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GAMMA#775 Jernit v Legions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 1080 p4p, 143 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 948 p4p, 127 weight class). Pierno has chosen Sick Puppies - You're Going Down as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
37 - 25 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierno to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Corson is out of range.
Pierno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Corson throws a body kick that misses.
Corson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierno.
Corson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pierno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierno was well out of range. Poor timing from Corson.
Pierno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Corson.
Pierno throws a poor cross that misses
and Corson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tim Pierno has been cut.
Pierno misses with a hook.
Corson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pierno just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson blocks a jab.
Pierno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pierno 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.
Corson misses the shot to the body.
Pierno digs a good hook to Corson's body.
Corson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
Pierno lands the left hand.
Corson misses with a hook
and Pierno counters with a left to the body.
Pierno connects with a looping right hand.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierno slips a jab from Corson.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but Corson shakes him off and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno throws a lazy right hand but Corson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Corson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corson, pushing him back against the cage.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Corson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corson misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Corson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Corson controls the action.
Pierno takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Pierno.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.
Corson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Corson.
Nice body punch from Pierno.
Pierno pushes Corson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Corson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Corson lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pierno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierno lands a hook that snaps the head of Corson backwards.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson blocks a body shot from Pierno.
Corson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierno.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Corson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands a body punch.
Corson throws a head punch that misses.
Pierno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Corson blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno blocks a body shot from Corson.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
Corson blocks an uppercut.
Corson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierno controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Pierno's cut.
That's time! Corson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Pierno misses.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Corson's shoulder, as Corson tries to avoid the shot.
Corson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierno takes the fight into the clinch.
Pierno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corsons head.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tim Pierno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corson digs a right hand underneath Pierno's ribcage. Pierno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pierno tries a body shot but Corson blocks it.
Good body shot from Corson.
Pierno is breathing heavily.
Corson tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corson tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing Corson back against the cage.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corson digs a right hand into Pierno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pierno's gas tank.
Pierno prevents a body shot from Corson.
Corson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Corson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Corson prevents a body shot from Pierno.
Corson takes a shot to the head.
Corson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Corson lands with a short shot to the head.
Corson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Corson scores with a shoulder strike.
Corson lands a nice uppercut.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Corson lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corson digs a right hand underneath Pierno's ribcage. Pierno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Corson.
Corson lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Corson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Corson lands with a left to the head.
Corson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corson has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
Corson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Corson blocks an uppercut.
Corson lands an uppercut.
Corson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Corson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Corson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Corson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corson lands a body punch.
Corson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Corson lands with a right to the head.
Corson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Corson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Corson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corson.
Corson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corson scores with a shoulder strike.
Corson blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Corson.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierno controls his hands.
Corson lands a right hand.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Corson controls the action.
Pierno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Corson blocking some punches.
Pierno tries to work over Corson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corson has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Corson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Corson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Corson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corson works on Pierno's body with a couple of short punches.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shayne Corson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Pierno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Corson lands a big right hand that sends Pierno crashing to the mat! Corson stays standing though and waves Pierno back to his feet!
Pierno is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Corson throws a monster overhand right that drops Pierno! Corson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shayne Corson!
During a confident post fight interview, Shayne Corson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 612 p4p, 70 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 476 p4p, 54 weight class). Khakhold comes to the cage accompanied by Penis song. Barbo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nissim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khakhold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Khakhold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Khakhold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khakhold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Khakhold moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Khakhold throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbo's head.
Barbo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khakhold 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.
Khakhold misses with a low kick.
Khakhold misses with a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a leg kick.
Barbo dodges the punch combination from Khakhold.
Barbo misses with a two punch combination.
Barbo misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbo misses the jab.
Khakhold is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo lands a body shot.
Barbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khakhold will feel that in the morning.
Khakhold throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sala Barbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khakhold checks a low kick from Barbo.
Barbo tries to score with a low kick but Khakhold moves his leg out of the way.
Khakhold moves out of range of the body kick.
Khakhold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Khakhold.
Khakhold is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khakhold moves into the clinch.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Barbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbo has double underhooks.
Barbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khakhold.
Barbo lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Barbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbo digs a right hand underneath Khakhold's ribcage. Khakhold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbo.
Khakhold lands an uppercut.
Khakhold working aggressively here.
Khakhold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo lands a body punch.
Khakhold tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Khakhold pushes Barbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbo slows down the pace here.
Khakhold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khakhold swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khakhold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Khakhold. That snapped Barbo's head back.
Barbo lands a slapping body shot.
Barbo throws a front kick that sends Khakhold stumbling back into the cage.
Khakhold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo connects with a right hand. Khakhold shakes it off.
Khakhold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Barbo.
Khakhold is looking to land body kicks.
Barbo is looking for the big counter here.
Barbo checks the leg kick.
Khakhold moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Barbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Barbo.
Khakhold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khakhold misses with a body shot.
Khakhold slips under a jab.
Khakhold attempts a counter takedown but Barbo avoids it well and moves away.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
Barbo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khakhold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khakhold scores with a nice right hand.
Barbo scores with a nice strike.
Khakhold walks into a left hand.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khakhold.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khakhold 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 Barbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khakhold takes a swing at Barbo's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Khakhold. Beautiful body shot.
Khakhold steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barbo. That one must have hurt.
Khakhold connects with a leg kick. Barbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khakhold throws a leg kick which misses Barbo's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbo tries to avoid it.
Khakhold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbo swinging wildly here.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Khakhold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Barbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khakhold is able to avoid easily.
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Khakhold moved out of range nicely.
Khakhold is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khakhold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khakhold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khakhold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbo tries to clinch but Khakhold is having none of it.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khakhold is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khakhold.
Barbo takes a swing at Khakhold's ribcage but misses.
Barbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khakhold.
Khakhold lands a nice hook to Barbo's body. Barbo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Barbo.
Sala Barbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Khakhold. Beautiful body shot.
Khakhold throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Barbo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khakhold's hands.
Khakhold throws a chopping leg kick but Barbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a low kick.
Khakhold slips under a jab from Barbo.
Khakhold jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Khakhold moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khakhold throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Barbo slips a jab and a cross from Khakhold.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khakhold or perhaps it was just good defense by Barbo, which made it look bad.
Khakhold cracks Barbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khakhold looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Khakhold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbo moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbo.
I was talking to Khakhold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo misses with the head strike.
Barbo lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khakhold.
Barbo prevents a body shot from Khakhold.
