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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Trew (ranked 1517 p4p, 77 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 3832 p4p, 87 weight class). Trew comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You - Lily Allen. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson has Trew up against the cage in a clinch.
Trew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trew looking to throw knees to the head but Crimson is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Trew has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trew creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crimson tries a body shot but Trew blocks it.
Trew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trew misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Trew.
Trew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Trew.
Knees to the body from Trew.
Trew missing with knees to the body.
Trew lands a left hand.
Trew looking to throw knees to the head but Crimson is blocking nicely.
Trew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crimsons head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson pushes Trew up against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trew's elbow.
Trew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crimson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Trew lands with a short shot to the head.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Trew misses with a punch on the inside.
Crimson pushes Trew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crimson blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trew just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crimson's brow.
Crimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trew avoids it.
Trew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crimson avoids a wild elbow strike from Trew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trew.
Crimson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Trew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crimson avoids it.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Trew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crimson pushes Trew up against the cage in a clinch.
Crimson managing to block the knees to the body from Trew.
Trew tries a knee to the head but Crimson blocks it.
Trew tries to land knees in the clinch but Crimson avoids the damage to the body.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Trew controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
Trew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson tries a body shot but Trew blocks it.
Trew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crimson tries a body shot but Trew blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson scores with a shot to the side of Trew's head.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trew's elbow.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Trew.
Trew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crimson presses Trew against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Crimson.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike.
Trew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trew unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crimson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Trew avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Crimson tries a body shot but Trew blocks it.
Crimson blocks a body shot from Trew.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Trew blocks with his arms.
Crimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Trew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Trew controls the action.
Trew lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crimson pushes Trew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trew looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trew prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trew's face.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Trew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crimson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson dodges an elbow strike from Trew.
Crimson blocking some punches.
Crimson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crimson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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 Archie Trew will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crimson takes one to the chin there.
Trew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trew prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trews head.
Trew throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Trew on the inside.
Trew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trew rushes Crimson and presses him up against the cage.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Trew controls the action.
Crimson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trew backwards.
Crimson tries to work over Trew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Trew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trew tries to land knees in the clinch but Crimson avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Trew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trew avoiding damage as Crimson throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crimson throws an elbow but misses.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Trew controls the action.
Trew unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Trew avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crimson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crimson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trew is defending well for now.
Trew misses with an elbow over the top.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trew throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Trew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crimson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crimson tries to keep at a distance but Trew has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew presses Crimson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Trew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson managing to block the knees to the body from Trew.
Crimson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trew's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Archie Trew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Crimson.
Trew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trew.
Trew pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Trew content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crimson avoids it.
A knee to the head by Trew.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trew lands a damaging elbow.
Trew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crimson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trew lands an elbow that stopped Crimson in his tracks for a moment.
Trew tries to land knees in the clinch but Crimson avoids the damage to the body.
Trew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crimson or not.
Crimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crimson's elbow.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Trew.
Crimson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trew lands a damaging elbow.
Trew pushes off an throws an elbow but Crimson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Trew uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crimson.
Trew putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crimson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crimson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Crimson managing to block the knees to the body from Trew.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Trew controls the action.
Trew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trew keeps the fight on the outside.
Trew closes the distance and clinches.
Trew landing knees to the body.
A short left from Trew.
Trew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Trew.
Trew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Trew missing with knees to the body.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trew using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Trew dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trew scores with a decent looking hook.
Crimson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trew closes the distance and clinches.
Crimson lands with a left to the head.
Trew pushes Crimson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Trew.
A short uppercut from Trew.
Nice elbow from Trew.
Trew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crimson can do to turn this around?
Crimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Trew.
Trew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trew is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trew lands a nice uppercut.
Crimson blocks an elbow strike from Trew.
Crimson avoids the elbow strike from Trew, against the cage.
Crimson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Trew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trew manages to break the clinch.
Crimson tries to clinch but Trew moves away
and Trew counters with a crisp right hand that drops Crimson! Trew lets Crimson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Crimson is rocked!
Trew lands a nice shot to the body.
Trew clinches up against the cage.
Trew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trew.
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!
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trew lands a lovely overhand right.
Trew avoids the head kick by Crimson.
Trew instigates a clinch.
Trew tries to land knees in the clinch but Crimson avoids the damage to the body.
Crimson blocks an elbow strike from Trew.
Trew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Trew uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trew breaks from the clinch.
