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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 6839 p4p, 695 weight class) and Dunning Kruger (ranked 3268 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dunning Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Kruger.
Kruger checks a leg kick.
Kruger with the counter takedown but Ford avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Ford attempts a counter takedown but Kruger avoids it well and moves away.
Kruger scores with a jab to the head.
Ford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kruger avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Kruger moves out of range of the body kick.
Ford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ford is working for a kimura here but Kruger manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ford's guard.
Kruger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kruger trying to control but Ford is working from the bottom.
Kruger advances to half guard.
Kruger trying to control from Ford's half guard. Ford has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford trying to keep a closed guard but Kruger is proving a slippery customer.
Kruger wants to pass the guard but Ford is keeping the position.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Ford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Ford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ford trying to control the position.
Ford keeping full guard, as Kruger tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
Kruger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Ford wants to sweep here but Kruger controlling him for the moment.
Kruger connects with a couple of short punches.
Ford had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kruger defends it easily.
Kruger working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kruger has managed to get both his arms back between Ford's legs - danger averted.
Kruger 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.
Ford is trying to control the position but Kruger postures up.
Kruger is looking to stand up but Ford won't let him.
Ford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruger is in close to Ford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruger throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Ford keeps moving.
Kruger landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunning Kruger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Kruger moves out of range easily.
Ford moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Kruger pushes Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford tries to pull guard but Kruger holds him up against the cage and eventually Ford drops back down to his feet.
Kruger turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ford is looking to reverse the position.
Ford is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ford tries to bench press Kruger off him but Kruger keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ford down.
Kruger is putting a hurting on Ford here, landing some big shots from side control.
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!
Kruger trying to control the action but Ford is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kruger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ford rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kruger's guard! Nice work there by Ford!
Kruger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.
Ford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kruger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kruger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger working for submissions but it's allowed Ford to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger manages to get to full guard.
Ford wants to pass the guard but Kruger is keeping the position.
Ford stopping the sweep attempt from Kruger.
Ford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruger is keeping the position for now.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ford is pushing down on Kruger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kruger is fighting to maintain full guard but Ford has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Ford is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kruger to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Kruger controls Ford momentarily but Ford frees himself.
Kruger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ford advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunning Kruger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford gets a double leg takedown into Kruger's guard.
Ford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kruger has his feet on Ford's thighs here. He's pushed Ford off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ford screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dunning Kruger!
A relieved looking Dunning Kruger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Harvey (ranked 1944 p4p, 245 weight class) and Padraig Harrington (ranked 2804 p4p, 327 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harrington's choice of entrance music: The Game feat. Skrilex - El Chapo. Sean Harvey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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38
185 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Harrington finds it's way through Harvey's defenses.
Harvey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrington.
Harvey throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harvey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harrington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey tries to move into range but Harrington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harvey throws a front kick aimed at Harrington's knee but Harrington avoids it well.
Harvey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harrington cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg.
Harrington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sean Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington 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.
Harvey thumps Harrington with a low kick.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Harvey lands a jab to Harrington's midsection.
A shot to the body from Harvey misses
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Harrington ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harrington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harvey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrington.
Harvey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey digs a good hook to Harrington's body.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Harvey is looking to wear down Harrington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harrington digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Harrington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrington scores with a jab.
Harrington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harrington, as that shot connected.
Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington walks into a jab.
It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.
Harvey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrington. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Harvey.
Harrington clobbers Harvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harvey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrington thuds his right hand into Harvey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Harvey misses.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harvey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harrington counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey walks into a straight right hand from Harrington.
Harrington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harvey misses with a hook to the body
and Harrington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Harrington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harrington checks a leg kick.
A jab from Harrington finds it's way through Harvey's defenses.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrington moves away.
Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrington counters with a low kick, right behind Harvey 's knee.
Harrington lands a head shot.
Harrington lands with a straight right. Harvey didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harvey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harvey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harvey misses with an uppercut
and Harrington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harvey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrington lands a head shot.
