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GAMMA#700 Goodman v Obama 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 670 p4p, 92 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 1191 p4p, 157 weight class). Big Guns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benjamin Sigfridsson's chin.
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Guns finds it's target.
Sigfridsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sigfridsson takes one to the side of the head.
Guns blocks the body kick.
Guns scores with a shot to the body.
Guns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sigfridsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guns fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sigfridsson just manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Sigfridsson there.
Sigfridsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sigfridsson throws out the jab.
Sigfridsson lunges at Guns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guns's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sigfridsson sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Guns counters with a head kick. That will keep Sigfridsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sigfridsson is rocked!
Guns closes the distance and clinches.
Sigfridsson manages to break the clinch.
Sigfridsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sigfridsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson takes one on the button.
Sigfridsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Guns finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guns.
Good exchange - Guns coming out on top.
Sigfridsson throws a leg kick
and Guns counters with a hugh head kick that removes Sigfridsson from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Big Guns!
An out of breath Big Guns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 620 p4p, 81 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 711 p4p, 91 weight class). Small is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Penis song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29 - 26 - 1 |
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155 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small throws a lazy right hand but Churchill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Small swings for the body but Churchill moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Churchill misses the target.
Churchill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Churchill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Small counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Small will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Churchill misses the jab.
Small throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Churchill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Churchill wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
Small 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.
Small connects with a body shot.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt
and Small counters with a stiff right hand.
Churchill tries to clinch there but Small circles away.
Churchill keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winston Churchill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small cracks Churchill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Churchill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Small moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Small moves out of range as Churchill strikes.
Small misses with a straight left.
Churchill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small stuns Churchill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Small gets tackled into the cage by Churchill. Churchill maintains the clinch.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Churchill.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill gets through Small's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Churchill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Small.
Small pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt
and Small counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Churchill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Churchill throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Churchill misses with a hook.
Churchill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Small pushes him off.
Churchill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Churchill scores with a jab. Small acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Small jabs Churchill to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Churchill moves into the clinch.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill is working Small over against the cage.
Small working aggressively here.
Small blocking some punches.
Small blocking some punches.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Small controls his hands.
Churchill blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Small.
Small lands with a left to the head.
Churchill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small misses with a body punch.
Small digs a right hand into Churchill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Churchill's gas tank.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
Small goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Small.
Small lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Churchill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Small blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Small tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Churchill as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Small's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Churchill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Small has hold of one of Churchill's legs. Churchill is fighting the takedown attempt but Small gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Churchill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Small defends well.
Small connects with a couple of short punches.
Small postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Churchill keeping moving, preventing Small from controlling successfully.
Small landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dixie Small will probably get the nod.
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.
Small thuds a left hand into Churchill's body.
Churchill tries a low kick but Small avoids it.
Churchill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Small thuds a left hand into Churchill's body.
Churchill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Churchill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Small throws a hook but Churchill blocks it.
Small circles away from the clinch attempt.
Churchill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Small counters with a left to the body.
Dixie Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Small swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Small blocks the body kick.
Small walks into a straight right hand from Churchill.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Churchill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Small lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Small - that landed with a thud.
Churchill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill lands a shot to the body.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Small.
Small fails to pull guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Small.
Small lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Small controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small pressing his opponent against the cage.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Small controls his hands.
Small misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Small tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Winston Churchill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Small tries to break the clinch but Churchill is controlling the position.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Small.
Small's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small misses with a body punch.
Small working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Small backwards.
A short right from Churchill on the inside.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Small back against the cage.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Small throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike.
Churchill presses Small against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Churchill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Churchill.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Small gets through Churchill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Churchill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Small.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Churchill.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Small lands with a light punch inside.
Small gets through Churchill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Winston Churchill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Churchill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Churchill tries to counter by clinching up but Small breaks away and moves out of range.
Churchill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Small is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Small lands a right hook to the body.
Small swats away the attempt to clinch by Churchill.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small connects with a body shot.
Churchill lands the left hand.
Small is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Churchill rather than just go for the knockout.
Churchill throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Small counters with a straight right hand.
Churchill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Small throws a looping overhand right but Churchill ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Churchill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Churchill misses.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Churchill throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Churchill. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Small misses.
Small displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Small wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Churchill swings widly with a right hand
and Small counters with a straight right hand.
Churchill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Small momentarily.
Churchill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Churchill throws a hook to the side of Small's head but Small sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Churchill tries to clinch but Small is having none of it.
Small throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Churchill doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Small both land. Nice combination.
Small takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Small takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Small throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Churchill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Churchill drives through and clinches with Small against the cage.
Churchill lands a body punch.
Small pulls guard successfully.
