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GAMMA#788 Ricard v Kane PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 1296 p4p, 130 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 1109 p4p, 110 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Xiang Pao avoids nicely.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiang Pao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Xiang Pao cracks Pearson with an open hand slap.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Xiang Pao circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
A jab from Pearson misses.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pearson. Pearson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Midnight MMA ClosingThis Saturday that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Xiang Pao wants to slow Pearson down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pearson.
Pearson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Xiang Pao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiang Pao lands a really nice looking cross but Pearson seems unphased.
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xiang Pao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and Xiang Pao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Pearson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pearson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pearson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson throws a low kick but Xiang Pao avoids it.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiang Pao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson slips under a jab from Xiang Pao.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Xiang Pao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson scores with a nice head shot.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Xiang Pao moved away.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiang Pao connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Pearson takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Pearson slips a straight right by Xiang Pao.
Pearson defending well as Xiang Pao loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.
Pearson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Pearson drops his hands momentarily and Xiang Pao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
Pearson is rocked!
Xiang Pao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Xiang Pao lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pearson. Xiang Pao pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Xiang Pao!
A pretty intense looking Bo Xiang Pao took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charley Hanagan (ranked 1519 p4p, 205 weight class) and Benny Andersson (ranked 1172 p4p, 163 weight class). Hanagan comes into the arena with Guilty Until Proven Innocent blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charley Hanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andersson throws a low kick but Hanagan moves out of range easily.
Andersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanagan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andersson! But no joy.
Hanagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanagan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hanagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Andersson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hanagan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andersson lands a head shot.
Hanagan misses the body punch
and Andersson counters with a nice right hand that sends Hanagan toppling to the canvas! Hanagan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Andersson finish him?!
Hanagan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Are you kidding me?! Andersson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hanagan clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benny Andersson!
Charley Hanagan spoke after the fight, saying 'HOLY SHIT MAKE THE VOICES FUCKING GO AWAY!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Borodin (ranked 565 p4p, 9 weight class) and Gorgon Zola (ranked 840 p4p, 47 weight class). Zola has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksey Borodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorgon Zola!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola has closed the distance and engaged Borodin in a clinch.
Borodin looking to throw knees to the head but Zola is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Borodin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Zola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
Borodin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borodin blocking some punches.
Zola presses Borodin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zola can't find room to land a body shot as Borodin controls the action.
Zola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola scores with a kick to the body.
Zola has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Borodin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Borodin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borodin is breathing heavily.
Zola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zola rushes Borodin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zola lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Zola on the inside.
Zola misses with the head strike.
Borodin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zola's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borodin.
Zola lands a right hand.
Zola works on Borodin's body with a couple of short punches.
Zola blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola pushes Borodin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Borodin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zola scores with a shot to the side of Borodin's head.
Zola prevents a body shot from Borodin.
Zola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borodin's elbow.
Zola pushes Borodin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Borodin trying to stall but Zola improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zola.
Zola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zola lands a nice looking body shot.
Zola scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zola presses Borodin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borodin misses with a punch to the body.
Zola managing to block the knees to the body from Borodin.
Borodin can't find room to land a body shot as Zola controls the action.
A short right from Zola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin misses with a body punch.
Zola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Borodin. That did some damage!
Zola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borodin.
Borodin throws out a loose jab but Zola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borodin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zola rushes Borodin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borodin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.
Borodin is rocked!
It looks like Aleksey Borodin has been cut.
Zola lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Borodin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zola creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Borodin with a big uppercut! Borodin tries to clinch up but Zola pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Borodin to the mat! Borodin covers up and Zola unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gorgon Zola!
Gorgon Zola decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 445 p4p, 63 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 302 p4p, 40 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boy throws out a powerful jab.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage tries to land a body kick
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Boy finds it's target.
Cage tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Cage.
Cage blocks a jab.
Boy moves away from the strike by Cage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cage!
Cage has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boy lands a nice shot that snaps Cage's head back.
Boy lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Boy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boy connects with a body shot that sends Cage's belly button to the back.
Cage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tyler Cage has been cut.
Cage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cage lands a lovely overhand right.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Boy lands the left hand.
Cage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cage.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Cage misses with a combination
and Boy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Boy misses.
Cage lands with a right hand.
Boy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cage misses with a head kick.
Boy misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Cage throws an off balance right hand
and Boy counters with a nice body shot.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Cage staying out of range there.
Boy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Cage throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Boy misses the target.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boy takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cage. Boy shrugs it off though.
Cage throws a lazy head kick
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Boy should have avoided that one.
Cage moves away from the strike by Boy.
Boy throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
A lazy left from Boy finds it's target.
Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Boy throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boy. Boy obviously looking to wear him down.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy lands with a shot to the body.
Cage shoots in but Boy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Boy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage misses with a combination
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Cage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boy under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Cage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyler Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Boy with a hook.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Beast Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage looks to clinch
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boy tries to keep at a distance but Cage has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boy landing knees to the body.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Boy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
Cage misses with a body kick.
Cage throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boy blocks it well.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Boy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage throws the left hand but Boy avoids the punch easily.
Cage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boy is out of range.
Good shot there by Boy.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Boy misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a straight left.
