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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Williams (ranked 2384 p4p, 296 weight class) and Jethro Rusted (ranked 2526 p4p, 312 weight class). Daniel Williams had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusted shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Rusted scores with a body shot.
Rusted works the jab nicely.
Rusted tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Rusted.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams appears to be looking for a big counter.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted moves away from the strike by Williams.
We've been told by Williams's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rusted fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Williams catches Rusted right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Rusted takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rusted goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Rusted coming out on top.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Rusted in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rusted feints and as Williams raises his hands in defense, Rusted changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rusted in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rusted is stalling in the full guard.
Rusted must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rusted is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Rusted.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams just leaning against Rusted, taking a breather.
Rusted breaks from the clinch.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rusted gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rusted throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Rusted connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniel Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rusted tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Rusted.
Rusted is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick but Rusted sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rusted shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rusted gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rusted scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Daniel Williams will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rusted throws a poor cross that misses
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Rusted drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rusted tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jethro Rusted seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusted moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Rusted.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Rusted ducks down to avoid it.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusted darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries to get to full guard but Rusted has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Rusted is looking to stall here but Williams recovers full guard.
Rusted prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Rusted stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Rusted won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Rusted trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Rusted moves away and avoids it.
Rusted thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Williams if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams feints and then cracks Rusted's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rusted down.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rusted under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rusted. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rusted can do to turn this around?
Williams tries to move into range but Rusted moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rusted avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Rusted sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rusted chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rusted blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rusted can pounce on him.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rusted throws a shot to the body.
Rusted digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Rusted misses with a hook.
Rusted checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rusted slips under a jab from Williams.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Rusted on that attempt.
Daniel Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams is looking to slow Rusted down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a hook. Rusted tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams avoids the body shot from Rusted.
Rusted throws a shot to the body.
Rusted goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rusted moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rusted lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
A big right from Rusted misses.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams tests Rusted's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Daniel Williams will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Williams moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams is leaning against Rusted and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rusted is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Rusted throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Rusted pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rusted cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Rusted.
Rusted lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Rusted on that attempt.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rusted.
Rusted connects with a solid leg kick.
Rusted looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jethro Rusted has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Rusted has him pressed against the cage.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Rusted tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Rusted checks a leg kick.
Rusted throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Rusted misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rusted under the eye.
Rusted fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusted moves away from the strike by Williams.
And Rusted tries to counter it with a takedown but Williams pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted blocks the body kick.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rusted.
Daniel Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Rusted.
Rusted misses with a leg kick.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rusted.
Rusted drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jethro Rusted has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rusted tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Rusted stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel Williams!
An out of breath Daniel Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Jethro Rusted stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck this shit, I might be retiring soon.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 2345 p4p, 232 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 2363 p4p, 235 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khasbulaev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. Escobar has chosen KoRn En Vivo Mtv as his entrance music. Pablo Escobar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escobar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khasbulaev on his heels. He'll look to pass Khasbulaev's guard now, I'm sure.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Khasbulaev is retaining full guard.
Khasbulaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escobar stops Khasbulaev from standing up.
Escobar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Escobar trying to control but Khasbulaev is working from the bottom.
Khasbulaev can't keep his opponent in guard - Escobar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Escobar trying to mount his opponent but Khasbulaev defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar lands with a punch from half guard.
Escobar is looking for a kimura here.
Escobar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to pass Khasbulaev's guard but actually Khasbulaev recovers to full guard.
Escobar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khasbulaev is keeping the position for now.
Escobar controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escobar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khasbulaev pulls Escobar in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Escobar throws a strike but Khasbulaev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khasbulaev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escobar looking to control.
Khasbulaev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khasbulaev has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Escobar to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Khasbulaev is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Escobar pulls down on the head and he's put Khasbulaev to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pablo Escobar!
A relieved looking Pablo Escobar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newport (ranked 1389 p4p, 190 weight class) and Romulus Veres (ranked 2450 p4p, 303 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Newport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romulus Veres!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veres moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Veres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Veres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newport throws a body shot but no joy.
Veres was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Veres misses.
Romulus Veres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Veres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newport on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Veres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newport.
Newport finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Newport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veres.
Veres misses with a lunging right hand
and Newport counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newport circles away from the clinch attempt.
Veres throws a leg kick that misses.
Newport connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Veres momentarily.
Newport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres blocks the body kick.
Veres counters with a body kick.
Newport misses with a body shot.
Newport throws a head kick that Veres semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres takes one to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newport.
Newport blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Newport as he connects with a hook.
Veres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newport moves away.
Newport slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Veres misses the target.
Newport misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newport lands a nice looking body shot.
Newport jabs at Veres's body.
Veres moves out of range as Newport throws a body kick.
Newport moves out of range of the leg kick from Veres.
A jab from Veres finds it's way through Newport's defenses.
Newport moves out of range as Veres throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Newport clinches up with Veres and pushes him back against the cage.
Newport blocking some punches.
Newport tries to land knees in the clinch but Veres avoids the damage to the body.
Newport swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veres.
Newport throws a knee to the head but misses.
Veres scores with a hook to the body.