Harvey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harrington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harvey tries to keep at a distance but Harrington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harvey has a couple of punches blocked by Harrington.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Harvey avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Harvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts.
Harvey misses the jab.
Harvey misses with a low kick as Harrington jumps back.
A left lands for Harvey.
A lazy left from Harrington finds it's target.
Harrington lands an overhand right.
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harvey misses with a kick to the body.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harrington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harrington.
Harrington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Harrington.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harrington scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
Harvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrington is able to avoid easily.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrington.
Harrington connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrington punishes Harvey's body with a nice straight punch.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrington connects with a jab.
Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington clobbers Harvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrington slips under a jab from Harvey.
Despite the aggression on Harrington's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harrington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrington.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrington.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Harrington saw that one coming.
Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harrington flicks out a counter leg kick but Harvey steps away.
Harrington checks a low kick from Harvey.
Harrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvey.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Harvey.
A shot to the body from Harvey misses
and Harrington counters with a leg kick.
Padraig Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey throws a push kick but Harrington slaps the foot to one side.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Harvey throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it.
Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
Harvey throws a head kick but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harvey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrington is looking to slow Harvey down with leg kicks.
Harrington connects with an inside leg kick.
Harvey needs to keep his hands up - Harrington had a free shot at his head there.
Harrington throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Harrington appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrington.
Harrington tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Harrington catches Harvey right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrington works the jab nicely.
Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Harrington slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrington lunges at Harvey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harvey's hand.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harrington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Harrington ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrington lands a lovely overhand right.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harrington misses with a head kick.
Harrington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick by Harvey misses
and Harrington counters with a right hand to the body.
Harvey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Harvey looks to land a right hand but Harrington moved out of range.
Harrington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harrington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Harvey misses.
Harrington clinches.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harvey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harrington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Harrington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey lands with a right to the head.
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Harvey.
Harrington tries a body shot but Harvey blocks it.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
Padraig Harrington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harvey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrington.
Harrington tries a body shot but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sean Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harvey tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow.
Harrington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington pushes Harvey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Harvey avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Harvey tries to throw a body punch but Harrington avoids it by throwing Harvey back against the cage.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Harrington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrington's elbow.
Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harvey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harrington 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harvey moves forwards but Harrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harvey is rocked!
Harvey tries to work over Harrington's front leg with a kick but Harrington checks it.
A little jabbing left from Harrington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington pushes Harvey away with a front kick.
Harrington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harrington tries to clinch but Harvey is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Harvey misses its target.
Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrington connects with a right hand. Harvey shakes it off.
Harrington thumps Harvey with a low kick.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington throws a fast counter high kick but Harvey manages to duck under it in time.
Harvey takes one on the button.
Harrington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harvey's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Harvey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrington scores with a leg kick.
Harvey seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab lands there for Harrington.
Harvey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harrington. That one must have hurt.
Harvey misses the shot to the body.
Harrington lands a nice shot that snaps Harvey's head back.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. Harvey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Harrington.
Harvey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harvey throws a lazy head kick
and Harrington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington lands a really nice looking cross but Harvey seems unphased.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrington.
And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrington 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington!
Padraig Harrington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 2203 p4p, 227 weight class) and Hugh Rection (ranked 2967 p4p, 294 weight class). Rection comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Clash - Bankrobber kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hugh Rection has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Rection!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson thumps Rection with a low kick.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson presses Rection against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilson prevents Rection from breaking the clinch.
Wilson working aggressively here.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rection backwards.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rection controls his hands.
Rection is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rection blocks a body shot from Wilson.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Wilson.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rection is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Rection can't break the clinch.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rection.
Rection looks winded!
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rection backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rection or not.
Wilson digs a right hand into Rection's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rection's gas tank.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rection.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Rection's head.
Wilson lands a big uppercut and Rection is down! He's in big trouble - Wilson follows him to the mat!
Rection is rocked!
Wilson passes to side control.
Rection is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Rection tries to escape but Wilson is in control.
Rection seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rection misses with a straight left.
Wilson feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilson rushes Rection and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rection backwards.
