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CEC 673 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Turner (ranked 1124 p4p, 161 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 1651 p4p, 224 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 lbs
31 - 21 - 1 |
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180 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turner, as that shot connected.
Trotter clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trotter throws a leg kick that misses.
Trotter dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Trotter's head and hops out.
Trotter walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Trotter throws a body kick that misses
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner drops his hands momentarily and Trotter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turner!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trotter missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trotter.
Trotter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Turner defends it well.
Trotter throws a sloppy body shot
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trotter's head backwards.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trotter misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turner cracks Trotter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trotter connects with a body shot.
Trotter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner takes a swing at Trotter's ribcage but misses.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Trotter blocks the low kick.
Turner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Trotter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Trotter moves out of range.
Trotter instigates a clinch.
We've been informed that Trotter 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.
Trotter lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Trotter fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trotter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Trotter.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Turner - that landed with a thud.
Trotter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trotter lands a nice uppercut.
Trotter pushes Turner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Turner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trotter working aggressively here.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Trotter avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trotter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Trotter.
Trotter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turner is defending well.
Turner being controlled against the cage.
Turner gets through Trotter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Turner.
Turner tries to work over Trotter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trotter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Turner throws a punch but it's blocked by Trotter.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trotter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trotter.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Trotter.
Trotter lands with a right to the head.
Turner tries a body shot but Trotter blocks it.
Turner tries to work over Trotter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trotter backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trotter lands a takedown into guard.
Trotter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Trotter from controlling successfully.
Turner has his foot on Trotter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trotter works his way back into a safe position though.
Trotter postures up.
Trotter has gone for a leg lock! Turner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trotter's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Turner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trotter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
Trotter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trotter looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Trotter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trotter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trotter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Trotter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Trotter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner takes a swing at Trotter's ribcage but misses.
Trotter feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter throws a sloppy body shot
and Turner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trotter throws out the jab.
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trotter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Trotter.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trotter can do to turn this around?
Turner tries to move into range but Trotter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trotter moves away.
Turner 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.
Ben Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trotter connects with a body shot.
Trotter blocks a jab.
Trotter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trotter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner throws the kick towards the body but Trotter avoids it.
Trotter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Trotter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trotter scores with a nice strike.
Trotter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trotter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
letting Trotter counter with a right hand.
Trotter misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trotter in his tracks.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trotter.
A cross from Turner lands.
Trotter tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trotter was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
A nice side step and Trotter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter walks into a stiff left hand from Turner.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Trotter's shoulder, as Trotter tries to avoid the shot.
Trotter lands with a nice body punch.
Trotter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner jabs at Trotter's body.
Turner jabs Trotter right on the nose. Trotter blinks but takes it well.
Trotter is rocked!
Trotter switches off momentarily and Turner cracks him with a monster right hand! Trotter topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Turner dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Turner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Turner!
After winning the bout, Ben Turner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Alonzo Trotter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry dudes'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 1134 p4p, 146 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 1229 p4p, 157 weight class). Vladimir Emelienko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
31 - 15 - 1 |
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164 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Hageman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelienko moves out of range of the leg kick from Hageman.
Emelienko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelienko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hageman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelienko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hageman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelienko backing away here, and Hageman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hageman looks to land a combination but Emelienko avoids it well.
Emelienko is looking for a counter combo.
Hageman misses with a low kick.
Emelienko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hageman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Hageman throws a right hand that misses
and Emelienko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a hook. Hageman ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Hageman misses.
Hageman misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hageman misses with a two punch combination.
Emelienko 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.
Hageman misses with a hook
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Hageman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelienko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hageman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hageman with a jab.
Hageman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelienko cracks Hageman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Hageman misses its intended target.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hageman slips a jab from Emelienko.
Hageman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelienko.
Emelienko moves out of range of the body kick.
Emelienko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hageman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hageman looks to land a body kick but Emelienko moved away.
Hageman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelienko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emelienko slips a jab from Hageman.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hageman swings widly with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelienko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hageman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut. Hageman saw that one coming.
Hageman is looking to slow Emelienko down with leg kicks.
Emelienko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hageman misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
Emelienko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hageman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelienko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A solid body kick from Hageman.
Hageman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelienko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hageman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hageman connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Hageman misses.
Hageman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hageman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hageman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick and Emelienko moves out of range easily.
Hageman throws a leg kick
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Hageman misses with a leg kick
and Emelienko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelienko misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a lazy uppercut
and Hageman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelienko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hageman.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hageman is just out of range.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Hageman.
