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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azumah Nelson (ranked 2288 p4p, 211 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 3433 p4p, 286 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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154 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azumah Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Roberts as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roberts gets the takedown into side control.
Roberts throws a strike aimed at the side of Nelson's head but Nelson avoids it well.
Roberts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roberts scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Nelson is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Roberts fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roberts working the ground and pound but Nelson is defending the strikes.
Roberts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roberts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts working the ground and pound but Nelson is defending the strikes.
Roberts staying calm.
Roberts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nelson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Roberts in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nelson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Roberts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nelson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roberts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roberts lands a nice short elbow.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Roberts connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
Nelson wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roberts lands a nice short elbow.
Nelson has hold of Roberts's hands but Roberts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nelson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nelson to regain full guard.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts landing some decent shots from guard.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Roberts is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nelson has his feet on Roberts's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nelson throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Roberts will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roberts walks into a jab.
Jab from Nelson.
Roberts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Roberts is in Nelson's guard.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard.
Roberts controlling Nelson's posture.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roberts is proving hard to escape from.
Roberts wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a few punches from side control.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Roberts sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nelson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nelson is looking to reverse the position.
Roberts throws a strike aimed at the side of Nelson's head but Nelson avoids it well.
Roberts misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nelson regains half guard.
Roberts throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
Nelson is staying active underneath Roberts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roberts with the ground and pound but Nelson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jeff Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson has his hands on Roberts's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nelson thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Azumah Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Nelson - just one landing.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Nelson is pressing down on Roberts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roberts connects with a couple of short punches.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts works over Nelson with some ground and pound from guard.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson seems keen to control Roberts's posture.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts throws a strike but Nelson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roberts manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Roberts manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nelson is looking to stand up but Roberts won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nelson postures up.
Nelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Roberts is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Nelson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Roberts.
Roberts pushes Nelson off looking to stand but Nelson dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nelson cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Roberts moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
And Roberts tries to counter it with a takedown but Nelson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Roberts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nelson taking a bit of punishment here - Roberts scoring with strikes.
Nelson parries the strikes from Roberts easily there. Roberts is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nelson to escape.
Nelson defending against the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Roberts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws an elbow but Nelson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nelson regains half guard, as Roberts was trying to land strikes.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Roberts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roberts 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Roberts!
A relieved looking Jeff Roberts thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Azumah Nelson spoke after the fight, saying 'the slowest learner I have ever had. lol had no chance'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 909 p4p, 41 weight class) and Tito Griffin (ranked 2093 p4p, 90 weight class). Wolfsbruder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cradel to the grave. Elric Wolfsbruder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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271 lbs
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270 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin takes a swing at Wolfsbruder's ribcage but misses.
Wolfsbruder is looking for a counter combo.
Wolfsbruder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolfsbruder missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Griffin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oooooh!!! Griffin has knocked Wolfsbruder down with a huge combo! Griffin steps away and waves a wobbly Wolfsbruder back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Elric Wolfsbruder has been cut.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolfsbruder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Wolfsbruder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfsbruder throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
Elric Wolfsbruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfsbruder misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolfsbruder doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Wolfsbruder misses.
Griffin slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
Griffin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Griffin lands a left and a right that send Wolfsbruder crashing to the mat, dazed. Griffin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wolfsbruder is rocked!
Wolfsbruder circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Griffin. Wolfsbruder falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Griffin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Griffin!
A victorious Tito Griffin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 1703 p4p, 223 weight class) and Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 808 p4p, 116 weight class). Mac Airt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wolf Blood. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
35 - 16 - 2 |
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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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mika Saarenpaa has been cut.
Mac Airt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mac Airt duly obliges.
Mac Airt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saarenpaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saarenpaa takes a swing at Mac Airt's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpaa lands with a nice body kick.
Mac Airt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa misses with a leg kick.
Saarenpaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Mac Airt as he checks the leg kick.
Mac Airt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saarenpaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mac Airt at a distance.
We've been told by Mac Airt's head coaches at #ICC4ISREAL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Saarenpaa misses with a body punch
and Mac Airt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Saarenpaa.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saarenpaa throws a series of punches but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mac Airt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saarenpaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that Mac Airt semi-blocks.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Saarenpaa throws out a counter right but Mac Airt avoids it with no problem.