Wilson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rection wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is dominant here and he's now got Rection's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good control from Wilson.
Rection is trying to stand back up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rection is trying to shake Wilson off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Wilson won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Rection connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rection swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Rection is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rection.
Rection goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson prevents Rection from breaking the clinch.
Rection takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rections head.
Rection wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Rection is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson lands a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rections head.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rection fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rection backwards.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rection prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rection breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Rection circles away and keeps his distance.
Rection steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson is looking to clinch but Rection is avoiding it.
Sam Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Rection's body. Rection takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wilson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
Rection wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Rection is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Rection breaks the clinch.
Rection takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rections head.
Wilson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rection or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Rection tumbles to the floor! Wilson threw a big shot that dropped him and now Wilson is on top looking to finish! Rection has guard but can he survive?!
Wilson stands and steps away. Rection gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Rection is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rection manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rection tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Rection turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rection breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Rection won't allow it.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Rection is trying to break free.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rection can do to turn this around?
Rection wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Wilson lands a right hand.
Wilson lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rection with a big uppercut! Rection tries to clinch up but Wilson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rection to the mat! Rection covers up and Wilson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Wilson!
A very excited looking Sam Wilson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 2192 p4p, 322 weight class) and Damien Sepultra (ranked 2726 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
213 lbs
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203 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Sepultra!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Sepultra.
Sepultra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Svensson on the side of the head.
Damien Sepultra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepultra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Sepultra throws a body kick that misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svensson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sepultra.
Svensson clinches.
Sepultra blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Svensson scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Damien Sepultra has been cut.
Svensson tries to work over Sepultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sepultra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Sepultra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Sepultra blocks an uppercut.
Svensson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sepultra's elbow.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sepultra blocking some punches.
Svensson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sepultra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Svenssons head.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sepultra controls his hands.
Sepultra content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Sepultra.
Sepultra breaks from the clinch.
Sepultra checks the leg kick.
Sepultra has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Sepultra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Svensson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Sepultra.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sepultra.
Sepultra is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Svensson with a body shot.
Sepultra misses with a low kick.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sepultra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sepultra throws a chopping leg kick but Svensson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Svensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sepultra is able to avoid easily.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepultra manages to avoid it.
Svensson scores with a jab to the head.
Svensson throws a solid leg kick but Sepultra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Svensson.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Svensson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Sepultra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
Svensson defending well as Sepultra loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Svensson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Svensson takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svensson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Svensson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sepultra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Svensson tries a body shot but Sepultra blocks it.
Sepultra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sepultra controls his hands.
Sepultra cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Svensson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sepultra.
Sepultra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sepultra breaks the clinch.
Sepultra ducks right into an uppercut from Svensson.
Sepultra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Sepultra moved out of range nicely.
Svensson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sepultra. Sepultra obviously looking to wear him down.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sepultra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepultra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sepultra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sepultra throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sepultra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sepultra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson moves forwards but Sepultra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sepultra.
Sepultra is looking to slow Svensson down with leg kicks.
Svensson throws a jab when Sepultra was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sepultra, as that shot connected.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Svensson blocks the low kick.
Sepultra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Sepultra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Svensson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sepultra - that will leave a mark!
Sepultra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Svensson blocks the low kick.
Sepultra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sepultra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
Sepultra blocks a jab.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sepultra clobbers Svensson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sepultra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Svensson.
Sepultra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sepultra throws the kick towards the body but Svensson avoids it.
Sepultra misses with an uppercut.
Sepultra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svensson throws a body punch but Sepultra moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Svensson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sepultra. Sepultra obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Svensson.
Sepultra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sepultra throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Sepultra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Sepultra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sepultra.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sepultra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sepultra staying out of range there.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sepultra.
Svensson throws a big counter combination but Sepultra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sepultra tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sepultra with a jab.
Svensson scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Svensson.
Svensson has Sepultra up against the cage in a clinch.
Sepultra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson scores with a shot to the side of Sepultra's head.
Svensson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Svensson jumps guard but Sepultra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Svensson.