Boy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cage can do to turn this around?
Boy tests Cage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Cage cracks Boy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cage avoids the body shot from Boy.
Cage misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Cage.
Boy throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Boy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Boy misses.
Boy takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Boy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCage.
Cage tries to land a front kick but Boy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Cage throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Boy moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boy connects with a solid leg kick.
Boy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Cage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boy lands with an uppercut that bounces Cage off the cage and back into range.
Cage tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cage.
Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Cage throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Cage misses the body punch
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage darts in trying to clinch
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boy lands with a straight right. Cage didn't see that one coming.
Cage tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick.
Cage connects with a jab.
Cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage swings widly with a right hand
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boy throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Boy is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beast Boy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Cage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Boy throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Cage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage misses with a looping left.
Cage lands with a hook. Boy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Cage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage avoids the body shot from Boy.
Cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boy loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
Boy misses the jab.
Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Boy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cage throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cage takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage misses with an elbow strike.
Boy lands a hook that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boy blocking some punches.
Cage tries to circle away but Boy has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
Boy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Boy swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Boy misses with a looping left.
Cage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boy defends it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Boy misses its target.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a head kick!
Cage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boy scores with a hook to the body. Cage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boy ducks right into an uppercut from Cage.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boy is looking to counter punch.
Cage throws a sloppy body shot
and Boy counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage throws out a counter right but Boy avoids it with no problem.
Boy throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy blocks a jab.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boy.
Nice shot by Boy.
Cage slips a straight right by Boy.
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Boy misses the target.
A jab from Boy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to clinch up.
Boy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cage misses with a leg kick
and Boy counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Tyler Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boy.
Cage throws a combination that misses
and Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Cage misses with a body punch
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Cage.
Well Boy 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Boy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 502 p4p, 56 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 155 p4p, 21 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord cracks Jericho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lord.
Lord misses the jab.
Jericho connects with a jab.
Lord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jericho throws out the jab.
Jericho throws a good cross that connects.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Jericho defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Lord scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Lord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Jericho moves forwards but Lord connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Jericho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Lord.
Lord throws a shot to the body.
Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jericho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lord throws a solid leg kick but Jericho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lord.
Jericho misses with a straight left.
Lord is looking for a counter combo.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Lord paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Jericho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho catches Lord with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Jericho throws out a counter right but Lord avoids it with no problem.
Lord takes a swing at Jericho's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lord counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jericho misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord walks into a jab.
Jericho throws a right hand that misses
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jericho's corner calls for a 1-2. Jericho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab lands there for Lord.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Lord ducks down to avoid it.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lord cracks Jericho with an open hand slap.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord misses with a left hand
and Jericho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Jericho.
Lord feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jericho's calf.
Lord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Jericho misses.
Lord swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lord throws an off balance right hand
and Lord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Jericho moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho scores with a hook.
Lord misses with a left hand
and Jericho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Jericho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lord counters with a nice uppercut.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Lord thuds a left hand into Jericho's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Lord slips a straight right by Jericho.
Lord tried to counter with a leg kick but Jericho avoided it.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Lord moves into the clinch successfully.
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 Selfie Lord will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lord misses with a body shot.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Jericho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord throws a lazy uppercut
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jericho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lord is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jericho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lord connects with a solid leg kick.
Lord takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jericho blocks a jab.
Lord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jericho to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Jericho.
A little feinted left hand from Lord on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lord drives through and clinches with Jericho against the cage.
Jericho lands an uppercut.
Lord prevents a body shot from Jericho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Jericho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Jericho - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord lands with a light punch inside.
Lord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Lord.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Lord blocks a body shot from Jericho.
Jericho blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jericho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Jericho moves out of range easily.
Jericho throws out a counter right but Lord avoids it with no problem.
Jericho lands the left hand.
Lord is looking to score with low kicks.
Lord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Lord misses.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Jericho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jericho with a nice cross.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lord at a distance.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Jericho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lord defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
Jericho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
Maxim Jericho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord scores with a jab to the head.
Jericho misses with a right hand
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
Lord connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses.
Lord went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lord tenderised Jericho's leg. Jericho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jericho scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lord.
A low kick from Lord misses
and Jericho counters with a straight right hand.
Lord stuns Jericho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lord avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Jericho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jericho misses with a hook.
Lord looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Lord. Beautiful body shot.
Lord motions for Jericho to come forward. Lord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Lord blocks a jab.
Jericho misses with an uppercut
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Selfie Lord will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jericho misses with a lunging right hand
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jericho thinking.
Lord has Jericho up against the cage in a clinch.
Jericho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lord lands a nice uppercut.
Jericho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord is leaning against Jericho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lord lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
I was talking to Lord's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lord lands with a left to the head.
Lord pushes Jericho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Jericho.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jericho throws a punch but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord misses with some punches.
Jericho scores with a hook to the body.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Lord.
Jericho lands with a short shot to the head.
Jericho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Jericho.
A nice left hand lands by Lord.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lord.
Lord tries to work over Jericho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jericho has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lord seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jericho can turn it around.
Jericho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Lord misses with some punches.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
Jericho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jericho lands a head shot.
Lord tries to clinch there but Jericho circles away.