Small is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Small takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Churchill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Small swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Churchill has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Small to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Churchill is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Small pulls down on the head and he's put Churchill to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dixie Small!
A relieved looking Dixie Small 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 849 p4p, 123 weight class) and Victor Sharp (ranked 827 p4p, 120 weight class). Sharp is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Immortal Technique-Cause Of Death. 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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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
36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp is looking to slow Fitzsimmons down with leg kicks.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Sharp connects with a solid leg kick.
Sharp digs a good hook to Fitzsimmons's body.
Fitzsimmons looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzsimmons ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Sharp's midsection.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a body kick
and Sharp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sharp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Fitzsimmons.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharp.
Fitzsimmons has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kevin Spacey's House of Squats & Grabs in the buildup to the fight.
Fitzsimmons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzsimmons lands an overhand right.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Fitzsimmons.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sharp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fitzsimmons under the eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sharp.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fitzsimmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sharp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons scores with the left hand. Sharp knows he should have avoided that one.
Sharp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sharp lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Fitzsimmons quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sharp thumps Fitzsimmons with a low kick.
Sharp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sharp! But no joy.
Sharp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Sharp throws a counter combo.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp connects with a leg kick. Fitzsimmons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
A jab from Fitzsimmons does it's job there.
Fitzsimmons moves forwards but Sharp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fitzsimmons checks a leg kick.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons tries to move into range but Sharp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jim Fitzsimmons's cut is getting worse.
Sharp throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharp on the side of the head.
Sharp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sharp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fitzsimmons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Sharp misses with a low kick as Fitzsimmons jumps back.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the body kick from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzsimmons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sharp swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons digs a good body shot into Sharp's ribs.
Sharp lands an overhand right.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body kick.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fitzsimmons avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Fitzsimmons was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sharp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a left hand
and Sharp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fitzsimmons's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp keeps Fitzsimmons at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sharp.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp with a nice cross.
Sharp misses with a looping left.
Fitzsimmons throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Sharp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sharp connects with a right hand. Fitzsimmons shakes it off.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Sharp staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a leg kick but Sharp saw it coming and moves away.
Sharp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Fitzsimmons checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
A jab from Fitzsimmons finds it's way through Sharp's defenses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the body
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
It looked like Fitzsimmons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Fitzsimmons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sharp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sharp lands a nice hook to Fitzsimmons's body. Fitzsimmons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sharp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fitzsimmons back to the cage. Sharp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Sharp is looking to slow Fitzsimmons down with leg kicks.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons backing away here, and Sharp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Fitzsimmons as he connects with a hook.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Fitzsimmons works the jab nicely.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jim Fitzsimmons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a solid leg kick but Fitzsimmons takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sharp.
Fitzsimmons is looking to counter the offense by Sharp and move into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzsimmons tries to move into range but Sharp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Sharp stuns Fitzsimmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Fitzsimmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sharp tries to land a leg kick but Fitzsimmons saw it coming and moves away.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzsimmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
Victor Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharp connects with a body shot.
Fitzsimmons works Sharp's body with a nice hook.
Fitzsimmons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sharp. Sharp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Sharp.
Fitzsimmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fitzsimmons thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.
Sharp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
As Fitzsimmons backs off Sharp throws a huge counter combo but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it all.
Fitzsimmons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sharp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sharp lands the left hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fitzsimmons might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sharp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzsimmons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sharp throws a body punch but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Sharp finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the head.
Sharp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sharp cracks Fitzsimmons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Sharp lands the left hand.
Fitzsimmons misses with a shot to the body
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Jim Fitzsimmons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick that misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sharp.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
Fitzsimmons moves forwards but Sharp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sharp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sharp tests Fitzsimmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitzsimmons scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sharp doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitzsimmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzsimmons clobbers Sharp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzsimmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharp.
Sharp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fitzsimmons's head backwards.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fitzsimmons. Sharp shrugs it off though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sharp.
Fitzsimmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sharp at a distance.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
Sharp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sharp finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons cracks a nice hook into Sharp's ribs.
Fitzsimmons's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fitzsimmons 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.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick.
Fitzsimmons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fitzsimmons there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharp.
Sharp takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Fitzsimmons jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a sloppy body shot
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Fitzsimmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Fitzsimmons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Sharp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharp scores with a nice strike.
Sharp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzsimmons is able to avoid easily.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sharp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sharp jabs Fitzsimmons to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sharp.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sharp.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp keeps Fitzsimmons at a distance using the push kick.
Fitzsimmons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sharp.
Sharp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sharp. Fitzsimmons shrugs it off though.