Veres tries to work over Newport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newport tries a body shot but Veres blocks it.
Veres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Veres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veres misses with a punch on the inside.
Newport throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veress head.
Newport tries to work over Veres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newport has a couple of punches blocked by Veres.
Newport tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veres avoids it.
Veres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newport landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newport stalling against the cage.
Newport misses with a knee to the head.
Newport misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veres.
Newport throws a punch but it's blocked by Veres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newport's elbow.
Veres misses with the head strike.
Newport tries a knee to the head but Veres blocks it.
Veres throws a punch but it's blocked by Newport.
Newport is trying to stall.
Veres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newport displaying some good clinch control by pressing Veres up against the cage.
Newport misses with a body punch.
Newport misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Veres tries to work over Newport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veres lands a shoulder strike.
Newport scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veres tries to work over Newport's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newport's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport lands a shoulder strike.
Veres is leaning against Newport and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Newport stalls.
Newport takes a shot to the head.
Newport lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veres blocking some punches.
Newport misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newport with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newport throws a knee to the head but misses.
Veres cracks Newport with a nice body shot.
Newport landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newport trying to land knees to the body.
Newport is pushing Veres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Veres stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Newport lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Newport dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Newport misses with a shot to the body
and Veres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veres connects with an inside leg kick.
Newport takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Veres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newport's calf.
Veres lands with an overhand left.
Newport cracks Veres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Newport displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veres throws out the jab.
Veres moves out of range of the body kick.
Newport is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left lands for Veres.
Newport throws out a powerful jab.
Veres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veres looks to land a left hand but Newport moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Newport.
Veres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Newport blocks the leg kick.
Veres throws a push kick but Newport slaps the foot to one side.
Veres lands a jab to Newport's midsection.
Veres stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newport.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veres throws a series of punches but Newport avoids them all with ease.
Newport tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veres avoids the head kick by Newport.
Romulus Veres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veres smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Newport misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Veres.
Newport fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veres manages to avoid it.
Veres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newport takes a swing at Veres's ribcage but misses.
Newport fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veres manages to avoid it.
Veres throws a leg kick but Newport moved away.
Veres 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.
Veres misses with a body shot.
Veres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Veres blocks the body kick.
Veres scores with a jab to the head.
Newport throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newport ducks under a wild hook from Veres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newport on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Veres. Veres obviously looking to wear him down.
Newport misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newport tried to score with a low kick but Veres checks it.
Newport swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veres.
Veres checks a leg kick.
Veres scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Veres misses.
Newport throws a body shot but no joy.
Veres lands with a cross.
Newport scores with a leg kick.
Veres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newport.
Veres looks to score with a jab to the body but Newport is just out of range.
Veres walks into a stiff left hand from Newport.
Veres digs a good body shot into Newport's ribs.
Newport checks a low kick from Veres.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Veres.
Newport avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Newport misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a leg kick but Newport sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Newport is looking to counter with a body kick.
Newport clobbers Veres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veres misses with an uppercut.
Newport lands a nice looking body kick.
Veres cracks the inside of Newport's front leg.
Veres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veres misses with a leg kick.
Veres scores with a shot to the body.
Newport works the jab nicely.
Veres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Veres needs to keep his hands up - Newport had a free shot at his head there.
Newport has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newport there as he acknowledges the shot.
Veres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newport.
A low kick from Newport is predictable there
and Veres counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newport throws a body shot but no joy.
Newport throws the left hand but Veres avoids the punch easily.
Newport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veres was well out of range. Poor timing from Newport.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newport.
Newport takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newport scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Veres tried to score with a low kick but Newport checks it.
Newport lands with a good body shot.
Veres loads up on a big right hand but Newport slips the punch.
Veres thumps Newport with a low kick.
Veres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newport looks to throw a body kick
and Veres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newport.
Veres sizes up Newport with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Veres throws a shot to the body.
Newport wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newport lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Veres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Veres tries a low kick but Newport avoids it.
Newport scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Newport. Veres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veres is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Newport with a body shot.
Newport takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Veres misses.
Veres misses the shot to the body.
Veres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newport moves out of range of the body kick from Veres.
Newport's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Veres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Newport scrambles back to his feet.
Newport lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Veres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Newport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newport looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Newport is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Veres looks to throw a body kick
and Newport counters with a nice kick to the body.
Veres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Veres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newport lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newport throws a body shot but no joy.
Veres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veres.
Newport steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Veres. That one must have hurt.
Veres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newport.
Newport checks the leg kick nicely there.
Veres missing with a left hand there. Newport was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newport.
Newport takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Veres moves out of range of the strikes.
Newport throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Veres feints a jab promting Newport to slip. Veres then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Newport slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Veres throws a body punch but Newport moves out of range.
Veres misses with a jab to the body
and Newport counters with a nice leg kick.
Veres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newport was well out of range. Poor timing from Veres.
Veres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newport wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Veres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newport chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newport throws a push kick but Veres slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veres stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Veres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Newport takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newport throws a front kick aimed at Veres's knee but Veres avoids it well.
Veres thows a body kick. Newport tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veres. Newport does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veres avoids the head kick by Newport.