Lord misses with a jab to the body
and Jericho counters with a head kick. That will keep Lord thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lord looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lord lands a leg kick that knocks Jericho off balance momentarily.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Lord.
Lord lands a leg kick that knocks Jericho off balance momentarily.
Jericho misses with a looping left.
Lord misses with a body kick.
Lord avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Lord scores with a nice right hand.
Lord with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jericho to score with a decent uppercut.
Lord is looking to clinch but Jericho is avoiding it.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord tries to clinch but Jericho is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lord.
Lord moves to clinch but Jericho breaks away
and Lord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Jericho catches Lord right on the button with a cross.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Jericho coming out on top.
Lord looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jericho blocks a head kick by Lord.
Lord moves into range and clinches up with Jericho.
Jericho lands a shoulder strike.
Jericho prevents a body shot from Lord.
Jericho misses with a body punch.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Maxim Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Selfie Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
Jericho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Lord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jericho is trying to push Lord away but Lord has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lord throws a head punch that misses.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Jericho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
Jericho tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Jericho lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Selfie Lord.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lord, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Selfie Lord!
A victorious Selfie Lord thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Verbeek (ranked 71 p4p, 8 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 447 p4p, 64 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes throws a leg kick which misses Verbeek's front leg but catches the back leg as Verbeek tries to avoid it.
Verbeek motions for Tepes to come forward. Verbeek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verbeek moves out of range of the body kick.
Tepes throws a leg kick but Verbeek sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Verbeek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Verbeek clinches up with Tepes and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes.
Verbeek lands a nice uppercut.
Tepes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tepes working aggressively here.
Verbeek presses Tepes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Verbeek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verbeek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Tepes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tepes presses Verbeek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verbeek's elbow.
Verbeek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verbeek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes works on Verbeek's body with a couple of short punches.
Verbeek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verbeek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbeek controls his hands.
Tepes struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbeek controls his hands.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verbeek's elbow.
Verbeek works on Tepes's body with a couple of short punches.
Verbeek lands a right hand.
Tepes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verbeek's elbow.
Tepes blocking some punches.
Tepes can't find room to land a body shot as Verbeek controls the action.
Tepes pushes Verbeek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verbeek blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tepes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Verbeek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Tepes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verbeek swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes misses with some punches.
Tepes tries to work over Verbeek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verbeek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
Verbeek tries to throw a body punch but Tepes avoids it by throwing Verbeek back against the cage.
Verbeek can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Verbeek scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Verbeek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Verbeek.
Verbeek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tepes.
Tepes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Tepes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verbeek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tepes or not.
Tepes prevents a body shot from Verbeek.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.
Tepes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes lands an uppercut.
Tepes pushes Verbeek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Verbeek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Verbeek avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Verbeek misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes prevents a body shot from Verbeek.
Tepes prevents a body shot from Verbeek.
Good body shot from Tepes.
Tepes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Tepes.
Tepes lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tepes.
Verbeek swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tepes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
Verbeek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tepes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Verbeek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tepes can turn it around.
Verbeek blocks a body shot from Tepes.
Verbeek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verbeek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
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 Pat Verbeek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tepes dips to his left and cracks Verbeek with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes.
Verbeek throws out a leg kick but Tepes moves out of range and Verbeek only half commits.
Tepes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tepes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tepes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verbeek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tepes lands a hook that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes fails to land.
Verbeek struggles to land a body shot inside as Tepes controls his hands.
Verbeek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
Pat Verbeek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Tepes throws a head punch that misses.
Verbeek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tepes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verbeek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tepes.
Verbeek scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.
Verbeek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tepes.
Verbeek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tepes misses with a body punch.
Verbeek digs a right hand into Tepes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tepes's gas tank.
Verbeek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Verbeek tries a body shot but Tepes blocks it.
Tepes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tepes.
Tepes lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes.
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
Tepes scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Tepes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes misses with a body punch.
Verbeek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tepes misses with a body punch.
Verbeek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Verbeek misses with a body punch.
Verbeek lands a hook that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verbeek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Tepes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes.
Tepes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Verbeek as the two fighters clinch.
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Verbeek.
Tepes lands a nice uppercut.
Verbeek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Tepes lands with a short shot to the head.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tepes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verbeek can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes controls the action.
Tepes pushes Verbeek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tepes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tepes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes blocks a body shot from Verbeek.
Verbeek swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek digs a right hand into Tepes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tepes's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verbeek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verbeek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes.
Verbeek scores with a shot to the side of Tepes's head.
Tepes working aggressively here.
Tepes working aggressively here.
Tepes misses with the head strike.
Tepes takes a shot to the head.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verbeek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verbeek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tepes misses with a body punch.
Verbeek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Verbeek on the inside.
Tepes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tepes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Tepes misses with the head strike.
Verbeek lands with a right to the head.
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 Pat Verbeek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Verbeek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tepes defending well as Verbeek loads up on a big left hand.
Verbeek tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tepes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verbeek.
Verbeek connects with a jab.
Verbeek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Verbeek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Verbeek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tepes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verbeek sizes up Tepes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Verbeek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tepes is looking to land body kicks.
Verbeek looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Tepes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Verbeek's calf.