Sala Barbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khakhold lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbo backwards.
Khakhold working aggressively here.
Khakhold misses with a body punch.
Barbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khakhold prevents a body shot from Barbo.
A shot in the inside from Barbo.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khakhold controls his hands.
Khakhold lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbo blocks an uppercut.
Barbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbo tries a body shot but Khakhold blocks it.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Khakhold avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo blocks an uppercut.
Barbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo throws a head punch that misses.
Khakhold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khakhold wants to take the fight to the mat but Barbo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khakhold blocks the elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khakhold can't break the clinch.
Khakhold blocks an uppercut.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khakhold controls his hands.
Khakhold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khakhold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khakhold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khakhold blocks a body shot from Barbo.
Khakhold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbos head.
Khakhold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbo digs a right hand into Khakhold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khakhold's gas tank.
Khakhold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khakhold misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Barbo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sala Barbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Khakhold misses with a body shot.
Barbo takes a swing at Khakhold's ribcage but misses.
Khakhold changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbo. That's going to slow Khakhold down.
A jab from Khakhold misses.
Barbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Khakhold.
Barbo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Barbo.
Khakhold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Barbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khakhold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbo is looking to land body kicks.
Khakhold throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khakhold under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold throws a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Khakhold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khakhold lunges at Barbo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbo's hand.
Barbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khakhold. That did some damage!
Khakhold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khakhold keeps Barbo at a distance using the push kick.
Khakhold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbo missing with a left hand there. Khakhold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khakhold staying out of range there.
Khakhold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Barbo finds it's target.
Barbo cracks the inside of Khakhold's front leg.
Khakhold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold shoots in but Barbo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khakhold is looking to land body kicks.
Khakhold misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Barbo throws out a counter right but Khakhold avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khakhold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khakhold misses with a low kick.
Barbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khakhold.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Khakhold walks into a stiff left hand from Barbo.
Barbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khakhold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khakhold dives in and grabs Barbo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbo pushes down on Khakhold's head and hops out.
Khakhold thows a leg kick but Barbo checks it
and Barbo counters with a good low kick that Khakhold was not able to check.
Barbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khakhold.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khakhold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses.
Khakhold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbo works the jab nicely.
Khakhold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbo.
Barbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Khakhold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khakhold ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Khakhold 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.
Khakhold misses with an uppercut.
Khakhold walks into a jab.
Barbo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khakhold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Khakhold misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barbo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barbo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khakhold.
Barbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khakhold.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khakhold's sensitive parts.
Khakhold works the jab nicely.
Khakhold has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbo.
Barbo blocking some punches.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as Khakhold controls the action.
Khakhold looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Pablo Khakhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khakholds head.
Barbo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Khakhold tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sala Barbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sala Barbo!
Sala Barbo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold was interviewed post fight and said 'My wife's gonna cuck me with my opponent all week'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandayu Winger (ranked 484 p4p, 68 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 398 p4p, 57 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger.
Sodergren works the jab nicely.
Sodergren lands with an uppercut that bounces Winger off the cage and back into range.
Winger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sodergren counters with a three punch combo that has Winger backing up. Winger nods at Sodergren to acknowledge the strikes.
Sodergren misses with a left hand
and Winger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sodergren wants to land a leg kick but Winger is out of range.
Sodergren misses with a head kick.
Winger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winger.
Winger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Winger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
As Winger backs off Sodergren throws a huge counter combo but Winger manages to avoid it all.
Winger 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.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
Winger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winger misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Winger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Winger throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Winger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sodergren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Winger off balance momentarily.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Winger's front leg but catches the back leg as Winger tries to avoid it.
Winger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sodergren. Sodergren obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Winger misses.
Good leg kick by Sodergren there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sodergren lands a jab to the head.
Winger misses with a wild combination.
Winger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winger avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Winger's front leg but catches the back leg as Winger tries to avoid it.
Winger digs a good body shot into Sodergren's ribs.
Winger tries to keep at a distance but Sodergren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sodergren lands a left hand.
Winger has a couple of punches blocked by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands with a short shot to the head.
Winger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winger throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sodergren follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Sodergren finds it's target.
Winger throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sodergren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooh!!! Winger has knocked Sodergren down with a huge combo! Winger steps away and waves a wobbly Sodergren back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
and Winger counters with a straight right hand.
Winger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sodergren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winger cracks Sodergren with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sodergren looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Winger finish him?
Sodergren is rocked!
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winger moves away.
Sodergren is still on wobbly legs! Can Winger finish him?
Sodergren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sodergren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winger at a distance.
Sodergren seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren cracks the inside of Winger's front leg.
Sodergren lands a jab to the nose.
Winger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good work by Winger as he checks the leg kick.
Winger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren feints a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sodergren 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 Winger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sodergren counters with a stiff right hand.
Winger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sodergren counters with a low kick, right behind Winger 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sodergren tries to work over Winger's front leg with a kick but Winger checks it.
Winger thuds a left hand into Sodergren's body.
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sodergren slips a jab from Winger.
Winger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Sodergren takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses.
Sodergren scores with a leg kick.
Sodergren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winger's hands.
Winger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sodergren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Winger misses with a left hand
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
Winger misses with a left hand
and Sodergren counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Winger.
Winger is trying to force a seperation but Sodergren has the dominant position.
Sodergren breaks from the clinch.
Winger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sodergren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winger works Sodergren's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Winger misses.
Sodergren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winger.
Winger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Winger's front leg but catches the back leg as Winger tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sodergren, as that shot connected.
Sodergren lands a leg kick that knocks Winger off balance momentarily.
Sodergren thows a leg kick but Winger checks it
enabling Winger to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winger backing away here, and Sodergren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winger moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
A shot to the liver by Winger. Beautiful body shot.
Winger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Winger misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sodergren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winger is out of range.
Sodergren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sodergren there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
Sodergren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sodergren scrambles back to his feet.
Sodergren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winger throws a poor cross that misses
and Sodergren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winger throws the left hand but Sodergren avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sodergren, right into the meat.
Winger defending well as Sodergren loads up on a big left hand.
Winger looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Winger throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sodergren! But no joy.
Winger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sodergren lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sodergren coming out on top.
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
and Winger counters with a right hand to the body.
Winger slips a jab from Sodergren.
Winger throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sodergren chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winger's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Sodergren tries to close the distance and clinch but Winger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winger throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Winger misses with a hook.
Sodergren clinches up against the cage.
