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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moonlight Maze (ranked 2548 p4p, 320 weight class) and Padraig McNamara (ranked 3071 p4p, 383 weight class). McNamara has chosen Kung liligaya ka sa piling ng iba as his entrance music. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moonlight Maze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Padraig McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maze throws a right hand that misses
and McNamara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McNamara.
Maze takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maze misses with a looping left.
McNamara moves out of range as Maze strikes.
McNamara throws a leg kick but Maze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maze stalks McNamara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McNamara's face. McNamara staggers backwards, shaken.
McNamara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McNamara instigates a clinch.
McNamara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McNamara gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maze is staying active underneath McNamara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maze wants to get back to full guard.
Maze wants to control but McNamara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maze wants to improve his position but McNamara is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maze keeping moving, preventing McNamara from controlling successfully.
Maze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNamara manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maze won't allow McNamara to sweep him here.
Maze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McNamara looking for a sweep. Not yet McNamara, not yet.
Maze is stalling in the full guard.
Maze trying to control but McNamara is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara has momentary wrist control but Maze slips an elbow through the middle.
McNamara keeping full guard, as Maze tries to pass.
McNamara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maze wants to pass the guard but McNamara is keeping the position.
McNamara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maze gets full guard.
McNamara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maze wants to sweep here but McNamara controlling him for the moment.
Maze keeping full guard, as McNamara tries to pass.
McNamara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maze looking for subs off his back but McNamara has passed one foot through into half guard.
Maze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McNamara pulls his head out easily.
Maze wants to improve his position but McNamara is controlling well.
Maze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maze is trying to control the position but McNamara postures up.
McNamara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maze is keeping the position for now.
Maze working for a triangle but McNamara defends it easily.
Maze looking for a sweep. Not yet Maze, not yet.
McNamara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McNamara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McNamara has gone for a leg lock! Maze slips out almost immediately though and dives into McNamara's guard.
Maze passes McNamara's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maze slips a nice elbow through McNamara's hands, connecting with McNamara's forehead.
McNamara has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Maze winds up and cracks McNamara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McNamara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maze drops an elbow to the side of McNamara's head.
McNamara is looking to improve his position.
McNamara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McNamara gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Moonlight Maze will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McNamara drops his hands momentarily and Maze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maze scores with a shot to the body.
Maze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maze wants it to stay on the feet.
Maze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maze's jab looks to have found its range, popping McNamara under the eye.
Moonlight Maze is winning the standup battle so far.
Maze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McNamara momentarily.
Maze looks to throw the jab but McNamara is out of range.
McNamara throws a hook but Maze blocks it.
Maze scores with a sloppy right hand. McNamara should have avoided that one.
McNamara slips a jab from Maze.
McNamara misses with a looping right.
Maze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Maze.
Maze catches McNamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McNamara staying out of range there.
McNamara scores with a leg kick.
Maze dips to his left and cracks McNamara with an uppercut!
Maze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McNamara to score with a decent uppercut.
McNamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maze misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from McNamara misses.
McNamara ducks under a wild hook from Maze.
McNamara lands a leg kick that knocks Maze off balance momentarily.
McNamara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maze looks to land a right hand but McNamara moved out of range.
Maze misses with a hook.
McNamara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McNamara is looking to chop away at Maze's legs.
Maze misses with a straight right.
Maze avoids the head kick by McNamara.
It looked like Maze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McNamara fails to land the takedown.
Maze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McNamara can do to turn this around?
McNamara closes the distance and clinches up with Maze, looking for a takedown. McNamara pushes Maze against the cage but Maze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moonlight Maze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Padraig McNamara.
Maze lands with a right hand.
McNamara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maze is out of range and McNamara settles back down.
Maze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maze throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maze thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNamara loads up on a big right hand but Maze slips the punch.
McNamara misses with a hook
and Maze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maze misses with a hook.
Maze scores with a punch to the head.
Maze lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McNamara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maze misses the jab.
McNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maze moves away.
Maze cracks McNamara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McNamara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maze napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maze tries to buck McNamara off but McNamara is having none of it.
Maze is working hard here to advance position.
Maze gets back to half guard.
McNamara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maze looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maze regains full guard. Nicely done.
McNamara throwing strikes from guard but Maze blocks nicely.
McNamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maze keeping moving, preventing McNamara from controlling successfully.
Maze trying to control the position.
Maze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNamara manages to get himself to full guard.
McNamara working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maze passes McNamara's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maze wants to take a breather but McNamara is having none of it.
McNamara is pressing down on Maze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maze throwing strikes from guard but McNamara blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maze is pushing down on McNamara's leg trying to pass to half guard. McNamara is fighting to maintain full guard but Maze has managed to sneak the leg through.
McNamara is trying to get back to full guard.
Maze is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McNamara sees it coming and defends easily.
Maze passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moonlight Maze dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maze looks to throw the jab but McNamara is out of range.
Maze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNamara replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maze blocks it well.
McNamara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maze will feel that in the morning.
Maze lands with a nice body punch.
McNamara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maze quickly recovers to half guard.
McNamara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maze tries to roll over but McNamara keeps him under control.
McNamara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maze trying to control but McNamara postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maze is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McNamara postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara wants to pass the guard but Maze is keeping the position.
McNamara is looking to work some ground and pound but Maze has wrist control.
Maze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maze has his foot on McNamara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McNamara works his way back into a safe position though.
McNamara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maze gets back to half guard.
McNamara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McNamara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McNamara wants to take a breather but Maze is having none of it.
Padraig McNamara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maze had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McNamara defends it easily.
Maze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McNamara is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNamara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McNamara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maze is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McNamara, into his guard.
McNamara wants to sweep but no luck.
Maze trying to control the position from guard on top but McNamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McNamara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McNamara keeping moving, preventing Maze from controlling successfully.
McNamara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McNamara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maze defends well.
Maze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maze landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maze stopping the sweep attempt from McNamara.
Maze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McNamara's head.
Maze works over McNamara with some ground and pound from guard.
Maze is working McNamara over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maze won't allow McNamara to sweep him here.
Maze lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maze pushes down on McNamara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McNamara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maze is looking for a kimura but McNamara is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maze to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moonlight Maze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moonlight Maze!