A lazy left from Sharp finds it's target.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Sharp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Fitzsimmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sharp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzsimmons scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sharp's sensitive parts.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Fitzsimmons sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sharp with a hook.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp lands with a hook. Fitzsimmons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sharp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Victor Sharp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharp 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sharp!
After winning the bout, Victor Sharp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jim Fitzsimmons spoke after the fight, saying 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 742 p4p, 32 weight class) and The Chimaera (ranked 437 p4p, 21 weight class). Chimaera has chosen The Vikings warrior spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Fjera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, The Chimaera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimaera avoids the body shot from Fjera.
Fjera looks to score with a jab to the body but Chimaera is just out of range.
Chimaera takes the fight into the clinch.
Chimaera trying to land knees to the body.
Chimaera tries to throw a body punch but Fjera avoids it by throwing Chimaera back against the cage.
Good body shot from Fjera.
Chimaera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fjera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chimaera looks winded!
Chimaera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chimaera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fjera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like The Chimaera has been cut.
Fjera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chimaera backwards.
Fjera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chimaera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fjera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chimaera is rocked!
Chimaera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chimaera is still on wobbly legs! Can Fjera finish him?
A short right from Fjera on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fjera lands a big right hand that drops Chimaera! The killer instinct kicks in and Fjera finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fjera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Fjera!
Nick Fjera bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 356 p4p, 47 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 337 p4p, 45 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Sonnen has chosen Sure to be sure as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Quin cracks Sonnen with a good jab.
Quin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sonnen cracks Quin with a good jab.
Sonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Quin dives in and grabs Sonnen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sonnen pushes down on Quin's head and hops out.
Sonnen stuns Quin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quin cracks Sonnen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen blocks a jab.
Sonnen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sonnen momentarily.
Sonnen slips a straight right by Quin.
Sonnen is trying to counter with his kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
Sonnen throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the body
and Quin counters with a takedown into side control.
Quin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sonnen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sonnen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sonnen defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Sonnen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sonnen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Quin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sonnen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quin is putting a hurting on Sonnen here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quin landing strikes.
Sonnen is trying to control Quin's posture but Quin avoids it.
Quin working the ground and pound but Sonnen is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Sonnen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Quin tries to move to mount but Sonnen blocks the move with his legs.
Quin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sonnen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Quin but great work by Sonnen.
Quin is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quin is trying to control Sonnen's posture but Sonnen avoids it.
Sonnen controlling from side mount.
Quin is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Quin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Sonnen seems content to control.
Sonnen prevents Quin from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quin trying to hold on to Sonnen's head to control him but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen works his way into full mount!
Quin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sonnen controlling from mount.
Quin wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sonnen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sonnen controls the action.
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 Matt Quin will probably get the nod.
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.
Sonnen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quin tries to counter with a takedown but Sonnen is quick to defend against it.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonnen is looking to slow Quin down with leg kicks.
We've been informed that Sonnen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Quin 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.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonnen is just out of range.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sonnen scores with a nice head shot.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Sonnen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sonnen scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonnen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Sonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Sonnen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Sonnen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonnen.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sonnen throws a leg kick which misses Quin's front leg but catches the back leg as Quin tries to avoid it.
Quin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
A jab from Quin misses.
Sonnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quin throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Quin lands a nice shot that snaps Sonnen's head back.
Sonnen throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Quin lands a head shot.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Quin misses with a looping left.
Quin blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quin goes for a double leg but Sonnen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sonnen continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Sonnen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sonnen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Quin misses.
Sonnen throws a front kick aimed at Quin's knee but Quin avoids it well.
Quin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sonnen swivels and escapes.
Sonnen feints a counter leg kick.
Quin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sonnen in his tracks.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
and Quin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Quin wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sonnen looking to control.
Sonnen keeping moving, preventing Quin from controlling successfully.
Quin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Quin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sonnen is trying to keep Quin in close.
Dao Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sonnen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quin has managed to get both his arms back between Sonnen's legs - danger averted.
Sonnen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quin trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
Sonnen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sonnen keeping moving, preventing Quin from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quin blocks a jab.
Quin throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Quin feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Quin attempts a counter takedown but Sonnen avoids it well and moves away.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Sonnen takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Quin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sonnen blocks a jab.
Quin thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin backing away here, and Sonnen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Quin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin scores with a punch to the head.
Sonnen tried to score with a low kick but Quin checks it.
Sonnen throws the kick towards the body but Quin avoids it.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quin scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Sonnen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a lazy right hand but Quin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Sonnen
and Quin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sonnen won't be happy with that.
Sonnen is looking for a sweep.
Sonnen is not content to let Quin control the position.
Quin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Quin taking a breather here.
Sonnen is not content to let Quin control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Quin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sonnen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Quin off and has taken his back!
Sonnen working for the choke.