Sven Svensson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sepultra stalling in the clinch but Svensson improves position.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepultra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svensson misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sepultra or not.
Sepultra stalling the fight.
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sepultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
Sepultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sepultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Sepultra fails to land.
Sepultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Sepultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson scores with a shot to the side of Sepultra's head.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
Sepultra misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepultra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepultra blocks a body shot from Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svensson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sepultra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sepultra prevents a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Sepultra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepultra blocking some punches.
Sepultra lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svensson tries a body shot but Sepultra blocks it.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sepultra misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
Sepultra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson lands with a left to the head.
Sepultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson gets through Sepultra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sepultra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sepultra tries to land a leg kick but Svensson saw it coming and moves away.
Sepultra connects with a jab.
Sepultra leaves Svensson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Sepultra misses.
Svensson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sepultra moves away from the strike by Svensson.
Sepultra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Svensson misses with a body punch
and Sepultra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Sepultra's shoulder, as Sepultra tries to avoid the shot.
Sepultra looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sepultra is out of range.
Svensson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sepultra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Sepultra scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepultra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Sepultra moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Svensson moves into the clinch.
Sepultra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepultra.
Sepultra misses with some punches.
Sepultra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sepultra throws a front kick that sends Svensson stumbling back into the cage.
Sepultra with a jab.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Sepultra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svensson.
Sepultra 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Sepultra.
Sepultra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepultra swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Sepultra ducks down to avoid it.
Damien Sepultra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sepultra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Svensson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Damien Sepultra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circling - Svensson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Svensson throws a body punch but Sepultra moves out of range.
Svensson throws a solid leg kick but Sepultra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Svensson.
Svensson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sepultra swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Sepultra misses with a body shot.
Sepultra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sepultra throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson has managed to clinch.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Sepultra stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson lands with a left to the head.
Sepultra breaks the clinch.
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Sepultra is out of range.
Svensson misses with a body kick.
Sepultra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
A jab from Sepultra does it's job there.
Svensson blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepultra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Crunch! Sepultra slams his shin into Svensson's torso.
Sepultra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Svensson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svensson misses with an uppercut
and Sepultra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sepultra throws a leg kick but Svensson moved away.
Sepultra scores with a nice right hand.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sepultra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sepultra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sepultra misses with a body kick.
Svensson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Svensson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Svensson tries to clinch up but Sepultra circles away and keeps his distance.
Sepultra swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Sepultra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sepultra scores with the left hand. Svensson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson moves out of range as Sepultra throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepultra tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson takes one to the chin there.
Sepultra is looking to score with low kicks.
Svensson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svensson moves into the clinch.
Svensson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sepultra.
Sepultra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svensson presses Sepultra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svensson tries a body shot but Sepultra blocks it.
Sepultra prevents a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Sepultra.
Svensson lands a shot to the body.
Svensson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sepultra.
Sepultra is trying to maintain a safe position but Svensson gets an underhook and turns Sepultra into the cage.
Sepultra scores with a shoulder strike.
Sepultra misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sepultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sepultra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sepultra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson tries to clinch there but Sepultra circles away.
Svensson scores with a leg kick.
Sepultra scoring well with a low kick there.
Sepultra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sepultra lands a slapping body shot.
Svensson misses the jab.
Sepultra is trying to counter with his kicks.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sepultra misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sepultra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Svensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sepultra counters with a good, hard body kick but Svensson shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Sepultra.
Sepultra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sepultra tried to score with a low kick but Svensson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sepultra.
Svensson cracks Sepultra with a good jab.
Svensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sepultra.
Svensson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Svensson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sepultra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Svensson wants to clinch up but Sepultra keeps it at a distance.
Sepultra tries a quick counter leg kick but Svensson is wise to it.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sepultra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Svensson throws a body punch but Sepultra moves out of range.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sepultra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Sepultra. Beautiful body shot.
Sepultra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svensson is out of range and Sepultra settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepultra moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sepultra.
Svensson tries to clinch but Sepultra is having none of it.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepultra manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Sepultra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sepultra 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Sepultra!