Moonlight Maze 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.
In defeat, Padraig McNamara stepped up to the mic, saying 'Chamba'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe River (ranked 4958 p4p, 475 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 2665 p4p, 286 weight class). River's entrance music is Linkin Park - Papercut (Hybrid Theory). A fine choice. Durden has chosen The Dust Brothers - This Is Your Life as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River punishes Durden's body with a nice straight punch.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
River misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
River lands a jab to Durden's midsection.
Durden throws a sloppy body shot
and River counters with an outside leg kick.
Durden looks to throw a body kick
and River counters with a straight right hand.
Durden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from River misses.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Durden tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from River finds it's way round the side to connect with Durden's head.
Durden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River ducks right into an uppercut from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River loads up on a big right hand but Durden slips the punch.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River misses with a body shot.
Durden lunges at River with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by River's hand.
Durden misses with a hook
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River blocks a head kick by Durden.
Durden gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands a right hand.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Durden misses with a knee strike.
Durden prevents a body shot from River.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from River fails to land.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Durden.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
River takes an elbow to the forehead.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Durden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but River pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Durden.
Durden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durden is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River lands with a left to the head.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Durden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Durden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but River gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Durden wants to break free but River has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River 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.
Joe River dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
River throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Joe River is winning the standup battle so far.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
River swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
River scores with the left hand. Durden knows he should have avoided that one.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
River cracks Durden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durden tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
Durden throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from River.
Durden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling River to score with a decent uppercut.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
River misses the shot to the body.
Durden lands the left hand.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps River's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durden is keeping busy.
Durden tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Durden back against the cage.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durden lands a left hand.
Durden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Durden blocking some punches.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
River lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Durden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Durden.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
A jab from River misses.
Durden lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
River throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River scores with a jab to the body.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durden's head backwards.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durden counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and moves out of range.
River on the wrong end of a nice jab.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River misses the jab.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
Durden loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden takes one on the button.
Durden looks to land a combination. River sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
River throws a leg kick but Durden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durden only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Durden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River jabs at Durden's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
River lands the left hand.
Joe River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Durden avoids the body shot from River.
A leg kick checked by River.
Durden throws out a leg kick but River moves out of range and Durden only half commits.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Durden.
River throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durden replies with a solid counter kick to the body but River blocks it well.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Durden on the side of the head.
River throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe River dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
River misses with a body punch
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River goes for a double leg but Durden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Durden continues to drive forward.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
River throws a hook to the side of Durden's head but Durden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from River lands.
Durden scores with a jab. River acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Durden throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Durden there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from River finds it's way round the side to connect with Durden's head.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River tries to clinch but Durden moves out of range.
A nice side step and Durden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Durden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River lands with a right hand.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durden bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Durden blocks a jab.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden shapes to counter with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from River.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Durden moves forwards but River connects with a nice, crisp jab.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
Durden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River looks to land a combination. Durden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Durden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden throws a nice looking combination but River bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
River throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River misses with a body shot.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
A left lands for Durden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Durden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
River misses with a wild body shot.
Durden misses the jab.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River avoids a kick to the body.
Durden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Durden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River fails to land with a series of punches.
Durden drops his hands momentarily and River takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheers as Durden lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
Durden scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Joe River has been cut.
River throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Durden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joe River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
River was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe River.
Well River has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe River!
Joe River decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tyler Durden had this to say: 'That ain't right! I have no idea how could it happen...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 3696 p4p, 370 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 2643 p4p, 293 weight class). Jed Knight will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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187 lbs
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Knight keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Hardy trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Hardy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardy advances nicely into full mount.
Knight holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hardy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Knight keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is working to get back to half guard.
Hardy controlling his opponent.
Hardy landing strikes from the mount and Knight is in trouble!
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Hardy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hardy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardy is trying to control here but Knight has managed to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy passes to full mount!
Hardy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hardy avoids the attempt from Knight to control.
Hardy content just to control the position here.
Knight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Hardy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Knight throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Knight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knight punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Knight enables Hardy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Knight manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
Hardy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight is pulling down on Hardy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardy, at least for the moment.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Knight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardy. Hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Knight misses the jab.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight works the jab nicely.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jed Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Hardy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Hardy misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a kick to the body.
Knight lands an overhand right.
Knight slips a jab from Hardy.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Hardy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knight lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Knight tries a quick counter leg kick but Hardy is wise to it.
Knight tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jed Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hardy under the eye.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Hardy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knight looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hardy happy to just control the position for now.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Hardy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jed Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Knight wants to land a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight misses the jab.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
Knight follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight digs a good hook to Hardy's body.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Knight.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knight throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knight connects with the punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy slips under a jab from Knight.
Jab by Knight.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight feints and then cracks Hardy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardy down.
Hardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy is looking for a counter combo.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knight.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Hardy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Knight throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Knight circles away easily
and Knight counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Knight.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Hardy slips a jab from Knight.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Hardy jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knight 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Knight!
Post fight, Jed Knight took to the microphone: 'i just want say thank you to all my sponsors, Aspire for making me feel at home here. On to the next one.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Labosky (ranked 1648 p4p, 166 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 2871 p4p, 246 weight class). Quint has chosen Jaws Theme as his entrance music. Sam Quint has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jean Labosky's chin.
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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
13 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Quint!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quint.
Sam Quint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quint. Labosky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Labosky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Labosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quint.
It looked like Labosky was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Labosky.
Quint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Labosky has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quint.
Labosky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Labosky throws a big counter combination but Quint scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Quint scores with a jab to the body.
Labosky fakes the leg kick and cracks Quint in the body.
Labosky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Quint throws a right hand that Labosky ducks under and follows up with a left that Labosky also avoids with ease.
Quint takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Quint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quint.
Labosky slips a jab and a cross from Quint.
Labosky is looking to counter the offense by Quint and move into the clinch.
Labosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky moves out of range as Quint strikes.
Quint swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Labosky counters with a left and a right that stings Quint.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quint.
The fight stays on the outside here - Labosky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Quint does no damage.
