
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Kuschelb�r was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
Nazarov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nazarov misses the jab.
Von Kuschelb�r jabs Nazarov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Von Kuschelb�r fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Von Kuschelb�r feints and then cracks Nazarov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazarov down.
Von Kuschelb�r walks into a left hand.
Nice combo by Von Kuschelb�r! Oh, that's hurt him - Nazarov falls to the canvas and Von Kuschelb�r follows him into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Kuschelb�r lands a decent elbow from side control.
Von Kuschelb�r scores with punches from side control.
Nazarov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Kuschelb�r wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Kuschelb�r.
Nazarov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Von Kuschelb�r trying to control the action but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelb�r looks to land a strike but Nazarov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nazarov working a defensive guard here.
Nazarov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Von Kuschelb�r haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Von Kuschelb�r scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r stands up over Nazarov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nazarov wants to hit a switch here but Von Kuschelb�r passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nazarov there!
Von Kuschelb�r avoids the attempt from Nazarov to control.
The referee warns Nazarov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nazarov is squirming around, avoiding Von Kuschelb�r's attempts to control the action.
Nazarov is desperately trying to improve his position but Von Kuschelb�r has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to hold on but Von Kuschelb�r postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Von Kuschelb�r cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nazarov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Von Kuschelb�r with good strikes from the mount here!
Nazarov tries to reverse the position but Von Kuschelb�r maintains control.
Von Kuschelb�r lands a nice shot to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Kuschelb�r.
Nice straight punches there by Von Kuschelb�r. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Kuschelb�r.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Kuschelb�r misses the target.
Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelb�r takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nazarov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Von Kuschelb�r uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazarov.
Von Kuschelb�r paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von Kuschelb�r looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Kuschelb�r looks to land a right hand but Nazarov moved out of range.
Nazarov throws a hook to the side of Von Kuschelb�r's head but Von Kuschelb�r sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Kuschelb�r was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazarov clobbers Von Kuschelb�r with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and Von Kuschelb�r counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Von Kuschelb�r.
Von Kuschelb�r preventing the sweep.
Von Kuschelb�r trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Von Kuschelb�r slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nazarov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Von Kuschelb�r throws a strike aimed at the side of Nazarov's head but Nazarov avoids it well.
Nazarov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vadim Nazarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov regains half guard.
Von Kuschelb�r scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nazarov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Kuschelb�r's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Kuschelb�r's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarov has the hooks in. Von Kuschelb�r is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Even with his hooks in, Nazarov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Von Kuschelb�r trying to control the position but Nazarov manages to sink in the hooks.
Nazarov scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Nazarov is hanging on to Von Kuschelb�r's back as he tries to escape.
Von Kuschelb�r is working hard here to advance position.
Nazarov looking to break Von Kuschelb�r's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Von Kuschelb�r remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nazarov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Nazarov is landing with strikes. Von Kuschelb�r can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r tries to break free.
Von Kuschelb�r trying to control the position but Nazarov manages to sink in the hooks.
Nazarov is persistently looking for the submission but Von Kuschelb�r is defending it well.
Nazarov controlling well, preventing Von Kuschelb�r from escaping the position.
Nazarov lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nazarov.
Nazarov is hanging on to Von Kuschelb�r's back as he tries to escape.
Von Kuschelb�r covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nazarov is not going to allow Von Kuschelb�r to sit and survive in this position.
Nazarov lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelb�r is keeping busy.
Von Kuschelb�r is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Von Kuschelb�r defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Von Kuschelb�r grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Nazarov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Nazarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Kuschelb�r 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r!
Friedrich Von Kuschelb�r bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 147 p4p, 24 weight class) and Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 143 p4p, 23 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Santo Cristo's choice of entrance music: Que pa�s � esse?. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santo Cristo throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
And Murhaa counters with a quick kick to the body but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santo Cristo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but Murhaa moves away
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
De Santo Cristo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
A counter left hand to the body from Murhaa misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a chopping leg kick but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Santo Cristo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Joao De Santo Cristo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santo Cristo is looking to land body kicks.
De Santo Cristo misses the jab.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De Santo Cristo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
De Santo Cristo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murhaa finds it's way round the side to connect with De Santo Cristo's head.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Santo Cristo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santo Cristo just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Murhaa was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Santo Cristo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Santo Cristo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa tries to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo is controlling the position.
