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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cian Cartwright (ranked 7212 p4p, 548 weight class) and Aurora Borealis (ranked 7594 p4p, 560 weight class). Cartwright kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Engulfed by Darkness. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cian Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aurora Borealis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Borealis with that takedown attempt.
Cian Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borealis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cartwright's half guard.
Borealis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cartwright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Borealis drops an elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.
Borealis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cartwright defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borealis lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borealis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cartwright works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borealis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borealis is aware though and is defending well.
Borealis trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Borealis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Borealis throws an elbow that misses. Cartwright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Borealis's guard. Nice move by Cartwright!
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Borealis keeps moving.
Borealis is looking for a triangle here but Cartwright uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Borealis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cartwright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Borealis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cartwright's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Cartwright! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Borealis has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cian Cartwright!
Cian Cartwright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 3058 p4p, 330 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 3295 p4p, 346 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by Edmund Fitzgerald. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nazaryan's choice of entrance music: DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt takes one to the chin there.
Watt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watt motions for Nazaryan to come forward. Watt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nazaryan throws out a counter right but Watt avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
Watt misses with a wild body shot.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
Watt throws a leg kick which misses Nazaryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazaryan tries to avoid it.
Watt jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Watt works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Watt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan misses with a double jab.
Nazaryan throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Watt misses with a takedown attempt - Nazaryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nazaryan misses the shot to the body.
Watt misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Watt - just one landing.
Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Nazaryan misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Nazaryan misses.
Watt moves away from the strike by Nazaryan.
Good shot there by Watt.
Watt loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
As Watt backs off Nazaryan throws a huge counter combo but Watt manages to avoid it all.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazaryan looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
Nazaryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watt moves away.
Watt throws a big counter combination but Nazaryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a right and a left that Watt avoids nicely.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the side of Watt's head but Watt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt throws a leg kick but Nazaryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watt blocks a jab.
Nazaryan throws an overhand right that lands on Watt's shoulder, as Watt tries to avoid the shot.
Watt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Watt moves out of range.
Nazaryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watt counters with a nice uppercut.
Watt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Watt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back to recover.
Watt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watt.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazaryan walks into a stiff left hand from Watt.
Watt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watt looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Nazaryan swinging wildly here.
Watt throws a front kick that sends Nazaryan stumbling back into the cage.
Watt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back to recover.
Nazaryan looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Watt is out of range.
A jab lands there for Watt.
Watt keeps Nazaryan at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazaryan looks for the body kick but Watt saw that one coming.
Watt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nazaryan works Watt's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that Watt ducks under and follows up with a left that Watt also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nazaryan, as that shot connected.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watt staying out of range there.
As Nazaryan tries to get set, Watt tries to push him back and clinch up but Nazaryan manages to avoid the attempt.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt connects with a body shot that sends Nazaryan's belly button to the back.
Nazaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a one two combo.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that Watt semi-blocks.
Watt lands with a hook. Nazaryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nazaryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Nazaryan does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
Watt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Watt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nazaryan.
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Watt.
Nazaryan checks a leg kick nicely.
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 Scott Watt 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.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Nazaryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watt is looking to land body kicks.
Watt scores with a decent looking hook.
Nazaryan misses with the combination.
Nazaryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watt. That one must have hurt.
Nazaryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt throwing a counter right hand but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan throws a low kick, looking for Watt's leg but Watt calmly moves out of range.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nazaryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watt is looking to slow Nazaryan down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
Scott Watt is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Watt. That snapped Nazaryan's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Watt takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Watt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Watt is out of range.
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazaryan's head backwards.
Scott Watt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazaryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watt circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazaryan slips a jab from Watt.
Watt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Watt throwing a counter right hand but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nazaryan misses the body punch
letting Watt counter with a right hand.
Watt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watt lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Watt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nazaryan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watt is in Nazaryan's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Watt trying to control but Nazaryan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watt is really struggling to control Nazaryan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nazaryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watt is looking to work some ground and pound but Nazaryan has wrist control.
Nazaryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt trying to move into half guard but instead Nazaryan has managed to sweep!
Watt is working an open guard so Nazaryan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Watt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Watt misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan lands with a nice combination. Watt backs away looking to recover.
Nazaryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Watt is out of range.
Watt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Watt goes for a double leg but Nazaryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nazaryan continues to drive forward.
Watt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watt slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Watt is just out of range.
Watt misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Watt slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a solid leg kick but Watt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nazaryan.
Nazaryan swinging wildly here.
Watt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Watt lands a jab to Nazaryan's midsection.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan gets caught napping as Watt dives in and scores a takedown. Nazaryan manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watt trying to control but Nazaryan is working from the bottom.
Watt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watt scoring with punches to the head and 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 Scott Watt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazaryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watt. Watt obviously looking to wear him down.
Nazaryan misses with a right hand
and Watt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watt throws a body kick that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watt was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Watt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nazaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watt slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Watt throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Watt slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Nazaryan scores with a four punch combination!
Watt's corner calls for a 1-2. Watt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Watt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Nazaryan. Those never looked like landing.
Nazaryan tries to bum rush Watt with a series of wild strikes but Watt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nazaryan throws a series of strikes that have Watt backpedaling.
Nazaryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazaryan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watt is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watt. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Watt.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watt misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Watt lands but Nazaryan takes it in his stride.
Watt lands with a straight right. Nazaryan didn't see that one coming.
Watt lands a really nice looking cross but Nazaryan seems unphased.
Watt misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazaryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Watt to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
A solid body kick from Watt.
Nazaryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Watt moves away and avoids it.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nazaryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Nazaryan. Those never looked like landing.
Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watt scores with a three punch combo!
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watt lands in his opponent's guard.
Nazaryan pushes Watt off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Watt misses with a wild combination.
Nazaryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watt scores with a three punch combo!
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watt connects with a jab.
Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watt tests Nazaryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nazaryan, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Watt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Watt dips to his left and cracks Nazaryan with an uppercut!
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt throws a big counter combination but Nazaryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Watt connects with a leg kick. Nazaryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Watt lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watt's corner calls for a 1-2. Watt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nazaryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watt.
Watt misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Watt both land. Nice combination.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nazaryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Watt slaps the foot to one side.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nazaryan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nazaryan looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. Watt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazaryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Watt.
Watt moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Scott Watt.
Well Watt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
A very excited looking Scott Watt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Vrej Nazaryan was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 2089 p4p, 262 weight class) and Horatius McDaniels (ranked 2719 p4p, 330 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDaniels's choice of entrance music: Jaws Theme Song. On his way into the cage it seems that Uriah Small has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Uriah Small seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Horatius McDaniels!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniels blocks a jab.
McDaniels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDaniels.
McDaniels misses with a takedown attempt
and McDaniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that McDaniels has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Small has closed the distance and engaged McDaniels in a clinch.
Small lands a shoulder strike.
McDaniels blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from McDaniels.
Good body shot from Small.
McDaniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDaniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDaniels misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Small working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniels.
McDaniels misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from McDaniels.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small misses with a body punch.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDaniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
Small scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDaniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniels.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDaniels lands a right hand.
A short left from McDaniels.
McDaniels misses with the head strike.
Small lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from McDaniels.
McDaniels working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels lands an uppercut.
McDaniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDaniels blocks a body shot from Small.
McDaniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDaniels pushes Small back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Small gets through McDaniels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small works on McDaniels's body with a couple of short punches.
Small scores with a nice hook to the head.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Small works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Small lands a left hand.
McDaniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
McDaniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smalls head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
McDaniels misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Small.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small blocks a body shot from McDaniels.
McDaniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDaniels has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniels.
Small misses with some punches.
McDaniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by McDaniels.
A right hand to the body from Small.
McDaniels misses with a body punch.
Small lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
McDaniels tries a body shot but Small blocks it.
Small lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Small on the inside.
McDaniels misses with a punch on the inside.
McDaniels working aggressively here.
McDaniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDaniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDaniels blocks a body shot from Small.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but McDaniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small misses with a hook from 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!
McDaniels misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDaniels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small blocking some punches.
McDaniels throws a head punch that misses.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDaniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDaniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
McDaniels misses with a body punch.
Small prevents a body shot from McDaniels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
A right hand to the body from Small.
McDaniels blocking some punches.
McDaniels prevents a body shot from Small.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Small dominated that round.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDaniels tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Small connects with a solid leg kick.
McDaniels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Small's half guard.
Small makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
McDaniels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Small avoids it really well and circles away.
McDaniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Small was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Small moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Small but Small pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uriah Small has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horatius McDaniels.
McDaniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Small but Small pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McDaniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Small can pounce on him.
McDaniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Small pinned against the cage. Small gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDaniels is breathing heavily.
Small lands with a shot to the body.
McDaniels fails to land the takedown.
McDaniels shoots in for a takedown but Small shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Small looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab from Small does it's job there.
McDaniels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Small sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDaniels somewhat.
Small throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDaniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniels tries for a takedown but Small circles away easily
and Small counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Small throws a leg kick which misses McDaniels's front leg but catches the back leg as McDaniels tries to avoid it.
Small moves into the clinch.
Small blocking some punches.
McDaniels misses with a body punch.
Small scores with a shot to the side of McDaniels's head.
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!
McDaniels takes a shot to the head.
McDaniels is rocked!
Small lands with a right to the head.
McDaniels is still on wobbly legs! Can Small finish him?
Small dips a shoulder and cracks McDaniels with a mighty uppercut! McDaniels falls back against the cage and Small unloads with a barrage of strikes! McDaniels is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Small screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriah Small!
Our winner, Uriah Small, 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 Bo Bodfors (ranked 2349 p4p, 109 weight class) and Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 2240 p4p, 101 weight class). Bodfors comes into the arena with Raubtier - Achtung Panzer blaring out of the sound system. Ricki Suckerpunch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Bodfors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricki Suckerpunch!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suckerpunch is looking to clinch but Bodfors is avoiding it.
Suckerpunch fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Bodfors was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Suckerpunch.
Suckerpunch tries to clinch up
enabling Bodfors to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ricki Suckerpunch has been cut.
Suckerpunch forces Bodfors back against the cage and clinches.
Bodfors lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suckerpunch tries to throw a body punch but Bodfors avoids it by throwing Suckerpunch back against the cage.
Bodfors 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.
Bodfors trying to control the position but instead, Suckerpunch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bodfors into the cage.
Bodfors is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suckerpunch is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodfors wants to stall.
Suckerpunch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Suckerpunch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bodfors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodfors has a couple of punches blocked by Suckerpunch.
Bodfors lands with a short shot to the head.
Bodfors leaning against his opponent.
Bodfors tries to break the clinch but Suckerpunch is controlling the position.
Suckerpunch blocks a body shot from Bodfors.
Suckerpunch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodfors.
Bodfors tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bodfors is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Suckerpunch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bodfors seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suckerpunch can turn it around.