Trew instigates a clinch.
Trew is trying to maintain a safe position but Crimson gets an underhook and turns Trew into the cage.
A knee to the head by Trew.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trew.
Crimson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crimson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Trew misses with a knee to the head.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Trew avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Trew is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crimson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trew lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crimson or not.
Trew lands a knee to the head.
Crimson is still on wobbly legs! Can Trew finish him?
Trew lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trew working the clinch nicely. Crimson is working for position but Trew cracks him with a big knee to the head! Crimson crumples up against the cage and Trew lands two more shots before the ref can save Crimson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Archie Trew!
After winning the bout, Archie Trew thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damagon Enchărya (ranked 1387 p4p, 191 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 1225 p4p, 165 weight class). Enchărya's entrance music is Blaxcaliber. A fine choice. Sturridge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. Isaiah Sturridge is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damagon Enchărya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge misses with a straight right.
Sturridge misses with a jab to the body
and Enchărya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sturridge is looking to slow Enchărya down with leg kicks.
Sturridge jabs Enchărya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Enchărya throws a body shot but no joy.
Enchărya connects with an inside leg kick.
Enchărya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enchărya stuffs the takedown.
Enchărya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Enchărya takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sturridge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enchărya has Sturridge pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Enchărya is on top in guard.
Enchărya is fighting to break Sturridge's control of his arms but Sturridge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enchărya controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sturridge trying to keep a closed guard but Enchărya is proving a slippery customer.
Enchărya preventing the sweep.
Enchărya looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sturridge keeping full guard, as Enchărya tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Enchărya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sturridge manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Enchărya 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.
Enchărya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturridge stands up over Enchărya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sturridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Enchărya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Enchărya keeping full guard, as Sturridge tries to pass.
Enchărya is trying to control the position but Sturridge postures up.
Sturridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Enchărya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Enchărya is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge has Enchărya pulled in close to control his posture.
Enchărya content to stall in guard here.
Enchărya won't allow Sturridge to get back to his feet.
Sturridge has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sturridge controls Enchărya momentarily but Enchărya frees himself.
Sturridge lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Enchărya is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enchărya is pressing down on Sturridge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sturridge is holding on for now.
Enchărya prevents Sturridge from improving his position.
Sturridge is trying is best to control the position here.
Enchărya content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Enchărya is thwarting Sturridge's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sturridge wants to improve his position but Enchărya is controlling well.
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 Damagon Enchărya will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Enchărya takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Enchărya.
Sturridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Enchărya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturridge's elbow.
Sturridge prevents a body shot from Enchărya.
Enchărya has a couple of punches blocked by Sturridge.
Enchărya is trying to maintain a safe position but Sturridge gets an underhook and turns Enchărya into the cage.
Enchărya throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturridge.
Enchărya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enchărya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturridge's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enchărya lands a shoulder strike.
Sturridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturridge throws a leg kick that is checked
and Enchărya counters with an inside leg kick.
Sturridge tries a low kick but Enchărya avoids it.
A slow jab from Sturridge misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Enchărya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Enchărya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sturridge's head backwards.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Enchărya sends Sturridge crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Enchărya is motioning to the referee to let Sturridge up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sturridge is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturridge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Enchărya counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sturridge is still on wobbly legs! Can Enchărya finish him?
Sturridge is breathing heavily.
Enchărya lands with a good body shot.
Enchărya darts in and clinches Sturridge up against the cage.
Sturridge wants to get back to striking at distance but Enchărya won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Enchărya.
Enchărya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturridge blocks an uppercut.
Enchărya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
Enchărya lands a right hand.
Enchărya unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sturridge! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Enchărya is unloading with more strikes now! Sturridge drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damagon Enchărya!
A victorious Damagon Enchărya thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stark (ranked 2634 p4p, 289 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 2728 p4p, 296 weight class). Watt has chosen Edmund Fitzgerald as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Watt moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Watt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watt thuds a left hand into Stark's body.
Watt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watt.
Watt throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Watt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark cracks the inside of Watt's front leg.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark looks for the body kick but Watt saw that one coming.
Stark 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.
Watt misses with a few strikes there.
Stark half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Stark.
Stark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watt shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Watt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Watt coming out on top.
Stark walks into a straight right hand from Watt.
Watt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watt, as that shot connected.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Watt blocks a head kick by Stark.
