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CEC 653 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Trotter (ranked 1578 p4p, 208 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 1765 p4p, 235 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotter throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
Trotter shoots in and gets a takedown into Kettu's guard.
Kettu keeping moving, preventing Trotter from controlling successfully.
Kettu pulls Trotter in close to prevent any damage.
Kettu wants to stand but Trotter is controlling the position.
Trotter wants to control from the top but Kettu keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu wants to stand up but Trotter is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter is fighting to break Kettu's control of his arms but Kettu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trotter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kettu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kettu has escaped and now he's on top!
Trotter is looking for a triangle but Kettu pushes his legs off easily.
Trotter being controlled here, momentarily.
Kettu trying to control but Trotter is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kettu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Trotter's guard.
Trotter being controlled here, momentarily.
Kettu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trotter is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trotter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kettu throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Kettu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kettu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trotter.
Trotter throws a series of punches but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Trotter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.
Jab from Kettu.
Kettu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trotter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trotter tries to clinch there but Kettu circles away.
Esa Kettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trotter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Nice shot by Trotter.
Trotter blocks a jab.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trotter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kettu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kettu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kettu. Trotter shrugs it off though.
Kettu throws a series of punches but Trotter avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Trotter lands.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kettu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kettu misses with a looping left.
Trotter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trotter takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trotter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trotter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kettu defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kettu connects with a right hand. Trotter shakes it off.
Trotter moves away from the strike by Kettu.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kettu.
Kettu looks to land a left hand but Trotter moved out of range nicely.
Trotter attempts a counter takedown but Kettu avoids it well and moves away.
Kettu staying out of range there.
Kettu misses with a hook. Trotter ducked under it nicely.
Trotter feinted with a counter takedown.
Trotter misses with a series of wild punches.
Kettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Trotter.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Trotter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trotter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trotter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trotter.
Kettu scores with the left hand. Trotter knows he should have avoided that one.
Kettu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trotter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Kettu throws a big counter head kick but Trotter avoids it with no problem.
Trotter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kettu.
Trotter lands a body shot.
Trotter drops his hands momentarily and Kettu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kettu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kettu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trotter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kettu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kettu tries a low kick but Trotter avoids it.
Trotter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kettu misses with a hook.
Trotter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trotter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu stuffs the takedown.
Kettu lands with an overhand left.
Trotter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trotter is rocked!
Kettu is stalking Trotter. Trotter circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Kettu, and it's lights out! Trotter really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esa Kettu!
Esa Kettu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Alonzo Trotter was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry dudes'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blair Darrow (ranked 959 p4p, 115 weight class) and Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 912 p4p, 111 weight class). Heisenberg has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Heisenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow is looking to counter with head kicks.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg dives in and grabs Darrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darrow pushes down on Heisenberg's head and hops out.
Heisenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Darrow blocks the low kick.
It looked like Darrow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heisenberg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darrow.
Heisenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heisenberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heisenberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darrow jabs Heisenberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow motions for Heisenberg to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heisenberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darrow scrambles back to his feet.
Darrow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Heisenberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Darrow lands with a shot to the body.
Blair Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heisenberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Darrow. Heisenberg shrugs it off though.
Darrow darts in and clinches Heisenberg up against the cage.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heisenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heisenberg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darrow, right into the meat.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heisenberg throws out the jab.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Heisenberg moved out of range nicely.
Darrow works Heisenberg's body with a nice hook.
Heisenberg blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Darrow backing away here, and Heisenberg unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg checks a low kick from Darrow.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Heisenberg there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heisenberg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Heisenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darrow is looking to wear down Heisenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heisenberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heisenberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Darrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Heisenberg blocks a leg kick.
Darrow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heisenberg is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Heisenberg.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heisenberg.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Heisenberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Darrow blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Darrow blocks the leg kick.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heisenberg just manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heisenberg.
Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg swings widly with a right hand
and Darrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Darrow.
Heisenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darrow circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
Heisenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Heisenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Heisenberg misses.
Darrow half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Heisenberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darrow swings widly with a right hand
and Heisenberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darrow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heisenberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darrow. That did some damage!
Heisenberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow tries to clinch up but Heisenberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrow misses the shot to the body.
Heisenberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Darrow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Darrow lunges at Heisenberg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heisenberg's hand.
Heisenberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisenberg scores with a takedown into Darrow's guard.
Darrow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Darrow looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raphaele Heisenberg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisenberg is just out of range.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg motions for Darrow to come forward. Heisenberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heisenberg loads up on a big right hand but Darrow slips the punch.
Heisenberg throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Heisenberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Heisenberg.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heisenberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heisenberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heisenberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darrow checks a leg kick.
Heisenberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Darrow.
A head kick misses from Heisenberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a leg kick which misses Heisenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Heisenberg tries to avoid it.
Heisenberg has a takedown stuffed.
A counter left hand to the body from Darrow misses its target.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Darrow throws a head kick but Heisenberg moves out of range.
And Heisenberg tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Heisenberg looks to land a left hand but Darrow moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heisenberg checks a leg kick.
Darrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses.
Heisenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heisenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Heisenberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heisenberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heisenberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Darrow off the cage and back into range.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heisenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heisenberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisenberg is just out of range.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heisenberg looks to land a combination. Darrow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Heisenberg blocks a leg kick.