De Santo Cristo scores with a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murhaa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
De Santo Cristo works on Murhaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch up.
De Santo Cristo feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
De Santo Cristo moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for De Santo Cristo.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from De Santo Cristo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Santo Cristo blocks it with crossed arms.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Santo Cristos head.
De Santo Cristo misses with a punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
De Santo Cristo prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murhaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Santo Cristo has Murhaa pressed against the cage, preventing Murhaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa breaks the clinch.
De Santo Cristo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
De Santo Cristo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch but Murhaa slips to the side
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
De Santo Cristo lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Murhaa moves out of range as De Santo Cristo strikes.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Santo Cristo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Santo Cristo swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo rushes Murhaa and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Santo Cristo fails to land.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Santo Cristo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
De Santo Cristo throws a right hand that misses
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Santo Cristo. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
De Santo Cristo drives through and clinches with Murhaa against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Murhaa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Santo Cristo lands a takedown into guard.
De Santo Cristo chips away with some ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhaa has wrist control.
De Santo Cristo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murhaa has control of De Santo Cristo's left arm, preventing De Santo Cristo from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santo Cristo postures up in Murhaa's guard and throws a big left but Murhaa blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo wants to control from the top but Murhaa keeps moving.
De Santo Cristo is fighting to break Murhaa's control of his arms but Murhaa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Santo Cristo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murhaa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Santo Cristo throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
De Santo Cristo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo checks the leg kick.
Murhaa lands with a straight right. De Santo Cristo didn't see that one coming.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phol Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
De Santo Cristo throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a thumping low kick.
De Santo Cristo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from De Santo Cristo - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Santo Cristo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but De Santo Cristo moved away.
Murhaa thows a leg kick but De Santo Cristo checks it
and De Santo Cristo counters with a straight right hand.
De Santo Cristo staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from De Santo Cristo misses.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa throws a low kick, looking for De Santo Cristo's leg but De Santo Cristo calmly moves out of range.
De Santo Cristo counters with a body kick.
Murhaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Santo Cristo defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Santo Cristo ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Santo Cristo looks to clinch
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa moves out of range as De Santo Cristo throws a body kick.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao De Santo Cristo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao De Santo Cristo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMurhaa.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but De Santo Cristo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Santo Cristo is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
De Santo Cristo clinches up against the cage.
De Santo Cristo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa stalling.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa trying to control the position but instead, De Santo Cristo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murhaa into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Santo Cristo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo. De Santo Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
Murhaa feints and then cracks De Santo Cristo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Santo Cristo down.
De Santo Cristo scores with a punch to the head.
De Santo Cristo thows a leg kick but Murhaa checks it
and Murhaa counters with an outside leg kick.
De Santo Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa throws a counter high kick but De Santo Cristo was just alert enough to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo looks to land a combination but Murhaa avoids it well.
Murhaa throws a hook but De Santo Cristo avoids it easily.
De Santo Cristo loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa throws a counter high kick but De Santo Cristo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santo Cristo has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa is trying to break the clinch but De Santo Cristo has him pressed against the cage.
De Santo Cristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Murhaa to work.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo has managed to clinch.
De Santo Cristo lands with a light punch inside.
De Santo Cristo tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing De Santo Cristo back against the cage.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murhaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
De Santo Cristo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murhaa's calf.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
De Santo Cristo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from De Santo Cristo.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
De Santo Cristo cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
De Santo Cristo misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but De Santo Cristo avoided it.
De Santo Cristo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murhaa was covering up waiting for the punch and De Santo Cristo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santo Cristo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
De Santo Cristo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murhaa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Murhaa wants to stand up but De Santo Cristo is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao De Santo Cristo.
I think De Santo Cristo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
A very excited looking Joao De Santo Cristo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Phol Murhaa had this to say: 'vittu'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 79 p4p, 12 weight class) and Mack Branco (ranked 328 p4p, 51 weight class). Coath kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Branco has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Branco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coath.
Branco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coath connects with a right hand. Branco shakes it off.
Branco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coath.
Coath swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
Branco ducks right into an uppercut from Coath.
Coath throws a body kick that misses.
Coath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branco.
Coath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Branco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coath throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Branco tries to counter it with a takedown but Coath pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Branco moves out of range as Coath strikes.
Coath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Branco.
Branco slips a straight right by Coath.
Branco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coath momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branco throws a looping overhand right but Coath ducks down to avoid it.
Branco walks into a left hand.