Quint fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Labosky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quint lands a leg kick that knocks Labosky off balance momentarily.
Quint's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Quint duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Labosky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
Quint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Quint closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quint misses with a body punch.
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quint moves into range and clinches up with Labosky.
Labosky jumps guard but Quint turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Labosky tries to circle away but Quint has him pinned against the cage.
Labosky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quint is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Quint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch but Quint keeps him there for the moment.
Labosky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quint has him pressed against the cage.
Quint's coach down at Pugilists and Grapplers Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Quint's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Quint tries to score a body lock takedown but Labosky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jean Labosky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Quint.
Quint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Labosky breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Labosky's waist but Labosky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quint off to one side.
Quint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Quint.
Quint clinches with his opponent.
Labosky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quint pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Labosky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Labosky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quint has him pressed against the cage.
Labosky fails to pull guard.
Labosky avoiding damage as Quint throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Quint - that landed with a thud.
Quint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Labosky is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Quint to keep the fight standing.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quint lands a body shot in the clinch.
Labosky is looking to break free of the clinch but Quint has double underhooks.
Quint is pushing Labosky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Quint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Quint.
Quint scores with a hook to the body.
Labosky tries to score a body lock takedown but Quint shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Labosky breaks the clinch.
Quint tries to land a body kick
and Labosky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Quint works over Labosky's head and body with a nice combination.
Quint throws a lazy head kick
and Labosky counters with a three punch combo that has Quint backing up. Quint nods at Labosky to acknowledge the strikes.
Quint is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Quint misses.
Labosky appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Labosky.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Labosky doesn't seem bothered though.
Quint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Labosky circles away.
Quint throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quint connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quint connects with a body shot.
Quint scores with a nice strike.
Quint will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Quint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Labosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quint.
Labosky throws a counter high kick but Quint was just alert enough to avoid it.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Labosky with a jab.
Quint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Labosky tries to clinch but Quint is having none of it.
Quint is looking for the big counter here.
Quint blocks a head kick by Labosky.
Labosky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Labosky prevents a body shot from Quint.
Quint works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quint lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint has Labosky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Labosky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Labosky is trying to stall.
Quint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
Labosky tries to pull guard but Quint forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Labosky.
Quint lands an uppercut.
Quint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Labosky's efforts to push away.
Quint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Quint keeps control of Labosky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Labosky wants to break free but Quint has control.
Labosky jumps guard but Quint turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Labosky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quint wants to take the fight to the mat but Labosky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jean Labosky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Quint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Labosky fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Labosky's efforts to push away.
Quint struggles to land a body shot inside as Labosky controls his hands.
Quint softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Quint.
Labosky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quint is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Labosky working hard to break the clinch.
Sam Quint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses.
Quint fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint jabs at Labosky's body.
Quint scores with a spinning back kick!
Quint moves into the clinch.
Quint lands a good knee to the midsection. Labosky won't want to take too many of those.
Quint lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Labosky misses with some punches.
Quint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
Quint is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Labosky is defending well.
Quint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Labosky backwards.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Quint.
Quint throws the left hand but Labosky avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Labosky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Quint misses its intended target.
Labosky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Labosky.
Quint wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labosky thows a body kick. Quint tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Labosky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quint throws a looping overhand right but Labosky ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Labosky breaks from the clinch.
Quint connects with a solid leg kick.
Quint scores with a shot to the body.
Quint throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Quint's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quint throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Labosky wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Quint throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quint moves into range and clinches up with Labosky.
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quint connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Labosky slips a jab from Quint.
Quint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Labosky checks a low kick from Quint.
Quint tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Labosky is able to avoid easily.
Labosky throws a big counter combination but Quint scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sam Quint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Labosky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Labosky doesn't seem bothered though.
Quint cracks the inside of Labosky's front leg.
Quint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quint looks to land a body kick but Labosky moved away.
Quint lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint forces Labosky back against the cage and clinches.
Quint misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Quint.
Quint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quint looking for a takedown.
Labosky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Labosky or not.
Labosky avoiding damage as Quint throws knees to the body.
Labosky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Quint avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Labosky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quint gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quint lands with a good body shot.
Labosky lands with an uppercut that bounces Quint off the cage and back into range.
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint clinches.
Labosky takes a shot to the head.
Labosky is trying to break the clinch but Quint is controlling him.
Labosky working hard to break the clinch.
Quint lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Labosky or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint has Labosky pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Quint pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Labosky tumbling to the mat - Quint dives into Labosky's guard.
Labosky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quint is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Quint passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint controlling the pace.
Jean Labosky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Labosky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Labosky wants to get back to his feet.
Sam Quint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quint looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Labosky tries to roll over but Quint keeps him under control.
Quint controlling the pace.
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.
Labosky wants to control but Quint is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quint frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quint takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Labosky tries to hold on but Quint postures up.
Labosky working to try and regain half guard.
Quint seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Labosky is holding on tight.
Labosky is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Quint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quint 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Quint!
A victorious Sam Quint thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 1848 p4p, 221 weight class) and Dong Uk (ranked 2573 p4p, 281 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Uk's choice of entrance music: Bonobo - Prelude & Kiara. Dong Uk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
158 lbs
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167 lbs
30 - 32 - 1 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 32 - 1, fighting out of London, Dong Uk!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven works Uk's body with a nice hook.
Uk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uk misses with an uppercut.
As Uk backs away, Draven returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Draven thumps Uk with a low kick.
Draven throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Uk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Draven's calf.
Draven moves out of range of the body kick from Uk.
Decent striking displayed by Uk there.
Uk drops his hands momentarily and Draven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Uk looks for the body kick but Draven saw 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!
Draven defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
Uk lands with a nice body punch.
Uk lands a nice looking body shot.
Uk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Draven.
Nice cross by Draven.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Uk throws out a leg kick but Draven moves out of range and Uk only half commits.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uk misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Uk does no damage.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uk digs a good hook to Draven's body.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Uk.
Uk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
Uk throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Uk wants to slow Draven down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Uk.
Uk avoids the body shot from Draven.
Draven jabs Uk right on the nose. Uk blinks but takes it well.