Hageman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelienko moves forwards but Hageman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelienko rushes Hageman and presses him up against the cage.
Emelienko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hageman gets through Emelienko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hageman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hageman wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelienko won't allow it.
Emelienko lands a left hand.
Hageman swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Hageman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hageman motions for Emelienko to come forward. Hageman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hageman has time to react.
Emelienko clinches.
Emelienko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hageman can't find room to land a body shot as Emelienko controls the action.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
Hageman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike from Emelienko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko lands a right hand.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hageman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Emelienko.
Hageman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
Hageman breaks the clinch.
A jab from Hageman finds it's way through Emelienko's defenses.
Emelienko takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Emelienko wants to clinch up but Hageman keeps it at a distance.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hageman throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Hageman. Beautiful body shot.
Diego Hageman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko throws a hook to the side of Hageman's head but Hageman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a good cross that connects.
Hageman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hageman throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Emelienko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelienko closes the distance and pushes Hageman back into the cage.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelienko throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Emelienko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelienko takes a shot to the head.
Emelienko lands a right hand.
Emelienko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hageman backwards.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hageman lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelienko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hageman.
Hageman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hageman.
Hageman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hageman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
A short left from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hageman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelienko slips under a jab.
Hageman throws a leg kick but Emelienko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelienko moves into the clinch.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Hageman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Emelienko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hageman can turn it around.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hageman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
Hageman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hageman's elbow.
Hageman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Hageman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hageman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Emelienko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vladimir Emelienko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hageman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
Hageman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelienko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hagemans head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko blocks an uppercut.
Emelienko lands a right hand.
Emelienko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hageman tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelienko misses with the combination.
Hageman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
Hageman lands a slapping body shot.
Emelienko takes one to the chin there.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelienko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hageman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hageman misses with a double jab.
Hageman lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman misses with a body punch
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Emelienko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hageman misses with a hook
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelienko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hageman throws a series of punches but Emelienko avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelienko tries to clinch up but Hageman circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Hageman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelienko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hageman walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Emelienko blocks the low kick.
Emelienko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hageman.
Emelienko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hageman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hageman.
Hageman tries to land a body kick
and Emelienko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelienko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
A low kick from Hageman is predictable there
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hageman ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Hageman cracks Emelienko with a good jab.
Hageman throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Hageman tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Hageman moved out of range.
Hageman looks to land a left hand but Emelienko moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Hageman.
A swing and a miss from Hageman.
Hageman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hageman misses with a left hand
and Emelienko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Hageman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko cracks Hageman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hageman throws the kick towards the body but Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hageman avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Hageman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelienko lands a body shot.
Hageman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hageman throws a lazy head kick
and Emelienko counters with a series of strikes. Hageman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hageman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelienko swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hageman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hageman lands with an overhand left.
Hageman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelienko has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko with a jab.
Hageman scoring well with a low kick there.
Hageman connects with a high kick.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
The fighters circling - Hageman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hageman tries to move into range but Emelienko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelienko throws out a powerful jab.
Hageman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hageman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hageman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hageman misses with a body kick.
Hageman throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelienko misses its target.
Hageman misses with a looping right.
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Emelienko throwing a counter right hand but Hageman manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Hageman.
I think Hageman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 920 p4p, 136 weight class) and Ram Rocker (ranked 396 p4p, 68 weight class). Lokren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beast. Rocker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Ram Rocker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ram Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren stuns Rocker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lokren misses with a right hand
and Rocker counters with an outside leg kick.
Rocker throws a right hand that misses
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocker thinking.
Rocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lokren throws the left hand but Rocker avoids the punch easily.
Rocker scores with a nice strike.
Rocker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lokren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lokren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Rocker counters with a nice leg kick.
Rocker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lokren to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker tries to land a front kick but Lokren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lokren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rocker scores with a jab.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a hook to the body
and Rocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lokren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rocker drops his hands momentarily and Lokren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lokren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Rocker misses.
Sairanix Lokren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocker slips under a jab.
Rocker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lokren takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Lokren.
Rocker slips a jab from Lokren.
Lokren slips a jab from Rocker.
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocker counters with a left to the body.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lokren lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Lokren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lokren.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Rocker's head but Rocker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lokren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lokren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rocker throws a big shot that misses.
Lokren jabs at Rocker's body.
Lokren throws a series of punches but Rocker avoids them all with ease.
Lokren misses with a looping right.
Rocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Rocker feints the counter takedown.
Lokren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lokren lands a jab to the nose.
Rocker throws a body punch but Lokren moves out of range.
Lokren misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Lokren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lokren dodges the punch combination from Rocker.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Lokren throws a jab when Rocker was well out of range.
Rocker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ram Rocker has been cut.
Rocker misses with a hook to the body
and Rocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lokren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocker.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Rocker slips a jab from Lokren.
Rocker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rocker looks for the body kick but Lokren saw that one coming.
A cross from Lokren lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Rocker throws a counter combo.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Rocker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rocker takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lokren.
Lokren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rocker.
Lokren scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rocker loads up on a big right hand but Lokren slips the punch.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Lokren throws a right hand that misses
and Rocker counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocker scores with a nice body kick.
Rocker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lokren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rocker somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rocker fails with a takedown attempt.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Rocker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rocker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rocker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a good low kick that Lokren was not able to check.
Lokren misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Lokren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rocker.
Lokren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocker can do to turn this around?
Lokren scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Rocker is looking to land body kicks.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lokren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocker misses the target.
Rocker fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown but Lokren shows good takedown defense.
Lokren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
Lokren misses with a double jab
and Rocker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rocker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sairanix Lokren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ram Rocker.
Nice straight punches there by Lokren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lokren.
Rocker misses with a two punch combination.
Rocker lands with a good body shot.
Lokren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker looks to land a right hand but Lokren moved out of range.
Lokren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rocker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rocker slips under a jab from Lokren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rocker swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocker thinking.
Jab, jab by Lokren - just one landing.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a straight right hand.
Lokren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lokren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rocker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lokren's calf.
Rocker throws a hook but Lokren avoids it easily.
Rocker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws a hook but Rocker avoids it easily.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Lokren avoids it with no problem.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Lokren saw that one coming.
Rocker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Rocker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Lokren.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Rocker's head but Rocker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rocker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lokren throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lokren scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rocker misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Lokren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokren misses the target.
Lokren checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lokren checks a leg kick.
Rocker defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Lokren avoids it with no problem.
Sairanix Lokren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lokren scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lokren throws out the jab.
Rocker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Lokren throws a hook but Rocker blocks it.
Lokren jabs Rocker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rocker misses with an uppercut.
Lokren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Rocker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lokren looks to land a combination. Rocker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lokren punishes Rocker's body with a nice straight punch.
Lokren cracks a nice hook into Rocker's ribs.
Lokren misses the shot to the body.
Lokren clobbers Rocker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
Lokren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocker slips under a jab from Lokren.
Rocker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rocker's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
A swing and a miss from Rocker.
Lokren lands a nice shot to the body.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Lokren throws a jab when Rocker was well out of range.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Lokren avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lokren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lokren lands with a shot to the body.
Lokren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocker.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren misses with a hook
and Rocker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lokren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocker can pounce on him.
Lokren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lokren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Lokren as Rocker shoots in.
Lokren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rocker under the eye.
Ram Rocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rocker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocker! But no joy.
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocker counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rocker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lokren!
Rocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lokren dodges the ground and pound from Rocker.
Rocker in side control, throwing shots but Lokren defends.
Rocker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lokren has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rocker throwing strikes but Lokren manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rocker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lokren off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocker thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sairanix Lokren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocker is hanging on to Lokren's back as he tries to escape.
Rocker avoiding Lokren 's attempts to control his hands.
Rocker is landing with strikes from the back.
Rocker lands strikes to the head.
Rocker somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren is trying to get back to his feet but Rocker has full control of the position and if anything, Lokren has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ram Rocker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocker misses with a punch to the head.
Rocker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rocker throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Rocker misses with a punch to the head.
Rocker is persistently looking for the submission but Lokren is defending it well.
Rocker is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lokren. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
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!
Rocker is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Lokren is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ram Rocker!
Ram Rocker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Orsini (ranked 571 p4p, 89 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 712 p4p, 116 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessandro Orsini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsini just misses with a punch to the body.
Orsini sizes up Puno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Puno.
A jab from Puno does it's job there.
Orsini throws a good cross that connects.
Orsini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
Orsini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puno misses with a wild body shot.
Puno throws a hook to the side of Orsini's head but Orsini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puno dives in and grabs Orsini's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orsini pushes down on Puno's head and hops out.
Puno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Orsini connects with a crisp jab.
Orsini takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Orsini throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
A big left from Orsini misses.