Darrow throws a chopping leg kick but Heisenberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heisenberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Heisenberg pushes him off.
Heisenberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Heisenberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heisenberg with the ground and pound but Darrow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Heisenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heisenberg wants to control from the top but Darrow keeps moving.
Heisenberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darrow is on top in guard.
Heisenberg looking for subs off his back but Darrow has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg wants to get back to full guard.
Heisenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heisenberg trying to get back to full guard but Darrow takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Heisenberg tries to reverse the position but Darrow maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heisenberg tries to hold on but Darrow postures up.
Heisenberg is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Darrow is staying active.
Heisenberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heisenberg is still trying to improve position.
Heisenberg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Heisenberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raphaele Heisenberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Heisenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heisenberg connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heisenberg moves out of range as Darrow throws a body kick.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Heisenberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heisenberg motions for Darrow to come forward. Heisenberg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow connects with an inside leg kick.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. Heisenberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heisenberg scores with a jab to the head.
Darrow tries to work over Heisenberg's front leg with a kick but Heisenberg checks it.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Heisenberg.
Darrow gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Heisenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Heisenberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow lands with a cross.
Darrow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heisenberg throws out the jab.
Darrow scores with a head kick. Heisenberg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Darrow lands a right hook to the body.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Heisenberg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Darrow did well to prevent Heisenberg getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg with the ground and pound but Darrow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Heisenberg wants to pass the guard but Darrow is keeping the position.
Heisenberg throwing strikes but missing.
Heisenberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard.
Darrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heisenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Darrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heisenberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heisenberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Heisenberg throwing strikes from guard but Darrow blocks nicely.
Heisenberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darrow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heisenberg throws an elbow that misses. Darrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heisenberg's guard. Nice move by Darrow!
Heisenberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heisenberg wants to improve his position but instead Darrow has moved into half guard.
Heisenberg wants to improve his position but Darrow is controlling well.
Heisenberg is trying to maintain the position but Darrow is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heisenberg looking for submissions off his back.
Heisenberg wants to get back to full guard but Darrow has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Heisenberg's face as Darrow controls the position.
Heisenberg tries to improve position but can't.
Raphaele Heisenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heisenberg tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Darrow presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blair Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heisenberg is working to get back to half guard.
Heisenberg sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Heisenberg is concentrating on defense, preventing Darrow from advancing position.
Heisenberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Heisenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darrow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heisenberg is just riding it out for now. Darrow eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raphaele Heisenberg.
I've got Heisenberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaele Heisenberg!
Raphaele Heisenberg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 886 p4p, 107 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 945 p4p, 113 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws the left hand but Lowe avoids the punch easily.
White throws a push kick but Lowe slaps the foot to one side.
White misses with a looping left.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lowe if he has to take too many more of those.
White takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
Lowe slips under a jab.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lowe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lowe.
Lowe takes a jab right on the kisser.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowe's calf.
Lowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
Lowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lowe walks forward, straight into a front kick from White.
White 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.
Lowe moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Lowe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowe's calf.
White is looking to score with low kicks.
Lowe throws a counter combo.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lowe avoids the body shot from White.
White lands a nice looking body kick.
Lowe throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Lowe avoids a kick to the body.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lowe throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lowe's head backwards.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowe manages to avoid it.
White lands with a good body shot.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White throws a body kick that misses.
White 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.
Jab from White.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowe.
Lowe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowe 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Lowe moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White is looking to wear down Lowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with an uppercut.
Lowe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowe. That snapped White's head back.
Lowe 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.
Lowe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White lands with a good body shot.
A jab lands there for White.
Lowe checks a leg kick.
White missing with a left hand there. Lowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowe missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White avoids the head kick by Lowe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lowe wants to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch position.
Lowe lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White cracks Lowe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
White looks to land a left hand but Lowe moved out of range nicely.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Lowe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
White misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White tries to score with a low kick but Lowe moves his leg out of the way.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
White throws a low kick but Lowe avoids it.
Lowe tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lowe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, White has got the better of the exchanges.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Lowe looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White misses with a straight left.
White lands with a hook. Lowe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from White finds it's way through Lowe's defenses.
White throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe is looking for the big counter here.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
White is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowe throws a one two combo.
Lowe works White's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Lowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Lowe scores with a jab to the jaw.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lowe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lowe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White lands a body shot.
White throws a leg kick which misses Lowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Lowe tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowe 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
White is looking to counter punch.
Lowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lowe. That did some damage!
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lowe can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Lowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Lowe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lowe slips under a jab.
White cracks the inside of Lowe's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Lowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a low kick.
White looks for the body kick but Lowe saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
White misses with a low kick.
Lowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from White misses.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lowe is looking to score with low kicks.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White throws a body punch but Lowe moves out of range.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lowe's calf.
Lowe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from White.
White misses with a body kick.
Lowe moves out of range of the body kick.
White scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from White finds it's way through Lowe's defenses.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowe.
Lowe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Lowe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lowe missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowe punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
White throws a right and a left that Lowe avoids nicely.
White thuds a left hand into Lowe's body.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lowe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
Nice uppercut there from White.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. White catches Lowe right on the button with a cross.
White lands with a straight right. Lowe didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lowe does no damage.
White blocks a jab.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Lowe seems unphased.
White feints and then cracks Lowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lowe down.
Lowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Lowe throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Lowe misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a push kick but Lowe slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Lowe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lowe scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter White is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A good leg kick by White.
Lowe throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White digs a good hook to Lowe's body.
Lowe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab by Lowe.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lowe checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lowe! But no joy.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Lowe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowe manages to avoid it.
Lowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe throws a hook but White blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White scores with a hook to the body. Lowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe thuds a left hand into White's body.
White avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLowe.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Mike Lowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowe's sensitive parts.
Lowe takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Lowe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe blocks a leg kick.
Lowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lowe throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
White jabs Lowe right on the nose. Lowe blinks but takes it well.
White scores with a kick to the body.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lowe. Lowe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lowe is looking to chop away at White's legs.
White misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips under a jab from Lowe.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from White misses.
Lowe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Lowe looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
Lowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Lowe misses.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Lowe's head.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Lowe throws a counter combo.
Lowe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walter White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White tests Lowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
Lowe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowe's sensitive parts.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter White!
Our winner, Walter White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 576 p4p, 71 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 727 p4p, 90 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno darts in looking for a takedown but Shamkhalaev gets double underhooks and turns Puno into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Shamkhalaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno looks to throw the jab but Shamkhalaev is out of range.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno dives in for a single leg takedown but Shamkhalaev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Puno misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamkhalaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamkhalaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puno slips a straight right by Shamkhalaev.
Puno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shamkhalaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Shamkhalaev misses with a looping right.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shamkhalaev misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Shamkhalaev misses its target.
Shamkhalaev throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno misses the jab.
Shamkhalaev takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Puno lands in his opponent'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.
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!
Puno is pushing down on Shamkhalaev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shamkhalaev is fighting to maintain full guard but Puno has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev is trying to stand back up but Puno is controlling him
Shamkhalaev is trying to control but can't.
Puno is trying to control. Shamkhalaev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puno throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shamkhalaev to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamkhalaev has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Puno has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shamkhalaev tries a body shot but Puno blocks it.
Shamkhalaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puno pushes Shamkhalaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puno can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
Puno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Shamkhalaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puno successfully pulls guard.
Puno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Puno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamkhalaev is one step ahead there.
Shamkhalaev is fighting to break Puno's control of his arms but Puno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shamkhalaev is looking to stand up but Puno won't let him.
Puno is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Shamkhalaev throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Shamkhalaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamkhalaev lands a body shot.
Shamkhalaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Puno walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Puno tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shamkhalaev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Shamkhalaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamkhalaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamkhalaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puno throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shamkhalaev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Puno is in Shamkhalaev's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamkhalaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Puno is in close to Shamkhalaev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shamkhalaev is trying to keep Puno in close.
Puno throws a strike but Shamkhalaev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno has Shamkhalaev pulled in close to control his posture.
Puno is continuing to stall.
Shamkhalaev wants to stand but Puno is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamkhalaev scores with a jab. Puno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno moves forwards but Shamkhalaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Puno moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamkhalaev.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Puno.
Shamkhalaev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Puno scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Puno seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puno tries to advance position but instead Shamkhalaev slips a leg back in to half guard.
Puno lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is stalling here. Shamkhalaev is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Puno seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shamkhalaev has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shamkhalaev wants to stand but Puno is controlling his arm.
Puno struggling a bit here.
Puno tries to buck Shamkhalaev off but Shamkhalaev is having none of it.
Shamkhalaev tries to stand but Puno is controlling his head.
Puno is trying to control Shamkhalaev's posture but Shamkhalaev avoids it.
Shamkhalaev tries to stand but Puno is controlling his head.
Puno is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno gets back to half guard.
Puno holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Puno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shamkhalaev is working away from the top position though.
Shamkhalaev is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Puno is trying to get back to full guard.
Puno manages to get to full guard.
Puno is adopting a defensive guard.
Shamkhalaev preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shamkhalaev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
It looks like Shamkhalaev is going to stand back up.
Puno controlling the position for now.
Puno tries to get to full guard but Shamkhalaev has control of the leg.
Puno controlling the position well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamkhalaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Puno 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.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Puno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puno throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamkhalaev counters with a right hand to the body.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamkhalaev is just out of range.
Puno throws the left hand but Shamkhalaev avoids the punch easily.
Shamkhalaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puno circles away quickly and effectively.
Puno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puno gets a double leg takedown into Shamkhalaev's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shamkhalaev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Puno is controlling him.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno is working Shamkhalaev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puno postures up.
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 Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shamkhalaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shamkhalaev slips under a jab.
Puno connects with a body shot that sends Shamkhalaev's belly button to the back.
Manny Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamkhalaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamkhalaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shamkhalaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Puno landing strikes.
Puno postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Puno is putting a hurting on Shamkhalaev here, landing some big shots from side control.
Puno throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Puno misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Puno wants to control but Shamkhalaev is keeping him busy.
Puno grinds an elbow into Shamkhalaev's temple.
Puno trying to control the position but Shamkhalaev is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shamkhalaev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Shamkhalaev gets back to half guard.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Shamkhalaev is defending well.
Puno wants to take a breather but Shamkhalaev is having none of it.
Puno sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shamkhalaev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Puno.
Puno trying to control but Shamkhalaev is working from the bottom.
Manny Puno has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Puno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shamkhalaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamkhalaev ducks right into an uppercut from Puno.
Shamkhalaev connects with a single shot there.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Puno feints the counter takedown.
Shamkhalaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Puno working the head and body with strikes.
Puno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamkhalaev defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamkhalaev wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno working Shamkhalaev over with strikes.
Puno drops an elbow to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
Shamkhalaev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puno.
Puno is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shamkhalaev taking some punishment here, with Puno in his half guard.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice strikes from Puno there.
Puno lands with a punch from half guard.
Puno working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Puno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shamkhalaev defending well though.
Puno looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shamkhalaev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Puno is trying to control. Shamkhalaev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Puno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Puno is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Puno misses with a head shot. Shamkhalaev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Puno landing with the ground and pound.
Puno wants to control from the top but Shamkhalaev keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamkhalaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manny Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Shamkhalaev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Puno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shamkhalaev 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 892 p4p, 121 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 918 p4p, 124 weight class). O Rangers comes into the arena with Hold on to you blaring out of the sound system. Drama has chosen The Vicious White Kids No Lip 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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265 lbs
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240 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drama, right into the meat.
Donk. Drama catches O Rangers right on the button with a cross.
Drama throws a leg kick which misses O Rangers's front leg but catches the back leg as O Rangers tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Drama.
O Rangers throws a body shot but no joy.
O Rangers shoots in and drives through. Drama sprawls well.
O Rangers swings for the body but Drama moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drama, as that shot connected.
Drama avoids the body shot from O Rangers.
Drama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drama is looking to land body kicks.
O Rangers scores with a one two! Drama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drama looks to throw the jab but O Rangers is out of range.
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!
Drama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Rangers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drama throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Rangers counters with a two punch combo.
O Rangers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Rangers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Rangers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Rangers with a body shot.
Drama throws a series of punches but O Rangers moves out of range.
O Rangers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drama.
Drama was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Drama lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Rangers takes a step back to recover.
Drama lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Drama.
O Rangers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drama throws a body kick that misses.
O Rangers takes a swing at Drama's ribcage but misses.
Drama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Rangers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drama circles away quickly and effectively.
Drama lands a jab to O Rangers's midsection.
O Rangers lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Drama. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers 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.
Drama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drama pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Rangers back to the cage. Drama follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drama throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Rangers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Rangers throws a body shot but no joy.
O Rangers throws a body shot but no joy.
Drama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Rangers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drama.
O Rangers misses with a two punch combination.
Drama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Rangers moves away.
Drama looks for the body kick but O Rangers saw that one coming.
O Rangers misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drama. O Rangers does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers swings for the body but Drama moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Drama.
O Rangers lands a nice shot that snaps Drama's head back.
O Rangers tries to bum rush Drama with a series of wild strikes but Drama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drama follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drama.
Drama misses with a wild combination.
O Rangers 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.
Nice body kick from Drama.
O Rangers misses with a double jab.
Drama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Rangers. Drama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Rangers takes a swing at Drama's ribcage but misses.
Drama lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama misses with a body punch
and O Rangers counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Drama tenderised O Rangers's leg. O Rangers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drama throws an off balance right hand
and O Rangers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Rangers wants to clinch up but Drama keeps it at a distance.
Drama staying out of range there.
Drama throws a one two combo.
Drama misses with an uppercut
and O Rangers counters with a nice body shot.
Drama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Rangers manages to avoid it.
Drama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little feinted left hand from O Rangers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Rangers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Rangers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Rangers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from O Rangers misses.
Drama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Rangers.
O Rangers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Drama dominated that round.
That's time! O Rangers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Rangers fails with the takedown.
O Rangers cracks Drama with an open hand slap.
Drama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drama looks to land a body kick but O Rangers moved away.
Drama just misses with a punch to the body.
O Rangers scores with a body shot.
Drama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Rangers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Rangers.
Johnny Drama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Rangers was well out of range. Poor timing from Drama.
A quick step to the side and O Rangers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Rangers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drama moves out of range as O Rangers strikes.
Nice cross by Drama.
Drama lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Rangers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drama wants to control but O Rangers postures up.
Drama trying to remain calm as O Rangers controls from the top position.
O Rangers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drama, who protects the arm well.
Drama is looking for a sweep.
O Rangers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Rangers staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drama has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Rangers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drama gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers wants to control the pace but Drama is squirming around nicely.
Drama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Rangers is trying to take his opponent's back.
Drama is looking to get to half guard.
Drama wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Rangers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Drama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Rangers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
O Rangers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Drama has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Drama!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drama wants to stand but O Rangers is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Drama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Rangers slips a jab from Drama.
Drama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Rangers looks to score with a jab to the body but Drama is just out of range.
Drama takes a swing at O Rangers's ribcage but misses.
O Rangers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Drama misses its intended target.
O Rangers throws a body shot but no joy.
Drama misses with a kick to the body.
Drama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Rangers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drama in his tracks.
Drama thumps O Rangers with a low kick.
O Rangers throws a hook to the side of Drama's head but Drama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Rangers misses with a hook to the body
and Drama counters with a low kick, right behind O Rangers 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drama throws a series of punches but O Rangers avoids them all with ease.
Drama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drama throws a head kick but O Rangers moves out of range.
Drama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers lands a nice hook to Drama's body. Drama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Rangers closes the distance but Drama moves to the side
and Drama counters with a solid body kick.
O Rangers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drama was well out of range. Poor timing from O Rangers.