Uk throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uk.
Uk misses with a low kick.
Dong Uk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Uk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven blocks a low kick nicely.
Draven throws a quick counter kick to the body but Uk avoids it.
Uk scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uk checks a leg kick.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Uk.
Uk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uk connects with a single shot there.
Draven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Draven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draven avoids the head kick by Uk.
Draven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Uk sees coming a mile off.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven moves into range and clinches up with Uk.
A short right from Draven.
Uk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
Draven connects with a crisp jab.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Uk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven tries to clinch but Uk is having none of it.
Uk throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Uk misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uk throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
Uk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uk.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Uk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uk, right into the meat.
Uk throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Uk lands with an overhand left.
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven lands with an uppercut that bounces Uk off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Draven defending well as Uk loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Uk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uk. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uk misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Uk misses its intended target.
Uk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Draven is able to avoid easily.
Draven lands a lovely overhand right.
Draven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Draven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Uk looks to move away, Draven throws a big counter combo but Uk just gets out of the way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Uk.
Uk lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
Draven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uk finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head.
Draven lands with a good body shot.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Uk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven slips a jab from Uk.
Draven scores with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven looks for the body kick but Uk saw that one coming.
Uk fakes the leg kick and cracks Draven in the body.
Uk lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Uk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dong Uk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Draven catches Uk right on the button with a cross.
Draven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Uk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draven avoids the body shot from Uk.
Uk thumps Draven with a low kick.
Draven 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.
Uk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uk throws out the jab.
Draven wants to slow Uk down by chopping away at his legs.
Uk throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Uk throws a body shot but no joy.
Uk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Draven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uk throws a leg kick but Draven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Uk.
A little feinted left hand from Draven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uk throws a low kick but Draven avoids it.
Uk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uk throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Uk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uk looks to land a body kick but Draven moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Uk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draven finds it's way round the side to connect with Uk's head.
An inside leg kick from Uk misses.
Draven looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uk was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Draven works the jab nicely.
Draven jabs at Uk's body.
Draven looks for the body kick but Uk saw that one coming.
Uk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Draven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uk on the side of the head.
Draven cracks Uk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uk dodges the punch combination from Draven.
Uk walks into a straight right hand from Draven.
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!
Uk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Uk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
Uk misses with a shot to the body
and Draven counters by clinching up.
Uk misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uk misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draven.
Uk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Uk fails to land.
Uk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uk misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Uk throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Uk misses with a left hand
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Uk throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven misses with a body kick.
A cross from Draven lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uk 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.
Draven lands with a right hand.
Uk is rocked!
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uk is still on wobbly legs! Can Draven finish him?
Uk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draven scores with a counter punch that sends Uk to the canvas! Draven smells blood - he's punishing Uk with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Uk has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!
Eric Draven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 2021 p4p, 236 weight class) and Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 1108 p4p, 136 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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38
166 lbs
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162 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
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aurelio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamkhalaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamkhalaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamkhalaev checks a leg kick.
Aurelio scores with a jab to the head.
Shamkhalaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Shamkhalaev 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.
Aurelio throws out a loose jab but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamkhalaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aurelio lands a nice looking body shot.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamkhalaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aurelio under the eye.
Aurelio throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shamkhalaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aurelio.
Aurelio takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aurelio stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Aurelio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio looks for a takedown but Shamkhalaev sprawls well.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
A little feinted left hand from Aurelio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamkhalaev scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab to the body.
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
It seemed like Shamkhalaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamkhalaev is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio is just content to waste time from the top position. Shamkhalaev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aurelio has gone for a leg lock! Shamkhalaev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aurelio's guard.
Aurelio throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev wants to get up but he can't break Aurelio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shamkhalaev is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shamkhalaev won't allow Aurelio to sweep him here.
Shamkhalaev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shamkhalaev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shamkhalaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shamkhalaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aurelio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shamkhalaev slips a jab from Aurelio.
Shamkhalaev cracks Aurelio with an open hand slap.
Aurelio scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamkhalaev should have avoided that one.
Shamkhalaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio moves forwards but Shamkhalaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aurelio scores with a jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a big shot that misses.
Shamkhalaev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aurelio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamkhalaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamkhalaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelio.
Shamkhalaev lands with a cross.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamkhalaev misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Aurelio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Shamkhalaev throws out a counter right but Aurelio avoids it with no problem.
Shamkhalaev misses with a looping right.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a head shot.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAurelio.
Aurelio slips a straight right by Shamkhalaev.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev cracks Aurelio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamkhalaev loads up on a big right hand but Aurelio slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Shamkhalaev looks to move away, Aurelio throws a big counter combo but Shamkhalaev just gets out of the way.
Aurelio has closed the distance and engaged Shamkhalaev in a clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aurelio or not.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Aurelio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aurelio lands with a left to the head.
Shamkhalaev pushes Aurelio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev blocking some punches.
Aurelio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shamkhalaev pushes Aurelio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Shamkhalaev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamkhalaev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Aurelio lands.
Aurelio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a body punch but Aurelio moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Shamkhalaev moved out of range nicely.
Shamkhalaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Aurelio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Shamkhalaev coming out on top.
Aurelio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamkhalaev.
Jab from Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Shamkhalaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Shamkhalaev swings widly with a right hand
and Aurelio counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Aurelio lands.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Shamkhalaev tries to bum rush Aurelio with a series of wild strikes but Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shamkhalaev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamkhalaev.
A punch combination from Aurelio misses.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice right hand.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamkhalaev jabs at Aurelio's body.
Aurelio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamkhalaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aurelio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shamkhalaev, pushing him back against the cage.
Aurelio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Marcelo Aurelio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.
Aurelio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shamkhalaev is defending well.
Aurelio looking to stall.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aurelio or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelio has had enough of the clinch but Shamkhalaev keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev works on Aurelio's body with a couple of short punches.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev punishes Aurelio's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamkhalaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Aurelio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aurelio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aurelio thumps Shamkhalaev with a low kick.
Shamkhalaev lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.