Puno slips under a jab from Orsini.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Puno is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Orsini throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Puno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orsini but Orsini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orsini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini throws a leg kick but Puno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puno shoots and misses
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alessandro Orsini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Puno.
Good standup being displayed there by Orsini as he connects with a hook.
Puno blocks a jab.
Orsini drops his hands momentarily and Puno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Orsini. That snapped Puno's head back.
Orsini throws out a loose jab but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orsini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Orsini keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orsini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alessandro Orsini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Orsini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsini throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Orsini cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puno is defended easily by Orsini.
Manny Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Orsini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puno lands a jab to the head.
Orsini misses the jab.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Puno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orsini walks into a stiff left hand from Puno.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno gets the takedown into side control.
Orsini is not content to let Puno control the position.
The ground and pound from Puno seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Puno throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Puno throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Puno scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Puno working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Orsini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Puno lands a few punches from side control.
Puno lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Orsini tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Puno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Puno is trying to ground and pound but Orsini uses the momentary lack of control by Puno to regain half guard.
Puno scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Puno is looking to take a break and control but Orsini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orsini wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to free his trapped foot but Orsini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Puno throwing shots but Orsini is blocking nicely.
Orsini is concentrating on defense, preventing Puno from advancing position.
Puno working the head and body with strikes.
Orsini slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puno engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Puno scoring with some ground and pound.
Orsini wants to sweep but no luck.
Puno postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Puno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab from Puno.
Alessandro Orsini is winning the standup battle so far.
Puno tests Orsini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orsini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Puno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orsini's head.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
Puno moves out of range as Orsini strikes.
Orsini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Puno misses.
Puno bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Puno is 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 Orsini's shoulder. That is not cool.
Orsini is trying to get back to half guard.
Puno throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Puno throwing strikes but Orsini manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Orsini is looking to take a break and control but Puno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puno tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puno wants to control but Orsini postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno is trying to work for a sweep but Orsini has mounted him!
Orsini trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puno bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Orsini keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Orsini 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.
Puno trying to control but Orsini is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini can't keep his opponent in guard - Puno advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Puno in particular looking to stall.
Orsini is trying to get back to full guard.
Orsini works his way to full guard. Good work.
Puno throws a big elbow that misses.
Puno won't allow Orsini to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Orsini holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Puno wants to control from the top but Orsini keeps moving.
Orsini keeping full guard, as Puno tries to pass.
Orsini is controlling Puno's posture.
Puno engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orsini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orsini looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Orsini takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orsini.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Orsini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puno might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsini lands with a shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Puno. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Puno takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
Orsini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orsini misses with an uppercut.
Puno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Puno connects with a single shot there.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Orsini ducks down to avoid it.
Puno's corner calls for a 1-2. Puno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Orsini blocks a jab.
Alessandro Orsini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puno closes the distance and clinches up with Orsini, looking for a takedown. Puno pushes Orsini against the cage but Orsini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Puno lands with a cross.
Orsini connects with a right hand. Puno shakes it off.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
Orsini connects with a crisp jab.
Orsini lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orsini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orsini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puno shoots in looking for a takedown but Orsini manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini throws the left hand but Puno avoids the punch easily.
Puno connects with the punch.
Puno avoids the body shot from Orsini.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Orsini. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Puno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsini.
Orsini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orsini throws the kick towards the body but Puno avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Orsini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orsini gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Puno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Puno postures up.
Puno trying to control but Orsini is working from the bottom.
Orsini 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.
Orsini working a defensive guard here.
Orsini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno wants to control from the top but Orsini keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Puno wants to control from the top but Orsini keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orsini ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Puno connects with the punch.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orsini throws out a powerful jab.
Orsini misses with a looping right.
Puno drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Orsini defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orsini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Puno closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orsini quickly recovers to half guard.
Puno with the ground and pound but Orsini uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Orsini is trying to keep Puno in close.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puno advances position into side control!
Orsini is not content to let Puno control the position.
Manny Puno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Puno throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Orsini works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Orsini is not content to let Puno control the position.
Orsini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Orsini wants to improve his position but Puno is controlling well.
Orsini gets back to full guard.
Orsini wants to sweep but no luck.
Puno wants to control from the top but Orsini keeps moving.
Orsini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orsini looking for a guillotine here but Puno defends easily.
Orsini has momentary wrist control but Puno slips an elbow through the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Puno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Puno!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 1064 p4p, 108 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 805 p4p, 83 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
28 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Yamamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
It looked like Yamamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a front kick aimed at Garcia's knee but Garcia avoids it well.
Yamamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamoto blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Yamamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Garcia.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia wants to slow Yamamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Yamamoto moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamamoto misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Garcia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Yamamoto's legs.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Garcia defending well as Yamamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Yamamoto's ribs.
Yamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Yamamoto is looking to counter punch.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamamoto as he connects with a hook.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto with a jab.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Yamamoto lands a body shot.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia slips under a jab from Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Yamamoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
An inside leg kick from Yamamoto misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Yamamoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia cracks Yamamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yamamoto scores with a jab.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto misses with a looping left.
Garcia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Yamamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Yamamoto's leg. Yamamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Yamamoto's leg. Yamamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto slips under a jab.
Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Yamamoto.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yamamoto with a body shot.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Yamamoto blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Yamamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamamoto misses the target.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamamoto staying out of range there.
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
Garcia moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab.
Yamamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto misses the body punch
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Yamamoto with an uppercut!
Yamamoto lands with a good body shot.
Garcia misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Garcia staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
It looked like Yamamoto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Garcia.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Yamamoto swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamamoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Yamamoto lands with a cross.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamamoto scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamamoto misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamamoto. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Yamamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia stuns Yamamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
A countering left hand to the body from Garcia misses.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Yamamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamamoto thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Yamamoto throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Yamamoto didn't see that one coming.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamamoto's head backwards.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamamoto misses with a hook
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Garcia catches Yamamoto right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Garcia moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Yamamoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Garcia connects with a single shot there.
Garcia throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Garcia's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Yamamoto avoids it with no problem.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto checks a low kick from Garcia.
Yamamoto jabs Garcia right on the nose. Garcia blinks but takes it well.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Haislan Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Yamamoto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia throws a low kick, looking for Yamamoto's leg but Yamamoto calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lunges at Yamamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamamoto's hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamamoto, right into the meat.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto checks a low kick from Garcia.
Yamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamamoto looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
A very excited looking Haislan Garcia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Jackson (ranked 393 p4p, 46 weight class) and Kieran McArthur (ranked 429 p4p, 53 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Green Card. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McArthur lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but McArthur is out of range.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body kick from McArthur.
McArthur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McArthur moves away.
McArthur throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson takes a swing at McArthur's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McArthur lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McArthur, right into the meat.
Jackson throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
McArthur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McArthur misses with some punches.
McArthur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing McArthur back against the cage.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
McArthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson blocking some punches.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McArthur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with some punches.
McArthur blocking some punches.
A short right from McArthur.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson gets control of McArthur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McArthur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McArthur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McArthur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but McArthur is proving a slippery customer.
McArthur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McArthur wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McArthur defends it easily.
Jackson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. McArthur doesn't defend quickly enough and Jackson has managed to lock this one up! Can McArthur escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jackson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). DeShawn Jackson!
DeShawn Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 330 p4p, 56 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 616 p4p, 96 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. Herb Krison is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu scores with a hook to the body. Krison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kettu throws a nice inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kettu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Krison staying out of range there.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krison tries a head kick but it misses.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Kettu throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Krison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Krison there.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Krison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Krison misses with a right hand
and Kettu counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Kettu fails with a takedown attempt.
As Kettu backs away, Krison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison slips a straight right by Kettu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krison.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kettu misses with a right hand
and Krison counters with a good low kick that Kettu was not able to check.
Krison throws a shot from downtown. Kettu moves away and avoids it.
Krison scoring well with a low kick there.
Krison moves out of range of the leg kick from Kettu.
Krison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krison lands with a shot to the body.
Krison misses with a hook. Kettu ducked under it nicely.
Krison throws a leg kick
and Kettu counters with a solid body kick.
Kettu throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Kettu.
A big left from Krison misses.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krison takes a swing at Kettu's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
It looked like Krison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krison lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kettu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Krison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krison lunges at Kettu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kettu's hand.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
A leg kick checked by Kettu.
A low kick from Kettu is predictable there
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kettu throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kettu lands with a good body shot.
Kettu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krison will feel that in the morning.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu tries to clinch up.
Kettu blocks a low kick nicely.
Krison defending well as Kettu loads up on a big left hand.
Kettu avoids a kick to the body.
Kettu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Krison lands with a nice body kick.
Kettu throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kettu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kettu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Herb Krison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Kettu as the two fighters clinch.