O Rangers takes a swing at Drama's ribcage but misses.
Drama throws a hook but O Rangers avoids it easily.
Drama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Rangers.
Drama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Rangers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drama enables O Rangers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drama manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Drama wants to get back to his feet but O Rangers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tony O Rangers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Rangers trying to move into half guard but instead Drama has managed to sweep!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Drama. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama wanted to stand there but O Rangers had control of the position.
O Rangers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Rangers wants to control from the top but Drama keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drama wants to sweep but no luck.
Tony O Rangers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drama is keeping the position for now.
O Rangers is pushing down on Drama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drama is fighting to maintain full guard but O Rangers has managed to sneak the leg through.
O Rangers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Rangers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Drama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Rangers.
Johnny Drama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Rangers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Rangers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers wants to pass the guard but Drama is defending well.
O Rangers is keen to just control but Drama is a slippery customer.
O Rangers wants to free his trapped foot but Drama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Drama is staying active underneath O Rangers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drama scores with a leg kick.
Drama misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Drama.
I've got Drama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama made sure to mention his sponsor, Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shi Fu Tu (ranked 313 p4p, 42 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 401 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fu Tu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Klendathu drop. Shi Fu Tu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
150 lbs
26 - 12 - 2 |
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149 lbs
27 - 13 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Yamamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Fu Tu tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fu Tu.
An inside leg kick lands from Fu Tu.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fu Tu sprawls well. Fu Tu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No joy there for Yamamoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fu Tu.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamamoto checks a leg kick.
Fu Tu tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu Tu throws a front kick aimed at Yamamoto's knee but Yamamoto avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Fu Tu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamamoto throws out a counter right but Fu Tu avoids it with no problem.
Fu Tu slips a jab from Yamamoto.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamamoto tries to land a leg kick but Fu Tu saw it coming and moves away.
Fu Tu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamamoto momentarily.
Fu Tu moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Fu Tu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu Tu is just out of range.
Fu Tu looks to land a body kick but Yamamoto moved away.
Fu Tu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fu Tu moves away.
Shi Fu Tu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fu Tu checks a leg kick nicely.
Fu Tu throws a jab when Yamamoto was well out of range.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Fu Tu moved out of range.
Fu Tu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back to recover.
Yamamoto tests Fu Tu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Fu Tu. Those never looked like landing.
Fu Tu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu Tu connects with a jab.
Fu Tu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Fu Tu avoids it easily.
Yamamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Fu Tu sprawls well.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut
and Fu Tu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu Tu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu Tu slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A punch combination from Yamamoto misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fu Tu avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Yamamoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu Tu throwing a counter right hand but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Fu Tu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fu Tu scores with a jab.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Fu Tu moved out of range nicely.
Fu Tu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto feints and as Fu Tu raises his hands in defense, Yamamoto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu Tu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fu Tu is looking for a triangle but Yamamoto pushes his legs off easily.
Yamamoto won't allow Fu Tu to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu working a defensive guard here.
Yamamoto throws a big elbow that misses.
Fu Tu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fu Tu is on top in guard.
Fu Tu wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
Fu Tu trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
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 Shi Fu Tu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fu Tu throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamamoto connects with a body shot.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fu Tu avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fu Tu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamamoto tries a low kick but Fu Tu avoids it.
Fu Tu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fu Tu lands a two punch combo.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown but Fu Tu sprawls well.
Shi Fu Tu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotetsu Yamamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu motions for Yamamoto to come forward. Fu Tu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto cracks Fu Tu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fu Tu as he avoids it easily.
Fu Tu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Fu Tu throws out a leg kick but Yamamoto moves out of range and Fu Tu only half commits.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut
and Fu Tu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fu Tu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fu Tu misses with a leg kick.
Fu Tu looks for the body kick but Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu Tu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fu Tu lands with an uppercut that bounces Yamamoto off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Yamamoto misses.
Fu Tu throwing a counter right hand but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Fu Tu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch
enabling Fu Tu to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu Tu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamamoto is out of range and Fu Tu settles back down.
Fu Tu tries to land a leg kick but Yamamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Yamamoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamamoto.
Fu Tu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamamoto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Fu Tu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A clash of legs there as Yamamoto blocks the low kick.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fu Tu's head backwards.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
Shi Fu Tu is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Fu Tu was well out of range.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto with a poor takedown
and Fu Tu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fu Tu throws a low kick but Yamamoto avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Fu Tu.
Fu Tu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Fu Tu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamamoto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Fu Tu ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fu Tus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fu Tu throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu Tu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu Tu misses with a low kick.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a hook.
Fu Tu drops his hands momentarily and Yamamoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yamamoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fu Tu. Fu Tu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Fu Tu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a looping left.
Fu Tu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fu Tu.
Yamamoto dives in for a single leg takedown but Fu Tu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fu Tu. Fu Tu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fu Tu scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Fu Tu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fu Tu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto shoots and misses
and Fu Tu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamamoto throws a shot from downtown. Fu Tu moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Fu Tu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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 Shi Fu Tu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fu Tu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fu Tu misses with a looping right.
Fu Tu lands a leg kick that knocks Yamamoto off balance momentarily.
Yamamoto lands with a right hand.
Fu Tu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto dives in for a single leg takedown but Fu Tu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A lazy left from Yamamoto finds it's target.
An inside leg kick from Yamamoto misses.