Saarenpaa misses with a right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mac Airt looks to land a combination. Saarenpaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Saarenpaa there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mac Airt.
Saarenpaa connects with a body shot that sends Mac Airt's belly button to the back.
Mac Airt scores with a jab. Saarenpaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saarenpaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saarenpaa is looking to slow Mac Airt down with leg kicks.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
It looked like Mac Airt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mac Airt misses with an uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mac Airt's knee momentarily.
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot that sends Saarenpaa's belly button to the back.
Saarenpaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mac Airt at a distance.
Saarenpaa lands a nice hook to Mac Airt's body. Mac Airt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mac Airt cracks Saarenpaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mac Airt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saarenpaa connects with a right hand. Mac Airt shakes it off.
Saarenpaa throws a right and a left that Mac Airt avoids nicely.
Saarenpaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saarenpaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mac Airt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. Saarenpaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
Mac Airt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt lands a really nice looking cross but Saarenpaa seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lunges at Mac Airt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mac Airt's hand.
Crunch! Saarenpaa slams his shin into Mac Airt's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa scores with a head kick.
Saarenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Airt.
Both fighters circling a little - Saarenpaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa misses the jab.
Saarenpaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mac Airt ducks right into an uppercut from Saarenpaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mika Saarenpaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the leg kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a hook but Mac Airt blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saarenpaa.
Nice defenses there by Mac Airt.
Saarenpaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saarenpaa ducks right into an uppercut from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saarenpaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarenpaa.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mac Airt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mac Airt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saarenpaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saarenpaa throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa thows a body kick. Mac Airt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saarenpaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
Mac Airt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saarenpaa finds it's way round the side to connect with Mac Airt's head.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saarenpaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Mac Airt.
Saarenpaa throws out a counter right but Mac Airt avoids it with no problem.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mac Airt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws out a counter right but Mac Airt avoids it with no problem.
Mac Airt throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Saarenpaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Mac Airt backing away here, and Saarenpaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Saarenpaa throws a push kick but Mac Airt slaps the foot to one side.
Mac Airt checks a leg kick.
Mac Airt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saarenpaa. That's going to slow Mac Airt down.
Mac Airt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saarenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saarenpaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mac Airt tries to move into range but Saarenpaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt moves out of range as Saarenpaa strikes.
Saarenpaa misses with the combination.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mac Airt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Mac Airt.
Saarenpaa sizes up Mac Airt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saarenpaa scores with a head kick.
Jab by Saarenpaa.
Mac Airt misses with a wild body shot.
Mac Airt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa looks for the body kick but Mac Airt saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Mac Airt slips a straight right by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saarenpaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mac Airt.
Saarenpaa works the jab nicely.
Saarenpaa misses with an uppercut
and Mac Airt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mac Airt cracks Saarenpaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saarenpaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mika Saarenpaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mac Airt throws the left hand but Saarenpaa avoids the punch easily.
Mac Airt misses the jab.
Saarenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saarenpaa connects with a jab.
Saarenpaa lands with a good body shot.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Saarenpaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saarenpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Airt is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac Airt misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saarenpaa.
Mac Airt misses with a lunging right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saarenpaa misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Mac Airt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lands a nice shot that snaps Mac Airt's head back.
A low kick from Saarenpaa is predictable there
and Mac Airt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpaa. Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac Airt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mac Airt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saarenpaa throws a push kick but Mac Airt slaps the foot to one side.
Mac Airt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saarenpaa misses with a leg kick
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses Mac Airt's front leg but catches the back leg as Mac Airt tries to avoid it.
Mac Airt scores with a nice strike.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab.
Mac Airt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarenpaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac Airt lands with a good body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saarenpaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mac Airt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mac Airt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A quick step to the side and Mac Airt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mac Airt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Mac Airt misses its intended target.
Saarenpaa misses with a shot to the body
and Mac Airt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarenpaa lands with a right hand.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Saarenpaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saarenpaa. That's going to slow Mac Airt down.