It seemed like Watt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Watt loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watt throws out a counter right but Stark avoids it with no problem.
Watt checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark tried to score with a low kick but Watt checks it.
Watt misses with a hook.
Stark throws a push kick but Watt slaps the foot to one side.
Watt ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Stark backs off Watt throws a huge counter combo but Stark manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a looping left.
Stark lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Watt moves out of range easily.
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watt fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Watt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Watt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watt throws out a counter right but Stark avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stark looks to land a body kick but Watt moved away.
Watt misses with a looping right.
Stark throws a low kick but Watt avoids it.
Watt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stark's head.
Stark looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
Brandon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Watt.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Watt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Watt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watt blocks the body kick.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a straight right.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Watt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stark won't be happy with that.
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Watt tries to score with some ground and pound. Stark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Watt is trying to ground and pound but Stark uses the momentary lack of control by Watt to regain half guard.
Watt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watt prevents Stark from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt throwing shots but Stark is blocking nicely.
Watt prevents Stark from improving his position.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Watt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watt is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Watt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt throws out a counter right but Stark avoids it with no problem.
Stark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stark 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.
Stark is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stark controls Watt momentarily but Watt frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stark has his foot on Watt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watt works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark controls Watt momentarily but Watt frees himself.
Watt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stark holds on and takes a little breather.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Watt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stark working a defensive guard here.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watt moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Watt moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Watt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watt throws a head kick that half lands.
Watt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watt lands in his opponent's guard.
Stark looking to control.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Watt wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet.
Watt is working Stark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watt trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a big elbow that misses.
Watt throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stark throws a one two combo.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Watt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stark scores with a jab to the head.
Stark throws a leg kick but Watt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Watt's front leg but catches the back leg as Watt tries to avoid it.
Stark slips under a jab from Watt.
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watt.
Stark works the jab nicely.
Watt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Watt as he connects with a hook.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watt checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt dives in and grabs Stark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes down on Watt's head and hops out.
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Watt slips the punch.
Stark scoring well with a low kick there.
Stark throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Watt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watt fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watt.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Watt 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Watt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Watt avoids the head kick by Stark.
Watt tries to counter with a clinch but Stark shakes him off and moves away.
Watt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stark is trying to defend but Watt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stark trying to hold on to Watt's head to control him but Watt postures up.
Watt is nestled in close to Stark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Watt is looking to advance position but Stark won't allow it.
Watt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark is controlling Watt's trapped leg to prevent Watt from advancing to side control.
Stark wants to improve his position but Watt is controlling well.
Watt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Watt postures up.
Watt is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stark.
Watt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stark trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Donk. Watt catches Stark right on the button with a cross.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandon Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stark enables Watt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stark manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stark is trying to keep Watt in close.
Watt throws a big elbow that misses.
Watt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Watt.
Stark won't allow Watt to sweep him here.
Stark trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Stark throws an elbow that misses. Watt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stark's guard. Nice move by Watt!
Watt wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt preventing the sweep.
Watt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark looking for a guillotine here but Watt defends easily.
Watt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stark wants to sweep here but Watt controlling him for the moment.
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watt postures up in Stark's guard and throws a big left but Stark blocks it.
Watt controlling from the top position.
Watt trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watt.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watt throwing strikes from guard but Stark blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stark gets caught napping as Watt dives in and scores a takedown. Stark manages to retain guard.
Stark has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Watt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watt 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
A victorious Scott Watt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gatsby (ranked 1010 p4p, 127 weight class) and Nobu Sanada (ranked 1647 p4p, 189 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatsby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gatsby misses with a right hand
and Sanada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sanada. Beautiful body shot.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatsby is just out of range.
Sanada scores with a hook to the body. Gatsby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatsby.
Sanada lands with a good body shot.
Sanada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanada connects with a body shot.
Gatsby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Gatsby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gatsby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gatsby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gatsby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanada misses with an uppercut
and Gatsby counters with a single leg into guard. Sanada didn't expect that.
Gatsby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gatsby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanada pulls Gatsby in close to prevent any damage.
Gatsby stands and throws Sanada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanada prevents Gatsby from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gatsby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanada avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gatsby.
Sanada can't do much from the bottom here.
Gatsby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanada keeps working.
Sanada is looking to reverse the position.
Sanada taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby trying to control the position but Sanada is working away.