Kettu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Krison tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
Krison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kettu lands with a left to the head.
Krison lands with a left to the head.
Kettu misses with a punch to the body.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Krison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison prevents a body shot from Kettu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu struggles to land a body shot inside as Krison controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kettu.
Krison throws a head punch that misses.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Kettu avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Krison digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kettu lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kettu ducks right into an uppercut from Krison.
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kettu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krison has closed the distance and engaged Kettu in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kettu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krison works on Kettu's body with a couple of short punches.
Kettu tries to work over Krison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kettu decides to pull guard.
Krison preventing the sweep.
Kettu can't keep his opponent in guard - Krison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Krison wants to take a breather but Kettu is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kettu is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison stalling.
Kettu wants to improve his position but Krison is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Krison seems content to control.
Kettu tries to roll over but Krison keeps him under control.
Krison controlling the action here.
Krison prevents Kettu from improving his position.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krison slows the pace down in half guard.
Kettu is trying to get back to full guard.
Krison is trying to control. Kettu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Kettu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws an off balance right hand
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu misses with a looping right.
Krison scores with a leg kick.
Kettu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krison, pushing him back against the cage.
Kettu blocking some punches.
Krison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kettu pushes Krison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Kettu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krison down.
Krison is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kettu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kettu's back!
Krison biding his time, controlling Kettu.
Kettu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison struggling to keep hold of the position.
Krison really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kettu.
Krison tries to get the hooks in deep but Kettu pushed the leg off.
Kettu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
I would not like to be Kettu right now.
Krison trying to control momentarily.
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 Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kettu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krison ducks right into an uppercut from Kettu.
Krison looks to throw a body kick
and Kettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kettu throws a sloppy head kick
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Krison blocks a body shot from Kettu.
Kettu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krison after a bit of a struggle.
Kettu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Krison misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Krison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kettu.
Kettu tries to score a body lock takedown but Krison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herb Krison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Kettu.
Krison pushes Kettu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kettu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krison lands a shot to the body.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison breaks from the clinch.
Kettu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison looks to land a right hand but Kettu moved out of range.
Kettu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Krison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Krison slips a straight right by Kettu.
Krison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kettu lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Krison saw that one coming.
Kettu throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
Krison stalks Kettu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kettu's face. Kettu staggers backwards, shaken.
Kettu scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body kick from Krison.
Krison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison throws a lazy body kick
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Kettu misses.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Krison digs a good body shot into Kettu's ribs.
Krison moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Krison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison scores with a hook.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Herb Krison is winning the standup battle so far.
Kettu lands a lovely overhand right.
Krison works Kettu's body with a nice hook.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kettu wants to clinch up but Krison keeps it at a distance.
Kettu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krison.
Kettu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kettu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kettu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krison under the eye.
Krison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Krison throws a low kick but Kettu avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a head shot.
Kettu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Krison clobbers Kettu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kettu misses with a looping left.
Krison rushes Kettu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Krison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kettu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kettu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Kettu.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Kettu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krison prevents it.
Kettu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Krison throws Kettu to one side and escapes!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison stuns Kettu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herb Krison!
After winning the bout, Herb Krison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 75 p4p, 12 weight class) and Alexey Andreev (ranked 395 p4p, 67 weight class). Glass's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev fails with a takedown attempt.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Andreev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Andreev darts in looking for a takedown but Glass gets double underhooks and turns Andreev into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andreev staying out of range there.
Glass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andreev.
Andreev misses with a wild combination.
Glass lands a slapping body shot.
Glass throws a lazy body kick
and Andreev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andreev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Andreev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass ducks right into an uppercut from Andreev.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Andreev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've been told by Glass's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass connects with a crisp jab.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Andreev slips the punch.
Glass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andreev.
Glass misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glass throws a jab when Andreev was well out of range.
Glass stuffs the takedown.
Desmond Glass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Andreev.
Andreev digs a good body shot into Glass's ribs.
Andreev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Andreev is just out of range.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Glass.
Good shot there by Glass.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Glass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass gets tackled into the cage by Andreev. Andreev maintains the clinch.
Glass blocking some punches.
Andreev told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice body punch from Andreev - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andreev.
Glass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andreev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andreev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Glass can't fight it off and eventually Andreev manages to take the fight to the floor. Glass looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Glass has his feet on Andreev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Andreev drives through and clinches with Glass against the cage.
Andreev lands a shoulder strike.
Andreev stalling.
Glass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andreev managing to block the knees to the body from Glass.