Veres tries a low kick but Newport avoids it.
Veres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newport sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veres throws a head kick that Newport semi-blocks.
A big right from Veres misses.
Veres misses with a head kick.
Veres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veres looks to throw the jab but Newport is out of range.
Veres throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Newport was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Veres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veres bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newport's head.
A big right from Newport misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Newport finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Veres misses its intended target.
Newport throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Veres misses with an uppercut. Newport saw that one coming.
Newport cracks Veres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Veres defending well as Newport loads up on a big left hand.
Veres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newport doesn't seem bothered though.
Veres walks into a straight right hand from Newport.
Newport slips under a jab from Veres.
Veres throws a body punch but Newport moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Newport on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veres lands a jab to Newport's midsection.
Veres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newport. Newport obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Veres bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veres throws a looping overhand right but Newport ducks down to avoid it.
Newport throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Veres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Newport was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veres throws a leg kick that misses.
Veres throws a push kick but Newport slaps the foot to one side.
Veres thows a body kick. Newport tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Newport will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Veres misses with an uppercut. Newport saw that one coming.
Newport lands with a hook. Veres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veres connects with a body shot that sends Newport's belly button to the back.
Veres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newport is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veres.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newport scores with a jab to the body.
Newport on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Newport. Veres shrugs it off though.
Veres misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Veres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Veres 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Veres!
Romulus Veres very nearly forgot to thank FORCEE amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bronson (ranked 996 p4p, 96 weight class) and Jesus St Pierre (ranked 1109 p4p, 109 weight class). St Pierre has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
153 lbs
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33
159 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bronson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bronson tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Bronson is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Bronson dodges it nicely.
Bronson is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson trying to control but St Pierre postures up.
Bronson actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from St Pierre there.
Bronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
Bronson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bronson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Pierre pulls his head out easily.
Bronson wants to get back to full guard.
Bronson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FAME, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
St Pierre slips a nice elbow through Bronson's hands, connecting with Bronson's forehead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronson gets back to full guard.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bronson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Bronson's temple.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Bronson is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Bronson's temple.
Bronson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Bronson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pierre working Bronson over with strikes.
Bronson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bronson.
Bronson is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre connects with a couple of short punches.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bronson's head.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre passes Bronson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Pierre working Bronson over with strikes.
Bronson manages to get to full guard.
St Pierre slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Bronson.
Bronson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
Bronson tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Bronson has hold of St Pierre's hands but St Pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pierre throwing shots but Bronson is blocking nicely.
St Pierre is working for a kimura but Bronson is defending it quite comfortably.
St Pierre is pressing down on Bronson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bronson is holding on for now.
St Pierre prevents Bronson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Pierre digs a good hook to Bronson's body.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Bronson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Bronson looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
St Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Bronson attempts a counter takedown but St Pierre avoids it well and moves away.
Bronson cracks St Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Bronson lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson 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.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Bronson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
St Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson moves away from the strike by St Pierre.
Bronson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Pierre misses with a combination
and Bronson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bronson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Bronson lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre working for submissions but it's allowed Bronson to get to half guard.
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Bronson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson working over St Pierre with some ground and pound. St Pierre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bronson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Bronson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre has hold of Bronson's hands but Bronson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bronson trying to mount his opponent but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bronson prevents St Pierre from improving his position.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Bronson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bronson working St Pierre over with strikes.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep. Bronson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bronson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bronson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St Pierre is rocked!
Bronson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Pierre is still in real trouble! Can Bronson finish him?
Bronson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked St Pierre! More strikes land and this one is all over! Bronson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Bronson!
A relieved looking Bill Bronson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mary Jane Rottencrotch (ranked 1474 p4p, 202 weight class) and Billy Silver (ranked 1518 p4p, 210 weight class). Silver is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Mary Jane Rottencrotch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
200 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
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38
186 lbs
42 - 28 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mary Jane Rottencrotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Silver!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rottencrotch drops his hands momentarily and Silver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rottencrotch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rottencrotch with a body shot.
Rottencrotch misses with an uppercut.
Rottencrotch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silver has time to react.
It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rottencrotch. That's going to slow Silver down.
Rottencrotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silver.
Rottencrotch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rottencrotch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rottencrotch just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Rottencrotch misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rottencrotch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Rottencrotch's shoulder, as Rottencrotch tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rottencrotch connects with a looping right hand.
Silver misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mary Jane Rottencrotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rottencrotch's calf.
Rottencrotch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Rottencrotch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rottencrotch slips a straight right by Silver.
Silver scores with a jab.
Rottencrotch throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Rottencrotch wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silver crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rottencrotch - the referee stops the clock and Silver gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rottencrotch. Silver manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rottencrotch.
Rottencrotch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rottencrotch misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Rottencrotch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rottencrotch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rottencrotch moves out of range of the strikes.
Rottencrotch lands with a right hand.
That kick from Silver tenderised Rottencrotch's leg. Rottencrotch is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Rottencrotch misses the target.
Silver swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rottencrotch with a nice cross.
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rottencrotch throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Rottencrotch misses with a leg kick
and Silver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rottencrotch misses with some punches.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rottencrotch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Rottencrotch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rottencrotch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silver lands a shot to the body.