Branco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coath.
Coath has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Branco.
Coath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Branco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath misses with a looping left.
Branco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coath blocks a jab.
Coath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branco feints and then cracks Coath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coath down.
Branco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Coath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Coath misses with a straight right.
Branco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coath with a body shot.
Branco throws a shot from downtown. Coath moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coath, as that shot connected.
Coath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branco.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
Branco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Coath's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Branco throws a leg kick which misses Coath's front leg but catches the back leg as Coath tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Coath.
Branco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coath is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coath punishes Branco's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath misses with a kick to the body.
Coath moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Branco misses the target.
Coath misses the shot to the body.
Branco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coath moves out of range of the body kick from Branco.
Coath fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coath misses with a looping left.
Branco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coath finds it's way round the side to connect with Branco's head.
Coath 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.
Coath misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Branco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coath is looking to counter punch.
Coath is looking to slow Branco down with leg kicks.
Coath misses with a hook
and Branco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Branco swings for the body but Coath moves out of range.
Coath looks to land a right hand but Branco moved out of range.
Coath works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coath moves out of range of the strikes.
Branco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coath.
Coath blocks a low kick nicely.
Coath throws a shot from downtown. Branco moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Branco.
Branco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Branco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Coath had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Branco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Branco avoids the body shot from Coath.
Coath loads up on a big right hand but Branco slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Branco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coath doesn't seem phased though.
Branco lands a glancing blow to the side of Coath's head.
Coath throws a leg kick that misses.
Branco scores with a jab. Coath acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Branco thuds a left hand into Coath's body.
Branco slips a straight right by Coath.
Coath throws an overhand right that lands on Branco's shoulder, as Branco tries to avoid the shot.
Coath throws a leg kick that is checked
and Branco counters with a single leg into guard. Coath didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco trying to control but Coath is working from the bottom.
Branco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coath has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Branco has managed to get both his arms back between Coath's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath being controlled here, momentarily.
Coath keeping moving, preventing Branco from controlling successfully.
Branco has gone for a leg lock! Coath slips out almost immediately though and dives into Branco's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Branco has his feet on Coath's thighs here. He's pushed Coath off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Coath screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mack Branco!
A less than humble Mack Branco misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 120 p4p, 10 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 116 p4p, 9 weight class). Skrumbo comes into the arena with It's a fight!! blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a head kick.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tallon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tallon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skrumbo 's efforts to push away.
Skrumbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tallons head.
Tallon working aggressively here.
A short left from Tallon.
Skrumbo prevents a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbo controls his hands.
Skrumbo prevents a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrumbo 's elbow.
Skrumbo scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo lands a right hand.
I was talking to Skrumbo 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallon.
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbo controls his hands.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Skrumbo controls the action.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbo controls his hands.
Skrumbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tallon blocking some punches.
A short left from Tallon.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallon.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrumbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Tallon.
Skrumbo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Skrumbo .
Tallon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skrumbo backwards.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Skrumbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Skrumbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Tallon has double underhooks.
Skrumbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skrumbo misses with the head strike.
Skrumbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrumbo s head.
Skrumbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tallon controls his hands.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrumbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
Skrumbo is trying to break free.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tallon digs a right hand underneath Skrumbo 's ribcage. Skrumbo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrumbo 's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallon.
Skrumbo can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Skrumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Skrumbo on the inside.
Skrumbo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skrumbo tries to throw a body punch but Tallon avoids it by throwing Skrumbo back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Skrumbo .
Tallon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Skrumbo tries to work over Tallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallon lands with a left to the head.
Skrumbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skrumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallon scores with a shot to the side of Skrumbo 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbo avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
Tallon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skrumbo backwards.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbo controls his hands.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbo gets through Tallon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tallon's elbow.
Skrumbo misses with the head strike.
Tallon takes a shot to the head.
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skrumbo .
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
Tallon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skrumbo or not.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo tries to throw a body punch but Tallon avoids it by throwing Skrumbo back against the cage.
Skrumbo tries a body shot but Tallon blocks it.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Skrumbo as he connects with a hook.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Tallon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skrumbo . That one must have hurt.
Tallon slips a jab from Skrumbo .
Tallon scores with a head kick. Skrumbo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tallon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Tallon connects with a leg kick. Skrumbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tallon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tallon avoids the body shot from Skrumbo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sean Tallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrumbo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Tallon.
Skrumbo misses with a left hand
and Tallon counters with a stiff right hand.