Saarenpaa misses with a right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mika Saarenpaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt loads up on a big right hand but Saarenpaa slips the punch.
A big left from Mac Airt misses.
Saarenpaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Airt just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saarenpaa.
Mac Airt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saarenpaa's hands.
Saarenpaa 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.
Mac Airt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa digs a good body shot into Mac Airt's ribs.
Saarenpaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saarenpaa. That's going to slow Mac Airt down.
Saarenpaa throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Mac Airt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt throws a big counter combination but Saarenpaa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarenpaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mac Airt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mac Airt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa wants to land a leg kick but Mac Airt is out of range.
Mac Airt throwing a counter right hand but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Saarenpaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mac Airt missing with a left hand there. Saarenpaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saarenpaa misses with a straight right.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saarenpaa misses with a hook. Mac Airt ducked under it nicely.
Cormac Mac Airt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saarenpaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
A relieved looking Mika Saarenpaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Cormac Mac Airt stepped up to the mic, saying '"When I am gone I charge you that ye bury me not at Brugh of the Boyne where is the royal cemetery of the Kings of Erinn. For all these kings paid adoration to gods of wood or stone, or to the Sun and the Elements, whose signs are carved on the walls of their tombs, but I have learned to know the On'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Franklin (ranked 2156 p4p, 238 weight class) and Michael Murdock (ranked 1512 p4p, 180 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Franklin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tron Cat- Tyler, The Creator. Murdock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Streams of Whiskey. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin staying out of range there.
Franklin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Murdock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murdock throws out a powerful jab.
Franklin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murdock.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Franklin shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murdock throws a right hand that misses
and Franklin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin thows a huge punch but Murdock dodges it nicely.
Murdock taking some punishment here, with Franklin in his half guard.
Franklin controlling the action here.
Franklin misses with a head shot. Murdock uses the momentum to regain guard.
Murdock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franklin.
Murdock wants to sweep but no luck.
Franklin tries to free his leg and advance position but Murdock is retaining full guard.
Murdock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murdock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Franklin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murdock wants to stand but Franklin is controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Franklin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franklin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franklin throwing strikes from guard but Murdock blocks nicely.
Franklin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murdock is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murdock sprawls and moves away.
Murdock's corner calls for a 1-2. Murdock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Franklin tries for a takedown but Murdock circles away easily
and Murdock counters with an inside leg kick.
Murdock thows a leg kick but Franklin checks it
and Franklin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murdock!
Murdock is trying to improve his position.
Murdock is trying to escape the position but Franklin is controlling the position.
Murdock is looking for a sweep.
Franklin tries for a kimura but Murdock is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin working the head and body with strikes.
Murdock is trying to control Franklin's posture but Franklin avoids it.
The strikes coming from Franklin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Franklin working away.
The strikes coming from Franklin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Franklin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock struggling a bit here.
Franklin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Franklin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murdock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murdock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franklin.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murdock as he jumps to the side.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Franklin.
Franklin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murdock on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock connects with a looping right hand.
Murdock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murdock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Franklin misses the target.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
Murdock misses with a looping left.
Franklin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Michael Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franklin under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murdock.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Murdock keeps it at a distance.
Murdock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Franklin clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Franklin's head.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franklin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murdock digs a right hand underneath Franklin's ribcage. Franklin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murdock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murdock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murdock lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock lands a hook that snaps the head of Franklin backwards.
A body shot lands from Murdock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Murdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franklin is rocked!
Murdock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Franklin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murdock.
Murdock creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Franklin with a big uppercut! Franklin tries to clinch up but Murdock pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Franklin to the mat! Franklin covers up and Murdock unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Murdock!
An out of breath Michael Murdock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Poggle (ranked 2786 p4p, 322 weight class) and Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 2395 p4p, 283 weight class). Gustavo Carvalho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by Poggle.
Poggle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvalho tried to score with a low kick but Poggle checks it.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poggle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poggle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Poggle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poggle lands an overhand right.
Poggle lands a slapping body shot.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Poggle saw that one coming.
Carvalho scores with a jab. Poggle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carvalho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poggle momentarily.