Rottencrotch tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Rottencrotch back against the cage.
Rottencrotch prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver scores a nice knee to the body.
Rottencrotch is breathing heavily.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Rottencrotch managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Rottencrotch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A knee to the head by Silver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver working Rottencrotch over with knees to the body.
Silver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rottencrotch tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rottencrotch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rottencrotch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rottencrotch can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rottencrotch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Rottencrotch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rottencrotch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rottencrotch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Rottencrotch blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Silver'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.
A good leg kick by Rottencrotch.
Silver lands a nice hook to Rottencrotch's body. Rottencrotch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rottencrotch. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver defending well as Rottencrotch loads up on a big left hand.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Billy Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rottencrotch's sensitive parts.
Rottencrotch scores with a nice strike.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
Silver slips under a jab from Rottencrotch.
Rottencrotch is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rottencrotch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rottencrotch.
Silver jabs at Rottencrotch's body.
Rottencrotch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silver throws out a counter right but Rottencrotch avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver digs a good body shot into Rottencrotch's ribs.
Silver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rottencrotch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rottencrotch on the side of the head.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rottencrotch with a hook.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rottencrotch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Rottencrotch slips under a jab from Silver.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Rottencrotch misses
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rottencrotch lands with an overhand left.
Rottencrotch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rottencrotch swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rottencrotch with a body shot.
Rottencrotch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rottencrotch misses the body punch
and Silver counters with an outside leg kick.
Rottencrotch takes one on the button.
Rottencrotch is rocked!
Rottencrotch misses with a jab to the body
and Silver counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rottencrotch out cold! What a finish! Silver is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Silver!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Billy Silver waved his t-shirt featuring FORCEE's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 557 p4p, 77 weight class) and Sean Harvey (ranked 716 p4p, 103 weight class). Sean Harvey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
38 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey with a jab.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Kobashi.
Harvey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kobashi's sensitive parts.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Kobashi.
Kobashi thuds a left hand into Harvey's body.
Harvey throws a body punch but Kobashi moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kobashi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a hook
and Harvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kobashi misses with a looping left.
Harvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kobashi checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Harvey.
Kobashi wants to land a leg kick but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kobashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick.
Harvey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
Kobashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kobashi cracks Harvey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kobashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kobashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Harvey.
Kobashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Kobashi misses the target.
Kobashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kobashi's sensitive parts.
Harvey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harvey misses with a hook. Kobashi ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobashi misses the target.
Kobashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvey.
Kobashi dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kobashi. That's going to slow Harvey down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi avoids the body shot from Harvey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Harvey is predictable there
and Kobashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kobashi!
Kobashi scores with a one two! Harvey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Kobashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Kobashi misses with a leg kick.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
Kobashi misses with a shot to the body
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kobashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobashi.
Kobashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harvey lands a nice looking body kick.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Harvey lands but Kobashi takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobashi avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Kobashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Kobashi does it's job there.
Kobashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harvey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvey moves out of range of the body kick from Kobashi.
Harvey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harvey scores with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Kobashi.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Harvey slips under a jab from Kobashi.
Harvey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kobashi connects with a jab.
Harvey lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobashi.
An attempted straight right counter from Kobashi misses the target.
Kobashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Harvey in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kobashi scores with a punch to the head.
Kobashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvey's calf.
Harvey scores with a nice right hand.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Kobashi's body. Kobashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kobashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Kobashi.
Kobashi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kobashi throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey wants to land a leg kick but Kobashi is out of range.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
A good leg kick by Harvey.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harvey.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kobashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kobashi is able to avoid easily.
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 Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harvey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobashi is just out of range.
Kobashi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harvey counters with a nice body shot.
Kobashi thuds a left hand into Harvey's body.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Kobashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Harvey misses.
Harvey throws a leg kick
letting Kobashi counter with a right hand.
Kobashi takes a swing at Harvey's ribcage but misses.
Harvey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harvey misses the jab.
Harvey cracks the inside of Kobashi's front leg.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Kobashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Kobashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harvey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kobashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kobashi loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Harvey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobashi. Kobashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kobashi misses the shot to the body.
Kobashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harvey. Harvey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
Kobashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Kobashi moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Kobashi misses its intended target.
Kobashi scores with a leg kick.
Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey moves away from the strike by Kobashi.
And Harvey responds with a good body kick, but Kobashi manages to step out the way in time.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Kobashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.
Kobashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kobashi looks for the body kick but Harvey saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey throws a jab when Kobashi was well out of range.
Kobashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kobashi.
Harvey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harvey connects with a leg kick. Kobashi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kobashi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harvey counters with a nice body kick.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kobashi.
Harvey throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harvey with a hook.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
Harvey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kobashi looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Kobashi blocks a jab.
Harvey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a body punch but Kobashi moves out of range.
Harvey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harvey tried to score with a low kick but Kobashi checks it.
Kobashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kobashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kobashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobashi swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey tests Kobashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kobashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Harvey checks the leg kick.
Kobashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kobashi throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Kobashi loads up on a big right hand but Harvey slips the punch.
Kobashi backing away here, and Harvey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Harvey.