Tepes lands a leg kick that knocks Verbeek off balance momentarily.
Verbeek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes scores with a hook to the body. Verbeek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Verbeek tries to clinch there but Tepes circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Verbeek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tepes walks into a left hand.
Verbeek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tepes.
Tepes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Verbeek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tepes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Tepes.
Bruno Tepes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tepes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verbeek.
A jab from Verbeek misses.
Verbeek throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
Verbeek throws the left hand but Tepes avoids the punch easily.
Verbeek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses
and Verbeek counters with a straight right hand.
Verbeek looks to land a right hand but Tepes moved out of range.
Tepes throws a hook but Verbeek blocks it.
Bruno Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbeek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tepes checks it well.
Verbeek throws an overhand right that lands on Tepes's shoulder, as Tepes tries to avoid the shot.
Tepes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tepes.
Verbeek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Tepes.
Verbeek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tepes tries a quick counter leg kick but Verbeek is wise to it.
Verbeek moves into the clinch successfully.
Verbeek misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verbeek.
Tepes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verbeek digs a right hand underneath Tepes's ribcage. Tepes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verbeek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verbeek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tepes throws a punch but it's blocked by Verbeek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Verbeek as the two fighters clinch.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
Verbeek is working Tepes over against the cage.
Tepes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tepes throws a punch but it's blocked by Verbeek.
Nice body punch from Verbeek.
Tepes swings wildly with an uppercut but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
Verbeek blocks an uppercut.
Verbeek misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
Tepes lands an uppercut.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Tepes lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Verbeek.
Tepes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes tries to throw a body punch but Verbeek avoids it by throwing Tepes back against the cage.
Verbeek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Verbeek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tepes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verbeek lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tepes lands a shoulder strike.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Verbeek's elbow.
Nice body punch from Verbeek.
Verbeek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verbeek tries to throw a body punch but Tepes avoids it by throwing Verbeek back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verbeek.
Tepes misses with some punches.
Verbeek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek works on Tepes's body with a couple of short punches.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Verbeek scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Verbeek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Verbeek, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Verbeek!
After winning the bout, Pat Verbeek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 175 p4p, 25 weight class) and Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 414 p4p, 55 weight class). Cole's entrance music is I Won't Back Down. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying MacArthur Jnr's choice of entrance music: A sweaty one for you. x. Robert MacArthur Jnr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole checks a leg kick nicely.
Cole tries to counter with a takedown but MacArthur Jnr is quick to defend against it.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Jnr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
We've been informed that MacArthur Jnr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A kick lands to the mid section there for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacArthur Jnr slips a jab from Cole.
Jab from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacArthur Jnr sprawls well. MacArthur Jnr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cole gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Jnr moves away.
A little jabbing left from MacArthur Jnr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been told by Cole's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cole throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacArthur Jnr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cole closes the distance and clinches up with MacArthur Jnr, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes MacArthur Jnr against the cage but MacArthur Jnr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Cole.
MacArthur Jnr fakes the leg kick and cracks Cole in the body.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. MacArthur Jnr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacArthur Jnr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a head kick.
Cole shoots for a takedown but MacArthur Jnr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cole doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacArthur Jnr defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Jnr throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
MacArthur Jnr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cole's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacArthur Jnr pinned against the cage. MacArthur Jnr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a right and a left that MacArthur Jnr avoids nicely.
MacArthur Jnr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole tries to clinch but MacArthur Jnr moves away
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cole! MacArthur Jnr lets Cole back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cole is rocked!
Cole misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Jnr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
MacArthur Jnr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole moves away from the strike by MacArthur Jnr.
Cole tries for a takedown but MacArthur Jnr circles away easily
letting MacArthur Jnr counter with a right hand.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick that misses.
MacArthur Jnr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cole duly obliges.
MacArthur Jnr gets caught flat footed, as Cole shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacArthur Jnr pulls Cole in to control the position.
Cole might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MacArthur Jnr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
MacArthur Jnr controlling the position.
MacArthur Jnr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacArthur Jnr has control of Cole's left arm, preventing Cole from doing any damage.
Cole trying to control but MacArthur Jnr is working from the bottom.
MacArthur Jnr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
MacArthur Jnr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Cole is looking to counter punch.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr swings widly with a right hand
and Cole counters with a shoot takedown. MacArthur Jnr fights it but they end up in guard.
MacArthur Jnr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MacArthur Jnr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cole throwing strikes from guard but MacArthur Jnr blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MacArthur Jnr holds on and takes a little breather.
Cole chips away with some ground and pound.
Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole cracks MacArthur Jnr with a solid left hand.
MacArthur Jnr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacArthur Jnr working a defensive guard but Cole manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cole scoring with punches from side control.
MacArthur Jnr wants to control but Cole postures up.
Cole lands an elbow.
MacArthur Jnr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cole's best efforts.
Cole throwing shots but MacArthur Jnr is blocking nicely.
MacArthur Jnr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cole pulls his head out easily.
MacArthur Jnr tries to get to full guard but Cole has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MacArthur Jnr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cole has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
MacArthur Jnr is concentrating on defense, preventing Cole from advancing position.
Cole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cole throwing shots but MacArthur Jnr is blocking nicely.