Fu Tu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fu Tu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamamoto.
Fu Tu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamamoto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fu Tu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yamamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fu Tu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamamoto swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fu Tu's head backwards.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Fu Tu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Fu Tu avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamamoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu Tu.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Fu Tu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Yamamoto lands.
Fu Tu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fu Tu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Fu Tu scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu looks for the body kick but Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Fu Tu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto misses with a looping left.
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
and Fu Tu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Fu Tu lands.
Yamamoto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu Tu, right into the meat.
Fu Tu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Fu Tu avoids the punch easily.
Yamamoto checks the leg kick.
Fu Tu moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu Tu. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
Yamamoto scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamamoto as he connects with a hook.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Fu Tu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Yamamoto.
Fu Tu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Fu Tu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fu Tu looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Fu Tu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fu Tu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fu Tu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu Tu.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu Tu tries a low kick but Yamamoto avoids it.
Fu Tu throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fu Tu wants it to stay on the feet.
Shi Fu Tu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotetsu Yamamoto.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamamoto! But no joy.
Fu Tu tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Yamamoto unleashes a big counter combination but Fu Tu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu Tu is looking to land body kicks.
Fu Tu scores with a head kick.
Fu Tu lands a front kick.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu Tu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fu Tu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Fu Tu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fu Tu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fu Tu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Fu Tu shows good takedown defense.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Yamamoto - just one landing.
Fu Tu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shi Fu Tu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fu Tu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shi Fu Tu!
Shi Fu Tu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 271 p4p, 37 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 303 p4p, 40 weight class). Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arjuna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arjuna swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arjuna.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fitzsimmons motions for Arjuna to come forward. Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Arjuna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye.
Arjuna misses the body punch
and Fitzsimmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arjuna slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arjuna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arjuna is looking to land body kicks.
Fitzsimmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arjuna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arjuna moves into the clinch successfully.
Fitzsimmons wants to break free but Arjuna has control.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Arjuna scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitzsimmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Fitzsimmons on the inside.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Fitzsimmons misses with some punches.
Fitzsimmons breaks from the clinch.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Fitzsimmons catches Arjuna right on the button with a cross.
Arjuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arjuna, as that shot connected.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Arjuna counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Fitzsimmons blocks the body kick.
Arjuna throws a low kick, looking for Fitzsimmons's leg but Fitzsimmons calmly moves out of range.
Arjuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Arjuna blocks it.
A nice side step and Arjuna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arjuna moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arjuna at a distance.
Fitzsimmons misses with a right hand
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
Arjuna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice leg kick.
Arjuna throws a leg kick that misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arjuna scores with a hook to the body. Fitzsimmons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arjuna misses with a hook. Fitzsimmons ducked under it nicely.
Arjuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna scores with a sloppy right hand. Fitzsimmons should have avoided that one.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a good cross that connects.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the head.
Arjuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arjuna looks to land a combination but Fitzsimmons avoids it well.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Arjuna connects with a looping right hand.
Arjuna misses with a few strikes there.
Arjuna has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fitzsimmons lands with a hook. Arjuna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzsimmons throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arjuna counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons throws a looping overhand right but Arjuna ducks down to avoid it.
Arjuna slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Arjuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fitzsimmons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arjuna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzsimmons scrambles back to his feet.
Arjuna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fitzsimmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arjuna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arjuna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzsimmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzsimmons walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arjuna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fitzsimmons gets tackled into the cage by Arjuna. Arjuna maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rama Arjuna will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Arjuna throws a body kick.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Arjuna moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arjuna moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Arjuna moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjuna.
Fitzsimmons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arjuna swinging wildly here.
Arjuna has closed the distance and engaged Fitzsimmons in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna being controlled against the cage.
Arjuna prevents a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
Fitzsimmons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzsimmons jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Arjuna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Fitzsimmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arjuna.
Rama Arjuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arjuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Arjuna misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Arjuna with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arjuna's hand.
Arjuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arjuna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arjuna 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.
Arjuna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fitzsimmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range.
Fitzsimmons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arjuna scoring well with a low kick there.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons connects with a body shot that sends Arjuna's belly button to the back.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a nice body kick.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Fitzsimmons avoids them all with ease.
Arjuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arjuna bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Arjuna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzsimmons has time to react.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Arjuna counters with a two punch combo.
Arjuna is looking to slow Fitzsimmons down with leg kicks.
Fitzsimmons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arjuna's head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook. Arjuna ducked under it nicely.
Arjuna wants to clinch.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Arjuna appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arjuna scores with a nice body kick.
Fitzsimmons thuds a left hand into Arjuna's body.
Arjuna tries a low kick but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzsimmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Arjuna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Arjuna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arjuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fitzsimmons 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.
Arjuna misses with a body punch
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arjuna thinking.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Arjuna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjuna scores with a body shot.
Arjuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arjuna.
Arjuna swinging wildly here.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
Arjuna walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rama Arjuna will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arjuna is out of range and Fitzsimmons settles back down.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Arjuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Arjuna stuns Fitzsimmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a three punch combo that has Fitzsimmons backing up. Fitzsimmons nods at Arjuna to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna misses the body punch
and Fitzsimmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arjuna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arjuna throws a combination that misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Arjuna tries to counter with a clinch but Fitzsimmons shakes him off and moves away.