Poggle slips a jab from Carvalho.
A quick step to the side and Poggle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvalho scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Poggle catches Carvalho right on the button with a cross.
Poggle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carvalho lands a jab to Poggle's midsection.
We've been informed that Carvalho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a straight right. Poggle didn't see that one coming.
Poggle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poggle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poggle walks into a left hand.
Poggle slips a jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho cracks Poggle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carvalho looks to throw a body kick
and Poggle counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carvalho throws a head kick but Poggle moves out of range.
Carvalho throws a good cross that connects.
Poggle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poggle is out of range.
Carvalho moves out of range of the leg kick from Poggle.
Poggle avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Poggle throws a sloppy body shot
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poggle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poggle lands with a nice body punch.
Carvalho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab, jab by Carvalho - just one landing.
Poggle checks a leg kick nicely.
Poggle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poggle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poggle looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Carvalho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carvalho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho scores with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Poggle.
Poggle misses the body punch
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Carvalho with a nice cross.
Poggle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poggle is looking to wear down Carvalho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carvalho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poggle is able to avoid easily.
Carvalho misses with a straight left.
Poggle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carvalho misses with a looping left.
Gustavo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
A low kick from Carvalho misses
and Poggle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poggle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poggle slips a straight right by Carvalho.
Poggle swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho avoids the head kick by Poggle.
A little jabbing left from Carvalho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Poggle moved out of range.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Carvalho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poggle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poggle just misses with a punch to the body.
Carvalho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carvalho, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carvalho, as that shot connected.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poggle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carvalho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carvalho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho misses with a hook
and Poggle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poggle blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carvalho cracks Poggle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poggle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carvalho throws out the jab.
Poggle is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Carvalho misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Carvalho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poggle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poggle looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvalho is just out of range.
Poggle misses with a low kick.
Poggle throws a leg kick but Carvalho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poggle checks the leg kick.
Carvalho throws a hook but Poggle avoids it easily.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Poggle moved out of range nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Poggle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Poggle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Carvalho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poggle on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho wants to land a leg kick but Poggle is out of range.
Poggle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Poggle throws a head kick but Carvalho moves out of range.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a lunging right hand
and Poggle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carvalho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Poggle's head but Poggle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poggle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poggle swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
Poggle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poggle scoring well with a low kick there.
Carvalho scores with a shot to the body.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Poggle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carvalho thows a leg kick but Poggle checks it
and Poggle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poggle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carvalho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poggle is out of range.
Poggle delivers a nice body kick.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Poggle moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho throws a looping overhand right but Poggle ducks down to avoid it.
Carvalho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poggle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carvalho misses with a left hand
and Poggle counters with a solid body kick.
Carvalho scores with a hook to the body. Poggle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carvalho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Poggle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Poggle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carvalho.
Poggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poggle backing away here, and Carvalho unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Carvalho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Poggle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Poggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvalho blocks a low kick nicely.
Poggle misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Poggle.
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
Poggle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carvalho connects with a solid leg kick.
Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
Carvalho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carvalho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poggle looks for the body kick but Carvalho saw that one coming.
Carvalho tests Poggle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poggle throws a leg kick but Carvalho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poggle tries to score with a low kick but Carvalho moves his leg out of the way.
Carvalho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poggle throws a lazy uppercut
and Carvalho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poggle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvalho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Poggle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poggle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carvalho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poggle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poggle connects with a leg kick. Carvalho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carvalho tries to work over Poggle's front leg with a kick but Poggle checks it.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Poggle.
Nice defenses there by Poggle.
A little feinted left hand from Poggle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poggle tries to land a front kick but Carvalho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Poggle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poggle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carvalho connects with an inside leg kick.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carvalho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Carvalho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carvalho is looking to slow Poggle down with leg kicks.
Poggle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poggle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Carvalho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poggle doesn't seem phased though.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poggle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvalho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poggle's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvalho.
Gustavo Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvalho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poggle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carvalho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poggle just misses with a punch to the body.
Poggle throws a right hand that Carvalho ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvalho also avoids with ease.