Suckerpunch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bodfors up against the cage.
Bodfors swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suckerpunch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bodfors trying to control the position but instead, Suckerpunch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bodfors into the cage.
Suckerpunch digs a right hand underneath Bodfors's ribcage. Bodfors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suckerpunch lands a body punch.
Bodfors is breathing heavily.
Suckerpunch lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suckerpunch.
Suckerpunch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bodfors backwards.
Suckerpunch slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Suckerpunch.
Bodfors avoiding damage as Suckerpunch throws knees to the body.
Suckerpunch stalling against the cage.
Suckerpunch slows down the pace here.
Suckerpunch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bodfors.
The referee calls for Suckerpunch to work.
Bodfors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suckerpunch's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Suckerpunch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Suckerpunch.
Suckerpunch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bodfors.
Suckerpunch lands a nice shot to the body.
Suckerpunch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bodfors backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suckerpunch throws an elbow but misses.
Suckerpunch stalling in the clinch.
Suckerpunch is leaning against Bodfors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suckerpunch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodfors avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Suckerpunch as the two fighters clinch.
Suckerpunch is working Bodfors over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Suckerpunch.
Bodfors is trying to break free.
Suckerpunch stalling.
Suckerpunch scores with a shot to the side of Bodfors's head.
Bodfors is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Suckerpunch.
Oh Bodfors is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suckerpunch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suckerpunch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suckerpunch breaks from the clinch.
Suckerpunch throws a right hand that Bodfors ducks under and follows up with a left that Bodfors also avoids with ease.
Bodfors walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Suckerpunch! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricki Suckerpunch!
Ricki Suckerpunch 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 Jimmy Nickels (ranked 2077 p4p, 38 weight class) and Mr Joshua (ranked 2342 p4p, 53 weight class). Joshua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Problem Child. Mr Joshua is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua throws a leg kick
and Nickels counters with a left and a right that stings Joshua.
A bone on bone clash there as Nickels blocks the leg kick.
Joshua lands a lovely overhand right.
Joshua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickels.
Mr Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshua misses with a body kick.
Nickels looks to land a left hand but Joshua moved out of range nicely.
Nickels is looking to chop away at Joshua's legs.
Nickels walks into a stiff left hand from Joshua.
Joshua scores with a body shot.
Joshua jabs Nickels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nickels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickels tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshua is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshua manages to avoid it.
Joshua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nickels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nickels looks to land a left hand but Joshua moved out of range nicely.
Joshua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joshua closes the distance but Nickels moves to the side
and Nickels counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua lands a nice shot to the body.
Joshua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nickels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Gentleman's Club in the buildup to the fight.
Joshua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mr Joshua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joshua throws a low kick, looking for Nickels's leg but Nickels calmly moves out of range.
Joshua looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickels is just out of range.
Joshua slips under a jab.
Joshua changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joshua connects with a solid leg kick.
Nickels lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Nickels misses its intended target.
Joshua feints the counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Nickels.
Joshua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshua throws an off balance right hand
and Nickels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joshua thinking.
Nickels walks into a straight right hand from Joshua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickels cracks Joshua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joshua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickels was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joshua manages to avoid it.
Joshua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshua's corner calls for a 1-2. Joshua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joshua thuds his right hand into Nickels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joshua moves into the clinch successfully.
Joshua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nickels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickels misses with an uppercut.
Nickels misses with a body shot.
Joshua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickels lands a jab-cross combination.
Joshua throws an overhand right that lands on Nickels's shoulder, as Nickels tries to avoid the shot.
Nickels blocks a head kick by Joshua.
As Joshua looks to move away, Nickels throws a big counter combo but Joshua just gets out of the way.
Joshua looks to land a right hand but Nickels moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joshua throws a leg kick which misses Nickels's front leg but catches the back leg as Nickels tries to avoid it.
Joshua cracks a nice hook into Nickels's ribs.
Joshua closes the distance and clinches.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Joshua has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Joshua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickels breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickels checks a leg kick.
Joshua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickels.
Joshua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joshua.
It looks like Jimmy Nickels has been cut.
Nickels throws a body punch but Joshua moves out of range.
Joshua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nickels is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshua moves into the clinch.
Nickels breaks from the clinch.
Nickels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nickels takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Nickels as he connects with a hook.
Nickels misses with the combination.
Joshua tries to clinch but Nickels moves out of range.
Nickels went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joshua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickels dodges the punch combination from Joshua.
Joshua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickels swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nickels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joshua misses with a low kick.
Joshua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nickels counters with a straight right hand.
Joshua is looking to slow Nickels down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Nickels does it's job there.
Nickels throws a series of punches but Joshua moves out of range.
Joshua with the counter takedown but Nickels avoids it easily.
Nickels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joshua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Joshua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nickels's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Joshua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickels appears to be looking for a big counter.
Joshua scores with a shot to the body.
Joshua misses with a straight right.
Nickels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joshua's head.
Nickels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joshua lands a slapping body shot.
Nickels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joshua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nickels throws a lazy right hand but Joshua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickels motions for Joshua to come forward. Nickels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joshua misses with an uppercut. Nickels saw that one coming.
Joshua connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshua tried to score with a low kick but Nickels checks it.
Mr Joshua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joshua ducks under a wild hook from Nickels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joshua.
A combination from Nickels does no damage.
Joshua changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nickels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nickels works the jab nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joshua looking to slow down the pace here.