I wouldn't like to be where Sanada is right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tries to improve position but can't.
Sanada trying to remain calm as Gatsby controls from the top position.
Sanada is trying to control Gatsby's posture but Gatsby avoids it.
Sanada manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanada trying to pass the guard but Gatsby defending well.
Gatsby wants to improve his position but Sanada is controlling well.
Sanada perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gatsby trying to control but Sanada postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby wants to sweep but Sanada has passed to side control!
Gatsby is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gatsby is looking to control Sanada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gatsby avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gatsby is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sanada takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gatsby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gatsby is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sanada jumps into side control!
Sanada trying to control the action but Gatsby is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobu Sanada dominated that round.
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.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Gatsby is out of range.
Sanada stuffs the takedown attempt from Gatsby. Gatsby gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanada misses the target.
Gatsby throwing a counter right hand but Sanada manages to avoid it.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
Gatsby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanada slips a jab from Gatsby.
Sanada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatsby throws the left hand but Sanada avoids the punch easily.
Nobu Sanada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatsby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatsby throwing a counter right hand but Sanada manages to avoid it.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Gatsby counters with a left to the body.
Sanada takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gatsby throws a lazy right hand but Sanada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanada as he connects with a hook.
Sanada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gatsby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Gatsby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nobu Sanada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sanada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanada lands with a hook. Gatsby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gatsby.
Gatsby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanada ducks under a wild hook from Gatsby.
The fighters circling - Gatsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gatsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Sanada takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Gatsby attempts a counter takedown but Sanada avoids it well and moves away.
Sanada with a hook.
Gatsby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
As Sanada looks to move away, Gatsby throws a big counter combo but Sanada just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Gatsby attempts a counter takedown but Sanada avoids it well and moves away.
Sanada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gatsby counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanada blocks the leg kick.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
It looked like Gatsby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nobu Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada lands a really nice looking cross but Gatsby seems unphased.
Gatsby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gatsby moves away from the strike by Sanada.
Gatsby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sanada sprawls and moves away.
A jab lands there for Gatsby.
Gatsby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanada lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatsby off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gatsby's head backwards.
Sanada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gatsby at a distance.
Gatsby moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatsby slips a straight right by Sanada.
Gatsby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Gatsby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gatsby slips under a jab.
Gatsby tries to counter with a takedown but Sanada is quick to defend against it.
Gatsby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobu Sanada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gatsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanada scores with a hook to the body. Gatsby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanada moves out of range of the strikes.
Gatsby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanada moves into range and clinches up with Gatsby.
Sanada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gatsby.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanada stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Sanada on the inside.
Gatsby tries for a takedown but Sanada manages to get underhooks.
Sanada tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanada lands a shot to the body.
Gatsby leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada digs a right hand into Gatsby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gatsby's gas tank.
Sanada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanada will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gatsby up against the cage.
Sanada has Gatsby pushed against the cage.
Sanada is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Sanada.
Sanada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Gatsby manages to break the clinch.
Sanada with a hook.
Sanada slips a straight right by Gatsby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanada throws an off balance right hand
and Gatsby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gatsby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Gatsby attempts a counter takedown but Sanada avoids it well and moves away.
Sanada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gatsby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gatsby.
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!
Sanada pulls Gatsby in close to his closed guard and prevents Gatsby from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gatsby tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanada is retaining full guard.
Joe Gatsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada pulls Gatsby in close to prevent any damage.
Gatsby postures up.
Sanada controlling the position.
Gatsby trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gatsby ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Gatsby misses with a straight left.
Sanada misses with a few strikes there.
Sanada throws a hook but Gatsby blocks it.
Sanada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nobu Sanada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
It looked like Gatsby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gatsby cracks Sanada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatsby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatsby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanada.
Gatsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatsby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanada misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatsby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanada swings for the body but Gatsby moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Sanada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby looks to throw the jab but Sanada is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobu Sanada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanada 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobu Sanada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sins (ranked 2546 p4p, 277 weight class) and Coyote Starrk (ranked 2257 p4p, 251 weight class). Sins comes to the cage accompanied by ATLiens - By: Outkast. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coyote Starrk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starrk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sins's sensitive parts.
Sins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sins throws out a powerful jab.
Starrk tries to clinch but Sins is having none of it.
Sins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Sins misses.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
Starrk 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starrk. Sins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starrk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Starrk moves out of range as Sins strikes.
Starrk connects with an inside leg kick.