Sodergren lands a shoulder strike.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Winger.
Winger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands a nice shot to the body.
Sodergren scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Winger controls his hands.
Sodergren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Sodergren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winger backwards.
Winger lands a hook that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Winger can't break the clinch.
Winger tries to circle away but Sodergren has him pinned against the cage.
Sodergren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sodergren prevents Winger from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sodergren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sodergren clinches.
Winger prevents a body shot from Sodergren.
Winger working aggressively here.
Sodergren misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sodergren.
A short uppercut from Sodergren.
Winger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sodergren.
A head punch on the inside from Sodergren fails to land.
Sodergren lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winger misses with some punches.
Sodergren manages to break the clinch.
Sodergren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winger. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren throws a head kick but Winger moves out of range.
Sodergren scores with a hook.
Winger lands the left hand.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Winger.
Winger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren works Winger's body with a nice hook.
Sodergren just misses with a punch to the body.
Winger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sodergren counters with a nice uppercut.
Sodergren swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger loads up on a big right hand but Sodergren slips the punch.
Winger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sodergren jabs Winger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winger misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick.
Winger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winger misses with a looping right.
Winger misses with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winger misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren lands with an overhand left.
Winger is rocked!
Winger lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Sodergren defending well as Winger loads up on a big left hand.
Sodergren takes the fight into the clinch.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Winger.
Winger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandayu Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sodergren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winger backwards.
Winger pushes Sodergren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winger working aggressively here.
Basten Sodergren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winger takes a shot to the head.
Sodergren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sodergren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basten Sodergren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren stalling.
Still in the clinch, Winger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winger misses with a body punch.
Winger lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sodergren.
Winger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Winger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sodergren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winger's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sodergren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
Our winner, Basten Sodergren, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 730 p4p, 36 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 1214 p4p, 64 weight class). Trew has chosen Fuck You - Lily Allen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Trew to counter with a crisp jab.
Saric throws a right hand that misses
and Trew counters with a thumping low kick.
Trew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saric is looking to counter punch.
Saric lands a big head kick that sends Trew tumbling to the mat! Saric takes a step backwards and waves Trew back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Trew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saric scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Archie Trew's cut even more.
Trew wants to clinch but Saric slips to the side
and Saric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saric circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trew if he has to take too many more of those.
Trew loads up on a big right hand but Saric slips the punch.
Trew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Archie Trew's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trew's hands.
Archie Trew's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saric taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric is stalling here.
Trew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trew wants to get back to striking at distance but Saric won't allow it.
Trew misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saric.
Nice elbow from Trew.
Saric managing to block the knees to the body from Trew.
A right handed body shot lands from Trew.
Saric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saric blocks a body shot from Trew.
Saric blocking some punches.
Trew throws a punch but it's blocked by Saric.
Trew landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trew instigates a clinch.
Saric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saric swats away the attempt to clinch by Trew.
Saric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trew at a distance.
Saric looks for the body kick but Trew saw that one coming.
Trew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trew forces Saric back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric lands a body shot.
Saric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Archie Trew's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zdravko Saric!
Zdravko Saric decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Fudd (ranked 392 p4p, 57 weight class) and Cheik Imbula (ranked 289 p4p, 43 weight class). Fudd comes to the cage accompanied by Blue On Black. Imbula has chosen ~Apache~ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
177 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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32
180 lbs
26 - 14 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula misses with a body kick.
Imbula throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fudd to counter with a crisp jab.
Fudd connects with a crisp jab.
Fudd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fudd looks to land a strike but Imbula avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fudd stays in close to Imbula's body and controls the position.
Fudd wants to control from the top but Imbula keeps moving.
Imbula has his foot on Fudd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fudd works his way back into a safe position though.
Fudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Imbula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fudd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fudd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Imbula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Imbula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imbula controls Fudd momentarily but Fudd frees himself.
Fudd wants to stand but Imbula is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fudd trying to control but Imbula is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Imbula misses with a two punch combination.
Fudd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Imbula uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fudd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imbula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Imbula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fudd lands a head shot.
Fudd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Imbula dodges the punch combination from Fudd.
Imbula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fudd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fudd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Imbula misses with a jab to the body
and Fudd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Imbula thinking.
Fudd avoids the head kick by Imbula.
Imbula avoids the head kick by Fudd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Imbula misses with a hook. Fudd ducked under it nicely.
Imbula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Imbula connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fudd throws a right hand that Imbula ducks under and follows up with a left that Imbula also avoids with ease.
Fudd throws a looping overhand right but Imbula ducks down to avoid it.
Cheik Imbula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fudd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imbula lands a jab to Fudd's midsection.
Fudd moves out of range of the body kick from Imbula.
Imbula uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fudd.
Fudd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fudd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Imbula scores with a spinning back kick!
Fudd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fudd slips a straight right by Imbula.
Imbula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fudd. That did some damage!
Fudd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Imbula.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imbula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fudd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Imbula.
Fudd throws a right and a left that Imbula avoids nicely.
Cheik Imbula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fudd scores with a sloppy right hand. Imbula should have avoided that one.
Fudd blocks a jab.
Imbula misses with a looping left.
Fudd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Imbula misses.
Fudd moves out of range as Imbula throws a body kick.
Fudd clobbers Imbula with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Imbula changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fudd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fudd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imbula.
It seemed like Imbula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Imbula misses with a jab to the body
and Fudd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fudd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Imbula on the side of the head.
Imbula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Imbula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fudd manages to avoid it.
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 Elmer Fudd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fudd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fudd moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Fudd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fudd throws the left hand but Imbula avoids the punch easily.
Fudd tries to move into range but Imbula moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Imbula throws a leg kick but Fudd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fudd looks to throw the jab but Imbula is out of range.
Imbula misses with a low kick.
Imbula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fudd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Imbula wants to sweep here but Fudd controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudd works over Imbula with some ground and pound from guard.
Fudd with a nice head shot there.
Fudd wants to control from the top but Imbula keeps moving.
Imbula looking for a guillotine here but Fudd defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula 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.
Fudd distracts Imbula with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fudd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Imbula keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Fudd landing some decent shots from guard.
Fudd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fudd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Imbula's guard.
Fudd throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imbula not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fudd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Imbula throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fudd uses it to pass to side control.
Fudd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Imbula sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fudd lands some shots froms side control.
Imbula is not content to let Fudd control the position.
Imbula is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula gets back to half guard.