Tallon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skrumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Tallon off the cage and back into range.
Skrumbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tallon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skrumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tallon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skrumbo checks it well.
Skrumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
Tallon throws a leg kick but Skrumbo checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick which misses Tallon's front leg but catches the back leg as Tallon tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallon lands a nice hook to Skrumbo 's body. Skrumbo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skrumbo throws a front kick aimed at Tallon's knee but Tallon avoids it well.
Skrumbo throws a low kick, looking for Tallon's leg but Tallon calmly moves out of range.
Tallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbo is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tallon.
As Tallon backs away, Skrumbo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Tallon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tallon tries to work over Skrumbo 's front leg with a kick but Skrumbo checks it.
Skrumbo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tallon throws a leg kick which misses Skrumbo 's front leg but catches the back leg as Skrumbo tries to avoid it.
Tallon tries to clinch
and Skrumbo counters with a low kick, right behind Tallon 's knee.
Tallon throws a low kick but Skrumbo avoids it.
Skrumbo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skrumbo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
Tallon throws an off balance right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a good low kick that Tallon was not able to check.
Tallon throws out a loose jab but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon misses with a wild body shot.
Tallon blocks a jab.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skrumbo moves away.
Skrumbo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Skrumbo throws a front kick aimed at Tallon's knee but Tallon avoids it well.
Tallon is looking to chop away at Skrumbo 's legs.
Skrumbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skrumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tallon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tallon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tallon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Skrumbo rather than just go for the knockout.
Skrumbo looks to throw the jab but Tallon is out of range.
Tallon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tallon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tallon.
Tallon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skrumbo is able to avoid easily.
Skrumbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tallon's sensitive parts.
Tallon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tallon is looking to slow Skrumbo down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tallon.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Skrumbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skrumbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tallon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skrumbo is out of range and Tallon settles back down.
Skrumbo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skrumbo swings for the body but Tallon moves out of range.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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 Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skrumbo scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Skrumbo blocks the leg kick.
Skrumbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Skrumbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tallon.
Skrumbo throws a hook but Tallon avoids it easily.
Tallon tries to land a leg kick but Skrumbo saw it coming and moves away.
Tallon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skrumbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skrumbo misses with a body punch
and Tallon moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo pushes Tallon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrumbo blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tallon blocks a body shot from Skrumbo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon scores with a shoulder strike.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallon swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallon lands with a right to the head.
Skrumbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skrumbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
Da Skrumbo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skrumbo blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Skrumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo digs a right hand into Tallon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tallon's gas tank.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrumbo is trying to force a seperation but Tallon has the dominant position.
Skrumbo blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Skrumbo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tallon.
Skrumbo lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
Skrumbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo breaks the clinch.
Tallon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrumbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Skrumbo throws a looping overhand right but Tallon ducks down to avoid it.
Tallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tallon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Skrumbo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tallon lands with an uppercut that bounces Skrumbo off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo lands with a hook. Tallon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tallon looks to land a body kick but Skrumbo moved away.
Skrumbo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tallon.
Tallon throws a front kick aimed at Skrumbo 's knee but Skrumbo avoids it well.
Tallon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
Tallon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tallon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tallon throws a hook to the side of Skrumbo 's head but Skrumbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Tallon moves out of range.
Tallon scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon lands with a nice body punch.
Tallon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skrumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Tallon off the cage and back into range.
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrumbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tallon misses with a body kick.
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skrumbo manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo lands a really nice looking cross but Tallon seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Skrumbo .
Tallon thuds a left hand into Skrumbo 's body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Da Skrumbo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tallon misses with a leg kick.
Tallon lands a lovely overhand right.
Skrumbo lands a nice looking body shot.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick which misses Tallon's front leg but catches the back leg as Tallon tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Skrumbo . That snapped Tallon's head back.
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tallon works Skrumbo 's body with a nice hook.
Tallon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tallon throws a poor cross that misses
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon throws a jab when Skrumbo was well out of range.
And Skrumbo counters with a quick kick to the body but Tallon blocks it.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbo is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tallon. Tallon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skrumbo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Tallon misses
and Skrumbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Tallon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skrumbo cracks Tallon with a good jab.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tallon is just out of range.
Tallon throws an off balance right hand
enabling Skrumbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Skrumbo checks a low kick from Tallon.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Tallon slips the punch.