Nickels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Nickels.
Nickels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshua.
Joshua stalks Nickels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nickels's face. Nickels staggers backwards, shaken.
Nickels swats away the attempt to clinch by Joshua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshua thows a leg kick but Nickels checks it
and Nickels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua throws a leg kick but Nickels moved away.
Nickels lands a nice looking body shot.
Nickels tries to bum rush Joshua with a series of wild strikes but Joshua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joshua slips a straight right by Nickels.
Nickels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimmy Nickels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joshua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joshua.
Joshua throws a looping overhand right but Nickels ducks down to avoid it.
Joshua tries to bum rush Nickels with a series of wild strikes but Nickels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nickels misses with an uppercut. Joshua saw that one coming.
Joshua changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joshua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshua thuds his shin into the meat of Nickels's side.
Joshua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nickels drops his hands momentarily and Joshua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joshua moves out of range as Nickels strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nickels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Joshua - the referee stops the clock and Nickels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Joshua. Nickels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nickels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joshua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Joshua finds it's way through Nickels's defenses.
Joshua tries to score with a low kick but Nickels moves his leg out of the way.
Joshua scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Nickels misses its intended target.
Joshua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nickels checks it well.
Joshua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A cross from Nickels lands.
Joshua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joshua lands a nice hook to Nickels's body. Nickels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joshua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nickels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joshua cracks Nickels with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Joshua has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nickels to stand back up!
Nickels is rocked!
Joshua 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.
Oh Nickels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joshua lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joshua moves away from the strike by Nickels.
Joshua closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Nickels out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Joshua!
Mr Joshua made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coyote Starrk (ranked 2213 p4p, 272 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 1763 p4p, 230 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love 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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187 lbs
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World class 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coyote Starrk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Starrk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Starrk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Starrk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puzo scores with a jab. Starrk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Starrk checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Starrk misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Starrk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Starrk connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Starrk steps away.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starrk misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Puzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puzo throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk misses with a looping left.
Puzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Puzo.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Starrk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Starrk misses the target.
Puzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Starrk defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Starrk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puzo tries to work over Starrk's front leg with a kick but Starrk checks it.
Starrk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starrk misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Starrk was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk checks a leg kick.
Puzo misses with a two punch combination.
Starrk connects with a body shot that sends Puzo's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puzo misses with the body kick
and Starrk counters with a straight right hand.
Starrk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk fails to land with a series of punches.
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starrk throws a low kick but Puzo moves out of range easily.
Starrk looks for the body kick but Puzo saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
A jab from Puzo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk misses with a kick to the body.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starrk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starrk misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puzo.
Puzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starrk if he has to take too many more of those.
Starrk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puzo. That one must have hurt.
A low kick from Starrk is predictable there
and Puzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puzo thumps Starrk with a low kick.
Starrk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starrk throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starrk tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a chopping leg kick but Starrk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Starrk drives through and clinches with Puzo against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Puzo lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Puzo can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starrk scores with a decent looking hook.
Starrk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starrk misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Puzo misses.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Starrk sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Puzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Starrk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puzo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Puzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starrk.
Coyote Starrk is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starrk checks a low kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Starrk misses with a two punch combination.
Starrk connects with a leg kick. Puzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starrk throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Puzo checks a leg kick.
Starrk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Puzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo 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 Starrk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starrk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puzo thumps Starrk with a low kick.
Starrk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starrk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Starrk thumps Puzo with a low kick.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starrk checks a leg kick.
Starrk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Starrk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Starrk does it's job there.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Starrk misses with a right hand
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
No joy there for Starrk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puzo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Starrk to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Puzo manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo throws a leg kick but Starrk checks it.
Starrk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starrk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Starrk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Starrk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Puzo throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Starrk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Starrk.
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Starrk throws a good cross that connects.
Starrk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo throws a solid leg kick but Starrk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puzo.
Starrk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starrk thinking.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starrk's calf.
A jab from Starrk misses.
Starrk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPuzo.
Starrk throws a series of punches but Puzo moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Starrk.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Starrk throws a wild body kick that Puzo sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Starrk misses.
Starrk thows a leg kick but Puzo checks it
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Puzo scores with a jab. Starrk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starrk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puzo throws a low kick, looking for Starrk's leg but Starrk calmly moves out of range.
Puzo staying out of range there.
Starrk throws a combination that misses
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk lands with a nice body punch.
Puzo misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Starrk's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puzo.
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 Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crunch! Starrk slams his shin into Puzo's torso.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Starrk looks to throw a body kick
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Starrk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Puzo misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Starrk misses the body punch
and Puzo counters with an outside leg kick.
Puzo works Starrk's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starrk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Starrk looks to clinch
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk misses with a double jab.
Puzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starrk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starrk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Starrk looks to land a left hand but Puzo moved out of range nicely.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starrk misses with a low kick as Puzo jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starrk checks a leg kick.
Starrk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Puzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starrk.
Starrk tries to move into range but Puzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starrk looks to land a combination but Puzo avoids it well.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Starrk steps away.
Some wild striking there from Starrk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk throws a solid leg kick but Puzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starrk.
Starrk lands a high kick!
Starrk blocks a leg kick.
Puzo takes a swing at Starrk's ribcage but misses.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo checks a low kick from Starrk.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Starrk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puzo connects with a crisp jab.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starrk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Starrk pushes Puzo away with a front kick.
Puzo throws a low kick but Starrk moves out of range easily.