Fudd is looking to stall here but Imbula recovers full guard.
Imbula keeping moving, preventing Fudd from controlling successfully.
Imbula looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fudd is one step ahead there.
Imbula is controlling Fudd's posture.
Imbula's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Imbula has a closed guard, preventing Fudd from standing up.
Fudd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Imbula is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fudd throws a strike but Imbula rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Imbula looking to sit in guard and control but Fudd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fudd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Imbula looking to control.
Imbula has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fudd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmer Fudd dominated that second round.
That's time! Fudd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Imbula lands a body shot.
Imbula misses with a right hand
and Fudd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fudd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cheik Imbula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fudd throws a lazy right hand but Imbula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imbula now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fudd misses with a double jab
and Imbula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imbula misses with a looping right.
Jab from Fudd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbula catches Fudd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Imbula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fudd was well out of range. Poor timing from Imbula.
Imbula forces Fudd back against the cage and clinches.
Fudd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Imbula looks to land a right hand but Fudd moved out of range.
Fudd throws a poor cross that misses
and Imbula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a kick to the body
enabling Fudd to counter with a crisp jab.
Imbula throws an off balance right hand
enabling Fudd to counter with a crisp jab.
Imbula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fudd avoids the body shot from Imbula.
Fudd is looking to counter the offense by Imbula and move into the clinch.
Imbula throws a head kick but Fudd moves out of range.
Fudd throwing a counter right hand but Imbula manages to avoid it.
Fudd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Imbula eats them both and turns towards Fudd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fudd lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Imbula.
Fudd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Imbula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fudd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Imbula throws out a counter right but Fudd avoids it with no problem.
Fudd jabs Imbula to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fudd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Imbula finds it's way through Fudd's defenses.
Fudd catches Imbula with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cheik Imbula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fudd throws a hook but Imbula blocks it.
Fudd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imbula.
A jab lands there for Imbula.
Fudd throws out a powerful jab.
Imbula takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Imbula takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fudd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Imbula throws out the jab.
Fudd lands a head shot.
Fudd tries to clinch but Imbula is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Fudd misses
and Fudd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Imbula throws a body shot but no joy.
Imbula goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fudd misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula dodges the punch combination from Fudd.
Imbula misses with a body shot.
A big right from Imbula misses.
Imbula needs to keep his hands up - Fudd had a free shot at his head there.
Fudd misses with a low kick as Imbula jumps back.
Imbula is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Imbula has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Imbula uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fudd has time to react.
Fudd lands a jab.
Imbula lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fudd falls backwards - clearly groggy! Imbula dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheik Imbula!
An out of breath Cheik Imbula thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timur Frunze (ranked 226 p4p, 28 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 469 p4p, 53 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
145 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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37
147 lbs
30 - 21 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Frunze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord throws a low kick but Frunze moves out of range easily.
Frunze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Lord, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frunze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frunze is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Frunze scoring well with a low kick there.
Lord wants to clinch up but Frunze keeps it at a distance.
Frunze is looking to counter punch.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frunze.
Frunze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Timur Frunze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord rushes Frunze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frunze tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Frunze back against the cage.
Lord lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lord lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frunze breaks the clinch.
Frunze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Frunze saw that one coming.
Frunze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frunze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Frunze.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Frunze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord avoids the body shot from Frunze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frunze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lord.
Frunze tries to move into range but Lord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Timur Frunze has been cut.
Frunze looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Frunze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lord takes a step back to recover.
Nice shot by Lord.
Lord connects with a right hand. Frunze shakes it off.
Frunze is rocked!
Frunze digs a good body shot into Lord's ribs.
Oh Frunze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frunze throws a body kick that misses
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frunze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Lord swings for the body but Frunze moves out of range.
Frunze is looking to wear down Lord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Frunze misses.
Lord scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord cracks Frunze with a hook to the temple - Frunze is on wobbly legs here! Lord swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Frunze falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lord wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Selfie Lord!
After winning the bout, Selfie Lord thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 35 p4p, 4 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 117 p4p, 18 weight class). Sin comes to the cage accompanied by Original Nuttah. Sonnen has chosen The Devil's Doorbell as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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171 lbs
26 - 11 - 3 |
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sonnen at a distance.
Sin throws a low kick, looking for Sonnen's leg but Sonnen calmly moves out of range.
Sonnen 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.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen throws a leg kick
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Sin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sonnen throws a jab when Sin was well out of range.
Sin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sin throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen misses with a takedown
and Sonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonnen lands a jab to the head.
Sin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sin 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.
Sonnen moves out of range of the body kick.
Sonnen throws an off balance right hand
and Sin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sonnen really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sin throws a lazy body kick
and Sonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
Sin takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Sonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sin is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sin blocks the leg kick.
Sin misses with a straight left.
Sonnen looks to land a body kick but Sin moved away.
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
Sin slips under a jab from Sonnen.
A cross from Sin lands.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Sin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Sin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sonnen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely.
Sin feints and then cracks Sonnen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sonnen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sonnen scores with a decent looking hook.
Sonnen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sonnen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sin under the eye.
Sin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sin lands an overhand right.
Sin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sonnen's head backwards.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
Sonnen lands a leg kick that knocks Sin off balance momentarily.
Sonnen scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Sin throws an overhand right that lands on Sonnen's shoulder, as Sonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Sonnen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sin is able to avoid easily.
Sonnen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sin's head.
Sonnen throws a solid leg kick but Sin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looks for the body kick but Sin saw that one coming.
Sonnen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sin catches Sonnen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sin lands a leg kick that knocks Sonnen off balance momentarily.
Sonnen throws a sloppy body shot
and Sin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sonnen's knee momentarily.
Sonnen throws out a leg kick but Sin moves out of range and Sonnen only half commits.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sin tries to land a front kick but Sonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sin 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 Sonnen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sonnen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick.
Sonnen throws a big shot that misses.
Sin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sonnen slips a jab from Sin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sonnen.
Sonnen scores with a takedown into Sin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sin is keeping the position for now.
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
Sonnen looking to pass the guard.
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sin is retaining full guard.
Sin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sonnen being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 Lee Sin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Sin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sin misses with a hook. Sonnen ducked under it nicely.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sin throws a push kick but Sonnen slaps the foot to one side.
Sonnen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sin takes one to the chin there.
Sin misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen motions for Sin to come forward. Sonnen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sonnen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sin.
Sin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sonnen throws a hook to the side of Sin's head but Sin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sonnen does it's job there.