MacArthur Jnr gets back to full guard.
MacArthur Jnr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but MacArthur Jnr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cole manages to get himself to full guard.
MacArthur Jnr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cole pulls MacArthur Jnr in close to his closed guard and prevents MacArthur Jnr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but MacArthur Jnr is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cole holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MacArthur Jnr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.
MacArthur Jnr is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Jnr.
Cole misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cole swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Cole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robert MacArthur Jnr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
MacArthur Jnr throws a body kick that misses.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacArthur Jnr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacArthur Jnr slips under a jab from Cole.
Cole lands a lovely overhand right.
MacArthur Jnr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
MacArthur Jnr can't do much from the bottom here.
MacArthur Jnr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole scoring with punches and elbows.
MacArthur Jnr can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cole working the ground and pound.
Cole in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but MacArthur Jnr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MacArthur Jnr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole cracks MacArthur Jnr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
MacArthur Jnr is looking for a sweep.
I wouldn't like to be where MacArthur Jnr is right now.
You can see the frustration on MacArthur Jnr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cole trying to control the position but MacArthur Jnr is working away.
You can see the frustration on MacArthur Jnr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole working the head and body with strikes.
Cole working the ground and pound from side control.
MacArthur Jnr is rocked!
MacArthur Jnr wants to control but Cole postures up.
MacArthur Jnr is still in real trouble! Can Cole finish him?
Check out the look on Cole's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
MacArthur Jnr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cole presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
MacArthur Jnr is trying to escape the mount.
Cole postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks MacArthur Jnr out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Cole goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Michael Cole waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bunt Jernit (ranked 55 p4p, 9 weight class) and Sala Barbo (ranked 42 p4p, 6 weight class). Jernit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sail - Awolnation. Barbo has chosen Nissim as his entrance music. Sala Barbo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bunt Jernit's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jernit throws a front kick aimed at Barbo's knee but Barbo avoids it well.
Barbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jernit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jernit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jernit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Jernit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit wants to slow Barbo down by chopping away at his legs.
Jernit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jernit's sensitive parts.
Barbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jernit lands a head kick. Barbo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jernit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbo counters with a body kick.
Barbo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Jernit moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Barbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bunt Jernit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jernit.
Jernit throws a big counter combination but Barbo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jernit connects with a jab.
Jernit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbo is looking to clinch.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
It looked like Jernit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Jernit thuds his shin into the meat of Barbo's side.
Jernit throws a jab when Barbo was well out of range.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Barbo misses with a left hand
and Jernit counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Barbo misses
and Jernit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbo's knee momentarily.
Jernit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
Barbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit misses with a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jernit. Those never looked like landing.
Jernit wants to land a leg kick but Barbo is out of range.
Jernit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbo throws the kick towards the body but Jernit avoids it.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbo throws out a leg kick but Jernit moves out of range and Barbo only half commits.
Jernit throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
Barbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
Barbo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jernit throws a hook but Barbo blocks it.
Barbo 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.
Jernit lands with an overhand left.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Jernit scores with a jab. Barbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jernit misses with a hook. Barbo ducked under it nicely.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Jernit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbo throws a body kick that misses.
Jernit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbo is out of range and Jernit settles back down.
Jernit is looking to chop away at Barbo's legs.
Barbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbo.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Barbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Barbo lands a high kick!
Barbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jernit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jernit throws the left hand but Barbo avoids the punch easily.
Jernit tries to move into range but Barbo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit connects with a leg kick. Barbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbo loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Jernit thumps Barbo with a low kick.
Barbo blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
Jernit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barbo misses with a body punch
and Jernit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Barbo tries a quick counter leg kick but Jernit is wise to it.
Barbo checks a low kick from Jernit.
Barbo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jernit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jernit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Barbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
Jernit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jernit there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunt Jernit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barbo catches Jernit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jernit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jernit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jernit cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Barbo clinches up with Jernit and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbo throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit throws a counter high kick but Barbo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barbo avoids the head kick by Jernit.
Barbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
Jernit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Jernit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbo doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Jernit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jernit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick from Jernit.
Barbo moves forwards but Jernit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jernit is looking to chop away at Barbo's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jernit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbo.
Good standup being displayed there by Jernit as he connects with a hook.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Jernit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbo counters by clinching up.
Barbo cracks Jernit with a nice body shot.
Jernit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbo can do to turn this around?
Barbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jernit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jernit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Jernit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbo throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Jernit throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbo counters with a low kick, right behind Jernit 's knee.
Jernit throws a front kick aimed at Barbo's knee but Barbo avoids it well.
Barbo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit misses with a right hand
and Barbo counters with a good low kick that Jernit was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbo checks a leg kick.
Barbo scores with a body shot.
Jernit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbo.
Jernit misses the jab.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
Barbo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jernit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barbo. That one must have hurt.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jernit loads up on a big right hand but Barbo slips the punch.
Jernit checks a leg kick nicely.
Jernit slips a jab and a cross from Barbo.
A little feinted left hand from Jernit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbo checks a leg kick nicely.
Jernit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jernit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbo.
Jernit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbo jabs Jernit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jernit lands a head kick!
Barbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbo moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jernit works Barbo's body with a nice hook.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jernit throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
Jernit throws out a leg kick but Barbo moves out of range and Jernit only half commits.