Starrk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starrk. That did some damage!
Puzo is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Starrk.
Starrk throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Starrk throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puzo is looking to chop away at Starrk's legs.
Puzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starrk counters with a head kick.
Starrk thows a leg kick but Puzo checks it
and Puzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puzo walks into a straight right hand from Starrk.
A nice leg kick lands there from Starrk.
A left and a right from Puzo both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starrk throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo.
Starrk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Starrk tries to score with a low kick but Puzo moves his leg out of the way.
Starrk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Starrk throws a front kick aimed at Puzo's knee but Puzo avoids it well.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo tries to land a leg kick but Starrk saw it coming and moves away.
Starrk defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Starrk throws a leg kick
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 1926 p4p, 241 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 1705 p4p, 229 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Baka Survivor. Aoki Aoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunnar Johnsson's chin.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Johnsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnsson sprawls well initially but Aoki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki prevents Johnsson from standing back up.
Johnsson is trying to control but can't.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Johnsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Aoki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson is pulling down on Aoki's head to control his posture.
Johnsson wants to sweep here but Aoki controlling him for the moment.
Johnsson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnsson managing to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aoki Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aoki swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Aoki lands a jab to Johnsson's midsection.
Aoki swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aoki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aoki lunges at Johnsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnsson's hand.
Johnsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnsson throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnsson pinned against the cage. Johnsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki scores with a nice head shot.
Johnsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gunnar Johnsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Johnsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aoki with a body shot.
Johnsson lands a body shot.
Aoki throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aoki lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aoki lands a head shot.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Johnsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Aoki.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki gets a double leg takedown into Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson is controlling Aoki's posture.
Johnsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnsson wants to get back to his feet but Aoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aoki lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnsson throws out a leg kick but Aoki moves out of range and Johnsson only half commits.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Johnsson slips the punch.
Aoki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnsson on the side of the head.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Johnsson is looking to land body kicks.
Aoki connects with a jab.
Johnsson thumps Aoki with a low kick.
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 Aoki Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aoki throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Johnsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnsson throws a low kick but Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aoki.
A cross from Aoki lands.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Aoki Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnsson is just out of range.
A jab from Aoki misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnsson misses.
Johnsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnsson, right into the meat.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Aoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson walks into a left hand.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
Johnsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoki misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Aoki there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aoki connects with a body shot that sends Johnsson's belly button to the back.
Aoki slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson clobbers Aoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Aoki.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnsson.
Johnsson has Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Johnsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.
Johnsson leaning against his opponent.
Johnsson blocking some punches.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aoki jumps guard but Johnsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki misses with a hook.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnsson moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Aoki.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Johnsson.
Aoki backing away here, and Johnsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aoki scores with a nice head shot.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnsson misses with a leg kick.
Aoki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aoki at a distance.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Johnsson misses its intended target.
Aoki throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson misses with a low kick as Aoki jumps back.
Nice body kick there by Johnsson.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Aoki throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnsson. That snapped Aoki's head back.
Aoki throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnsson throws a low kick but Aoki avoids it.
Johnsson moves forwards but Aoki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aoki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws out a leg kick but Aoki moves out of range and Johnsson only half commits.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Johnsson 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Aoki avoids a kick to the body.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Johnsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Johnsson settles back down.
Aoki thuds his right hand into Johnsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnsson slips a jab from Aoki.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aoki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnsson in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson tries to land a body kick
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnsson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands a jab to the head.
Johnsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aoki misses with a hook to the body
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Johnsson throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Johnsson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aoki to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnsson scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Aoki misses with a hook to the body
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki connects with a single shot there.
Aoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Johnsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnsson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnsson connects with a body shot.
Johnsson takes one to the chin there.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Aoki misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
Johnsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aoki dives in and grabs Johnsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnsson pushes down on Aoki's head and hops out.
Aoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoki.
Aoki throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Johnsson misses.
Aoki attempts a counter takedown but Johnsson avoids it well and moves away.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson misses the jab.
Johnsson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Johnsson finds it's way through Aoki's defenses.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnsson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki swings around for an armbar but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aoki's guard.
Aoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnsson stands up and waves to Aoki to follow him.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aoki fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsson. That's going to slow Aoki down.
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Aoki off balance momentarily.
Aoki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnsson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Johnsson.
Well Johnsson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 951 p4p, 112 weight class) and Korean Zombie (ranked 910 p4p, 105 weight class). Zombie has chosen ZOMBIE as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korean Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zombie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zombie misses with a head kick.
Hussain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hussain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hussain misses with the body kick
and Zombie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussain misses with a low kick as Zombie jumps back.
Zombie delivers a nice body kick.
Zombie throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Zombie.
Zombie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hussain's waist but Hussain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zombie off to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zombie throws a poor cross that misses
and Hussain counters with a thumping low kick.
Hussain tries to land a front kick but Zombie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zombie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hussain defends well and Zombie ends up having to push Hussain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hussain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zombie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zombie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hussain misses with an uppercut
and Zombie counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Zombie checks it.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zombie counters with a nice uppercut.
Zombie shoots in but Hussain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
Hussain lands a leg kick that knocks Zombie off balance momentarily.
Zombie jabs Hussain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussain blocks a jab.
Hussain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussain slips a jab and a cross from Zombie.
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hussain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zombie defending well as Hussain loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zombie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hussain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hussain wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zombie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Hussain misses.
Zombie tries to clinch but Hussain is having none of it.
Hussain scores with a shot to the body.