A left lands for Sonnen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a good cross that connects.
Sin throws a low kick but Sonnen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sonnen takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Sin lands with a cross.
Sin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonnen blocks the body kick.
Sin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Sin.
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Sin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sonnen.
Sin throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Sonnen misses its intended target.
Sonnen cracks Sin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sin moves out of range as Sonnen throws a body kick.
Sonnen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sin.
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!
Sonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sin misses with a looping left.
Lee Sin is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonnen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sin. That did some damage!
Sonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Sonnen looks for a takedown but Sin sprawls well.
It looked like Sin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses the shot to the body.
Sin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Sonnen avoids the body shot from Sin.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Sin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sonnen throws the left hand but Sin avoids the punch easily.
Sonnen scores with a jab. Sin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen misses with the body kick
and Sin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Sonnen blocks the leg kick.
Sonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sonnen missing with a left hand there. Sin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sonnen just manages to avoid it.
Sin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonnen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sin thumps Sonnen with a low kick.
Sonnen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sin.
Sin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Sonnen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sin scores with a jab.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Sin avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
Sin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sin is looking to land body kicks.
Sin throws a sloppy body shot
and Sonnen counters with a left to the body.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sonnen.
Sin misses with a hook to the body
and Sin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sin.
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Sin looks to land a right hand but Sonnen moved out of range.
Sin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sonnens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sonnen lands a front kick.
Sin scores with a nice right hand.
Sonnen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin missing with a left hand there. Sonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin misses with a looping right.
Sonnen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sin cracks Sonnen with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Sin misses.
Sin throws a body kick that misses.
Sonnen slips under a jab.
Sin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Sin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonnen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sin is fending him off so far but Sonnen persists. Nope, Sin circles away and we're back to standing.
Sin misses with a straight left.
Sonnen throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Sin misses.
Sin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sonnen will feel that in the morning.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sin.
Sin looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily.
Sin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonnen.
Sin throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen digs a good body shot into Sin's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Sonnen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sin doesn't seem phased though.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Sonnen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sonnen.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Sonnen scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Sonnen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sin throws out the jab.
Sonnen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sin.
Sonnen motions for Sin to come forward. Sonnen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Sonnen misses its intended target.
Sin works the jab nicely.
Sonnen lands a slapping body shot.
Sin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin slips a jab from Sonnen.
A little feinted left hand from Sin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Sonnen.
Sonnen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sonnen throws the left hand but Sin avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sin.
Donk. Sonnen catches Sin right on the button with a cross.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonnen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sin blocks a jab.
Sin takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Sonnen throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily.
Sonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sin can pounce on him.
Sin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a looping right.
Sin throws a leg kick but Sonnen moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Sin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sonnen swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sin misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonnen.
Sin connects with a body shot that sends Sonnen's belly button to the back.
Sonnen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Sin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sonnen doesn't seem phased though.
Sin throws out a loose jab but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
A cross from Sin lands.
Sin misses with a hook.
Sonnen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sonnen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin cracks Sonnen with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sonnen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sin.
Sin blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Sin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sonnen fails to land.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sin controls his hands.
Sonnen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sonnen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sonnen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sonnen.
A short right from Sin.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sin blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lee Sin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonnen.
Sin throws a push kick but Sonnen slaps the foot to one side.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sonnen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sin tries to avoid it but Sonnen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sin to the ground. Sin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sin misses the jab.
Sin misses with a hook.
Sonnen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Sin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sonnen.
Sin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sonnen.
Sonnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Sonnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonnen misses the target.
Sonnen scores with a jab. Sin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Sin.
Sonnen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonnen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Sin throwing a counter right hand but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
Sin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sin looks to land a body kick but Sonnen moved away.
Sin takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Sin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sin thumps Sonnen with a low kick.
Sonnen looks to land a left hand but Sin moved out of range nicely.
Sin misses with a looping right.
Sin staying out of range there.
Sin swings widly with a right hand
and Sonnen counters with a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Sin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sonnen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen throws a hook to the side of Sin's head but Sin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sin is just out of range.
Sonnen lands a nice hook to Sin's body. Sin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Sin catches Sonnen right on the button with a cross.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen loads up on a big right hand but Sin slips the punch.
Sin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sin throws a wild body kick that Sonnen sees coming a mile off.
Sonnen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sin tries to land a front kick but Sonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sonnen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sin's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Sin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sin.
Sonnen cracks Sin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Sin misses.
Sonnen swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Sonnen connects with an inside leg kick.
Sin throws a sloppy body shot
and Sonnen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sonnen scores with a body shot.
Sin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
Sin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen 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.
A jab lands there for Sonnen.
Sin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Sonnen misses.
Sin connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen throws a leg kick but Sin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Sonnen. Beautiful body shot.
Sonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonnen stuns Sin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonnen.
Sonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sin throws out the jab.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sin.
Sonnen lands with an overhand left.
Sonnen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sin is out of range and Sonnen settles back down.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sonnen is looking to score with low kicks.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sonnen checks a leg kick nicely.
Sin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
Dao Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sin lands with a hook. Sonnen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sin misses with a straight left.
Sin misses with a hook
and Sonnen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sonnen clobbers Sin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sonnen looks for the body kick but Sin saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sonnen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sonnen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sin throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sin clinches up with Sonnen and pushes him back against the cage.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Sin.
A nice left hand lands by Sin.
Sin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonnen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sin smiles and moves away.
That kick from Sin tenderised Sonnen's leg. Sonnen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sonnen's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen misses with a leg kick.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonnen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sonnen or perhaps it was just good defense by Sin, which made it look bad.
Sonnen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sonnen misses with an uppercut. Sin saw that one coming.
Sin walks into a jab.
Sonnen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonnen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonnen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonnen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sin throws a series of punches but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
Sonnen gets a clinch.
Sonnen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen lands a right hand.
Sonnen is trying to pull guard but Sin has him pressed against the cage.
Lee Sin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dao Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a shoulder strike.
Sin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sin prevents it.
Sin working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sonnen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sin's elbow.
Sin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonnen misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin lands a hook that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Sin.
Sonnen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sonnen blocking some punches.
Sonnen tries to land a knee to the head but Sin blocks with his arms.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonnen.
Sin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sonnen controls his hands.
Sin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Sonnen as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
Lee Sin retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Lee Sin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 69 p4p, 12 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 168 p4p, 20 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Vibe Killer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Ricard misses.
Jericho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ricard on the side of the head.