Jernit throws a shot from downtown. Barbo moves away and avoids it.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbo.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
Jernit throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbo blocks the leg kick.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Barbo misses
and Jernit counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jernit, right into the meat.
Barbo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbo throws a leg kick but Jernit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jernit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbo's head.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Barbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jernit throws a chopping leg kick but Barbo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
Jernit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo misses the jab.
Barbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jernit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Jernit.
Jernit pushes Barbo away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jernit checks it well.
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 Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Jernit moved out of range nicely.
Barbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jernit scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
Jernit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Barbo misses with a leg kick
and Jernit counters with a good low kick that Barbo was not able to check.
Jernit moves out of range of the body kick from Barbo.
Barbo checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbo! But no joy.
Jab by Barbo.
Barbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jernit cracks Barbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
A big right from Barbo misses.
Barbo looks to land a right hand but Jernit moved out of range.
Jernit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jernit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbo.
A little jabbing left from Barbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
An attempted straight right counter from Jernit misses the target.
Jernit checks a low kick from Barbo.
Barbo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jernit throws a push kick but Barbo slaps the foot to one side.
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbo.
Barbo lands a head shot.
Barbo misses with a looping right.
Jernit ducks under a wild hook from Barbo.
A solid body kick from Jernit.
Jernit slips a straight right by Barbo.
Jernit feints and then cracks Barbo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbo down.
Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbo cracks Jernit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit lands with a nice body kick.
Barbo throws a right hand that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbo. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jernit swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
Barbo defending well as Jernit loads up on a big left hand.
Jernit scores with a kick to the body.
Barbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbo looks to throw the jab but Jernit is out of range.
Jernit scores with a push kick.
Barbo clinches.
Barbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as Jernit controls the action.
Barbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Barbo lands an uppercut.
Barbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jernit backwards.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Barbo avoids the elbow strike from Jernit, against the cage.
Barbo scores with a hook to the body.
Jernit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Jernit misses with a knee to the head.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jernit.
A hook to the body from Jernit.
Jernit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit works on Barbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbo pushes Jernit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Sala Barbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbo.
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Jernit blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbo misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit misses with a knee strike.
Jernit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jernit misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbo.
Barbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jernit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jernit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Jernit.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jernit moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
Jernit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbo to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Jernit.
Barbo misses with a looping left.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Barbo's head but Barbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jernit blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Jernit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbo.
Barbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Jernit.
Barbo misses with a kick to the body
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jernit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Jernit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo scores with a nice head shot.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Jernit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Barbo throws an overhand right that lands on Jernit's shoulder, as Jernit tries to avoid the shot.
Barbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barbo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jernit can pounce on him.
Barbo misses the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbo.
Jernit moves forwards but Barbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jernit throws out a loose jab but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jernit cracks Barbo with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Jernit.
Barbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbo slips a straight right by Jernit.
Jernit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jernit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jernit tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbo avoided it.
Jernit throws out a leg kick but Barbo moves out of range and Jernit only half commits.
Barbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbo.
Jernit tests Barbo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbo misses with a kick to the body.
Barbo misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbo swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit cracks the inside of Barbo's front leg.
Jernit stalks Barbo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbo's face. Barbo staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Jernit.
Jernit looks for the body kick but Barbo saw that one coming.
Barbo forces Jernit back against the cage and clinches.
Barbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbo blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
Barbo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jernit looking to throw knees to the head but Barbo is blocking nicely.
Jernit avoiding damage as Barbo throws knees to the body.
Barbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jernit tries a knee to the head but Barbo blocks it.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
Barbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo missing with knees to the body.
Jernit lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Jernit blocks an uppercut.
Barbo lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jernit.
Jernit lands with a light punch inside.
Jernit misses with a knee strike.
Barbo tries to throw a body punch but Jernit avoids it by throwing Barbo back against the cage.
Barbo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Barbo.
Jernit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jernit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbo misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Jernit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jernit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Barbo. Those never looked like landing.
Barbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jernit.
Jernit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jernit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jernit.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jernit's sensitive parts.
Jernit cracks Barbo with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbo.
A head kick from Jernit lands but Barbo takes it in his stride.
Barbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jernit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jernit throws a low kick but Barbo avoids it.
Jernit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbo's hands.
Barbo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbo scores with a jab to the body.
Jernit tried to score with a low kick but Barbo checks it.
Barbo slips a straight right by Jernit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbo. That's going to slow Jernit down.
Jernit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jernit scrambles back to his feet.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jernit finds it's way through Barbo's defenses.
Jernit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbo tried to score with a low kick but Jernit checks it.
Barbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jernit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbo's head.
Barbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jernit.
Jernit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jernit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jernit misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jernit really felt that one!
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jernit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Jernit.
Barbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jernit's head.
Jernit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Jernit's leg. Jernit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sala Barbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jernit throws a leg kick but Barbo checks it.
Barbo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jernit lands with a kick to the temple. Barbo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Barbo throws a looping overhand right but Jernit ducks down to avoid it.
Jernit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Barbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jernit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbo walks into a left hand.
Jernit throws a leg kick but Barbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jernit with a body shot.