Shamkhalaev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Shamkhalaev as Aurelio shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shamkhalaev works Aurelio's body with a nice hook.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aurelio lands with a kick to the temple. Shamkhalaev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shamkhalaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamkhalaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shamkhalaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelio throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamkhalaev lands a really nice looking cross but Aurelio seems unphased.
Shamkhalaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelio.
Aurelio throwing a counter right hand but Shamkhalaev manages to avoid it.
Aurelio forces Shamkhalaev back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelio taking a breather.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Aurelio scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
Aurelio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelio misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio moves forwards but Shamkhalaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamkhalaev sprawls well. Shamkhalaev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aurelio gets slowly back to his feet.
Shamkhalaev connects with a looping right hand.
Shamkhalaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aurelio on the side of the head.
Aurelio scores with a head kick. Shamkhalaev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Shamkhalaev. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelio throws a head kick but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Aurelio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamkhalaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
Shamkhalaev lands with a nice body punch.
A jab lands there for Shamkhalaev.
Aurelio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice hook to Aurelio's body. Aurelio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamkhalaev lands a slapping body shot.
Shamkhalaev lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shamkhalaev!
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice right hand.
Shamkhalaev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aurelios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shamkhalaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shamkhalaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marcelo Aurelio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamkhalaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
Shamkhalaev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aurelio. Aurelio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamkhalaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Shamkhalaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aurelio doesn't seem phased though.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamkhalaev cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Aurelio's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Shamkhalaev coming out on top.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio misses the jab.
Aurelio shoots for a double leg takedown but Shamkhalaev sprawls well. He's pushed Aurelio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shamkhalaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamkhalaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aurelio in his tracks.
Aurelio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamkhalaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Shamkhalaev - just one landing.
Shamkhalaev connects with a crisp jab.
Shamkhalaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamkhalaev lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelio throws a sloppy head kick
letting Shamkhalaev counter with a right hand.
Aurelio misses with a wild body shot.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice cross by Aurelio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamkhalaev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
After the fight, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 601 p4p, 85 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 794 p4p, 114 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 lbs
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borjigin checks a leg kick.
Borjigin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anselmo checks it well.
Anselmo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borjigin.
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borjigin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Borjigin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Borjigin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range and Borjigin settles back down.
Borjigin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Borjigin moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo throws an off balance right hand
and Borjigin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anselmo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Borjigin to counter with a crisp jab.
Khunbish Borjigin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Borjigin throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borjigin.
Anselmo misses with a body shot.
Anselmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borjigin. That did some damage!
Borjigin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Borjigin misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Borjigin.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anselmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anselmo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anselmo lands with a nice body punch.
Anselmo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Borjigin's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anselmo connects with a crisp jab.
Borjigin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Borjigin scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Anselmo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Borjigin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Borjigin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anselmo takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
Borjigin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Borjigin loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Anselmo throws a leg kick which misses Borjigin's front leg but catches the back leg as Borjigin tries to avoid it.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Borjigin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borjigin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Borjigin swings widly with a right hand
and Anselmo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anselmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borjigin scores with a jab to the head.
Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Anselmo moves out of range of the body kick.
Borjigin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anselmo misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Borjigin misses
and Anselmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Borjigin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anselmo throws a jab when Borjigin was well out of range.
Borjigin cracks the inside of Anselmo's front leg.
Anselmo thuds a left hand into Borjigin's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borjigin. That's going to slow Anselmo down.
Anselmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Borjigin.
Anselmo connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Anselmo misses.
Borjigin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anselmo doesn't seem bothered though.
Anselmo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Borjigin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Borjigin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anselmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anselmo! But no joy.
Borjigin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anselmo.
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anselmo throws a hook but Borjigin avoids it easily.
Borjigin works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo blocks a leg kick.
A cross from Anselmo lands.
Anselmo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anselmo. Borjigin shrugs it off though.
Anselmo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
Borjigin misses with a head kick.
Borjigin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anselmo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borjigin staying out of range there.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Borjigin misses with a body shot.
Borjigin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anselmo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Borjigin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin avoids the body shot from Anselmo.
A bone on bone clash there as Borjigin blocks the leg kick.
Anselmo scores with a nice head shot.
Anselmo misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anselmo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khunbish Borjigin is winning the standup battle so far.
Anselmo throws a shot from downtown. Borjigin moves away and avoids it.
Borjigin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Borjigin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Borjigin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anselmo throws out a leg kick but Borjigin moves out of range and Anselmo only half commits.
Borjigin lands with an overhand left.
Borjigin thows a leg kick but Anselmo checks it
and Anselmo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Borjigin moves out of range of the body kick from Anselmo.
Anselmo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borjigin finds it's way round the side to connect with Anselmo's head.
Anselmo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borjigin throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin looks to land a left hand but Anselmo moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo checks the leg kick.
Borjigin throws a good cross that connects.
Borjigin looks to land a left hand but Anselmo moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Anselmo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin's corner calls for a 1-2. Borjigin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Borjigin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Borjigin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anselmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anselmo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anselmo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Borjigin throws out a leg kick but Anselmo moves out of range and Borjigin only half commits.
Anselmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin tries to bum rush Anselmo with a series of wild strikes but Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borjigin misses with a straight right.
Borjigin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borjigin throws a shot from downtown. Anselmo moves away and avoids it.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anselmo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Borjigin has got the better of the exchanges.
Anselmo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borjigin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Borjigin wants to land a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Anselmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borjigin lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
Borjigin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anselmo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anselmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anselmo. Borjigin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anselmo moves out of range of the strikes.
Anselmo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Borjigin.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Borjigin is just out of range.
Borjigin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Borjigin is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anselmo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anselmo lands with an overhand left.
Anselmo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borjigin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anselmo throws out the jab.
A big left from Anselmo misses.
Borjigin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anselmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anselmo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice defenses there by Anselmo.
Anselmo throws out a counter right but Borjigin avoids it with no problem.
Anselmo throws an overhand right that lands on Borjigin's shoulder, as Borjigin tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin scores with a leg kick.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
Borjigin lands a right hook to the body.
Anselmo misses the shot to the body.
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Borjigin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anselmo misses with a low kick as Borjigin jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Borjigin misses.
Borjigin connects with an inside leg kick.
Anselmo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borjigin scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Anselmo misses with a kick to the body.