Ricard throws a wild body kick that Jericho sees coming a mile off.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jericho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ricard's hands.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
and Jericho counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricard feinted with a counter takedown.
Jericho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jericho swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a left to the body.
Ricard 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Jericho as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Ricard looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jericho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricard misses with a straight left.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ricard connects with a body shot that sends Jericho's belly button to the back.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jericho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ricard thumps Jericho with a low kick.
Jericho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Ricard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Jericho swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard tries to clinch but Jericho is having none of it.
Ricard throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jericho connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Ricard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jericho throws a jab when Ricard was well out of range.
Jericho tries to bum rush Ricard with a series of wild strikes but Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ricard misses the target.
Ricard throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Ricard lands a glancing blow to the side of Jericho's head.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
It seemed like Jericho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard staying out of range there.
Ricard misses with a leg kick
and Jericho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
A jab from Ricard finds it's way through Jericho's defenses.
Ricard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ricard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard swinging wildly here.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jericho was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jericho! But no joy.
Nice jab there from Jericho.
Jericho throws out a powerful jab.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Ricard stuns Jericho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Jericho's leg. Jericho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Ricard scores with a jab. Jericho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ricard slips under a jab from Jericho.
Ricard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricard.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard fakes the leg kick and cracks Jericho in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Jericho throws a poor cross that misses
and Ricard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses the jab.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jericho throws out the jab.
Jericho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ricard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jericho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ricard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jericho feints a jab promting Ricard to slip. Jericho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ricard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maxim Jericho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho keeps the fight on the outside.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Ricard feinted with a counter takedown.
Jericho 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.
Ricard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ricard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jericho moves away.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Ricard is looking to slow Jericho down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Jericho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jericho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Ricard moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses
and Ricard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxim Jericho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
Jericho throws a right and a left that Ricard avoids nicely.
Jericho throws a sloppy body shot
and Ricard counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Jericho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ricard sizes up Jericho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ricard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jericho.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Jericho misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ricard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricard lands with a shot to the body.
Jericho thuds his right hand into Ricard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Ricard throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jericho jabs Ricard right on the nose. Ricard blinks but takes it well.
Ricard tries to work over Jericho's front leg with a kick but Jericho checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Ricard's shoulder, as Ricard tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Jericho.
Jericho throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
Ricard connects with a nice looking jab.
Jericho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ricard.
Ricard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jericho in his tracks.
Ricard thuds his right hand into Jericho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricard sizes up Jericho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Ricard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jericho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jericho misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricard tries to score with a low kick but Jericho moves his leg out of the way.
Ricard throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jericho to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard slips a jab and a cross from Jericho.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Ricard fails with a takedown attempt.
Jericho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Jericho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ricard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricard tries to land a front kick but Jericho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jericho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Ricard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ricard's hands.
Ricard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jericho doesn't seem bothered though.
Jericho looks to land a combination but Ricard avoids it well.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho drops his hands momentarily and Ricard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jericho defending well as Ricard loads up on a big left hand.
Ricard throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Ricard avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
It looked like Ricard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricard throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Ricard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jericho in his tracks.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick from Ricard.
Jericho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricard 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 Jericho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jericho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheers as Jericho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ricard doesn't seem phased though.
Ricard missing with a left hand there. Jericho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Jericho backs away, Ricard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricard misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jericho swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricard throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Ricard lands a jab to the nose.
Ricard throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho connects with a body shot that sends Ricard's belly button to the back.
Jericho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ricard. Ricard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard keeps Jericho at a distance using the push kick.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Ricard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jericho.
Ricard avoids the head kick by Jericho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard misses with a body shot.
Ricard moves out of range of the strikes.
Ricard connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricard throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Ricard misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
Ricard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jericho misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Ricard connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricard feints and then cracks Jericho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jericho down.
Ricard slips a jab from Jericho.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jericho throws a sloppy body shot
and Ricard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricard instigates a clinch.
Ricard digs a right hand into Jericho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jericho's gas tank.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricard controls his hands.
Farboleous Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard working aggressively here.
Jericho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ricard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ricard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jericho or not.
Jericho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricard misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Ricard.
Ricard prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Ricard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jericho tries to throw a body punch but Ricard avoids it by throwing Jericho back against the cage.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ricard misses with a punch to the body.
Ricard blocks a body shot from Jericho.
Jericho misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jericho.
Ricard lands a shoulder strike.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricard controls his hands.
Ricard throws a punch but it's blocked by Jericho.
Ricard prevents a body shot from Jericho.
Ricard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Ricard controls the action.
Ricard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ricard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ricard is looking for a takedown.
Jericho scores with a shoulder strike.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ricard.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricard controls his hands.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricard controls his hands.
Ricard decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard looking for a guillotine here but Jericho defends easily.
Ricard looking to control.
Jericho wants to control from the top but Ricard keeps moving.
Ricard has his foot on Jericho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jericho works his way back into a safe position though.
Ricard trying to control the position.
Ricard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is adopting a defensive guard.
Ricard trying to move into half guard but instead Jericho has managed to sweep!
Jericho postures up.
Ricard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ricard 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.
Ricard is trying to control the position but Jericho postures up.
Ricard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jericho trying to control the position from guard on top but Ricard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ricard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jericho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ricard has his foot on Jericho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jericho works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jericho 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Jericho!
Maxim Jericho bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 176 p4p, 10 weight class) and Sunray Spike (ranked 302 p4p, 14 weight class). Wolfsbruder comes to the cage accompanied by Cradel to the grave. Spike is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolfsbruder moves away.
Wolfsbruder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolfsbruder avoids a kick to the body.
Spike scores with a jab to the head.
Sunray Spike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfsbruder.
We've been told by Wolfsbruder's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wolfsbruder throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolfsbruder missing with a left hand there. Spike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spike scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spike throws a lazy right hand but Wolfsbruder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spike connects with a body shot.
Spike throws a big shot that misses.
Wolfsbruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spike moves away.
Spike lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spike moves out of range as Wolfsbruder throws a body kick.
Wolfsbruder moves into range and clinches up with Spike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spike has Wolfsbruder pressed against the cage, preventing Wolfsbruder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wolfsbruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Spike.
Spike lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wolfsbruder fails to land.
Wolfsbruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolfsbruder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfsbruder.
Spike misses with a body punch.
Spike breaks from the clinch.
Spike slips a jab from Wolfsbruder.