Quin is really stuck here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen working for the choke.
Quin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sonnen's arms.
Quin trying to control the hands but Sonnen won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Quin wants to escape the position.
Sonnen struggling to keep hold of the position.
Quin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sonnen controlling from mount.
Quin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Matt Quin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen wants to pass to mount but Quin is defending the position.
Quin is looking to control Sonnen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Quin avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quin won't allow Sonnen to pass to mount.
Sonnen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quin!
Quin stops Sonnen from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Quin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quin is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dao Sonnen.
I think Sonnen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Quin!
Matt Quin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 173 p4p, 26 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 122 p4p, 20 weight class). Yoshihiro Asai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sodergren pushes Asai away with a front kick.
Sodergren throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asai throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sodergren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Asai catches Sodergren right on the button with a cross.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sodergren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sodergren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sodergren misses with a looping right.
Asai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sodergren pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Sodergren misses.
Asai with a nice cross.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asai misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Asai misses.
Asai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Sodergren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Sodergren moved out of range nicely.
Asai dips to his left and cracks Sodergren with an uppercut!
Good work by Asai as he checks the leg kick.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asai misses the jab.
Asai scores with a punch to the head.
Asai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sodergren on the side of the head.
Asai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sodergren throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Sodergren misses
and Asai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Asai tries to land a front kick but Sodergren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren flicks out a counter leg kick but Asai steps away.
Asai drops his hands momentarily and Sodergren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Asai cracks Sodergren with a good jab.
Asai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Asai misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Sodergren scores with a four punch combination!
Asai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Asai throws out a loose jab but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Sodergren scores with a jab. Asai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Sodergren slips the punch.
Sodergren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Asai scores with a sloppy right hand. Sodergren should have avoided that one.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Sodergren tries a quick counter leg kick but Asai is wise to it.
Sodergren thumps Asai with a low kick.
Asai takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
And Sodergren responds with a good body kick, but Asai manages to step out the way in time.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sodergren moves away from the strike by Asai .
Sodergren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asai .
Asai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sodergren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sodergren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Sodergren saw that one coming.
Sodergren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sodergren misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Asai misses the target.
Asai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sodergren replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Asai blocks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sodergren.
Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sodergren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai stuns Sodergren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sodergren scoring well with a low kick there.
Sodergren connects with a looping right hand.
Sodergren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sodergren avoids the head kick by Asai .
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sodergren! But no joy.
Sodergren slips a straight right by Asai .
Sodergren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Asai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sodergren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Asai is out of range.
Sodergren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Asai misses with a looping left.
Asai misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sodergren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asai throws out the jab.
Sodergren appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sodergren blocks a jab.
It seemed like Sodergren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Asai .
Sodergren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sodergren misses the shot to the body.
Asai throws a combination that misses
and Sodergren counters with an inside leg kick.
Sodergren is looking to chop away at Asai 's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Sodergren looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Asai tries to counter by clinching up but Sodergren breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Sodergren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai throws out a loose jab but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren lands a head kick. Asai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
Asai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sodergren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Sodergren misses.
Asai swings widly with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a nice uppercut.
Asai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sodergren's head.
Asai misses with a looping left.
Sodergren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sodergren throws a big shot that misses.
Asai connects with a body shot.
Sodergren is looking to land body kicks.
Asai lands a lovely overhand right.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Sodergren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sodergren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren blocks a jab.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Sodergren catches Asai right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren avoids the body shot from Asai .
Sodergren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asai connects with a right hand. Sodergren shakes it off.
Sodergren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sodergren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asai throws a series of punches but Sodergren moves out of range.
Asai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sodergren might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asai has got the better of the exchanges.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren staying out of range there.
Asai lands a right hook to the body.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Asai .
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Asai misses.
Sodergren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Asai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Sodergren tests Asai 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren cracks the inside of Asai 's front leg.
Asai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asai tries to land a body kick
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodergren.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Sodergren. Those never looked like landing.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Asai looks for the body kick but Sodergren saw that one coming.
Sodergren scores with a hook.
Sodergren looks to land a combination. Asai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut lands for Asai . That snapped Sodergren's head back.
Sodergren misses with a right hand
and Asai counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
Asai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sodergren. Asai does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Asai misses.
Sodergren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asai misses with a head kick.
A jab from Sodergren finds it's way through Asai 's defenses.
Sodergren blocks a jab.
Sodergren slips under a jab.
Sodergren throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Sodergren just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAsai .
Asai throws a right hand that misses
and Sodergren counters with a left to the body.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Sodergren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asai digs a good hook to Sodergren's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
Sodergren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Asai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Basten Sodergren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Asai .