Arjuna connects with a body shot that sends Fitzsimmons's belly button to the back.
Arjuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands the left hand.
Arjuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Arjuna looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Arjuna lands with a good body shot.
Arjuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Fitzsimmons is predictable there
and Arjuna moves into the clinch.
Arjuna working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Arjuna.
Fitzsimmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arjuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Rama Arjuna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna is looking to land body kicks.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Arjuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arjuna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arjuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
Arjuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arjuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fitzsimmons 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 Arjuna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arjuna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Arjuna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fitzsimmons moves away from the strike by Arjuna.
Arjuna uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fitzsimmons on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arjuna. Arjuna obviously looking to wear him down.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the head.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna tries a quick counter leg kick but Fitzsimmons is wise to it.
Arjuna takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arjuna.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arjuna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arjuna. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Arjuna throws out a counter right but Fitzsimmons avoids it with no problem.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Arjuna throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arjuna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzsimmons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Fitzsimmons finds it's way through Arjuna's defenses.
Arjuna is looking to land body kicks.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
Arjuna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Arjuna avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rama Arjuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arjuna 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Arjuna!
Rama Arjuna 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.
The defeated Jim Fitzsimmons had this to say: 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brak Maugøn (ranked 29 p4p, 6 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 107 p4p, 17 weight class). Maugøn's entrance music is Save Yourself. A fine choice. Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Heavy Rain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brak Maugøn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rain misses.
Maugøn throws a good cross that connects.
Rain staying out of range there.
Maugøn lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Rain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maugøn doesn't seem phased though.
Maugøn misses with a body kick.
Maugøn throws a big shot that misses.
Maugøn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rain misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Maugøn misses its intended target.
Maugøn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Rain throws a hook to the side of Maugøn's head but Maugøn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maugøn throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Maugøn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maugøn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
Maugøn throws out a loose jab but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maugøn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maugøn throws a leg kick
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maugøn takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Rain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Maugøn misses the target.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maugøn counters with a nice leg kick.
Maugøn with a nice cross.
Maugøn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maugøn misses with a body shot.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brak Maugøn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Maugøn.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maugøn.
Maugøn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Maugøn scores with a kick to the body.
Rain is looking to score with low kicks.
Rain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maugøn moves out of range as Rain throws a body kick.
Maugøn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Maugøn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maugøn.
Maugøn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Maugøn lands with a straight right. Rain didn't see that one coming.
Maugøn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rain. Rain obviously looking to wear him down.
Maugøn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Maugøn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick from Maugøn.
Despite the aggression on Rain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A solid body kick from Rain.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maugøn avoids the head kick by Rain.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maugøn moves to clinch but Rain breaks away
and Rain counters with a body kick that stops Maugøn in his tracks momentarily.
Maugøn wants to slow Rain down by chopping away at his legs.
Rain lands a glancing blow to the side of Maugøn's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maugøn.
Maugøn staying out of range there.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Maugøn is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Maugøn misses its target.
Rain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maugøn fakes the leg kick and cracks Rain in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain throws out a loose jab but Maugøn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Maugøn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maugøn misses with the combination.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maugøn moves away.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Maugøn just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Rain catches Maugøn right on the button with a cross.
Maugøn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maugøn looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Maugøn lands with a nice body punch.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maugøn throws out the jab.
Rain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick lands from Rain.
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 Brak Maugøn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maugøn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain works the jab nicely.
Maugøn throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Maugøn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain takes one to the chin there.
Maugøn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rain's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Maugøn misses its intended target.
Maugøn throws an overhand right that lands on Rain's shoulder, as Rain tries to avoid the shot.
Maugøn checks the leg kick.
Maugøn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rain at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain wants to slow Maugøn down by chopping away at his legs.
Maugøn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Rain.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Maugøn blocks the leg kick.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Maugøn staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Rain.
Rain moves out of range as Maugøn strikes.
Rain flicks out a counter leg kick but Maugøn steps away.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain sizes up Maugøn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rain 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.
As Rain backs away, Maugøn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maugøn manages to avoid it.
Maugøn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maugøn throws a body kick that misses.
Maugøn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maugøn's knee momentarily.
Maugøn moves out of range of the leg kick from Rain.
A jab from Maugøn finds it's way through Rain's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn tries to land a leg kick but Rain saw it coming and moves away.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Maugøn ducks down to avoid it.
Rain misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Maugøn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maugøn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maugøn throws out the jab.
Maugøn misses with a looping left.
Rain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maugøn throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rain.
Maugøn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maugøn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rain is out of range and Maugøn settles back down.
Rain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Maugøn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn blocks a low kick nicely.
Maugøn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Maugøn blocks the low kick.
Maugøn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Good standup being displayed there by Maugøn as he connects with a hook.
Maugøn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maugøn looks to land a right hand but Rain moved out of range.
A nice side step and Rain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maugøn tries to bum rush Rain with a series of wild strikes but Rain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rain cracks Maugøn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Maugøn does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maugøn does it's job there.
Maugøn throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
Maugøn throws a front kick aimed at Rain's knee but Rain avoids it well.
Maugøn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
Maugøn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Maugøn.
Maugøn throws a leg kick but Rain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maugøn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rain misses with a body kick.
Maugøn looks to throw a body kick
and Rain counters with a solid body kick.
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Maugøn should have avoided that one.
Rain misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
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 Brak Maugøn 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.