Glass gets through Andreev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glass can't find room to land a body shot as Andreev controls the action.
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andreev's elbow.
Andreev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glass is defending well for now.
Andreev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Glass after a bit of a struggle.
Glass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glass can't find room to land a body shot as Andreev controls the action.
Glass tries to work over Andreev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andreev throws a body punch but Glass moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass swings for the body but Andreev moves out of range.
Andreev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andreev has closed the distance and engaged Glass in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Glass fails to land.
Glass misses with some punches.
Glass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Andreev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andreev wants to stall.
Andreev digs a right hand underneath Glass's ribcage. Glass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andreev lands a body shot.
Andreev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Glass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glass swings wildly with an uppercut but Andreev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andreev lands a right hand.
Glass tries a body shot but Andreev blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Andreev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andreev avoiding damage as Glass throws knees to the body.
Glass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Glass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass swings wildly with an uppercut but Andreev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Andreev.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glass lands a nice shot to the body.
Glass throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Glass.
Andreev avoiding damage as Glass throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andreev blocks a body shot from Glass.
Glass digs a right hand underneath Andreev's ribcage. Andreev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Glass.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andreev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Desmond Glass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andreev.
Danga de danga de dang - Glass scores with a four punch combination!
Andreev throws a body punch but Glass moves out of range.
Andreev looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Glass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andreev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Glass lands with a nice combination. Andreev backs away looking to recover.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andreev was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
It seemed like Andreev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Desmond Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
Andreev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andreev lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreev walks into a jab.
Andreev clinches.
Andreev is working for takedown but Glass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andreev tries for a takedown but Glass manages to get underhooks.
Glass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andreev pushes Glass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andreev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Glass is defending well.
Desmond Glass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Andreev.
A short right from Glass on the inside.
Andreev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Andreev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andreev looking to slow down the pace here.
Andreev misses with an elbow over the top.
Glass lands a nice uppercut.
Glass lands an uppercut.
Andreev blocks a body shot from Glass.
Andreev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Glass blocks an uppercut.
Glass misses with a body punch.
Andreev managing to block the knees to the body from Glass.
Glass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Glass with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Glass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andreev tries for a takedown but Glass manages to get underhooks.
Andreev blocks a body shot from Glass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass scores with a knee to the head.
Glass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glass prevents a body shot from Andreev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glass lands a left hand.
Andreev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Glass prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Andreev.
Andreev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andreev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andreev blocking some punches.
Andreev has Glass pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Glass manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Glass digs a right hand into Andreev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andreev's gas tank.
Glass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andreev blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass prevents the takedown attempt.
Desmond Glass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andreev misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Glass fails to land.
Glass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andreev tries for a takedown but Glass manages to get underhooks.
Andreev wants a takedown but no success here.
Andreev is breathing heavily.
Andreev blocks a body shot from Glass.
Andreev wants to stall.
A short left from Glass.
Glass scores with a shoulder strike.
Andreev is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Glass.
Andreev is still on wobbly legs! Can Glass finish him?
Glass creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Andreev's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Andreev drops to his knees and Glass pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Glass!
Desmond Glass thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 415 p4p, 56 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 48 p4p, 8 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Stoker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Edward Stoker was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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196 lbs
44 - 20 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Stoker. Beautiful body shot.
Stoker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bhullar's head backwards.
Bhullar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Bhullar.
Bhullar slips a straight right by Stoker.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker jabs at Bhullar's body.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoker.
Stoker lands with an uppercut that bounces Bhullar off the cage and back into range.
Stoker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bhullar.
Bhullar throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker lands a jab to the head.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bhullar moves away.
Bhullar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bhullar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stoker, right into the meat.
Bhullar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Stoker tests Bhullar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bhullar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoker.
Stoker misses with a hook
and Bhullar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoker lands with an uppercut that bounces Bhullar off the cage and back into range.
Stoker 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.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stoker lands with a good body shot.
Stoker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bhullar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bhullar connects with a body shot that sends Stoker's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bhullar has closed the distance and engaged Stoker in a clinch.
Bhullar digs a right hand into Stoker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stoker's gas tank.
Bhullar lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Bhullar misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stokers head.
Stoker tries to break the clinch but Bhullar is controlling the position.
Stoker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoker lands a head shot.
Bhullar slips under a jab from Stoker.
Bhullar tries to clinch but Stoker is having none of it.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
Bhullar pushes Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bhullar's elbow.
Stoker breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Bhullar does no damage.