Tallon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skrumbo 's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skrumbo manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Skrumbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tallon punishes Skrumbo 's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Tallon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick but Tallon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skrumbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tallon.
Tallon takes a swing at Skrumbo 's ribcage but misses.
Tallon cracks the inside of Skrumbo 's front leg.
Tallon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skrumbo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tallon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skrumbo .
Tallon misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skrumbo checks it well.
Skrumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
Tallon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skrumbo .
Tallon scores with a spinning back kick!
Skrumbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tallon tries to counter with a clinch but Skrumbo shakes him off and moves away.
Tallon jabs Skrumbo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skrumbo lands with a good body shot.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick that misses.
Tallon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tallon throws a chopping leg kick but Skrumbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skrumbo tried to counter with a leg kick but Tallon avoided it.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skrumbo misses with a body punch
and Tallon counters with a nice uppercut.
Skrumbo tests Tallon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tallon is looking to clinch.
Tallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Skrumbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skrumbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Skrumbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skrumbo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tallon. Tallon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tallon ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo had his way with Sean Tallon in 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. This is the final round!
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tallon manages to avoid it.
Tallon throws out a counter right but Skrumbo avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo scores with a jab to the head.
Skrumbo misses with a head kick.
Tallon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skrumbo .
An attempted straight right counter from Skrumbo misses the target.
Skrumbo misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Tallon misses
and Skrumbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut. Tallon saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon lands a leg kick that knocks Skrumbo off balance momentarily.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skrumbo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skrumbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon connects with an inside leg kick.
Skrumbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tallon is looking to clinch.
Skrumbo tries to score with a low kick but Tallon moves his leg out of the way.
Skrumbo tries to land a leg kick but Tallon saw it coming and moves away.
Tallon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skrumbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tallon.
A swing and a miss from Skrumbo .
Tallon misses with a right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the side of Tallon's head but Tallon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Tallon feints a counter leg kick.
Skrumbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tallon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skrumbo 's calf.
Da Skrumbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sean Tallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tallon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skrumbo at a distance.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skrumbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Skrumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Tallon is predictable there
and Skrumbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Skrumbo lands with a hook. Tallon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tallon misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skrumbo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tallon drops his hands momentarily and Skrumbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon misses with an uppercut.
Tallon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tallon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tallon misses with the body kick
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skrumbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tallon in his tracks.
Skrumbo 's corner calls for a 1-2. Skrumbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skrumbo misses with a leg kick.
Tallon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tallon.
Tallon throws a leg kick but Skrumbo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Skrumbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Tallon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tallon's hands.
Tallon throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tallon throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Skrumbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skrumbo works Tallon's body with a nice hook.
Tallon is looking to score with low kicks.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Skrumbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tallon can pounce on him.
Skrumbo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tallon. Tallon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tallon misses with an uppercut
and Skrumbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tallon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tallon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Skrumbo counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Skrumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skrumbo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Skrumbo !
Our winner, Da Skrumbo , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 71 p4p, 8 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 556 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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206 lbs
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217 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis tries to land a leg kick but Lillard saw it coming and moves away.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. Lillard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lillard.
Lillard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lillard.
Kakoullis throws a good cross that connects.
That kick from Kakoullis tenderised Lillard's leg. Lillard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kakoullis scores with a nice right hand.
Kakoullis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lillard tries to clinch up.
Kakoullis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kakoullis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Kakoullis finds it's way through Lillard's defenses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lillard is just out of range.
Lillard takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick that knocks Lillard off balance momentarily.
Lillard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lillard misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Lillard is looking to clinch.
Kakoullis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lillard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis checks a low kick from Lillard.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kakoullis scores with a shot to the body.
Kakoullis avoids a kick to the body.
Lillard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kakoullis throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard misses with a body shot.
Lillard looks for the body kick but Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Lillard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Lillard's knee but Lillard avoids it well.
Lillard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lillard misses with a body shot
and Kakoullis counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lillard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kakoullis will feel that in the morning.
Lillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lillard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kakoullis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kakoullis backing away here, and Lillard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kakoullis fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Lillard.
Kakoullis lands a jab.
Lillard throws a low kick but Kakoullis moves out of range easily.
Lillard throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the body
and Lillard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lillard throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Lillard throws a good cross that connects.
Kakoullis tries to land a leg kick but Lillard saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with an uppercut. Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Lillard lands with a kick to the temple. Kakoullis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kakoullis 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 Lillard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lillard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lillard throws a lazy body kick
and Kakoullis counters with a thumping low kick.