That kick from Poggle tenderised Carvalho's leg. Carvalho is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poggle stuns Carvalho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carvalho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carvalho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle throws a hook to the side of Carvalho's head but Carvalho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvalho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carvalho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poggle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poggle punishes Carvalho's body with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poggle can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Poggle.
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poggle misses with a straight right.
Poggle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poggle avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Carvalho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poggle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carvalho.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Poggle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Timothy Poggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Poggle.
Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poggle's head.
Carvalho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carvalho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carvalho misses with a head kick.
Poggle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poggle scores with a body shot.
Carvalho tries to work over Poggle's front leg with a kick but Poggle checks it.
Carvalho connects with a jab.
Carvalho lands with an uppercut that bounces Poggle off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Poggle.
A swing and a miss from Poggle.
Carvalho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carvalho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carvalho.
Carvalho avoids a kick to the body.
Poggle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carvalho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvalho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carvalho is looking to slow Poggle down with leg kicks.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poggle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvalho scores with a leg kick.
Carvalho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poggle under the eye.
Poggle misses with a lunging right hand
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
Poggle moves out of range of the leg kick from Carvalho.
Poggle lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho tries to work over Poggle's front leg with a kick but Poggle checks it.
Poggle throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle checks a leg kick.
Poggle throwing a counter right hand but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Poggle slips under a jab.
Poggle lands a glancing blow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Poggle misses with a jab to the body
and Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poggle tries a low kick but Carvalho avoids it.
Carvalho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poggle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carvalho.
Poggle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Carvalho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poggle takes one to the chin there.
Carvalho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poggle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carvalho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Carvalho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carvalho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Carvalho!
Gustavo Carvalho decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 695 p4p, 98 weight class) and Oscar Boma (ranked 1021 p4p, 141 weight class). Bone's entrance music is You'll Never Walk Alone. A fine choice. Boma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
37 - 19 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Boma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone throws a poor cross that misses
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma feints a counter leg kick.
Boma takes one on the button.
Boma avoids a kick to the body.
Bone lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bone.
Boma is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Boma throws a counter combo.
Boma clinches up with Bone and pushes him back against the cage.
Boma lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Bone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Boma has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Bone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Bone tries for a takedown but Boma manages to get underhooks.
Boma tries to throw a body punch but Bone avoids it by throwing Boma back against the cage.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Bone tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bone tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bone.
Bone is leaning against Boma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bone or not.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Boma controls the action.
Bone blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Bone's head.
Bone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bone lands a left hand.
Bone is working Boma over against the cage.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Bone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Boma.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bone.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Bone.
A right hand to the body from Bone.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bone.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Bone breaks the clinch.
Bone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
and Boma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boma avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Nice uppercut there from Bone.
Donk. Bone catches Boma right on the button with a cross.
Bone throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
Bone misses with a straight right.
Bone tries to land a front kick but Boma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bone throws a head kick but Boma moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Boma.
Boma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Boma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bone misses with a hook to the body
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Bone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone tries to clinch up
and Boma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone cracks Boma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bone jabs Boma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bone scores with a sloppy right hand. Boma should have avoided that one.
Bone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boma's head.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone lands with a hook. Boma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bone.
Bone moves in looking to clinch but Boma pushes him off.
Bone digs a good hook to Boma's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone throws a shot to the body.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bone.
Bone takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
As Bone backs off Boma throws a huge counter combo but Bone manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone misses with a hook.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma avoids the head kick by Bone.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
Joe Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bone.
Bone takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Boma.
Bone is looking to wear down Boma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Boma reverses the position - he's now on top in Bone's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma stands up and waves to Bone to follow him.
Boma lands a leg kick that knocks Bone off balance momentarily.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boma can do to turn this around?
Bone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boma's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Bone.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Bone throws a head kick but Boma moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Boma.
Bone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bone misses with a few strikes there.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bone.
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boma.
Boma tries to move into range but Bone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boma as he jumps to the side.
Boma blocks a leg kick.
Bone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone lands with a straight right. Boma didn't see that one coming.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boma staying out of range there.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone 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.
Boma moves out of range of the body kick from Bone.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boma counters with a good low kick that Bone was not able to check.