Asai moves forwards but Sodergren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sodergren walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Sodergren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asai misses with a hook. Sodergren ducked under it nicely.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asai misses with a left hand
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodergren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sodergren.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Asai misses the jab.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Asai off the cage and back into range.
Asai throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren throws a wild body kick that Asai sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sodergren blocks a jab.
Asai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Asai off the cage and back into range.
Asai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sodergren feints a counter leg kick.
Asai loads up on a big right hand but Sodergren slips the punch.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asai .
Sodergren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Asai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sodergren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodergren.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick.
Sodergren stuns Asai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asai there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai looks to land a left hand but Sodergren moved out of range nicely.
Asai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asai throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Asai misses with a combination
and Sodergren counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Asai misses with a left hand
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Sodergren thuds his right hand into Asai 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sodergren connects with a body shot that sends Asai 's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asai .
Sodergren scores with a one two! Asai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sodergren walks into a left hand.
Sodergren lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodergren slips a straight right by Asai .
Sodergren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Asai throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sodergren lands a body shot.
Asai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sodergren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Sodergren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Asai cracks Sodergren with an open hand slap.
Sodergren lands a lovely overhand right.
Sodergren pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sodergren is looking to chop away at Asai 's legs.
Asai slips a jab and a cross from Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asai moves out of range as Sodergren strikes.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that misses.
Asai blocks a jab.
Sodergren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asai throws a leg kick
and Sodergren makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Asai really felt that one!
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sodergren.
Sodergren avoids the body shot from Asai .
Sodergren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asai doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sodergren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asai gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sodergren 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Basten Sodergren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Malenko (ranked 126 p4p, 20 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 80 p4p, 13 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Jab from Emelienko.
Malenko misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Malenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malenko tries to bum rush Emelienko with a series of wild strikes but Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malenko takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Malenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelienko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Malenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Malenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelienko 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.
Emelienko has his hands on Malenko's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Emelienko controls Malenko momentarily but Malenko frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malenko thuds a left hand into Emelienko's body.
Malenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Malenko moves out of range.
Malenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenko.
Emelienko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Malenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Emelienko missing with a left hand there. Malenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko lands a body shot.
Malenko jabs Emelienko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelienko slips under a jab.
Malenko is looking to wear down Emelienko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelienko at a distance.
A slow jab from Malenko misses its intended target.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Malenko moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Emelienko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malenko throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malenko throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Emelienko is looking to chop away at Malenko's legs.
Emelienko cracks Malenko with an open hand slap.
Emelienko works Malenko's body with a nice hook.
Emelienko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malenko scores with a body shot.
Emelienko scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelienko.
Malenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelienko is just out of range.
Emelienko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Emelienko tenderised Malenko's leg. Malenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
Malenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelienko works Malenko's body with a nice hook.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Malenko throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malenko is out of range and Emelienko settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelienko. That's going to slow Malenko down.
Malenko lands with a cross.
Malenko checks the leg kick.
Malenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Malenko lands with a cross.
Emelienko digs a good body shot into Malenko's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelienko.
Malenko blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Emelienko throws a hook but Malenko blocks it.
Malenko throwing a counter right hand but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Malenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emelienko swings widly with a right hand
letting Malenko counter with a right hand.
Malenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malenko scores with a nice head shot.
Malenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Emelienko lands a leg kick that knocks Malenko off balance momentarily.
Malenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
Malenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Malenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Emelienko finds it's way through Malenko's defenses.
Emelienko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malenko tests Emelienko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelienko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Emelienko.
Malenko checks a leg kick.
Emelienko tests Malenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelienko lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Malenko.
Malenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malenko lands a left and a right that send Emelienko crashing to the mat, dazed. Malenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Emelienko is rocked!
That has opened up Vladimir Emelienko's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko is still on wobbly legs! Can Malenko finish him?
Malenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko feints a counter leg kick.
Malenko misses the jab.
Malenko throws a hook but Emelienko avoids it easily.
Malenko slips a jab from Emelienko.
It looked like Malenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Malenko slips a jab from Emelienko.
Malenko cracks Emelienko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Malenko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Emelienko to stand back up!
Emelienko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Emelienko falls backwards - clearly groggy! Malenko dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Malenko!
A victorious Ray Malenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bluto Braun (ranked 302 p4p, 43 weight class) and Bruce Diehard (ranked 207 p4p, 33 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bluto Braun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diehard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braun connects with a leg kick. Diehard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Diehard.
Braun slips a jab from Diehard.
Diehard throws a one two combo.
Diehard tries to close the distance and clinch but Braun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diehard.
Diehard scores with a shot to the body.
Diehard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Braun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Braun throws a leg kick that misses.
Diehard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braun.