Starrk moves out of range as Sins strikes.
Sins fails to land with a series of punches.
Starrk misses the jab.
Sins connects with a jab.
Starrk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Starrk tries a quick counter leg kick but Sins is wise to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sins misses with a looping right.
Sins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Starrk misses with a series of wild punches.
Starrk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sins looks to land a right hand but Starrk moved out of range.
Starrk is looking to clinch but Sins is avoiding it.
Sins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Starrk missing with a left hand there. Sins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Starrk ducks down to avoid it.
Starrk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Starrk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sins throws out a loose jab but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Starrk.
Sins fails to land with a series of punches.
Sins throws a shot from downtown. Starrk moves away and avoids it.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Starrk.
A swing and a miss from Sins.
Sins misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Starrk moves out of range of the strikes.
Starrk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Sins - just one landing.
Starrk misses with a two punch combination.
Sins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starrk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sins rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from Starrk both land. Nice combination.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Starrk misses.
Starrk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Starrk slips a straight right by Sins.
Starrk swings for the body but Sins moves out of range.
Sins misses with a hook. Starrk ducked under it nicely.
Starrk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Starrk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sins misses the target.
Sins gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sins.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
A short uppercut from Sins.
Starrk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sins controls his hands.
Starrk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Sins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starrk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starrk working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Sins throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Sins swings wildly with an uppercut but Starrk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Starrk working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starrk.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sins throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sins.
Starrk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starrk swings for the body but Sins moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starrk slips under a jab from Sins.
Starrk throws a leg kick but Sins moved away.
Sins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sins scores with a decent looking hook.
Starrk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sins tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sins scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starrk closes the distance and clinches.
Starrk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sins prevents a body shot from Starrk.
Starrk misses with a body punch.
Sins stalling the fight.
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 Nick Sins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Starrk slips under a jab from Sins.
Good work by Sins as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Starrk ducks down to avoid it.
Sins misses with a looping left.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starrk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Starrk moves out of range of the strikes.
Starrk misses with a body shot.
Sins is looking to clinch but Starrk is avoiding it.
Sins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nick Sins is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins moves in looking to clinch but Starrk pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starrk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Sins missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sins throws a head kick that misses.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sins misses with a left hand
and Starrk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Starrk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Starrk fails to land.
Sins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sins tries a body shot but Starrk blocks it.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Sins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starrk up against the cage.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sins misses with a body punch.
Starrk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starrk blocking some punches.
Starrk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sins throws an elbow that misses.
Starrk blocks an elbow strike from Sins.
Starrk stalling the fight.
Sins misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk is leaning against Sins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk has a couple of punches blocked by Sins.
Sins throws a punch but it's blocked by Starrk.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starrk misses with some punches.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Starrk controls the action.
Sins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Sins leaning against his opponent.
Starrk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sins trying to control the position but instead, Starrk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sins into the cage.
Sins blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Sins's head.
Starrk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sins's elbow.
Sins has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starrk's elbow.
Starrk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starrk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starrk avoiding damage as Sins throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sins.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starrk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Starrk misses the jab.
Starrk keeps the fight on the outside.
Sins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sins misses with a straight right.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starrk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with a hook. Starrk ducked under it nicely.
Starrk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sins lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Sins misses.
Starrk throws a shot to the body.
Starrk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sins is out of range and Starrk settles back down.
Sins misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sins. Sins obviously looking to wear him down.
Sins missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sins cracks the inside of Starrk's front leg.
A jab from Sins finds it's way through Starrk's defenses.
Starrk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Starrk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Starrk on the inside.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
A bit of stalling here from Starrk.
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 Nick Sins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Starrk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sins under the eye.
Sins misses with a hook
and Starrk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nick Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sins closes the distance and pushes Starrk back into the cage.
Sins lands an uppercut.
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nick Sins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Starrk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Sins.
Sins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk lands with a light punch inside.
Starrk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Starrk.
Starrk is working Sins over against the cage.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Starrk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Starrk.
Sins is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Sins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike.
Sins misses with an elbow strike.
Sins digs a right hand into Starrk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Starrk's gas tank.
Sins seems to have got his legs back now.
Starrk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sins.
Starrk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Starrk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starrk scores with a shot to the side of Sins's head.
Starrk blocks a body shot from Sins.
Starrk gets through Sins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Starrk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starrk is leaning against Sins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starrk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Coyote Starrk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starrk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sins's elbow.