Barbo 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.
Jernit misses with an uppercut.
Barbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Jernit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jernit avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Jernit cracks Barbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Jernit.
Jernit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Barbo.
Jernit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jernit lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jernit.
An inside leg kick lands from Jernit.
Jernit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunt Jernit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jernit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunt Jernit!
Bunt Jernit retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Bunt Jernit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Steele (ranked 225 p4p, 5 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 197 p4p, 12 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric looks to land a body kick but Steele moved away.
Saric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steele throws a body punch but Saric moves out of range.
Saric moves into range and clinches up with Steele.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saric avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saric is looking to control Steele's arms but Steele gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saric has his back to the cage.
Saric avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
A right handed body shot lands from Saric.
A short body shot lands from Saric as the two fighters clinch.
Saric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Steele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saric.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele misses with some punches.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saric.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saric lands with a left to the head.
Saric misses with some punches.
Saric prevents a body shot from Steele.
Saric avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Saric managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saric avoids it.
We've been informed that Saric has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saric just leaning against Steele, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Steele.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saric avoids it.
Steele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saric blocks an uppercut.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Saric.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Saric.
Saric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Saric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steele wants to clinch.
It seemed like Saric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saric manages to avoid it.
Steele misses with a body shot
and Saric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Saric.
Steele throws out a powerful jab.
Jason Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
Saric takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steele moves into range and clinches up with Saric.
Saric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Zdravko Saric has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Saric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saric scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele letting Saric take a breather here.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Saric fails to land.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Steele.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saric's efforts to push away.
Steele tries a body shot but Saric blocks it.
Saric manages to break the clinch.
Saric throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saric thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Saric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saric misses the shot to the body.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saric! But no joy.
Steele connects with the punch.
Steele takes a swing at Saric's ribcage but misses.
Saric swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saric counters with a left and a right that stings Steele.
Steele walks into a stiff left hand from Saric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steele connects with a body shot that sends Saric's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Steele.
A big left from Saric misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saric stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and Saric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saric moves away from the strike by Steele.
It seemed like Saric was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele throws a jab when Saric was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Saric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saric.
Steele tries to clinch but Saric is having none of it.
Saric throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele 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.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and Saric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saric avoids the body shot from Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele tries to clinch up but Saric circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saric was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Saric on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Saric takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saric gets tackled into the cage by Steele. Steele maintains the clinch.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saric's elbow.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saric can do to turn this around?
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saric avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Saric trying to control the position but instead, Steele has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saric into the cage.
Saric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saric.
Saric lands a right hand.
Saric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saric taking a breather.
Saric lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saric working aggressively here.
Saric blocking some punches.
Saric works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Steele as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steele.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Saric's ribcage. Saric let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Saric backwards.
Saric blocks an elbow strike.
Saric wants to stall.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele prevents a body shot from Saric.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saric.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Saric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Saric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saric circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saric doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele lands with a straight right. Saric didn't see that one coming.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saric moves away.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele rushes Saric and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jason Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Saric prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Saric won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Saric.
Saric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saric.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saric is defending well for now.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Saric avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saric's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses with a punch to the body.
Saric trying to stall but Steele improves his position.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saric avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Saric fails to land.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saric.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Steele tries to work over Saric's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Saric misses with a punch to the body.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saric backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saric takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zdravko Saric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Saric takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele working Saric over with knees to the body.
Saric blocking some punches.
Steele can't find room to land a body shot as Saric controls the action.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Saric blocks an uppercut.
Saric misses with the head strike.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Saric controls his hands.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saric looking to slow down the pace here.
Saric blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saric's elbow.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Saric takes a shot to the head.
Jason Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saric digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Saric is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele is working Saric over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saric backwards.
Steele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saric tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Saric back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele 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... Jason Steele!
Zdravko Saric was interviewed post fight and said 'Jesus, what the fuck'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 21 p4p, 3 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 53 p4p, 6 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Vibe Killer. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ricard.
Ricard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Kane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kane defending against the ground and pound.
Kane seems a little lost for a moment, as Ricard dominates the positioning.
Kane can't do much from the bottom here.
Ricard tries to move to mount but Kane blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane can't do much from the bottom here.
Ricard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricard in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kane's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kane is trying to improve his position.
Ricard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
An elbow from Ricard crashes against the mat.
Ricard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ricard working away.
Kane is not content to let Ricard control the position.
Kane manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ricard's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kane wants to improve his position but Ricard is controlling well.
Kane keeps trying to improve his position.
Kane is not content to let Ricard control the position.
Ricard prevents Kane from improving his position.
Kane is trying to maintain the position but Ricard is very close to passing his half guard.
Ricard is keen to just control but Kane is a slippery customer.
Kane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kane gets full guard.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Kane pulls Ricard in close to his closed guard and prevents Ricard from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane pulls Ricard in to control the position.
Ricard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ricard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ricard's calf.
Ricard moves out of range of the strikes.
Ricard dives in and scores a takedown into Kane's guard.
Ricard looking to pass the guard.
Ricard is working hard here to advance position.
Ricard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Kane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ricard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Ricard misses with a body punch
and Ricard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ricard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kane on the side of the head.