Kobashi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harvey throws a head kick but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Kobashi.
Harvey throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kobashi counter with a right hand.
Kobashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobashi is just out of range.
Kobashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.
Kobashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kobashi's head backwards.
Kobashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Kobashi moves out of range easily.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey throws a shot to the body.
Kobashi throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobashi misses the target.
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 Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harvey connects with a leg kick. Kobashi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kobashi.
Harvey ducks right into an uppercut from Kobashi.
Harvey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Harvey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harvey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harvey.
Harvey digs a good hook to Kobashi's body.
Harvey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Kobashi moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kobashi misses the target.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Kobashi ducks down to avoid it.
Kobashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi misses with a right hand
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Kobashi is out of range.
Kobashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kobashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi tries to score with a low kick but Harvey moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kobashi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harvey - the referee stops the clock and Kobashi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harvey. Kobashi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kobashi throws a wild body kick that Harvey sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Harvey misses.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Kobashi scores with a spinning back kick!
Kobashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kobashi swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Kobashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kobashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kobashi tries to move into range but Harvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harvey throws a head kick that half lands.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kobashi.
Kobashi motions for Harvey to come forward. Kobashi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
Kobashi just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Harvey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kobashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sean Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi cracks Harvey with an open hand slap.
Kobashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harvey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kobashi blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
Kobashi backing away here, and Harvey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Harvey throws a leg kick but Kobashi checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harvey.
Kobashi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harvey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kobashi connects with a looping right hand.
Kobashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobashi.
Harvey throws a leg kick that misses.
Kobashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harvey checks a leg kick.
Harvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kobashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kobashi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harvey.
Kobashi looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Harvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenta Kobashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Harvey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kobashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harvey avoids a kick to the body.
Harvey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kobashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey takes a swing at Kobashi's ribcage but misses.
Kobashi misses the shot to the body.
Kobashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kobashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey.
A nice side step and Harvey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Harvey cracks Kobashi with an open hand slap.
Kobashi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harvey's hands.
Harvey misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Kobashi lands.
A jab from Kobashi misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kobashi checks a leg kick.
Kobashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kobashi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
Kobashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey wants to land a leg kick but Kobashi is out of range.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Kobashi coming out on top.
Kobashi connects with a right hand. Harvey shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kobashi.
Harvey swings for the body but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Harvey.
Well Kobashi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Kobashi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kenta Kobashi thanked FORCEE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Diaz (ranked 498 p4p, 77 weight class) and Tomislav Kralj (ranked 805 p4p, 114 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Rise Against - Give It All blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kralj's choice of entrance music: Dolazak Hrvata. Arjen Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomislav Kralj's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomislav Kralj!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz slips under a jab from Kralj.
Kralj moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kralj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Kralj throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Kralj lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Kralj.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kralj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kralj displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kralj misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kralj takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kralj thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kralj tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kralj paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kralj ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Kralj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kralj lands a jab-cross combination.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Kralj moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Nice body kick from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kralj misses with a straight right.
Kralj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Kralj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Kralj avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kralj fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kralj scores with a nice head shot.
Kralj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kralj throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Kralj goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Arjen Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomislav Kralj.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kralj manages to avoid it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kralj scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kralj wants to counter with a clinch but Diaz pushes him away.
Kralj throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kralj.
Kralj scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralj misses with a punch to the head.
Kralj is looking to control Diaz but Diaz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kralj avoiding Diaz 's attempts to control his hands.
Diaz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kralj working for the choke.
Diaz breaks Kralj's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Kralj keeps moving.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kralj is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kralj controlling Diaz's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomislav Kralj will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kralj lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kralj uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kralj or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Kralj.
Kralj ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Kralj shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kralj lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kralj lands a nice looking kick to the body. Diaz takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kralj.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralj scores with a jab to the head.
Kralj misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arjen Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomislav Kralj.
Kralj connects with a jab.
Kralj misses with a straight left.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Tomislav Kralj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kralj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Kralj.
Kralj avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kralj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kralj missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kralj throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kralj.
Kralj scores with a spinning back kick!
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Kralj sees coming a mile off.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kralj.
Kralj misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Kralj.
Kralj connects with a crisp jab.
Arjen Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kralj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kralj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kralj scores with a body shot.
Kralj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a hook.
A punch combination from Kralj misses.
Kralj checks a leg kick nicely.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Kralj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kralj is just out of range.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kralj can pounce on him.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kralj.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Kralj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kralj feints the counter takedown.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kralj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kralj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kralj bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kralj blocks the low kick.
Kralj lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Diaz.
Kralj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kralj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kralj ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kralj.
Kralj throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kralj's knee momentarily.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Kralj.
A good leg kick by Kralj.
Kralj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kralj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kralj looks for the body kick but Diaz saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Kralj 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!
Kralj connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kralj misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Kralj.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Kralj moves away and avoids it.
Kralj throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz scores with a hook.
A low kick from Kralj misses
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Kralj throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kralj.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Kralj catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Kralj throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Kralj fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
A big right from Kralj misses.
A combination from Kralj does no damage.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Kralj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Kralj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Kralj.
Kralj lands a nice shot to the body.