Stoker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stoker misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker tries a low kick but Bhullar avoids it.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bhullar misses with a straight right.
Bhullar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bhullar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bhullar.
Bhullar gets a clinch.
Stoker is trying to break free.
Bhullar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker is trying to push Bhullar away but Bhullar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker breaks the clinch.
Bhullar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stoker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stoker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
Stoker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bhullar works on Stoker's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bhullar.
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!
Stoker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bhullar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bhullar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bhullar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Bhullar moved out of range.
Stoker scores with a nice head shot.
Bhullar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Stoker lands an overhand right.
A big right from Stoker misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhullar.
Stoker misses with a jab to the body
and Bhullar counters with a single leg into guard. Stoker didn't expect that.
Stoker wants to stand but Bhullar is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Stoker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bhullar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bhullar drops Stoker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stoker looks back up at him and smiles so Bhullar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nice cross by Stoker.
Bhullar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bhullar punishes Stoker's body with a nice straight punch.
Bhullar takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhullar was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker misses with a hook to the body
and Bhullar counters with a right hand to the body.
Bhullar scores with a punch to the head.
Stoker looks to throw the jab but Bhullar is out of range.
Stoker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bhullar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhullar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stoker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bhullar throws an overhand right that drops Stoker like a sack of potatoes! Bhullar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar is the new middleweight champion!
Arjan Bhullar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Edward Stoker had this to say: 'I may have lost that fight. But at least I'm not being managed by that douchebag Michael Knight (52061) anymore.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhaa (ranked 390 p4p, 51 weight class) and Three Dog (ranked 62 p4p, 11 weight class). Dog is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fallout. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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213 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Murhaa throws a quick counter head kick but Dog was just out of range.
Dog misses with a shot to the body
and Murhaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Dog tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Dog misses.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dog tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dog misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Dog misses with a body shot
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dog lands an overhand right.
Murhaa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dog counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
Dog scores with a hook.
Murhaa throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
Dog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dog works Murhaa's body with a nice hook.
Dog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Dog swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog.
Dog misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhaa.
Dog tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Dog lands with a short shot to the head.
Dog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
A short right from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa looking to stall.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dog.
Dog scores with a shot to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa presses Dog against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Dog prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dog looks to clinch
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
Dog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dog moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Good leg kick by Dog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Dog takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Dog avoided it.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murhaa.
Dog scores with a shot to the body.
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
Murhaa throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Three Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murhaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Dog.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murhaa - the referee stops the clock and Dog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murhaa. Dog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 Pauke Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dog blocks a leg kick.
Dog sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dog throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murhaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murhaa jabs at Dog's body.
Dog tries to work over Murhaa's front leg with a kick but Murhaa checks it.
Murhaa swinging wildly here.
Dog scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa takes one to the side of the head.
Dog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dog avoids it.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Dog throws a leg kick but Murhaa moved away.
Dog is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Dog does it's job there.
Dog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Dog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog misses with a jab to the body
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Dog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Dog throws out a leg kick but Murhaa moves out of range and Dog only half commits.
Dog scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Dog misses with a hook.
Three Dog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog darts in and clinches Murhaa up against the cage.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dog there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
Dog connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Dog slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Murhaa blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Dog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murhaa. Murhaa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog darts in and clinches Murhaa up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Dog.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Dog blocks it.
Dog prevents Murhaa from breaking the clinch.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa lands a body punch.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Dog.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Murhaa slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dog as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Three Dog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dog throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Dog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dog swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murhaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Murhaa.
Dog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhaa.
A jab from Dog misses.
Dog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dog is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Dog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Dog.
Murhaa throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Dog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Dog ducked under it nicely.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Dog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murhaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dog is out of range and Murhaa settles back down.
Dog throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa needs to keep his hands up - Dog had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murhaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dogs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Murhaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dog wants to counter with a clinch but Murhaa pushes him away.
Dog scores with a jab to the body.
Dog defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Dog lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming.
Dog 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.
Dog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Jab from Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Dog lands a body shot.
Dog fails to pull guard.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dog jumps guard and drags Murhaa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dog is trying to keep Murhaa in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhaa defends well.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dog being controlled here, momentarily.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Murhaa from controlling successfully.
Murhaa wants to pass the guard but Dog is keeping the position.
Murhaa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dog working for a triangle but Murhaa defends it easily.
Murhaa is looking to stand up but Dog won't let him.
Murhaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Three Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dog has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Three Dog!
After the fight, Three Dog was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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