Our winner, Damien Sepultra, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulski McBeth (ranked 1189 p4p, 153 weight class) and Sherm Davis (ranked 1158 p4p, 147 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulski McBeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sherm Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and pushes McBeth back into the cage.
Davis blocks a body shot from McBeth.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
McBeth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis tries a body shot but McBeth blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBeth.
McBeth misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBeth prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as McBeth controls the action.
McBeth scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
McBeth misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from McBeth.
A right hook to the body lands for McBeth.
McBeth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBeth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBeth scores with a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by McBeth.
McBeth gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from McBeth fails to land.
Davis works on McBeth's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBeth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but McBeth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis blocks a body shot from McBeth.
McBeth blocking some punches.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McBeth.
McBeth lands with a right to the head.
Davis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McBeth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Davis can turn it around.
McBeth has Davis pushed against the cage.
A short right from McBeth.
Davis blocks a body shot from McBeth.
McBeth working aggressively here.
McBeth tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from McBeth - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
McBeth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBeth tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
McBeth lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
McBeth struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
McBeth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBeth.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
McBeth blocking some punches.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBeth throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McBeth fails to land.
Davis working aggressively here.
McBeth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis misses with the head strike.
McBeth misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBeth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBeth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBeth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McBeth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McBeth tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
McBeth misses with an elbow strike.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McBeth blocks an uppercut.
McBeth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis working aggressively here.
Davis lands a left hand.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but McBeth avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
McBeth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McBeth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McBeth stalling.
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!
McBeth is struggling to control the position.
McBeth blocks a body shot from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBeth lands a right hand.
Davis is rocked!
McBeth lands with a left to the head.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can McBeth finish him?
McBeth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
McBeth creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Davis with a big uppercut! Davis tries to clinch up but McBeth pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Davis to the mat! Davis covers up and McBeth unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paulski McBeth!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Bango (ranked 952 p4p, 41 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 1193 p4p, 62 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Bango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bango throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Bango staying out of range there.
Bango defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bango staying out of range there.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bango throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Bango misses with a body kick.
Bango throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bango throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Bango walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Bango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bango comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bango tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bango throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Bango throws a leg kick
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a jab to Bango's midsection.
Bango swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Bango was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bango defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Bango swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bango swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bango misses with an uppercut.
Bango rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Bango's ribs.
Bango delivers a nice body kick.
Bango looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DJ Bango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bango misses with a head kick.
Bango misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Bango attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bango doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bango.
Bango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bango looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Bango loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bango looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bango throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bango tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Bango is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Thomas staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bango.
Bango misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas slips a jab from Bango.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bango throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bango looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Bango lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Thomas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bango at a distance.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Bango slips the punch.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bango misses the target.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Bango moved out of range nicely.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bango had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thomas defending well as Bango loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bango doesn't seem bothered though.
Bango takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bango moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bango staying out of range there.
Bango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bango lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bango looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bango takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Bango gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Bango misses with a head kick.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Bango with an uppercut!
Bango throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Bango needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bango throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Bango throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bango on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bango looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Thomas as he connects with a hook.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Bango throwing a counter right hand but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bango throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Bango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Bango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Bango moved out of range.
Bango misses with a body shot.
Bango drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thomas jabs at Bango's body.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Bango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bango.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Bango counters with a stiff right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bango might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bango throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bango lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bango misses with a straight right.
Bango works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Thomas lands a jab to Bango's midsection.
Bango blocks a jab.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas moves out of range as Bango strikes.
Bango misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Bango looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bango throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bango 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 Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Bango.
Bango throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Bango takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Bango just misses with a punch to the body.
Bango thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas jabs Bango to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas defending well as Bango loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bango stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Bango saw that one coming.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Bango's belly button to the back.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Bango.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bango moves out of range of the strikes.
Bango looks to throw a body kick
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bango throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Bango cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tom Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Bango off the cage and back into range.
Bango throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Bango tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bango looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bango throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Bango slips a straight right by Thomas.