Zombie feints and as Hussain raises his hands in defense, Zombie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zombie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zombie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hussain.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zombie dives in and grabs Hussain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hussain pushes down on Zombie's head and hops out.
Hussain feints and then cracks Zombie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zombie down.
Zombie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zombie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zombie with a nice cross.
Zombie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zombie throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain swings for the body but Zombie moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hussain. Beautiful body shot.
Hussain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zombie at a distance.
Zombie is looking to clinch.
Hussain misses the shot to the body.
Hussain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zombie misses with a body shot.
Zombie misses the shot to the body.
Hussain throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zombie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Zombie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zombie cracks Hussain with a good jab.
Zombie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hussain's waist but Hussain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zombie off to one side.
Hussain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hussain throws a low kick but Zombie avoids it.
Hussain throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Zombie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zombie moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zombie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussain throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Zombie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hussain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zombie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hussain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zombie.
Hussain connects with the punch.
Hussain takes a swing at Zombie's ribcage but misses.
Hussain looks for the body kick but Zombie saw that one coming.
Zombie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussain.
Emre Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zombie throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Hussain is looking to score with low kicks.
Zombie clinches up with Hussain and pushes him back against the cage.
Zombie throws an elbow that misses.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Emre Hussain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hussain's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zombie throws a series of punches but Hussain moves out of range.
Zombie moves into the clinch successfully.
Hussain wants to break free but Zombie has control.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zombie fails with a takedown attempt.
Zombie dives in and grabs Hussain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hussain pushes down on Zombie's head and hops out.
Zombie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
Zombie instigates a clinch.
Hussain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussain avoiding damage as Zombie throws knees to the body.
Zombie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Zombie looking to throw knees to the head but Hussain is blocking nicely.
Zombie blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Hussain on the inside.
Hussain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zombie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hussain avoids it really well and circles away.
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Zombie counters with a left to the body.
Korean Zombie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussain looks to land a combination. Zombie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Hussain misses with a leg kick.
Zombie connects with a high kick.
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Zombie moved out of range nicely.
Zombie counters with a body kick.
Hussain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zombie at a distance.
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!
Hussain scores with a nice right hand.
Zombie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zombie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hussain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hussain's guard.
Hussain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zombie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Zombie moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Zombie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussain takes a swing at Zombie's ribcage but misses.
Zombie is looking to clinch.
Zombie clinches up with Hussain and pushes him back against the cage.
Zombie misses with an elbow over the top.
Hussain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Zombie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with an uppercut.
Hussain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zombie clinches with his opponent.
Zombie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zombie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Hussain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hussain manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Zombie blocks the low kick.
Zombie drives through and clinches with Hussain against the cage.
Hussain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hussain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zombie.
Hussain blocking some punches.
Hussain managing to block the knees to the body from Zombie.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Hussain manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a combination
enabling Zombie to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Zombie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussain but Hussain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hussain misses with a body shot.
Zombie throws a shot to the body.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Zombie's shoulder, as Zombie tries to avoid the shot.
Zombie tries to clinch but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zombie can pounce on him.
Zombie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain tried to score with a low kick but Zombie checks it.
Zombie blocks a leg kick.
Zombie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussain jabs at Zombie's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zombie looks for a takedown but Hussain sprawls well.
Zombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Zombie throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem.
Zombie lands a head kick. Hussain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zombie moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zombie doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hussain jabs Zombie right on the nose. Zombie blinks but takes it well.
Zombie jabs Hussain right on the nose. Hussain blinks but takes it well.
Zombie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body
and Zombie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hussain is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zombie moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
Zombie misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Zombie moves away and avoids it.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zombie.
Hussain throws a low kick, looking for Zombie's leg but Zombie calmly moves out of range.
Zombie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zombie counters with a nice leg kick.
Zombie misses the shot to the body.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body. Zombie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Zombie throws out a loose jab but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie shoots in for a double leg but Hussain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body. Zombie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussain catches Zombie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hussain jabs Zombie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Zombie. That's going to slow Hussain down.
Hussain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zombie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zombie moves into the clinch successfully.
Zombie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Korean Zombie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Hussain.
Zombie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussain has a couple of punches blocked by Zombie.
Zombie lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hussain.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Zombie has him pressed against the cage.
Zombie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zombie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zombie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hussain tries to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Zombie has double underhooks.
Zombie lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hussain tries to circle away but Zombie has him pinned against the cage.
Zombie lands an elbow inside that Hussain shrugs off.
Hussain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zombie.
Zombie scores with a knee to the head.
Emre Hussain's cut is getting worse.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hussain manages to break the clinch.
Zombie thuds his shin into the meat of Hussain's side.
Zombie clinches up against the cage.
Zombie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zombie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zombie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hussains head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zombie misses with an elbow over the top.
Hussain avoiding damage as Zombie throws knees to the body.
Hussain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korean Zombie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zombie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Zombie scores with a nice head shot.
Hussain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Zombie is looking to slow Hussain down with leg kicks.
Hussain slips a jab from Zombie.
Zombie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zombie throws a nice head kick!
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Zombie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hussain avoids it really well and circles away.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Korean Zombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hussain 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 787 p4p, 30 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 1429 p4p, 26 weight class). Honda's entrance music is E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. A fine choice. Sands has chosen Ante Up (Remix) - By: M.O.P. ft. Busta Rhymes, Teflon, Remy Martin as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Edmond Honda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Edmond Honda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda throws a hook but Sands blocks it.