Lillard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kakoullis rather than just go for the knockout.
Kakoullis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lillard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lillard moves away from the strike by Kakoullis.
A little jabbing left from Lillard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakoullis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lillard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lillard throws an overhand right that lands on Kakoullis's shoulder, as Kakoullis tries to avoid the shot.
Kakoullis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lillard just manages to avoid it.
Lillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakoullis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lillard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kakoullis scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Lillard moves away from the strike by Kakoullis.
Lillard misses with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lillard.
Lillard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kakoullis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakoullis.
Lillard wants to counter with a clinch but Kakoullis pushes him away.
Lillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands with a good body shot.
Lillard throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Lillard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick there by Kakoullis.
Lillard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kakoullis's calf.
Kakoullis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kakoullis. That did some damage!
Lillard cracks the inside of Kakoullis's front leg.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Kakoullis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kakoullis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
That's time! Kakoullis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kakoullis 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.
Lillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
Lillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lillard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kakoullis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lillard can do to turn this around?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kakoullis. Lillard shrugs it off though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lillard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kakoullis has got the better of the exchanges.
Lillard moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Lillard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kakoullis is out of range and Lillard settles back down.
A left lands for Kakoullis.
Lillard misses with a double jab.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lillard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kakoullis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kakoullis throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Kakoullis punishes Lillard's body with a nice straight punch.
Kakoullis checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakoullis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis is looking to chop away at Lillard's legs.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lillard misses with an uppercut. Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lillard blocks the body kick.
Lillard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lillard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kakoullis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Lillard is predictable there
and Kakoullis counters with a one-two to the body.
Lillard misses with a wild body shot.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kakoullis at a distance.
Lillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakoullis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lillard throws a head kick that misses.
Lillard motions for Kakoullis to come forward. Lillard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard throws a series of punches but Kakoullis avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kakoullis lands a nice hook to Lillard's body. Lillard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kakoullis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Lillard tries to work over Kakoullis's front leg with a kick but Kakoullis checks it.
Kakoullis lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lillard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a spinning back kick!
Lillard missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakoullis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lillard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lillard looks to throw the jab but Kakoullis is out of range.
It looked like Kakoullis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lillard.
Lillard throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lillard. Lillard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kakoullis scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Lillard coming out on top.
Lillard throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kakoullis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Lillard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lillard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws the left hand but Lillard avoids the punch easily.
Lillard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the strikes.
Kakoullis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lillard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis flashes Lillard a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Lillard's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Lillard crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kakoullis punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sotiris Kakoullis!
A very excited looking Sotiris Kakoullis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannes Haades (ranked 75 p4p, 9 weight class) and Archie Moore (ranked 62 p4p, 6 weight class). Haades comes into the arena with Accept - Head Over Heels blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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201 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
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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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Haades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haades takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore misses with a body punch
and Haades counters with a thumping low kick.
Haades takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haades throws a chopping leg kick but Moore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haades throws a chopping leg kick but Moore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Haades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haades.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Haades takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moore with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haades swats away the attempt to clinch by Moore.
A little feinted left hand from Haades on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore lands with a nice body punch.
Haades tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Haades just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haades rather than just go for the knockout.
Haades misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haades misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haades.
Moore stuns Haades with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haades.
Moore tests Haades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Haades as he connects with a hook.
Haades takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Haades as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
Haades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haades lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haades checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moore forces Haades back against the cage and clinches.
Haades lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Haades.
Haades throws a head punch that misses.
Haades throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Haades wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore lands a shot to the body.
Haades swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haades's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haades chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Haades lands an overhand right.
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Haades's head back.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Haades misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Haades misses
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haades cracks the inside of Moore's front leg.
Haades clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Haades does it's job there.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by Haades as he checks the leg kick.
Haades fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haades doesn't seem bothered though.
Moore misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haades.
A big right from Haades misses.
Moore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haades under the eye.
Haades smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haades punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moore jabs Haades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Haades.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haades misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Haades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haades blocks it with crossed arms.
Haades escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haades scores with a three punch combo!
Haades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haades throws a counter high kick but Moore was just alert enough to avoid it.
It looks like Haades has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Haades lands an overhand right.
Moore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moore duly obliges.
Haades lands an overhand right.