Braun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Diehard misses the target.
Diehard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braun.
Diehard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diehard scores with a decent looking hook.
Diehard misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Diehard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diehard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diehard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Braun counters with a nice leg kick.
Braun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Braun misses with a left hand
and Diehard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diehard throws a lazy uppercut
and Braun counters with a stiff right hand.
Braun throws a jab when Diehard was well out of range.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Braun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diehard backwards.
Braun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braun lands with a short shot to the head.
Diehard lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Braun is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Diehard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diehard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diehard.
Diehard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braun's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard lands a shoulder strike.
Braun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Braun tries to throw a body punch but Diehard avoids it by throwing Braun back against the cage.
Braun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braun swings wildly with an uppercut but Diehard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diehard scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diehard.
Braun blocking some punches.
Diehard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Braun lands an uppercut.
Braun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Braun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diehard scores with a jab to the body.
Braun cracks Diehard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diehard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Braun swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diehard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diehard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diehard has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Braun misses with a leg kick.
Diehard tries to clinch up.
Diehard throws a shot to the body.
Braun connects with an inside leg kick.
Diehard checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Braun misses.
Braun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Braun defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
Diehard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braun manages to get back to half guard.
Diehard is looking to advance position but Braun won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun is looking for a sweep. Diehard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diehard is trying to control the action in half guard but Braun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Braun wants to get back to full guard.
Diehard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Braun doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diehard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Diehard trying to control but Braun is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braun has his foot on Diehard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diehard works his way back into a safe position though.
Diehard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diehard trying to control but Braun is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Diehard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braun misses with a head kick.
Bruce Diehard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diehard avoids a kick to the body.
Braun slips under a jab from Diehard.
Diehard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diehard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brauns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Braun misses the target.
Braun moves forwards but Diehard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diehard moves away from the strike by Braun.
Diehard misses with a hook.
Diehard lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Diehard misses its intended target.
Diehard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Braun looks to throw the jab but Diehard is out of range.
A big left from Braun misses.
Diehard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Braun throws a low kick but Diehard moves out of range easily.
Diehard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun moves out of range of the body kick.
Bluto Braun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braun tries a head kick but it misses.
Braun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diehard was well out of range. Poor timing from Braun.
A clash of legs there as Diehard blocks the low kick.
Diehard lands with a cross.
Diehard misses with an uppercut
and Diehard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diehard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diehard wants to clinch up but Braun keeps it at a distance.
Braun lands a jab to Diehard's midsection.
Braun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diehard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braun takes a swing at Diehard's ribcage but misses.
Braun throws a looping overhand right but Diehard ducks down to avoid it.
Braun misses with a wild body shot.
Braun avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Braun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braun blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braun misses with a looping right.
Braun throws a head kick but Diehard moves out of range.
Braun wants to clinch.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Braun's shoulder, as Braun tries to avoid the shot.
Diehard scores with a sloppy right hand. Braun should have avoided that one.
Diehard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diehard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Braun was covering up waiting for the punch and Diehard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Braun wants to sweep here but Diehard controlling him for the moment.
Braun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diehard passes Braun's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diehard is looking to advance position but Braun won't allow it.
Diehard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diehard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Braun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braun escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diehard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Braun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard passes into half guard.
Diehard wants to pass to mount but Braun is defending the position.
Braun works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diehard wants to pass the guard but Braun is keeping the position.
Diehard passes Braun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diehard wants to pass the guard but Braun is defending well.
Diehard passes into side control, despite Braun's attempt to control the position.
Braun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diehard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diehard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Braun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Braun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diehard throws a jab when Braun was well out of range.
Braun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braun misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braun. Diehard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diehard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diehard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diehard connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Diehard lands.
Braun is looking to chop away at Diehard's legs.
Braun throws a leg kick but Diehard moved away.
Diehard throws a body shot but no joy.
Braun throwing a counter right hand but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Diehard lands with a hook. Braun tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braun is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Diehard coming out on top.
Braun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Braun.
Diehard connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Diehard there.
Braun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diehard.
Diehard works the jab nicely.
Braun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diehard in his tracks.
Braun looks to land a body kick but Diehard moved away.
Diehard throws the left hand but Braun avoids the punch easily.
Braun appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Braun misses with a body punch
and Diehard counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braun walks into a straight right hand from Diehard.
Braun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Braun misses the target.
Braun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Braun throws a hook to the side of Diehard's head but Diehard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braun defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
Bluto Braun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard loads up on a big right hand but Braun slips the punch.
Braun throwing a counter right hand but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Braun defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
Diehard lands the left hand.
Diehard tests Braun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diehard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braun.
Braun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diehard.
Diehard misses with a hook.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diehard lands a right hook to the body.