Anselmo moves out of range as Borjigin strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Borjigin. That snapped Anselmo's head back.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.
Borjigin jabs Anselmo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anselmo misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from Borjigin both land. Nice combination.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Anselmo's shoulder, as Anselmo tries to avoid the shot.
Anselmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Borjigin lands with a shot to the body.
Anselmo staying out of range there.
Borjigin throws a front kick that sends Anselmo stumbling back into the cage.
Borjigin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin scores with a body shot.
Borjigin thuds his right hand into Anselmo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Borjigin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anselmo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anselmo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borjigin wants to land a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Anselmo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Anselmo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borjigin.
Anselmo keeps the fight on the outside.
Borjigin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Borjigin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anselmos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Borjigin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anselmo can do to turn this around?
Borjigin staying out of range there.
Borjigin misses with a body kick.
Borjigin connects with a looping right hand.
Anselmo throws out a loose jab but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borjigin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borjigin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Borjigin duly obliges.
Borjigin throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anselmo lands the left hand.
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!
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Anselmo cracks a nice hook into Borjigin's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin throws a right and a left that Anselmo avoids nicely.
Anselmo connects with a single shot there.
Anselmo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anselmo throws a chopping leg kick but Borjigin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borjigin slips under a jab.
Anselmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a jab but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Borjigin slips under a jab.
Anselmo takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Anselmo.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo throws a jab when Borjigin was well out of range.
Anselmo throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
It looked like Borjigin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A good leg kick by Anselmo.
An inside leg kick from Borjigin misses.
Anselmo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Troy Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borjigin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borjigin moves in looking to clinch but Anselmo pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borjigin. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anselmo throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Borjigin lands with a right hand.
Borjigin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Borjigin connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Borjigin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borjigin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anselmo on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo connects with a single shot there.
Borjigin throws a wild body kick that Anselmo sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Anselmo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Borjigin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anselmo. Anselmo obviously looking to wear him down.
Anselmo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anselmo throws a nice looking combination but Borjigin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anselmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borjigin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Borjigin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anselmo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Borjigin misses with a wild body shot.
Anselmo throws a hook but Borjigin avoids it easily.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo moves out of range of the body kick.
Borjigin moves into range and clinches up with Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anselmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borjigin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anselmo's hands.
Anselmo walks into a left hand.
Anselmo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borjigin lands a slapping body shot.
Borjigin works the jab nicely.
Anselmo throws a lazy uppercut
and Borjigin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borjigin closes the distance and pushes Anselmo back into the cage.
Anselmo prevents a body shot from Borjigin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borjigin.
Borjigin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borjigin is leaning against Anselmo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Borjigin fails to land.
Borjigin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borjigin lands a left hand.
Borjigin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Anselmo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khunbish Borjigin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borjigin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khunbish Borjigin!
Khunbish Borjigin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pele Ronaldo (ranked 965 p4p, 111 weight class) and Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 1869 p4p, 209 weight class). Knutr Sveinsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knutr Sveinsson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sveinsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sveinsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ronaldo counters with a single leg into guard. Sveinsson didn't expect that.
Ronaldo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A jab lands there for Sveinsson.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sveinsson leaves Ronaldo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ronaldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sveinsson can pounce on him.
Ronaldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ronaldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sveinsson connects with a leg kick. Ronaldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sveinsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sveinsson.
Sveinsson throws a monster overhand right that drops Ronaldo! Sveinsson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knutr Sveinsson!
After the big win, Knutr Sveinsson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Red Light Coffeeshop and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Hijikata (ranked 144 p4p, 16 weight class) and Don Gotti (ranked 949 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Don Gotti enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti throws out a loose jab but Hijikata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gotti throws a lazy uppercut
and Hijikata counters with a low kick, right behind Gotti 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hijikata.
Hijikata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hijikata throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gotti avoids it.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hijikata counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Gotti misses
and Hijikata finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gotti jabs Hijikata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hijikata lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hijikata.
It appears Hijikata was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hijikata fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gotti.
Nice cross by Gotti.
Don Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hijikata scores with a nice body kick.
Hijikata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hijikata throws a solid leg kick but Gotti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hijikata.
Hijikata finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gotti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been informed that Gotti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hijikata was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotti.
Gotti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gotti clobbers Hijikata with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hijikata slaps away a takedown attempt from Gotti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hijikata is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hijikata.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown but Hijikata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hijikata on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hijikata will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gotti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hijikata pinned against the cage. Hijikata gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toshi Hijikata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Gotti.
Gotti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gotti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hijikata's calf.
Hijikata throws a wild body kick that Gotti sees coming a mile off.
Hijikata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gotti looks to land a left hand but Hijikata moved out of range nicely.
Hijikata jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hijikata moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Hijikata misses its target.
Gotti has managed to clinch.
Hijikata scores with a hook to the body.
Hijikata manages to break the clinch.
Gotti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hijikata looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hijikata throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hijikata digs a good hook to Gotti's body.
Hijikata sizes up Gotti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Hijikata avoids them all with ease.
Hijikata throws a chopping leg kick but Gotti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toshi Hijikata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hijikata throws a hook to the side of Gotti's head but Gotti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hijikata lands with a nice body punch.
Hijikata 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.
A big right from Gotti misses.
Hijikata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti.
A low kick from Hijikata misses
and Gotti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hijikata lands with a nice body kick.
Gotti misses with a left hand
and Hijikata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gotti thinking.
Hijikata avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hijikata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hijikata keeps Gotti at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a big shot that misses.
Gotti moves out of range of the body kick from Hijikata.
Hijikata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gotti avoids the body shot from Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a jab to the nose.
Gotti looks to land a right hand but Hijikata moved out of range.
Gotti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gotti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hijikata counters with a straight right hand.
Hijikata misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gotti throws a low kick but Hijikata moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hijikata.
Hijikata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hijikata was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotti.
Hijikata wants to slow Gotti down by chopping away at his legs.
Gotti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hijikata but Hijikata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hijikata lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hijikata.
Hijikata has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gotti.
Good leg kick by Hijikata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gotti looks to land a left hand but Hijikata moved out of range nicely.
Gotti slips under a jab.