Bango misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters circling a little - Bango finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bango looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas defending well as Bango loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bango on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bango misses its intended target.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas slips under a jab.
Bango throws out a leg kick but Thomas moves out of range and Bango only half commits.
Bango takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Bango had a free shot at his head there.
Bango is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bango 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.
Bango fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands a jab to the nose.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Bango.
Bango throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Bango lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Bango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a jab when Bango was well out of range.
Bango slips a straight right by Thomas.
Bango lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Bango.
Bango scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Bango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bango thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Bango 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bango.
Bango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bango.
Bango walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Thomas takes a swing at Bango's ribcage but misses.
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!
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Bango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bango momentarily.
Bango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bango.
Bango throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Bango's head but Bango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bango bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bango throws a big counter combination but Thomas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bango.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Bango swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bango walks into a jab.
Tom Thomas 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.
Thomas throws a hook but Bango avoids it easily.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bango.
Bango uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Bango walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Bango doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bango was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Bango misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Bango's belly button to the back.
Bango misses with a looping right.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Bango fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Bango's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Bango ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Bango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bango needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bango looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Bango is looking to land body kicks.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Bango went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bango defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Bango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Bango ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Bango slips the punch.
Thomas swings for the body but Bango moves out of range.
Bango misses with a right hand
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DJ Bango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Bango.
Bango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Thomas!
A relieved looking Tom Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarred Reich (ranked 1336 p4p, 169 weight class) and Pieter Daan Mostert (ranked 1476 p4p, 184 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarred Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pieter Daan Mostert!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostert rushes Reich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reich lands a shoulder strike.
Reich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mostert's efforts to push away.
Mostert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reich.
Reich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mostert working hard to break the clinch.
Reich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mostert's elbow.
Mostert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mostert tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reich.
Reich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reich misses with the head strike.
Reich lands a hook that snaps the head of Mostert backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mostert is trying to pull guard but Reich turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mostert misses with a punch on the inside.
Mostert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mostert working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mostert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reich swings wildly with an uppercut but Mostert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mostert misses with a punch on the inside.
Reich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mostert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reich backwards.
Reich misses with a punch on the inside.
Reich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mostert misses with a punch on the inside.
Reich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mostert backwards.
Reich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reich misses with the head strike.
Mostert tries to throw a body punch but Reich avoids it by throwing Mostert back against the cage.
Mostert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jarred Reich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pieter Daan Mostert.
A right hook to the body lands for Reich.
Mostert is trying to push Reich away but Reich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mosterts head.
Mostert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reich backwards.
Mostert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reich blocks a body shot from Mostert.
Reich prevents Mostert from breaking the clinch.
Mostert lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mostert can't break the clinch.
Reich struggles to land a body shot inside as Mostert controls his hands.
Mostert drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Pieter Daan Mostert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mostert wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mostert.
Reich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mostert. Mostert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reich lands with a cross.
Mostert throws a big shot that misses.
Mostert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mostert moves in looking to clinch but Reich pushes him off.
Mostert scores with a one two! Reich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reich sizes up Mostert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mostert is rocked!
Reich drops Mostert with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mostert! Reich dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarred Reich!
A very excited looking Jarred Reich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell House (ranked 397 p4p, 63 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 999 p4p, 133 weight class). House's entrance music is Coffee?. A fine choice. Darren has chosen Here's to the losers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Darren has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxwell House'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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left lands for Darren.
House tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
House lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Darren.
House lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
House misses with a left hand
and Darren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darren moves away from the strike by House.
House tries to clinch but Darren moves away
and Darren counters with a leg kick.
House looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darren misses with an uppercut.
Darren throws a jab when House was well out of range.
Darren connects with a solid leg kick.
Darren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
House plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
House tries to land a body kick
and Darren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darren, right into the meat.
House jabs Darren right on the nose. Darren blinks but takes it well.
House throws a leg kick
and Darren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as House blocks the low kick.
Darren moves out of range as House strikes.
House throws a wild body kick that Darren sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from House.