Spike cracks the inside of Wolfsbruder's front leg.
Spike has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wolfsbruder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wolfsbruder misses with a hook to the body
and Spike counters with a straight right hand.
Wolfsbruder throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolfsbruder is looking to wear down Spike with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Wolfsbruder misses its intended target.
Spike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfsbruder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spike takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wolfsbruder throws a big shot that misses.
Wolfsbruder takes a swing at Spike's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Spike misses.
Wolfsbruder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spike.
Wolfsbruder delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolfsbruder takes a swing at Spike's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Spike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spike looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolfsbruder is just out of range.
Wolfsbruder was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Spike. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spike.
Wolfsbruder throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Spike.
Wolfsbruder scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolfsbruder. Spike does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Spike misses.
Wolfsbruder moves in looking to clinch but Spike pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Wolfsbruder.
Spike throws a push kick but Wolfsbruder slaps the foot to one side.
Spike lands with a nice combination. Wolfsbruder backs away looking to recover.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wolfsbruder.
Spike pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wolfsbruder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spike moves out of range of the body kick from Wolfsbruder.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spike.
Spike lands with a hook. Wolfsbruder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spike lands with a nice body punch.
Spike is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolfsbruder circles away quickly and effectively.
Spike avoids the body shot from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder swings widly with a right hand
letting Spike counter with a right hand.
Wolfsbruder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spike.
Spike is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Spike blocks it.
Spike misses with a body shot.
Wolfsbruder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wolfsbruder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfsbruder avoids the body shot from Spike.
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!
Wolfsbruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spike manages to avoid it.
Wolfsbruder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spike cracks Wolfsbruder with a good jab.
Spike avoids the body shot from Wolfsbruder.
A jab from Wolfsbruder does it's job there.
Wolfsbruder missing with a left hand there. Spike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolfsbruder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spike.
Spike throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfsbruder moves out of range easily.
Spike lands a head shot.
Spike lands a big head kick that sends Wolfsbruder tumbling to the mat! Spike takes a step backwards and waves Wolfsbruder back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wolfsbruder is rocked!
It looks like Elric Wolfsbruder has been cut.
Wolfsbruder throws a body kick that misses.
Spike lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Wolfsbruder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Spike. Beautiful body shot.
Wolfsbruder seems to have got his legs back now.
Spike lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Wolfsbruder can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Spike and Wolfsbruder drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Spike.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunray Spike!
In his post fight interview, Sunray Spike started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 25 p4p, 5 weight class) and Felix Legions (ranked 63 p4p, 11 weight class). Jernit's entrance music is Sail - Awolnation. A fine choice. Legions has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Legions!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legions misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legions throws out the jab.
Legions takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Legions stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jernit.
A lazy left from Jernit finds it's target.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legions.
Jernit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legions checks it well.
Legions shoots in for a takedown but Jernit shows good takedown defense.
Legions stuns Jernit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jernit throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Legions lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jernit doesn't seem phased though.
Jernit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legions throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jernit staying out of range there.
Legions misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jernit counters with a leg kick.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Legions looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Legions looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Legions.
Legions misses with an uppercut. Jernit saw that one coming.
Legions moves out of range as Jernit strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legions is able to avoid easily.
Good shot there by Jernit.
Jernit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legions. That did some damage!
Legions misses the shot to the body.
Jernit scores with the left hand. Legions knows he should have avoided that one.
Jernit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jernit misses with a head kick.
Jernit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jernit. That's going to slow Legions down.
Legions takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jernit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legions's sensitive parts.
Jernit throws a hook but Legions blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Legions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legions cracks Jernit with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit throws a hook but Legions blocks it.
Legions moves into range and connects with a jab.
Legions jabs Jernit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Legions misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit tries to score with a low kick but Legions moves his leg out of the way.
Jernit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Jernit.
Legions scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Jernit catches Legions right on the button with a cross.
Jernit slips under a jab.
Legions tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Legions misses with the body kick
and Jernit counters with an outside leg kick.
Legions takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Legions misses with an uppercut.
Jernit tried to counter with a leg kick but Legions avoided it.
Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Legions connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jernit's hands.
Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Legions slips the punch.
Jernit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legions throws a jab but it's blocked by Jernit.
Legions swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jernit punishes Legions's body with a nice straight punch.
Bunt Jernit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Legions tenderised Jernit's leg. Jernit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legions.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legions manages to avoid it.
Legions scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jernit moves out of range as Legions strikes.
Jernit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Legions.
Jab by Jernit.
Legions tried to score with a low kick but Jernit checks it.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Legions moves into range and connects with a jab.
Legions slips a jab and a cross from Jernit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legions! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Jernit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Legions misses with a wild body shot.
Legions swings widly with a right hand
and Jernit counters with a left to the body.
Jernit throws out a leg kick but Legions moves out of range and Jernit only half commits.
Legions takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jernit cracks Legions with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Legions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Jernit misses with a low kick as Legions jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit cracks Legions with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jernit is looking to slow Legions down with leg kicks.
Jernit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jernit tries a low kick but Legions avoids it.
Jernit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Legions throws a low kick but Jernit moves out of range easily.
Jernit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Legions's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jernit scores with a body shot.
Jernit checks a leg kick.
Jernit connects with an inside leg kick.
Jernit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legions.
Jernit throws a solid leg kick but Legions takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jernit.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legions manages to avoid it.
Jernit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Legions misses its intended target.
Legions misses with a right hand
and Jernit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Legions, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Legions shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jernit is trying to defend but Legions finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Legions tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jernit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Legions is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jernit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jernit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions prevents Jernit from improving his position.
Legions has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legions slips a nice elbow through Jernit's hands, connecting with Jernit's forehead.
Legions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jernit's head.
Jernit preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Legions working Jernit over with strikes.
Jernit is rocked!
Jernit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oh Jernit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legions working some strikes from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jernit is on top in guard.
Legions looking for a sweep. Not yet Legions, not yet.
Jernit seems to have got his legs back now.
Jernit wants to control from the top but Legions keeps moving.
Jernit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jernit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jernit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jernit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Legions trying to control the position here.
Jernit forces his way into half guard.
Jernit passes the guard and advances to mount!
Legions can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jernit tries to control but Legions wriggling away.
Legions tries to reverse the position but Jernit maintains control.
Jernit controlling his opponent.
Jernit's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jernit tries to control but Legions wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jernit controlling the pace for now.
Legions is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Legions is trying to escape the mount.