Hijikata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hijikata gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hijikata is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gotti is stalling in the full guard.
Gotti being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Hijikata dominated that round.
That's time! Hijikata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hijikata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gotti. Gotti obviously looking to wear him down.
Hijikata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hijikata scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gotti swings for the body but Hijikata moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gotti jabs Hijikata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hijikata throws a sloppy head kick and Gotti moves out of range easily.
Hijikata lands a nice shot that snaps Gotti's head back.
Hijikata digs a good hook to Gotti's body.
Gotti misses the shot to the body.
Gotti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hijikata on his heels. He'll look to pass Hijikata's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hijikata is keeping the position for now.
Hijikata controlling the position.
Gotti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hijikata has Gotti pulled in close to control his posture.
Gotti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hijikata is keeping the position for now.
Gotti postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gotti throws an off balance right hand
and Hijikata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gotti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hijikata.
Gotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gotti misses with a body shot.
Hijikata tried to counter with a leg kick but Gotti avoided it.
Gotti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hijikata misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti misses with an uppercut
and Hijikata counters with an inside leg kick.
Gotti lands with a kick to the temple. Hijikata shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hijikata moves out of range of the body kick.
Gotti slips under a jab from Hijikata.
Gotti lands a nice looking body shot.
Hijikata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hijikata walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gotti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hijikata throws a series of punches but Gotti moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Hijikata misses.
Gotti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hijikata keeps Gotti at a distance using the push kick.
Gotti shoots and misses
and Hijikata finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gotti cracks the inside of Hijikata's front leg.
Hijikata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hijikata throws the left hand but Gotti avoids the punch easily.
Gotti moves in looking to clinch but Hijikata pushes him off.
Hijikata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gotti can do to turn this around?
Gotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hijikata moves away.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hijikata throws a low kick, looking for Gotti's leg but Gotti calmly moves out of range.
Hijikata moves out of range of the strikes.
Gotti scores with a three punch combo!
Gotti misses with a looping right.
Gotti needs to keep his hands up - Hijikata had a free shot at his head there.
Hijikata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gotti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gotti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gotti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hijikata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hijikata.
Gotti lands a nice hook to Hijikata's body. Hijikata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotti takes a swing at Hijikata's ribcage but misses.
Hijikata ducks under a wild hook from Gotti.
Gotti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata tries to roll over but Gotti keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotti not doing much here.
Hijikata is positioning himself well to prevent Gotti advancing to mount.
Hijikata trying to hold on to Gotti's head to control him but Gotti postures up.
Gotti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hijikata knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Gotti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Hijikata.
Gotti scores with a takedown into Hijikata's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotti trying to control but Hijikata is working from the bottom.
Gotti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hijikata has his hands on Gotti's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hijikata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hijikata is adopting a defensive guard.
Gotti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hijikata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hijikata has Gotti pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gotti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hijikata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gotti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hijikata.
Hijikata misses with a low kick.
Hijikata throws a wild body kick that Gotti sees coming a mile off.
Hijikata fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gotti.
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
Hijikata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gotti scoring well with a low kick there.
Gotti connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hijikata, as that shot connected.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Gotti is predictable there
and Hijikata finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hijikata throws a low kick but Gotti moves out of range easily.
Hijikata feints and then cracks Gotti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gotti down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hijikata circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hijikata counters with a body kick that stops Gotti in his tracks momentarily.
Gotti connects with the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gotti.
Gotti takes a swing at Hijikata's ribcage but misses.
Hijikata shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gotti 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 Hijikata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hijikata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gotti gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti trying to control the position but Hijikata is working away.
Gotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hijikata can't do much from the bottom here.
Hijikata is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rings Russia, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gotti wants to control but Hijikata is keeping him busy.
Hijikata sneaks back into half guard.
Hijikata is positioning himself well to prevent Gotti advancing to mount.
Gotti is taking a breather. Hijikata says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
Hijikata is pressing down on Gotti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hijikata trying to control the position here.
Gotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Hijikata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hijikata pulls Gotti in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Toshi Hijikata did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gotti.
Gotti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toshi Hijikata is winning the standup battle so far.
Hijikata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hijikata throws a hook but Gotti blocks it.
Gotti throws a hook to the side of Hijikata's head but Hijikata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hijikata throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gotti avoids it.
Gotti throws a low kick but Hijikata avoids it.
Gotti misses with an uppercut.
Hijikata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gotti! But no joy.
Hijikata throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gotti throws a hook but Hijikata blocks it.
Gotti wants to slow Hijikata down by chopping away at his legs.
Hijikata swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gotti throws a hook to the side of Hijikata's head but Hijikata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Gotti as he checks the leg kick.
Hijikata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hijikata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gotti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hijikata defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Gotti misses.
Hijikata misses with a jab to the body
and Gotti counters with a nice uppercut.
Gotti throws the kick towards the body but Hijikata avoids it.
Hijikata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hijikata misses with a straight left.
Gotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hijikata.
Good shot there by Gotti.
Hijikata connects with a body shot.
Gotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hijikata.
A nice side step and Gotti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hijikata cracks Gotti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gotti tries to bum rush Hijikata with a series of wild strikes but Hijikata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hijikata avoids the body shot from Gotti.
Hijikata 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.
Hijikata misses with a wild body shot.
Gotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hijikata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gotti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gotti misses with a lunging right hand
and Hijikata counters with a nice body kick.
Gotti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gotti throws a right hand that Hijikata ducks under and follows up with a left that Hijikata also avoids with ease.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Gotti checks it.
Hijikata checks a low kick from Gotti.
Hijikata appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hijikata with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti swings widly with a right hand
and Hijikata counters with a straight right hand.
Hijikata throws a push kick but Gotti slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Gotti blocks the leg kick.
Hijikata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hijikata throws a solid leg kick but Gotti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hijikata.
Gotti lands a jab to the head.
Hijikata scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hijikata connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hijikata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gotti throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hijikata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hijikata with a nice cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hijikata.
Danga de danga de dang - Gotti scores with a four punch combination!
Hijikata takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hijikata tries to avoid it but Gotti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hijikata to the ground. Hijikata escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A good leg kick by Gotti.