Kralj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kralj throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Kralj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arjen Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Kralj.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kralj throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kralj lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Kralj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kralj misses with a hook.
Kralj takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kralj is rocked!
Kralj scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz pushes Kralj off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kralj.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kralj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Kralj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kralj's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Kralj wants a takedown.
Arjen Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomislav Kralj.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kralj blocks an uppercut.
Kralj working aggressively here.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Kralj.
Diaz digs a right hand into Kralj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kralj's gas tank.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz digs a right hand into Kralj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kralj's gas tank.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Kralj circles away.
Tomislav Kralj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Tomislav Kralj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Kralj moved out of range.
Kralj with the counter takedown but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kralj throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kralj moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Kralj.
Kralj moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Kralj moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Kralj throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Kralj takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Diaz cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arjen Diaz!
After winning the bout, Arjen Diaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 264 p4p, 34 weight class) and Sjaardsen Hooj (ranked 316 p4p, 41 weight class). Pekkarinen comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sjaardsen Hooj!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooj slips a straight right by Pekkarinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooj! But no joy.
Pekkarinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hooj moves out of range as Pekkarinen strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooj! But no joy.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Hooj's head but Hooj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown but Hooj shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hooj misses the jab.
Hooj throws an overhand right that lands on Pekkarinen's shoulder, as Pekkarinen tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pekkarinen, as that shot connected.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab from Hooj.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pekkarinen closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hooj fails to land.
Hooj takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Hooj fails to land.
Pekkarinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hooj lands an uppercut.
Hooj lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen tries to throw a body punch but Hooj avoids it by throwing Pekkarinen back against the cage.
Pekkarinen blocks a body shot from Hooj.
Pekkarinen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Pekkarinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hooj.
Pekkarinen misses with the head strike.
Pekkarinen lands with a left to the head.
Hooj blocks an uppercut.
Hooj tries to work over Pekkarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hooj blocks a body shot from Pekkarinen.
Hooj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pekkarinen.
Hooj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pekkarinen or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooj.
Hooj blocks an uppercut.
Hooj misses with a punch to the body.
Pekkarinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pekkarinen throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooj tries to work over Pekkarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hooj misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Hooj.
Pekkarinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooj.
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!
Pekkarinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooj.
A head punch on the inside from Pekkarinen fails to land.
Hooj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pekkarinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooj's elbow.
Hooj blocking some punches.
Hooj misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Hooj's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hooj lands a right hand.
Hooj misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hooj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooj works on Pekkarinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Hooj scores with a shot to the side of Pekkarinen's head.
Pekkarinen misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pekkarinen digs a right hand into Hooj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hooj's gas tank.
Hooj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooj can't find room to land a body shot as Pekkarinen controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pekkarinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pekkarinen.
Hooj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooj throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooj.
Hooj tries to throw a body punch but Pekkarinen avoids it by throwing Hooj back against the cage.
Hooj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pekkarinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pekkarinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pekkarinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Pekkarinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hooj is working Pekkarinen over against the cage.
Hooj manages to break the clinch.
Hooj misses the jab.
Pekkarinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hooj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen has his takedown stuffed
and Hooj counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooj misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pekkarinen throws a nice looking combination but Hooj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Hooj was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hooj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen tries to land a leg kick but Hooj saw it coming and moves away.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Hooj.
Pekkarinen looks to throw a body kick
enabling Hooj to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hooj walks into a stiff left hand from Pekkarinen.
Sjaardsen Hooj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooj throws a hook but Pekkarinen avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Pekkarinen. That snapped Hooj's head back.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch but Hooj moves away
and Hooj counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hooj lands a jab to Pekkarinen's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Pekkarinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab.
Hooj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekkarinen shoots in and bounces Hooj off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hooj is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooj misses with a punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pekkarinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hooj misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hooj.
Pekkarinen lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pekkarinen backwards.
Pekkarinen can't find room to land a body shot as Hooj controls the action.
Hooj lands a right hand.
Hooj struggles to land a body shot inside as Pekkarinen controls his hands.
Hooj pushes Pekkarinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pekkarinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooj manages to break the clinch.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a nice head kick!
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen drops his hands momentarily and Hooj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Hooj misses.
Pekkarinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hooj's waist but Hooj gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekkarinen off to one side.
Lauri Pekkarinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pekkarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pekkarinen thumps Hooj with a low kick.
A low kick from Pekkarinen is predictable there
enabling Hooj to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Hooj misses.
Pekkarinen defending well as Hooj loads up on a big left hand.
Pekkarinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Hooj blocks it.
Hooj misses with a looping right.
Pekkarinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pekkarinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hooj on the side of the head.
Pekkarinen throws a jab when Hooj was well out of range.
Pekkarinen loads up on a big right hand but Hooj slips the punch.
Hooj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pekkarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pekkarinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pekkarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hooj is looking for the big counter here.
Hooj misses with a wild body shot.
Hooj misses with a body shot.
Hooj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen ducks under a wild hook from Hooj.
Hooj misses with a body shot.
Hooj avoids the head kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pekkarinen moves out of range as Hooj strikes.