Maugøn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maugøn's head.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maugøn.
Rain throws out a counter right but Maugøn avoids it with no problem.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
A big right from Maugøn misses.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maugøn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn staying out of range there.
Maugøn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maugøn misses with a body kick.
Rain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maugøn.
Rain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Rain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maugøn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rain's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain tries to land a front kick but Maugøn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maugøn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maugøn tries to clinch up.
Rain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maugøn checks it well.
Rain throws a poor cross that misses
and Maugøn counters with a nice leg kick.
Maugøn avoids a kick to the body.
Maugøn tried to counter with a leg kick but Rain avoided it.
Maugøn misses with an uppercut.
And Rain responds with a good body kick, but Maugøn manages to step out the way in time.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Maugøn misses
and Rain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Maugøn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maugøn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Maugøn.
Maugøn scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maugøn misses its intended target.
Maugøn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Maugøn avoids it.
Maugøn wants to clinch up but Rain keeps it at a distance.
Rain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Rain.
Rain looks to land a body kick but Maugøn moved away.
Maugøn throws a hook to the side of Rain's head but Rain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rain moves away from the strike by Maugøn.
A clash of legs there as Rain blocks the low kick.
Maugøn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maugøn blocks a head kick by Rain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maugøn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rain.
Maugøn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
Rain staying out of range there.
Maugøn misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Maugøn.
Rain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maugøn moves away.
Maugøn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maugøn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maugøn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maugøn blocks the body kick.
Rain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maugøn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maugøn looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maugøn tries to land a leg kick but Rain saw it coming and moves away.
Maugøn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands with a straight right. Maugøn didn't see that one coming.
Maugøn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Maugøn moved out of range nicely.
Maugøn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maugøn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maugøn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rain lands a head kick. Maugøn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Rain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maugøn. Maugøn obviously looking to wear him down.
Rain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maugøn throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Maugøn misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Maugøn misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Rain feints a counter leg kick.
Rain looks to throw the jab but Maugøn is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Heavy Rain just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Maugøn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Maugøn misses.
A shot to the body from Maugøn misses
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maugøn just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain staying out of range there.
Maugøn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
Maugøn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maugøn wants to slow Rain down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn with a nice cross.
Rain tries to land a front kick but Maugøn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maugøn scores with a jab to the body.
Rain throws out a powerful jab.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain lands a nice looking body kick.
Maugøn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
Rain looks for the body kick but Maugøn saw that one coming.
Maugøn throws a big shot that misses.
Rain thumps Maugøn with a low kick.
Rain avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Maugøn tenderised Rain's leg. Rain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maugøn moves away.
Maugøn throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maugøn.
Maugøn checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Maugøn is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maugøn's corner calls for a 1-2. Maugøn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maugøn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rain thinks about the counter body kick.
Maugøn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain misses with a two punch combination.
Maugøn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rain throws a hook but Maugøn avoids it easily.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Maugøn moves away and avoids it.
Rain 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.
Maugøn tries to land a front kick but Rain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn stuns Rain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Rain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
Maugøn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rain's calf.
Rain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maugøn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maugøn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rain blocks the body kick.
Maugøn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Maugøn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maugøn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rain. Rain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maugøn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maugøn scores with a body shot.
Maugøn misses with a leg kick.
Rain thinks about the counter body kick.
Maugøn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rain feints a counter leg kick.
Maugøn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maugøn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rain.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Maugøn misses the target.
Rain works over Maugøn's head and body with a nice combination.
Maugøn works Rain's body with a nice hook.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.
Maugøn connects with a leg kick. Rain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maugøn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maugøn lands a head kick. Rain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brak Maugøn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maugøn swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maugøn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maugøn throws out a loose jab but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maugøn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maugøn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maugøn looks to throw the jab but Rain is out of range.
A jab from Maugøn misses.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Maugøn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rain moves out of range as Maugøn strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn misses with a combination
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maugøn throws a front kick aimed at Rain's knee but Rain avoids it well.
Maugøn scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rain.
As Rain backs away, Maugøn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maugøn checks a leg kick.
Rain lands a glancing blow to the side of Maugøn's head.
Rain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maugøn misses with a kick to the body
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Maugøn misses the body punch
and Maugøn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rain walks into a straight right hand from Maugøn.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Maugøn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rain thows a body kick. Maugøn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maugøn throws a jab when Rain was well out of range.
Rain replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maugøn blocks it well.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain throws a right and a left that Maugøn avoids nicely.
Rain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rain counters with a body kick.
Maugøn throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Rain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maugøn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rain thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maugøn avoids the head kick by Rain.
Maugøn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
Rain takes one on the button.
Donk. Rain catches Maugøn right on the button with a cross.
Maugøn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn dodges the punch combination from Rain.
Rain staying out of range there.
Rain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maugøn misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Maugøn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maugøn's knee momentarily.
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.
Maugøn throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rain.
Rain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain avoids a kick to the body.
Maugøn throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maugøn misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain throws a lazy right hand but Maugøn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Rain backs away, Maugøn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maugøn.
Maugøn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rain misses with a left hand
and Maugøn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maugøn lands a lovely overhand right.
Maugøn throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Maugøn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brak Maugøn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maugøn lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maugøn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brak Maugøn!
Brak Maugøn retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Brak Maugøn misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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