Bone ducks right into an uppercut from Boma.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma throws a chopping leg kick but Bone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Bone cracks Boma with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boma. That's going to slow Bone down.
Bone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bone.
Bone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Bone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Bone punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma wants to counter with a clinch but Bone pushes him away.
Bone misses with a leg kick
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Bone throws the kick towards the body but Boma avoids it.
Boma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bone throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone looks to land a right hand but Boma moved out of range.
Boma throws a big counter head kick but Bone avoids it with no problem.
Bone tries a low kick but Boma avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boma! But no joy.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Bone defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Bone fails to land the takedown.
Bone is looking to clinch but Boma is avoiding it.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma counters with a leg kick.
Bone misses with a hook to the body
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Oscar Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Bone misses with a leg kick.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bone.
Bone misses with a double jab.
Boma steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bone.
Bone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bone shoots and misses
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone throws a hook but Boma avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bone to score with a decent uppercut.
Bone throws a leg kick which misses Boma's front leg but catches the back leg as Boma tries to avoid it.
Bone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bone misses with a few strikes there.
Bone misses with a low kick.
Boma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bone shoots for a takedown but Boma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bone's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boma avoids the body shot from Bone.
Boma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Boma wants to counter the offense by Bone and move into the clinch position.
Boma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bone finds it's way round the side to connect with Boma's head.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boma wants to counter the offense by Bone and move into the clinch position.
Boma checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Boma does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bone, right into the meat.
Bone connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boma checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Boma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boma's hands.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boma stuffs the takedown attempt from Bone. Bone gets slowly back to his feet.
Boma feints a counter leg kick.
Bone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boma connects with a right hand. Bone shakes it off.
Boma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boma checks a leg kick.
Boma tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bone looks for a takedown but Boma sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone throws a low kick but Boma avoids it.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boma was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boma blocks the body kick.
Bone misses with a hook to the body
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone connects with a body shot that sends Boma's belly button to the back.
Bone throws a series of punches but Boma avoids them all with ease.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Bone throws the kick towards the body but Boma avoids it.
Bone moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBoma.
Bone throws the left hand but Boma avoids the punch easily.
Boma blocks a head kick by Bone.
Boma throws out a counter right but Bone avoids it with no problem.
Bone lands with an uppercut that bounces Boma off the cage and back into range.
Bone punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boma takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone had his way with Oscar Boma in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bone scores with a leg kick.
Boma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bone.
Boma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bone throws a head kick that half lands.
Bone avoids the head kick by Boma.
Bone throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Boma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Boma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bone takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
Boma wants to counter with a clinch but Bone pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Boma is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bone with a body shot.
Bone blocks a jab.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Boma misses.
Bone scores with a punch to the head.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Bone saw that one coming.
Bone tries to score with a low kick but Boma moves his leg out of the way.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boma manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Boma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oscar Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone misses with a hook
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
Boma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bone catches Boma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bone misses with a left hand
and Boma counters with a straight right hand.
Bone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bone throws a hook but Boma avoids it easily.
Bone 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boma's head.
Bone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma moves into the clinch.
Bone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Bone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Bone's head.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bone or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma pushes Bone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Bone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
A short right from Boma.
Boma lands a left hand.
Bone blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bone.
Boma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boma tries a body shot but Bone blocks it.
Bone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bone lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone prevents a body shot from Boma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone lands a hook that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Bone misses with a punch to the body.
Boma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Bone breaks from the clinch.
Bone throws a right hand that Boma ducks under and follows up with a left that Boma also avoids with ease.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Bone swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone is rocked!
Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bone scores with a leg kick.
Joe Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bomas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Bone.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bone, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bone!
Joe Bone is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Joe Bone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 455 p4p, 70 weight class) and Harry Owen (ranked 1068 p4p, 151 weight class). Ed Ruth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Owen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Owen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owen.
Owen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target.
Owen throws a big shot that misses.
Owen missing with a left hand there. Ruth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Owen pinned against the cage. Owen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth sends Owen crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ruth is motioning to the referee to let Owen up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Owen is rocked!
Ruth closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Owen out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Ruth!
Ed Ruth retains his light heavyweight title!
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