House misses with a jab to the body
letting Darren counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren blocks a head kick by House.
Darren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darren rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
Darren lands an elbow inside that House shrugs off.
House blocks an elbow strike from Darren.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through House's defenses.
Darren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt House or not.
Nice elbow from Darren.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darren misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards House's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a body punch.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren lands a right hand.
House dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
House tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House blocks the elbow strike.
House dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
House lands a body punch.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darren lands with a short shot to the head.
Darren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
House blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
House working aggressively here.
Darren lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
House lands with a short shot to the head.
House misses with the head strike.
Darren tries a body shot but House blocks it.
Darren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
Darren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Darren dominated that round.
That's time! House's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darren fails in his attempt to clinch.
House fires out a quick counter leg kick but Darren just manages to avoid it.
House gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darren tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
A frustrated look appears on Darren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Darren.
James Darren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Darren.
House working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with House's elbow.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Darren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darren scores with a hook to the body.
Darren throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren is leaning against House and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
House prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren throws an elbow but it misses.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darren throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
House misses with some punches.
House pushes Darren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Darren.
Darren throws a head punch that misses.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
House working aggressively here.
Darren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from House.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from House misses the target.
House throws a low kick but Darren avoids it.
A shot to the body from House misses
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
House throws a jab when Darren was well out of range.
Darren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
House checks a low kick from Darren.
Maxwell House seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House wants to clinch.
House buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darren takes one on the button.
House takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Darren counters with a nice leg kick.
Darren scores with a nice strike.
Darren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by House there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darren blocks a leg kick.
Darren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
House scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darren doesn't seem bothered though.
Darren scores with a head kick. House tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from House misses its intended target.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Darren counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
House misses with a hook to the body
and Darren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House avoids the body shot from Darren.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from House.
House swings widly with a right hand
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Darren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps House thinking.
Darren lands a big uppercut and House crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but House looks OK. Darren waves House back to his feet!
House is rocked!
House throws a combination that misses
and Darren counters with a right hand from hell and House is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Darren!
During a confident post fight interview, James Darren thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ortega (ranked 888 p4p, 109 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 133 p4p, 16 weight class). Yamaguchi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yama Yama. 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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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ortega closes the distance and pushes Yamaguchi back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Ortega misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Yamaguchi works on Ortega's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi digs a right hand underneath Ortega's ribcage. Ortega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortega clinches up against the cage.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortega.
Yamaguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortega takes a shot to the head.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi lands a shot to the body.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortega lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ortega.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Ortega's head.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortega.
Ortega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
I was talking to Ortega's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Ortega on the inside.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi works on Ortega's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Ortega scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega tries to clinch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carlos Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamaguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Ortega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ortega scrambles back to his feet.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortega.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Ortega.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ortega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamaguchi - the referee stops the clock and Ortega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamaguchi. Ortega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ortega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamaguchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega darts in trying to clinch
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamaguchi.
Ortega wants to slow Yamaguchi down by chopping away at his legs.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Yamaguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi digs a good hook to Ortega's body.
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!
Ortega scores with the left hand. Yamaguchi knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortega there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamaguchi throws a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Good work by Ortega as he checks the leg kick.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamaguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortega.
Ortega works the jab nicely.
Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Ortega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamaguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortega instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamaguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ortega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yamaguchi 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.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Ortega avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortega scores with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi lands a body shot.
Ortega tries to clinch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Ortega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamaguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamaguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Yamaguchi jabs Ortega right on the nose. Ortega blinks but takes it well.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.
Ortega is looking to land body kicks.
Ortega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamaguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi instigates a clinch.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega pushes Yamaguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamaguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Ortega saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortega throws a wild body kick that Yamaguchi sees coming a mile off.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamaguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
Ortega misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortega swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Yamaguchi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Ortega moved away.
Ortega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamaguchi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega misses with a jab to the body
and Yamaguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Ortega takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ortega has time to react.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Yamaguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Ortega slaps the foot to one side.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega tries to clinch but Yamaguchi is having none of it.