Jernit controlling from mount.
Legions sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jernit is thwarting Legions's attempts to control the position.
Legions wants to improve his position but Jernit is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Legions will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jernit misses with a double jab.
It looks like Jernit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legions's sensitive parts.
Legions throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Legions looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A right-left combo lands from Jernit.
A low kick from Jernit is predictable there
and Legions cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legions checks a leg kick nicely.
Jernit takes one on the button.
Legions shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jernit as he avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jernit checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jernit misses the target.
Legions moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jernit stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legions wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick by Legions misses
and Jernit counters with a right hand to the body.
Jernit tries to score with a low kick but Legions moves his leg out of the way.
Jernit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Legions blocks a head kick by Jernit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit connects with a right hand. Legions shakes it off.
Jernit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legions on the side of the head.
Legions misses the shot to the body.
Jernit connects with a body shot.
Legions misses with a wild body shot.
Legions shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jernit motions for Legions to come forward. Jernit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legions swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Legions moved away.
Legions misses with a lunging right hand
and Jernit counters with a low kick, right behind Legions 's knee.
Jernit connects with a crisp jab.
Jernit scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Legions throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jernit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Legions sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jernit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Legions momentarily.
Legions fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jernit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Legions.
Jernit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jernit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jernit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jernit, right into the meat.
Legions pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Legions throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Legions throws a right hand that Jernit ducks under and follows up with a left that Jernit also avoids with ease.
Jernit tried to counter with a leg kick but Legions avoided it.
Legions throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jernit.
Legions thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Legions is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jernit avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jernit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legions lands an overhand right.
Legions throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jernit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Legions. Legions obviously looking to wear him down.
Jernit throws a leg kick that is checked
so Legions counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jernit wants to sweep here but Legions controlling him for the moment.
Legions throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jernit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Legions cracks Jernit with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legions prevents Jernit from getting back to his feet.
Jernit controls Legions momentarily but Legions frees himself.
Legions lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit 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.
Jernit wants to control but Legions passes easily into half guard.
Legions sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jernit defending well though.
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!
Legions wants to control but Jernit is keeping him busy.
Legions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jernit's head.
Jernit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jernit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Felix Legions has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jernit tries to roll over but Legions keeps him under control.
Legions lands strikes from half guard.
Legions trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bunt Jernit 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!
Legions misses with an uppercut.
Legions lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Legions chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legions lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Jernit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jernit lands a leg kick that knocks Legions off balance momentarily.
Legions uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
That kick from Jernit tenderised Legions's leg. Legions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jernit throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range.
Jernit throws a leg kick that misses.
Legions throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Jernit misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jernit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Legions shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jernit but Jernit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legions.
Jernit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jernit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Legions.
Legions buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Legions swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jernit.
Legions swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit is looking to counter punch.
Jernit tries a low kick but Legions avoids it.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legions's sensitive parts.
Legions misses with a low kick.
Jernit lands a leg kick that knocks Legions off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jernit, right into the meat.
Legions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
It looked like Jernit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit stuns Legions with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legions, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legions fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jernit on the side of the head.
Jernit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
A little jabbing left from Legions on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Legions.
Jernit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Legions connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jernit scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legions, as that shot connected.
Legions steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Legions 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.
Jernit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Legions digs a good body shot into Jernit's ribs.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.
Jernit avoids the head kick by Legions.
Jernit defending well as Legions loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit swings for the body but Legions moves out of range.
Jernit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legions's sensitive parts.
Jernit misses the jab.
Legions blocks a low kick nicely.
Jernit lands with a cross.
Jernit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Legions stuns Jernit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Legions looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Legions connects with an inside leg kick.
Jernit moves away from the strike by Legions.
Jernit is looking to counter punch.
Jernit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Legions lands.
Jernit misses with a leg kick.
Legions checks a leg kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jernit, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jernit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legions.
Legions looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jernit throws a leg kick that misses.
Legions lands an overhand right.
Jab from Jernit.
Jernit misses with a double jab
and Legions cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legions swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Legions.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legions's calf.
Legions fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jernit to the ground. Legions is now in Jernit's guard.
Legions is looking to work some ground and pound but Jernit has wrist control.
Legions is fighting to break Jernit's control of his arms but Jernit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions wants to control from the top but Jernit keeps moving.
Legions wants to pass the guard but Jernit is keeping the position.
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 Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Legions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Legions.
A jab from Legions misses.
Legions lands a glancing blow to the side of Jernit's head.
Good leg kick by Jernit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Legions blocks the body kick.
Legions throws a right hand that misses
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Legions's head but Legions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legions manages to avoid it.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Legions's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jernit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Legions scrambles back to his feet.
Legions has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Jernit misses.
Legions misses with a wild body shot.
Jernit swings for the body but Legions moves out of range.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legions's calf.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jernit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jernit throws a front kick aimed at Legions's knee but Legions avoids it well.
Good exchange - Legions coming out on top.
Jernit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legions at a distance.
Legions lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Legions catches Jernit right on the button with a cross.
Legions cracks Jernit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Legions keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jernit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Legions.
Legions swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Legions throws a lazy uppercut
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Legions throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Legions pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jernit is out of range and Legions settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jernit 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 Legions has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legions and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Legions 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.
Felix Legions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legions.
Jernit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Legions on the side of the head.
Jernit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jernit scores with a sloppy right hand. Legions should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Legions there.
Good leg kick by Legions there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Legions shoots in for a takedown but Jernit shows good takedown defense.
Jernit lands a nice shot that snaps Legions's head back.
Legions misses with a low kick.
Legions has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Legions throws a leg kick that misses.
Jernit avoids the body shot from Legions.
Jernit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Legions checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Legions 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jernit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Legions - the referee stops the clock and Jernit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Legions. Jernit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Legions throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit works Legions's body with a nice hook.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Legions misses with a left hand
and Jernit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Legions's knee momentarily.
Legions throws a left that rocks Jernit and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Legions dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jernit regain composure!
It looks like Bunt Jernit has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Legions off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jernit controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jernit's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Legions tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit controls the position.
Jernit avoiding Legions 's attempts to control his hands.
Jernit controlling the position well here. Legions rolled but Jernit kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Legions tries to break free.
Legions is still trying to improve position.
Jernit really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Legions.
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 Bunt Jernit.
I think Jernit 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 49:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunt Jernit!
Bunt Jernit retains his featherweight title!
Bunt Jernit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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