Ricard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Ricard moved out of range nicely.
Ricard lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard lands a nice looking body shot.
Ricard is looking to wear down Kane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ricard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ricard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane lands with a straight right. Ricard didn't see that one coming.
Ricard throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane wants to counter with a clinch but Ricard pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farboleous Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard lands an overhand right.
Ricard scores with a nice body kick.
Kane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kane has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricard checks a leg kick.
Kane lands a head shot.
Ricard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ricard checks a low kick from Kane.
Ricard tries to counter by clinching up but Kane breaks away and moves out of range.
Ricard connects with a right hand. Kane shakes it off.
Ricard works Kane's body with a nice hook.
Ricard connects with a single shot there.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Ricard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricard throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard thuds his shin into the meat of Kane's side.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Ricard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ricard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kane avoids the head kick by Ricard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kane! But no joy.
Kane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ricard counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Kane appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ricard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kane doesn't seem bothered though.
Ricard lands a nice looking body shot.
Ricard keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Ricard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kane. Kane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kane avoids the body shot from Ricard.
A swing and a miss from Ricard.
Kane unleashes a big counter combination but Ricard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ricard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ricard.
Harry Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
Farboleous Ricard is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick
and Ricard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Ricard misses.
Ricard throws a chopping leg kick but Kane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Despite the aggression on Kane's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ricard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane throws a hook but Ricard avoids it easily.
Kane gets caught napping as Ricard dives in and scores a takedown. Kane manages to retain guard.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Kane is retaining full guard.
Ricard trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Ricard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kane is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ricard is one step ahead there.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Ricard from controlling successfully.
Kane controlling Ricard's posture.
Ricard is looking to advance position but Kane has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane controlling from the full mount.
Ricard tries to lock up and control but Kane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Kane avoids a kick to the body.
Kane throws out a counter right but Ricard avoids it with no problem.
Ricard scores with a nice strike.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with an outside leg kick.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ricard takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Ricard lands with an overhand left.
Kane sizes up Ricard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ricard slips a straight right by Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard lands a leg kick that knocks Kane off balance momentarily.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ricard.
Nice jab there from Ricard.
Ricard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kane at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ricard, right into the meat.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Ricard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ricard throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Kane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ricard finds it's way round the side to connect with Kane's head.
Kane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ricard.
Ricard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kane sprawls well. Kane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ricard gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Kane does no damage.
A jab from Kane misses.
Kane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ricard throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Kane checks a low kick from Ricard.
Kane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard scores with a jab to the body.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ricard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ricard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kane can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ricard controls the pace.
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kane's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
Kane is trying to keep Ricard in close.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ricard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kane throws an off balance right hand
and Ricard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ricard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Ricard - just one landing.
Kane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a right hand to the body.
Kane misses with a hook.
Ricard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kane is trying to defend but Ricard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ricard trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ricard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane takes one to the chin there.
Kane misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Ricard.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ricard scores with a push kick.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
It looked like Ricard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricard is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane takes one on the button.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ricard.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kane circles away.
Kane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ricard lands a jab to the head.
Ricard slips a jab from Kane.
Ricard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ricard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricard scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Kane's leg. Kane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ricard loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
It seemed like Kane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ricard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard shoots in looking for a takedown but Kane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ricard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farboleous Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane cracks Ricard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ricard!
Ricard lands with a nice combination. Kane backs away looking to recover.
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!
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ricard blocks a head kick by Kane.
Ricard missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Ricard.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ricard can pounce on him.
Ricard clinches up against the cage.
Ricard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ricard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ricard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
Kane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ricard. That one must have hurt.
Kane throws an off balance right hand
and Ricard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ricard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricard or perhaps it was just good defense by Kane, which made it look bad.
Ricard throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ricard.
Kane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricard lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ricard eats them both and turns towards Kane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Ricard.
Ricard lands with an uppercut that bounces Kane off the cage and back into range.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ricard throws out the jab.
Kane looks to land a body kick but Ricard moved away.
Kane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ricard scores with a head kick.
Kane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kane moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Kane is looking for the big counter here.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard had his way with Harry Kane in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Ricard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ricard being controlled here momentarily.
Ricard forces his way into half guard.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kane controlling Ricard's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard looking to pass the guard.
Kane managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ricard stands and throws Kane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kane struggling a bit here.
Farboleous Ricard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kane tries to improve position but can't.
Ricard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ricard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kane is trying to get back to half guard.
Ricard is trying to get an arm triangle but Kane is defending well.
Harry Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kane!
Ricard wants to control the pace but Kane is squirming around nicely.
Ricard unloads with some shots from mount but Kane bucks and avoids them well.
Ricard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ricard wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ricard looking to control but Kane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ricard is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Kane is in real trouble.
Ricard not allowing Kane to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to control.
Kane is trying to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Ricard has the hooks in. Kane is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ricard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kane defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ricard has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kane is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane breaks Ricard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ricard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ricard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ricard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ricard isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kane stacks Ricard on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kane!
Ricard is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ricard trying to control but Kane postures up.
Ricard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
And that's the end of the fight!
Farboleous Ricard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ricard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard retains his lightweight title!
Farboleous Ricard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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