Diehard wants to clinch.
Braun moves away from the strike by Diehard.
Diehard looks to land a body kick but Braun moved away.
Braun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diehard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Diehard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Braun doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braun tries to clinch up.
Braun throws a low kick but Diehard avoids it.
Braun walks into a left hand.
Braun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diehard catches Braun with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Braun as he connects with a hook.
Diehard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Braun quickly recovers to half guard.
Braun punching from the bottom.
Braun looking for submissions off his back.
Braun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diehard controlling the action here.
Braun tries to get to full guard but Diehard has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Diehard is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Diehard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Braun tries to roll over but Diehard keeps him under control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diehard is looking to advance position but Braun won't allow it.
Braun is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diehard 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
Bruce Diehard decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Bluto Braun was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll get em' next time.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 94 p4p, 4 weight class) and Mitzi Glozman (ranked 247 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitzi Glozman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glozman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Glozman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glozman lands a nice shot to the body.
Steigelmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glozman scores with a shot to the body.
Steigelmann misses with a hook. Glozman ducked under it nicely.
Steigelmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Glozman is just out of range.
Glozman darts in and clinches Steigelmann up against the cage.
Glozman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steigelmann's elbow.
Steigelmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glozman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Steigelmann looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steigelmann misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steigelmann misses with the head strike.
Glozman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Glozman with a knee to the head.
Steigelmann avoiding damage as Glozman throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Glozman.
Steigelmann is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann lands a nice elbow.
Steigelmann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steigelmann misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Steigelmann.
Glozman lands a damaging elbow.
Steigelmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Steigelmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glozman is defending well for now.
Glozman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steigelmann or not.
Steigelmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glozman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman gets through Steigelmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glozman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glozman digs a right hand into Steigelmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steigelmann's gas tank.
Steigelmann is breathing heavily.
Steigelmann blocks an elbow strike.
Glozman is pushing Steigelmann up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Glozman misses with a body punch.
Glozman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glozman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Glozman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glozman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glozman avoiding damage.
Glozman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Glozman continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A right hook to the body lands for Glozman.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but Steigelmann blocks it.
Glozman digs a right hand into Steigelmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steigelmann's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glozman.
Glozman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steigelmann takes an elbow to the temple.
Glozman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards.
Glozman digs a right hand into Steigelmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steigelmann's gas tank.
Glozman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunnar Steigelmann's cut is getting worse.
Glozman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glozman has Steigelmann pushed against the cage.
Glozman taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glozman avoiding damage as Steigelmann throws knees to the body.
Glozman taking a breather.
Glozman trying to land knees to the body.
Steigelmann stalling in the clinch but Glozman improves position.
Steigelmann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steigelmann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glozman landing knees to the body.
Steigelmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Glozman lands with a left to the head.
Glozman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnar Steigelmann's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Glozman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steigelmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Glozman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glozman scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glozman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glozman lands a big right hand that drops Steigelmann! The killer instinct kicks in and Glozman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Glozman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitzi Glozman!
Mitzi Glozman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class) and Russian Obama (ranked 36 p4p, 8 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goodman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Baba O'riley. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russian Obama!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goodman - that will leave a mark!
Goodman motions for Obama to come forward. Goodman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Obama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goodman lands with a cross.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Obama moved out of range nicely.
Obama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Goodman thumps Obama with a low kick.
Obama takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Obama tries to clinch up but Goodman circles away and keeps his distance.
Goodman throws a chopping leg kick but Obama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goodman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Obama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Goodman.
Goodman throws a body kick that misses
and Obama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obama checks a leg kick.
Obama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama walks into a stiff left hand from Goodman.
Goodman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama blocks a jab.
Obama misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goodman.
Obama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obama has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Obama moves out of range as Goodman throws a body kick.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Obama is just out of range.
Goodman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Obama is out of range.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.
Goodman misses with a lunging right hand
and Obama counters by moving into the clinch.
Goodman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goodman lands a nice shot to the body.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Goodman misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Goodman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goodman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodman or not.
Goodman is looking to control Obama's arms but Obama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goodman has his back to the cage.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Obama back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Obama.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodman or not.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Goodman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodman slowing the pace effectively.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Obama back against the cage.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goodman as Obama tries to tie him up.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Obama pushes Goodman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Goodman digs a right hand into Obama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obama's gas tank.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Goodman.
It looks like Russian Obama has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
Obama cracks Goodman with a nice body shot.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama is leaning against Goodman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Goodman.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Goodman taking a breather.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Obama back against the cage.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Obama.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Come on Obama - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Obama's cut.
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.
Obama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Obama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goodman to score with a decent uppercut.
Obama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick from Obama.