Haades moves out of range as Moore strikes.
A clash of legs there as Haades blocks the low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Haades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haades.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haades misses with a looping left.
Haades looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
A jab from Haades misses.
Haades changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore avoids the body shot from Haades.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archie Moore 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.
Moore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haades.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Haades is just out of range.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Haades moved out of range.
Haades throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Haades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haades manages to avoid it.
Haades attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Haades misses its target.
Haades lunges at Moore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moore's hand.
Haades bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Haades moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Moore. That snapped Haades's head back.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Haades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haades throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haades darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moore thuds his shin into the meat of Haades's side.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haades.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Haades's belly button to the back.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Haades's knee but Haades avoids it well.
Haades misses with a looping right.
Moore stuns Haades with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Haades's head but Haades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Moore does it's job there.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Haades.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Haades takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Moore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moore.
Moore scores with a kick to the body.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Archie Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore jabs Haades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Haades is just out of range.
Moore thumps Haades with a low kick.
Haades misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moore!
Moore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haades misses with an uppercut
and Moore counters with a good low kick that Haades was not able to check.
Good shot there by Moore.
Moore throws a body punch but Haades moves out of range.
Haades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haades moves out of range of the body kick from Moore.
A jab lands there for Moore.
Moore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haades.
Haades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haades keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch but Haades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore cracks Haades with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moore. That's going to slow Haades down.
Haades is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haades looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Haades connects with an inside leg kick.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Haades misses its intended target.
Haades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Haades swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haades is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haades throws a body shot but no joy.
Haades misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haades was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
A little feinted left hand from Haades on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moore misses with a low kick as Haades jumps back.
That kick from Haades tenderised Moore's leg. Moore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore misses with a body kick.
Haades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haades at a distance.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Haades moves out of range easily.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haades is looking for a counter combo.
Moore slips a straight right by Haades.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haades throws a right hand that misses
and Moore counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Moore tries to score with a low kick but Haades moves his leg out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haades.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haades stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Haades keeps Moore at a distance using the push kick.
Moore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haades on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moore. Moore obviously looking to wear him down.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Haades with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Haades ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Haades there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moore tries to land a leg kick but Haades saw it coming and moves away.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Haades slips under a jab.
Haades is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moore feints and then cracks Haades's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haades down.
Moore connects with a leg kick. Haades looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haades throws a front kick aimed at Moore's knee but Moore avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haades loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Moore takes a swing at Haades's ribcage but misses.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haades moves away.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haades walks into a straight right hand from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haades dips to his left and cracks Moore with an uppercut!
Haades looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haades gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore cracks Haades with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moore scores with a jab.
Moore tries a low kick but Haades avoids it.
Moore catches Haades with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haades cracks Moore with a good jab.
Haades moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Moore misses.
Moore slips a straight right by Haades.
Moore misses with a kick to the body
and Haades counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haades gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Hannes Haades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a hook but Haades blocks it.
Haades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore throws a body punch but Haades moves out of range.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haades lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
Moore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haades's head.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Haades's ribs.
Jab, jab by Moore - just one landing.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haades misses with a wild body shot.
Moore cracks Haades with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haades throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Haades misses with an uppercut.
Moore slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Moore on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haades tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Moore throws a front kick that sends Haades stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haades throws a sloppy head kick
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haades throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haades walks into a left hand.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Haades's belly button to the back.
Haades takes one to the chin there.
Haades throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore throws a series of strikes that have Haades backpedaling.
Archie Moore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Moore thuds a left hand into Haades's body.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moore stuns Haades with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore throws out a powerful jab.
Haades gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haades!
Haades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Moore.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Haades misses.
Moore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haades misses with a straight left.
Moore wants to counter with a clinch but Haades pushes him away.
Haades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Haades settles back down.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moore lands a body shot.
Haades scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haades looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore throws a wild body kick that Haades sees coming a mile off.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Haades.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Moore!
Post fight, Archie Moore took to the microphone: 'I am the Barbarian!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Guk (ranked 46 p4p, 8 weight class) and Orlando Diggs (ranked 21 p4p, 4 weight class). Jong Guk comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Diggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: KING of the FALL. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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174 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Jong Guk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Diggs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jong Guk to counter with a crisp jab.
Diggs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
A countering left hand to the body from Diggs misses.
Diggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jong Guk feints and then cracks Diggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diggs down.