Hooj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pekkarinen missing with a left hand there. Hooj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pekkarinen misses its intended target.
Hooj avoids the head kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hooj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pekkarinen thumps Hooj with a low kick.
Hooj lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekkarinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooj.
Pekkarinen ducks right into an uppercut from Hooj.
Lauri Pekkarinen's cut is getting worse.
Hooj throws a lazy right hand but Pekkarinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hooj misses with a straight left.
Pekkarinen defending well as Hooj loads up on a big left hand.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch
enabling Hooj to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekkarinen moves away.
Pekkarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hooj swings for the body but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sjaardsen Hooj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hooj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekkarinen throws the kick towards the body but Hooj avoids it.
Pekkarinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Hooj counters with a straight right hand.
Pekkarinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pekkarinen is rocked!
Hooj lands an uppercut, right on the button! Pekkarinen tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sjaardsen Hooj!
Sjaardsen Hooj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 127 p4p, 15 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 280 p4p, 40 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Glass might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Luzhin has chosen The time has come... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikolai Luzhin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Luzhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luzhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luzhin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glass's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Glass scores with a shot to the body.
Luzhin jabs at Glass's body.
Luzhin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Glass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glass throws the left hand but Luzhin avoids the punch easily.
Glass feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luzhins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luzhin 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.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin with a hook.
Glass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luzhin tries to move into range but Glass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glass needs to keep his hands up - Luzhin had a free shot at his head there.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a leg kick but Luzhin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luzhin lands a head shot.
Glass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glass misses with a hook.
Luzhin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Glass throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Glass moves out of range as Luzhin strikes.
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glass misses with a straight right.
Glass scores with a shot to the body.
Glass misses the jab.
Luzhin looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
Luzhin moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luzhin moves away.
Glass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glass stuns Luzhin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Glass blocks the leg kick.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
Glass misses with a low kick as Luzhin jumps back.
Luzhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Glass swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Glass is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Glass digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Glass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Glass tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Glass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Glass is blocking nicely.
Glass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Glass.
Luzhin lands a body punch.
Glass lands a left hand.
Glass lands a right hand.
Glass tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Glass back against the cage.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
Glass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luzhin blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Glass controls the action.
Glass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glass avoids it.
Glass lands with a light punch inside.
Glass scores with a hook to the body.
Glass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luzhins head.
Luzhin lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glass avoids it.
Luzhin cracks Glass with a nice body shot.
Glass lands a right hand.
Glass scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Glass.
Glass lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glass's elbow.
Luzhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Glass controls the action.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Glass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Glass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Glass blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glass.
Luzhin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Glass - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Luzhin - that landed with a thud.
Glass misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass misses with some punches.
Glass tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Glass misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glass lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Luzhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glass throws a jab when Luzhin was well out of range.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Luzhin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luzhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Luzhin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luzhin flicks out a counter leg kick but Glass steps away.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin throws the kick towards the body but Glass avoids it.
Glass appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
And Luzhin responds with a good body kick, but Glass manages to step out the way in time.
Glass misses with a shot to the body
and Luzhin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luzhin looks to land a body kick but Glass moved away.
Luzhin misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin lands an overhand right.
Luzhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick from Luzhin.
Glass takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luzhin misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Glass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin walks into a stiff left hand from Glass.
Luzhin defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
Luzhin throws a body kick that misses.
Luzhin forces Glass back against the cage and clinches.
Glass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glass lands an uppercut.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glass avoids it.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Glass takes a shot to the head.
Glass tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glass fails to pull guard.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Glass controls the action.
Glass jumps guard but Luzhin stands there with Glass around his waist. Glass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glass is defending well for now.
Glass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luzhin can do to turn this around?
Glass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tries a body shot but Glass blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luzhin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glass misses with some punches.
Luzhin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glass throws a head punch that misses.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Luzhin tries to throw a body punch but Glass avoids it by throwing Luzhin back against the cage.
Luzhin scores with a hook to the body.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Luzhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glass pushes Luzhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Glass works on Luzhin's body with a couple of short punches.
Glass tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Glass back against the cage.
Glass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Glass is working Luzhin over against the cage.
Glass pushes Luzhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Glass.
Luzhin is breathing heavily.
Glass digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands with a light punch inside.
Glass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Glass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glass tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luzhin working aggressively here.
Desmond Glass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glass gets through Luzhin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glass scores with a shoulder strike.
Glass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glass crunches a lovely knee into Luzhin's ribcage.
Glass digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Glass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Glass.
Glass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin swings wildly with an uppercut but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glass backwards.
Glass connects with a knee to the head.
Glass misses with the head strike.
Glass lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glass.
Glass is working Luzhin over against the cage.
Glass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Glass on the inside.
Luzhin is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Glass.
Luzhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Glass finish him?
Glass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Glass fails to land.
Glass missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass looking to throw knees to the head but Luzhin is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Glass.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Glass scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Glass works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glass, right into the meat.
Luzhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Some bone on bone action there as Luzhin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Luzhin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glass.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin throws a wild body kick that Glass sees coming a mile off.
Luzhin lands a nice looking body kick.