Goodman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obama.
Goodman moves out of range as Obama strikes.
As Obama backs away, Goodman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Goodman throws a head kick that misses.
Goodman thuds a left hand into Obama's body.
Obama defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
Obama jabs Goodman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Obama misses with a shot to the body
and Goodman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman misses with a hook. Obama ducked under it nicely.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obama manages to avoid it.
Goodman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Obama throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Obama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obama tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
A lazy left from Goodman finds it's target.
Obama is looking to clinch.
Obama's corner calls for a 1-2. Obama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goodman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obama doesn't seem bothered though.
Goodman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Goodman walks into a left hand.
Obama blocks a jab.
Obama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goodman is out of range.
Obama avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Obama scores with a shot to the body.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Obama motions for Goodman to come forward. Obama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obama takes one to the chin there.
Obama tries a low kick but Goodman avoids it.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Obama moved away.
It seemed like Obama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obama's corner calls for a 1-2. Obama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Obama blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodman, as that shot connected.
Goodman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Obama momentarily.
Goodman 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.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Obama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goodman.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obama lands with a right hand.
Goodman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Obama is looking to slow Goodman down with leg kicks.
Obama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obama.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Obama.
Obama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Goodman scores with a shoulder strike.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman effectively controlling the action here.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
Obama blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Obama digs a right hand underneath Goodman's ribcage. Goodman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russian Obama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Obama 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.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Obama is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Goodman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obama.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obama! But no joy.
Obama misses with a straight right.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goodman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obama looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goodman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama lands with a right hand.
Obama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goodman's sensitive parts.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman lands a nice shot to the body.
Goodman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Goodman sets himself, and Obama steps forward looking for the clinch! Goodman avoids it this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goodman checks a leg kick.
Goodman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obama throws out the jab.
Obama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodman tries a head kick but it misses.
Obama misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Obama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Obama.
Goodman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goodman pushes Obama away with a front kick.
Goodman throws the left hand but Obama avoids the punch easily.
Goodman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obama. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Goodman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obama tries to clinch up.
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Goodman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman moves into the clinch.
Obama pushes Goodman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Goodman - that landed with a thud.
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obama.
Goodman is trying to maintain a safe position but Obama gets an underhook and turns Goodman into the cage.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodman.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Obama.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Goodman.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman blocking some punches.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saul Goodman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Goodman lands a shot to the body.
Goodman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obama blocking some punches.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Goodman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Obama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goodman scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obama can do to turn this around?
Goodman throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodman as he connects with a hook.
Obama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Obama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obama! But no joy.
Obama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodman swings for the body but Obama moves out of range.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goodman connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goodman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Obama slips under a jab from Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Obama. That snapped Goodman's head back.
Obama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obama takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Obama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goodman.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama swings for the body but Goodman moves out of range.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Goodman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman swings widly with a right hand
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodman lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodman staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
Obama checks a low kick from Goodman.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama walks into a straight right hand from Goodman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obama misses with some punches.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Obama as Goodman tries to tie him up.
Goodman lands a body shot.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman lands with a light punch inside.
Obama prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goodman lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Obama.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Goodman - that landed with a thud.
Goodman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Obama.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Obama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama lands a body punch.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Obama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands with a left to the head.
Obama gets through Goodman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goodman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama blocking some punches.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goodman.
Goodman lands an uppercut.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Goodman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Goodman works on Obama's body with a couple of short punches.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russian Obama's cut.
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!
Obama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Obama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obama throws a leg kick
and Goodman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Obama looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Obama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Goodman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Obama checks it.
Obama takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Obama moved out of range nicely.
Obama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Goodman cracks Obama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Obama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Obama takes one to the chin there.
Obama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goodman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obama slips under a jab.
Goodman blocks a leg kick.
Obama is looking to slow Goodman down with leg kicks.
Obama jabs Goodman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goodman throws a leg kick which misses Obama's front leg but catches the back leg as Obama tries to avoid it.
Goodman 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.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Obama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Russian Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman moves away from the strike by Obama.
Jab from Goodman.
Goodman lands a high kick!
Obama throws a hook to the side of Goodman's head but Goodman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Obama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goodman lands a jab.
A jab from Obama misses.
Goodman lands a glancing blow to the side of Obama's head.
Goodman scores with a body shot.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Obama there.
Obama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Obama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obama tries to move into range but Goodman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama moves out of range of the body kick from Goodman.
Obama lands a right hook to the body.
Goodman throws an off balance right hand
and Obama counters by clinching up.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Goodman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Obama lands a left hand.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
Obama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goodman is trying to stall.
Goodman slows down the pace here.
Goodman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Obama.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goodman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Saul Goodman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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