Gotti misses with a straight left.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Gotti checks it.
Gotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hijikata looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gotti shoots in but Hijikata avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hijikata uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hijikata throws a shot to the body.
Hijikata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gotti throws a combination that misses
and Hijikata counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gotti thinking.
Gotti lands with a right hand.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Gotti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hijikata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gotti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Who's going to make the next move?
Hijikata is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gotti off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hijikata tries to get the hooks in deep but Gotti pushed the leg off.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Toshi Hijikata will probably get the nod.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gotti dives in and grabs Hijikata's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hijikata pushes down on Gotti's head and hops out.
Hijikata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gotti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hijikata counters with a nice leg kick.
Gotti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hijikata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gotti. Gotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gotti throws a front kick aimed at Hijikata's knee but Hijikata avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gotti checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Hijikata.
Jab, jab by Hijikata - just one landing.
Gotti connects with a looping right hand.
Hijikata connects with a looping right hand.
Gotti throws a leg kick but Hijikata sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gotti clinches.
Gotti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hijikata manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gotti keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Hijikata.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hijikata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hijikata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gotti fails to land.
Hijikata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Hijikata misses its intended target.
Hijikata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hijikata.
Hijikata throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gotti counters with an inside leg kick.
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hijikata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hijikata stuffs the takedown attempt from Gotti. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet.
Gotti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hijikata moves away.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but Gotti moved away.
Gotti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good work by Gotti as he checks the leg kick.
Gotti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Gotti blocks the leg kick.
Gotti scores with a leg kick.
Hijikata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gotti. Gotti obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hijikata moves out of range of the strikes.
Gotti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hijikata lands a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gotti checks a leg kick.
Gotti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotti moves away.
Gotti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hijikata defends well and Gotti ends up having to push Hijikata into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Toshi Hijikata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Gotti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Gotti misses.
Gotti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hijikata at a distance.
Gotti moves out of range of the body kick.
Gotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hijikata, right into the meat.
Gotti loads up on a big right hand but Hijikata slips the punch.
Gotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hijikata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti.
Don Gotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gotti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hijikata lands with a nice body kick.
Gotti throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gotti tried to score with a low kick but Hijikata checks it.
Hijikata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gotti.
Hijikata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gotti. Gotti obviously looking to wear him down.
Hijikata throws a hook but Gotti blocks it.
Gotti lands an overhand right.
Hijikata lands an overhand right.
Hijikata slips a straight right by Gotti.
Gotti lands with a nice body punch.
Gotti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hijikata counters with a good, hard body kick but Gotti shrugs it off.
A big left from Gotti misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotti misses with a low kick.
Toshi Hijikata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hijikata lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hijikata. Hijikata obviously looking to wear him down.
Gotti lands a nice looking body shot.
Gotti ducks right into an uppercut from Hijikata.
Gotti takes a swing at Hijikata's ribcage but misses.
Gotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Hijikata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hijikata was well out of range. Poor timing from Gotti.
Gotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hijikata.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown but Hijikata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hijikata connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gotti's hands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hijikata.
Hijikata lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gotti misses with a wild body shot.
Gotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hijikata.
Gotti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hijikata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi Hijikata showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hijikata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Hijikata!
Toshi Hijikata retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 117 p4p, 20 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 47 p4p, 7 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.
Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baker throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
A big right from Baker misses.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker drives through and clinches with Murhaa against the cage.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Baker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Baker throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murhaa is looking for the big counter here.
Baker lands a nice looking body kick.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Murhaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Murhaa's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhaa takes a step back to recover.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands an overhand right.
Baker throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baker with a body shot.
Baker wants to clinch up but Murhaa keeps it at a distance.
Baker sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker lands a jab.
Baker swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Baker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baker throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Baker throws a front kick that sends Murhaa stumbling back into the cage.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Baker lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Baker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Baker.
Baker lands a jab to the nose.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
A jab from Baker finds it's way through Murhaa's defenses.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Baker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Murhaa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Baker misses the jab.
Baker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baker misses with a combination
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baker with a body shot.
Baker scores with a one two! Murhaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker looks to land a combination. Murhaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baker walks into a jab.
Baker is rocked!
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhaa takes a step back to recover.
Jab by Baker.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker lands a really nice looking cross but Murhaa seems unphased.
Murhaa moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murhaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Murhaa feints a counter leg kick.
Murhaa defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Baker blocks it well.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Murhaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Baker misses.
Baker scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker jabs Murhaa right on the nose. Murhaa blinks but takes it well.
Baker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Baker there.
Baker moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
It looked like Baker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Baker looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Baker lands with a right hand.
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murhaa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Murhaa takes one to the chin there.
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baker is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
Baker is looking to counter punch.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Murhaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baker cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baker.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murhaa 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baker.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Baker connects with an inside leg kick.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a jab to the head.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Baker looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murhaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baker.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Baker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Baker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baker misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Baker.
Murhaa throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
As Murhaa backs away, Baker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Baker coming out on top.
Murhaa needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murhaa moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baker wants to clinch.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Baker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murhaa thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Humphrey Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murhaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Baker scores with a jab.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baker scores with a head kick. Murhaa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Baker jabs Murhaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baker lands a nice looking body kick.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Baker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker moves into the clinch successfully.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Murhaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Murhaa misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
Murhaa swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baker misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a front kick that sends Murhaa stumbling back into the cage.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baker with a body shot.
Baker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Baker lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Baker misses the jab.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Baker misses with a low kick.
As Baker backs off Murhaa throws a huge counter combo but Baker manages to avoid it all.
Baker jabs Murhaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baker scores with a jab.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhaa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker misses with a combination
and Murhaa counters with a good, hard body kick but Baker shrugs it off.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker lands a nice looking body kick.
Baker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humphrey Baker clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baker misses with a body kick.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Baker wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Baker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murhaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Murhaa moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker misses with a left hand
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa blocks the body kick.
Baker throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa lands a big uppercut and Baker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Baker looks OK. Murhaa waves Baker back to his feet!
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a huge right that knocks Baker out cold! Murhaa is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phol Murhaa!
Phol Murhaa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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