Glass is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Luzhin motions for Glass to come forward. Luzhin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glass half committed to a counter leg kick.
Luzhin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass is looking to slow Luzhin down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glass wants to slow Luzhin down by chopping away at his legs.
A punch lands to the side of Glass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Glass.
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!
Luzhin blocks a jab.
Glass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luzhin counters with a body kick that stops Glass in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass tried to score with a low kick but Luzhin checks it.
Desmond Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Glass connects with a leg kick. Luzhin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Luzhin.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Luzhin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luzhin misses the shot to the body.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Luzhin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glass is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass cracks the inside of Luzhin's front leg.
Glass dips to his left and cracks Luzhin with an uppercut!
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luzhin.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Glass does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luzhin moves away.
Glass lands the left hand.
Luzhin motions for Glass to come forward. Luzhin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luzhin throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass throws a leg kick but Luzhin checks it.
Luzhin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Luzhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Luzhin throws a jab when Glass was well out of range.
Glass swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luzhin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luzhin.
Luzhin drops his hands momentarily and Glass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Glass lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luzhin at a distance.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luzhin ducks right into an uppercut from Glass.
Luzhin takes one to the side of the head.
Luzhin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Glass.
Glass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luzhin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nikolai Luzhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luzhin lands with a right hand.
Luzhin throws a low kick but Glass avoids it.
Glass jabs at Luzhin's body.
Luzhin slips a jab from Glass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That kick from Glass tenderised Luzhin's leg. Luzhin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a left hand
and Glass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glass jabs Luzhin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
Luzhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luzhin throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Glass connects with a single shot there.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Glass walks into a left hand.
Luzhin throws out a leg kick but Glass moves out of range and Luzhin only half commits.
Luzhin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Glass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass checks a low kick from Luzhin.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Glass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glass, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
After winning the bout, Desmond Glass thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Asztalos (ranked 150 p4p, 23 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 664 p4p, 95 weight class). Asztalos comes into the arena with Dethroned Emperor by Celtic Frost blaring out of the sound system. Thomas has chosen Shinedown - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos slips under a jab.
Asztalos throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alex Asztalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asztalos scores with a jab to the head.
Asztalos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Asztalos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asztalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Asztalos misses the target.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Asztalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a low kick but Asztalos avoids it.
Asztalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asztalos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asztalos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Asztalos misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Asztalos lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas takes one on the button.
Thomas moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
Asztalos throws out a powerful jab.
Asztalos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asztalos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Asztalos works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Asztalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
A big left from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Asztalos's head.
Asztalos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asztalos can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Asztalos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomas takes a step back to recover.
Asztalos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos blocks a low kick nicely.
Asztalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asztalos throws a leg kick
and Asztalos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos slips under a jab from Thomas.
Asztalos throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Asztalos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Asztalos if he has to take too many more of those.
Asztalos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Asztalos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Asztalos scores with a leg kick.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Asztalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asztalos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Asztalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Asztalos misses its target.
A good leg kick by Asztalos.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas takes a swing at Asztalos's ribcage but misses.
Thomas stuns Asztalos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Asztalos misses.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asztalos's calf.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asztalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asztalos.
Asztalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asztalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asztalos lands a shot to the body.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Asztalos - just one landing.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asztalos.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Asztalos lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas forces Asztalos back against the cage and clinches.
Asztalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asztalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asztalos can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Asztalos can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Asztalos working aggressively here.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asztalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Asztalos tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Asztalos has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Asztalos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asztalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
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 Alex Asztalos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Asztalos lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Asztalos connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas darts in and clinches Asztalos up against the cage.
Asztalos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asztalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asztalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Asztalos misses with a body punch.
Asztalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asztalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Asztalos fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asztalos.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Asztalos lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Asztalos controls the action.
Asztalos throws a head punch that misses.
Asztalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asztalos gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Asztalos avoids the damage to the body.
Asztalos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Asztalos fails to land.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asztalos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas lands with a good body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thomas 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.
Asztalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Asztalos.
Asztalos backing away here, and Thomas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asztalos.
A quick step to the side and Asztalos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
Thomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asztalos under the eye.
Asztalos tries to work over Thomas's front leg with a kick but Thomas checks it.
As Asztalos backs off Thomas throws a huge counter combo but Asztalos manages to avoid it all.
A bone on bone clash there as Asztalos blocks the leg kick.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Asztalos connects with a body shot.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas slips a straight right by Asztalos.
Thomas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asztalos with a body shot.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Asztalos's head back.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asztalos throws out the jab.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asztalos in his tracks.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Asztalos moved out of range.
Thomas slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asztalos throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Derrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asztalos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas cracks Asztalos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Asztalos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas throws a push kick but Asztalos slaps the foot to one side.
Asztalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Asztalos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asztalos there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four 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!
Asztalos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asztalos is looking to score with low kicks.
Asztalos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Asztalos 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.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asztalos throws out the jab.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asztalos.
Asztalos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Asztalos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Asztalos is rocked!
Thomas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Asztalos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Asztalos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Thomas is unloading with more strikes now! Asztalos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Thomas!
Derrick Thomas made sure to mention his sponsor, FORCEE in his post fight interview.
Alex Asztalos spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.
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