Ortega staying out of range there.
Ortega seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ortega thumps Yamaguchi with a low kick.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ortega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body. Yamaguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ortega clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Ortega as the two fighters clinch.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamaguchi.
Ortega lands a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Ortega blocks it.
Carlos Ortega has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the head.
Yamaguchi is leaning against Ortega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortega tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Yamaguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamaguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Ortega tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Ortega tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortega is keeping busy.
Ortega lands a body punch.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Ortega working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yamaguchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Ortega moved out of range.
Ortega is looking to slow Yamaguchi down with leg kicks.
Ortega's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Ortega steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamaguchi. That one must have hurt.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Ortega.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ortega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortega avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamaguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamaguchi scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortega throws an off balance right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega tries to clinch up.
Ortega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortega takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamaguchi darts in and clinches Ortega up against the cage.
Ortega lands with a light punch inside.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamaguchi.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Ortega will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega misses with a body punch.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
A short right from Ortega on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamaguchi gets through Ortega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlos Ortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Ortega takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortega tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Ortega.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Ortega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Ortega pushes Yamaguchi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamaguchi works on Ortega's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Yamaguchi on the inside.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega digs a right hand into Yamaguchi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamaguchi's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortega.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortega.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortega tries a body shot but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamaguchi 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
After the fight, Kai Yamaguchi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reco Penn (ranked 740 p4p, 91 weight class) and Kosken Jorma (ranked 686 p4p, 82 weight class). 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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149 lbs
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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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Jorma dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Jorma throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jorma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head.
Jorma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jorma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jorma is defended easily by Penn.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jorma, right into the meat.
Jorma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Penn. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma lands a jab to the head.
Jorma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jorma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Jorma does no damage.
Jorma moves away from the strike by Penn.
We've been hearing reports that Penn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A jab from Jorma finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Kosken Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws the left hand but Jorma avoids the punch easily.
Jorma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn throws a right hand that Jorma ducks under and follows up with a left that Jorma also avoids with ease.
Penn takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Jorma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Penn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
An inside leg kick from Jorma misses.
Penn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Penn lands with a cross.
Jorma scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jorma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Jorma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jorma's corner calls for a 1-2. Jorma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jorma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jorma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Reco Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Penn looks to land a combination but Jorma avoids it well.
Jorma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jorma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma thumps Penn with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jorma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jorma.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jorma is looking to chop away at Penn's legs.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Jorma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Jorma misses its intended target.
A low kick from Jorma is predictable there
and Jorma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jorma dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Penn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jorma at a distance.
Jorma scores with a jab to the head.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Jorma.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Jorma.
It seemed like Jorma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Penn jabs Jorma right on the nose. Jorma blinks but takes it well.
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!
Donk. Jorma catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands a glancing blow to the side of Jorma's head.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Jorma's defenses.
Jorma throws a body kick that misses.
Penn tried to counter with a leg kick but Jorma avoided it.
Jorma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jorma on the side of the head.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jorma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jorma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Jorma should have avoided that one.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jorma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Reco Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosken Jorma.
Jorma loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosken Jorma 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.
Jorma looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Jab by Penn.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
so Jorma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Penn keeping full guard, as Jorma tries to pass.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jorma from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorma working some strikes from top position.
Jorma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jorma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Jorma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorma.
Penn pulls Jorma in to control the position.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorma.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorma passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jorma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorma lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Jorma connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
Nice strikes from Jorma there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jorma takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jorma throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penn to regain full guard.
Jorma wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Jorma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jorma forces his way into half guard.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Jorma is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jorma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jorma lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jorma with the ground and pound but Penn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jorma wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Jorma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jorma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorma trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorma throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Jorma trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a strike but Penn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Jorma has wrist control.
Penn postures up.
Penn wants to control from the top but Jorma keeps moving.
Jorma looking for a triangle here. Penn is fighting it but it looks tight! Jorma pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Penn is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kosken Jorma!
Kosken Jorma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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