Sands checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sands lands a jab to the head.
Honda lands the left hand.
Honda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sands pinned against the cage. Sands gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sands has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sands throws out a counter right but Honda avoids it with no problem.
Honda tries to move into range but Sands moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Sands avoids the body shot from Honda.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sands misses with a looping left.
Sands lands with an uppercut that bounces Honda off the cage and back into range.
Sands scores with a decent looking hook.
Honda moves away from the strike by Sands.
Honda connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sands to the floor! Honda dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sands is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands is pressing down on Honda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sands throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Honda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Honda working some strikes from top position.
Sands throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sands has momentary wrist control but Honda slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda stopping the sweep attempt from Sands.
Honda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Honda lands a couple of elbows.
Sands is rocked!
Sands has his foot on Honda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honda works his way back into a safe position though.
Sands is still in real trouble! Can Honda finish him?
Sands is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sands seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honda scoring with some ground and pound.
Sands escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Honda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sands looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Honda stands up over Sands, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands has his foot on Honda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honda works his way back into a safe position though.
Honda working some strikes from top position.
Honda postures up and lands a big shot to Sands's brow.
Sands looking for subs off his back but Honda has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ground and pound from Honda.
Honda controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Sands is out! Honda gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Edmond Honda!
A very excited looking Edmond Honda rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gil Jacobson (ranked 229 p4p, 27 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 531 p4p, 64 weight class). Maxim Jericho told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Jericho scores with a jab. Jacobson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jacobson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jericho misses the jab.
Jericho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacobson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jacobson stalks Jericho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jericho's face. Jericho staggers backwards, shaken.
Jericho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacobson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacobson throws a push kick but Jericho slaps the foot to one side.
Jacobson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Jericho.
Jacobson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobson throws a shot from downtown. Jericho moves away and avoids it.
Jacobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jericho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacobson. That one must have hurt.
Jericho misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Jericho.
Jericho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobson avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Jericho throws a jab when Jacobson was well out of range.
Jacobson throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson throws out a loose jab but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacobson. That snapped Jericho's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
Jericho throws a jab when Jacobson was well out of range.
Jacobson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jericho to score with a decent uppercut.
Jericho checks the leg kick.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Jacobson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
Jericho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jericho throws a nice looking combination but Jacobson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jericho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jericho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
A head kick misses from Jacobson.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
A counter left hand to the body from Jacobson misses its target.
Jericho misses the jab.
Jacobson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Jacobson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Jacobson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho lands a jab.
Jericho blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobson tries to land a leg kick but Jericho saw it coming and moves away.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
As Jericho looks to move away, Jacobson throws a big counter combo but Jericho just gets out of the way.
Jericho misses with a wild combination.
Jacobson walks into a left hand.
Jericho throws a hook but Jacobson avoids it easily.
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.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jacobson.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Jacobson tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
Jericho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jericho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jacobson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jacobson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jericho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Jacobson looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
Jericho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobson manages to avoid it.
Jacobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Jacobson.
Jacobson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobson avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jericho at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Jacobson slips the punch.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho throws a head kick that misses.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Jericho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jericho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobson ducks right into an uppercut from Jericho.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the head.
Jericho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Jacobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jericho's sensitive parts.
Jacobson moves forwards but Jericho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jericho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jericho momentarily.
Jericho misses with the combination.
Jacobson throws a quick counter head kick but Jericho was just out of range.
Jacobson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Jacobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Jacobson dodges the punch combination from Jericho.
Jericho tries to bum rush Jacobson with a series of wild strikes but Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Jericho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Jacobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobson lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Jacobson. Beautiful body shot.
Jericho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Jacobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jericho manages to avoid it.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacobson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jericho is out of range and Jacobson settles back down.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Jericho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jericho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jericho connects with a body shot that sends Jacobson's belly button to the back.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Jacobson is looking to counter punch.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Jericho avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jericho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jericho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jericho misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Jericho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jacobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Jericho.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Jacobson.
Jacobson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jericho in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho scores with a shot to the body.
Jacobson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jericho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jacobson with a nice cross.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobson has time to react.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Jericho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobson.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jacobson scores with a sloppy right hand. Jericho should have avoided that one.
Jacobson lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut.
Jericho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacobson. Jacobson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jericho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jacobson.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Jacobson wants to land a leg kick but Jericho is out of range.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobson.
Jericho misses with a right hand
and Jacobson counters with a straight right hand.
Jacobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson wants to slow Jericho down by chopping away at his legs.
Jacobson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jacobson tries to score with a low kick but Jericho moves his leg out of the way.
Jericho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jacobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jericho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jericho lands a jab.
Jericho throws a nice head kick!
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Jacobson's head but Jacobson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Jacobson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacobson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Jacobson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jacobson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jericho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jericho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jacobson with a body shot.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jericho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but Jericho checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Jacobson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho throws a hook but Jacobson blocks it.
Jacobson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good shot there by Jacobson.
Jacobson thuds his right hand into Jericho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jacobson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
Jericho throws a jab when Jacobson was well out of range.
Jacobson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacobson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jericho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobson.
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 Gil Jacobson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Jacobson.
Jericho lunges at Jacobson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jacobson's hand.
Jericho avoids a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jacobson there.
Jacobson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Jericho misses.
Jacobson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jericho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobson.
Jericho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobson.
Jericho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobson is looking to slow Jericho down with leg kicks.