Jong Guk blocks a head kick by Diggs.
Jong Guk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jong Guk scores with a nice strike.
Diggs walks into a stiff left hand from Jong Guk.
Diggs slips a jab from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diggs slips a straight right by Jong Guk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Guk lands a leg kick that knocks Diggs off balance momentarily.
Diggs works Jong Guk's body with a nice hook.
Diggs misses with a low kick as Jong Guk jumps back.
Jong Guk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jong Guk throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jong Guk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jong Guk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diggs cracks Jong Guk with a good jab.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick
letting Diggs counter with a right hand.
Jong Guk looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Jong Guk blocks a jab.
Diggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jong Guk.
Diggs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jong Guk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Diggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs slips under a jab from Jong Guk.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jong Guk moves away.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jong Guk manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk scores with a nice head shot.
Jong Guk looks to throw the jab but Diggs is out of range.
A good leg kick by Jong Guk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs throws out a loose jab but Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Jong Guk moved out of range.
Jab from Diggs.
Diggs takes one to the chin there.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk lands a leg kick that knocks Diggs off balance momentarily.
Jong Guk connects with a solid leg kick.
Jong Guk swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Jong Guk moves away from the strike by Diggs.
Diggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jong Guk wants to slow Diggs down by chopping away at his legs.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
Diggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jong Guk is out of range and Diggs settles back down.
Jong Guk lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong Guk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diggs.
Jong Guk cracks the inside of Diggs's front leg.
Jong Guk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diggs.
Diggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jong Guk checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Diggs.
Diggs wants to land a leg kick but Jong Guk is out of range.
Diggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jong Guk slips under a jab.
Diggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jong Guk's hands.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk cracks Diggs with a good jab.
Diggs throws a hook to the side of Jong Guk's head but Jong Guk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diggs throws a hook but Jong Guk avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diggs. Jong Guk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs walks into a straight right hand from Jong Guk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Diggs misses.
Jong Guk is looking to counter the offense by Diggs and move into the clinch.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick.
Diggs misses with a body shot.
Jong Guk moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jong Guk's corner calls for a 1-2. Jong Guk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jong Guk scores with a decent looking hook.
Jong Guk tried to score with a low kick but Diggs checks it.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk cracks Diggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jong Guk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jong Guk is out of range.
Jong Guk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kim Jong Guk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jong Guk throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Jong Guk.
It seemed like Diggs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jong Guk 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 Diggs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diggs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong Guk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jong Guk throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Jong Guk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diggs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Guk scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Jong Guk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jong Guk.
Nice cross by Jong Guk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jong Guk throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Jong Guk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jong Guk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Donk. Jong Guk catches Diggs right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Guk throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Jong Guk misses.
Diggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jong Guk blocks a jab.
A cross from Jong Guk lands.
Jong Guk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diggs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jong Guk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diggs avoids the body shot from Jong Guk.
Diggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Jong Guk is just out of range.
Diggs misses with a looping right.
A big right from Jong Guk misses.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. Diggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jong Guk.
Diggs misses the shot to the body.
Jong Guk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jong Guk misses with a leg kick.
Diggs slips a jab and a cross from Jong Guk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jong Guk lunges at Diggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diggs's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk misses with a low kick.
Jong Guk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diggs with a nice cross.
Diggs wants to slow Jong Guk down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot by Jong Guk.
A low kick from Jong Guk is predictable there
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jong Guk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Guk checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diggs.
Nice uppercut there from Jong Guk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jong Guk is out of range and Diggs settles back down.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Diggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jong Guk. Jong Guk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jong Guk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Jong Guk tries to counter by clinching up but Diggs breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diggs loads up on a big right hand but Jong Guk slips the punch.
Jong Guk jabs at Diggs's body.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Jong Guk just misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Jong Guk thumps Diggs with a low kick.
Diggs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jong Guk tries to work over Diggs's front leg with a kick but Diggs checks it.
Donk. Jong Guk catches Diggs right on the button with a cross.
Jong Guk misses with an uppercut.
Diggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jong Guk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by Diggs.
Jong Guk is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diggs walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jong Guk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Diggs swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jong Guk's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Diggs!
Orlando Diggs is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Orlando Diggs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kim Jong Guk was interviewed post fight and said 'Well, moving to 155 I guess unless I get my rematch........For now. Props to the New Champ, it was a tough fight for both of us.'.
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