Jacobson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jericho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Jacobson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobson cracks Jericho with an open hand slap.
Jacobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Jericho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jacobson.
Jericho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jacobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho throws a head kick but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Jacobson throws a head kick but Jericho moves out of range.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobson misses with a body shot.
Jacobson walks into a stiff left hand from Jericho.
Jericho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jacobson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Jacobson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jericho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jericho misses the jab.
Jacobson throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jericho takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a glancing blow to the side of Jacobson's head.
Jacobson throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Jericho blocks the low kick.
Jericho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jericho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacobson.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Jericho.
Jericho scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jericho.
Good work by Jericho as he checks the leg kick.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jericho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Jacobson saw that one coming.
Jacobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jericho moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobson. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gil Jacobson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but Jericho moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jericho counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacobson misses with a low kick.
Jacobson throws a solid leg kick but Jericho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobson.
Jacobson moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Jacobson throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Jacobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacobson off the cage and back into range.
Jericho throws a body punch but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jericho scores with a jab. Jacobson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jericho misses with a series of wild punches.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Jericho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Jacobson throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
It looked like Jacobson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho blocks the body kick.
Jericho looks to land a combination but Jacobson avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jericho, as that shot connected.
Jacobson looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jericho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacobson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
Jericho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho throws a right hand that Jacobson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacobson also avoids with ease.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Jacobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson lands a really nice looking cross but Jericho seems unphased.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jericho lands with a hook. Jacobson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jericho scores with a decent looking hook.
Jericho lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Maxim Jericho just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobson.
Jericho misses with the combination.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Jericho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jericho's corner calls for a 1-2. Jericho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jacobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jacobson looks for the body kick but Jericho saw that one coming.
Jacobson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jericho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jericho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jacobson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Jacobson tenderised Jericho's leg. Jericho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Jacobson's head but Jacobson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho throws a sloppy body shot
and Jericho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Jacobson moved out of range.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobson's shoulder, as Jacobson tries to avoid the shot.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jericho was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Jericho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick.
Jacobson throws a low kick but Jericho moves out of range easily.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Jericho.
Jericho throws a lazy head kick
and Jacobson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jericho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Jacobson.
Jericho throws a hook but Jacobson avoids it easily.
A big right from Jericho misses.
Jericho avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
Jericho scores with a decent looking hook.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jacobson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jacobson lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Jericho lands but Jacobson takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson tries to land a leg kick but Jericho saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Jericho lands a jab to Jacobson's midsection.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Jericho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jericho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jericho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jacobson throws a body kick that misses
and Jericho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jericho misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Jacobson. Beautiful body shot.
Jacobson misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho scores with a shot to the body.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jericho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jericho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jacobson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Jericho.
Jacobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jacobson with a hook.
Jacobson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jacobson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jacobson lands with a kick to the temple. Jericho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jacobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobson throws out a loose jab but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jericho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jericho scores with a hook.
Jacobson lands with an overhand left.
Jacobson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jericho. Jericho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Jacobson moves away and avoids it.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the head.
Jericho slips a straight right by Jacobson.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jacobson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Jacobson misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacobson.
Jacobson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jericho.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Jericho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jacobson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobson.
Jericho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jacobson's hands.
Jacobson lands a slapping body shot.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
No joy there for Jericho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobson has time to react.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Jacobson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jacobson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacobson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Jericho.
Decent striking displayed by Jericho there.
Jacobson dodges the punch combination from Jericho.
Jacobson misses with a hook.
Jacobson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacobson misses with a body kick.
Jericho throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jericho works over Jacobson's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Jericho.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Jacobson misses.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Jacobson moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jericho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobson throws out a leg kick but Jericho moves out of range and Jacobson only half commits.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobson moves away.
Jacobson scores with a body shot.
Jacobson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
Jericho catches Jacobson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jericho.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Jacobson.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from Jericho.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson 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.
Jericho throws out a counter right but Jacobson avoids it with no problem.
Jericho throws a right and a left that Jacobson avoids nicely.
Jacobson connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
Gil Jacobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson motions for Jericho to come forward. Jacobson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacobson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jericho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jacobson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jacobson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
Jacobson is looking to land body kicks.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacobson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but Jericho avoids them all with ease.
Jacobson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho lands a jab to Jacobson's midsection.
Jacobson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Jacobson ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson moves away from the strike by Jericho.
Jacobson tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
Jacobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho clobbers Jacobson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacobson misses with a kick to the body.
Jericho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jacobson back to the cage. Jericho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jacobson misses with a leg kick
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacobson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jericho at a distance.
Jacobson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobson scores with a jab.
Jacobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Jacobson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacobson throwing a counter right hand but Jericho manages to avoid it.
Jacobson looks for the body kick but Jericho saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacobson dodges the punch combination from Jericho.
Jacobson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho clobbers Jacobson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacobson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jericho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Jacobson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Jacobson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jericho throws a jab when Jacobson was well out of range.
Jericho connects with the punch.
Jericho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jericho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jacobson.
Jacobson fakes the leg kick and cracks Jericho in the body.
Jacobson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho lands a nice looking body shot.
Jericho lands a nice shot that snaps Jacobson's head back.
Jacobson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jericho finds it's way round the side to connect with Jacobson's head.
Jacobson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
It looked like Jacobson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jericho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Jericho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jericho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Jericho!
Maxim Jericho is the new featherweight champion!
Maxim Jericho decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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