Sins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Starrk - that landed with a thud.
Starrk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Starrk.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starrk pushes off an throws an elbow but Sins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Starrk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Sins throws a head punch that misses.
Starrk throws a head punch that misses.
Sins looking to stall.
Starrk misses with a punch to the body.
Starrk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
Sins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Starrk pushes Sins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Starrk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sins blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
Starrk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Starrk tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Starrk back against the cage.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sins has a couple of punches blocked by Starrk.
A hook to the body from Starrk.
Starrk lands a body shot.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinss head.
Starrk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starrk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Starrk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinss head.
Nice body punch from Starrk.
Starrk can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starrk.
Starrk creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sins with a big uppercut! Sins tries to clinch up but Starrk pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sins to the mat! Sins covers up and Starrk unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Coyote Starrk!
A victorious Coyote Starrk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 1439 p4p, 171 weight class) and Walter Lang (ranked 1620 p4p, 185 weight class). Lang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Lang!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang misses with an uppercut. Hakekia saw that one coming.
Hakekia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lang throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
We've been told by Hakekia's head coaches at Seppes Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Lang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Hakekia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Lang lands.
Lang throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakekia misses the target.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a combination
and Hakekia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Walter Lang has been cut.
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Hakekia is looking to counter punch.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hakekia counters with a nice body kick.
Hakekia throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Lang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Hakekia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia walks into a jab.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakekia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Hakekia moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakekia misses the target.
Lang works Hakekia's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang digs a good body shot into Hakekia's ribs.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Hakekia swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hakekia thinking.
Hakekia slips a jab from Lang.
Lang throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hakekia counter with a right hand.
Lang misses with a series of wild punches.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakekia.
It looked like Hakekia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hakekia is looking to counter punch.
Lang thuds a left hand into Hakekia's body.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Hakekia throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hakekia counter with a right hand.
Lang connects with a right hand. Hakekia shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Lang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Lang's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hakekia avoids the body shot from Lang.
A little feinted left hand from Hakekia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hakekia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hakekia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hakekia is looking to land body kicks.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Hakekia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Hakekia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hakekia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws an off balance right hand
and Hakekia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang misses the body punch
and Hakekia counters with a nice right hand that sends Lang toppling to the canvas! Lang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hakekia finish him?!
Lang is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Lang's head, knocking him out cold! Hakekia is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alika Hakekia!
A very excited looking Alika Hakekia 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.
The defeated Walter Lang had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 1231 p4p, 140 weight class) and Monte Cassino (ranked 1873 p4p, 191 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Cassino!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Cassino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cassino thows a leg kick but De Andrade checks it
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
Cassino misses with a few strikes there.
De Andrade blocks a head kick by Cassino.
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino throws a body punch but De Andrade moves out of range.
Cassino feints and then cracks De Andrade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Andrade down.
De Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cassino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Andrade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cassino misses with a shot to the body
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
De Andrade 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.
Cassino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cassino misses with a low kick as De Andrade jumps back.
Cassino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Andrade went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Andrade.
It looks like Monte Cassino has been cut.
De Andrade misses with a straight right.
A jab from De Andrade misses.
Cassino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a straight right.
Cassino lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
Cassino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino lands a nice shot to the body.
Cassino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Cassino coming out on top.
Cassino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like De Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cassino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow De Andrade down.
Cassino jabs De Andrade right on the nose. De Andrade blinks but takes it well.
De Andrade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cassino looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassino counters with a thumping low kick.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Cassino manages to avoid it.
Cassino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Andrade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Cassino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Cassino misses with an uppercut. De Andrade saw that one coming.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Cassino.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Cassino counters with a thumping low kick.
De Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassino tries a head kick but it misses.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Cassino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monte Cassino's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Andrade throws a series of punches but Cassino moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from De Andrade.
A head kick misses from Cassino.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Monte Cassino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cassino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Cassino lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Andrade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino misses with the body kick
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Cassino slams his shin into De Andrade's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino throws a push kick but De Andrade slaps the foot to one side.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cassino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Andrade's head.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
De Andrade throws a jab when Cassino was well out of range.
Cassino throws a sloppy head kick
and De Andrade counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from De Andrade misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassino scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - De Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Andrade throws a hook but Cassino avoids it easily.
A low kick from Cassino is predictable there
letting De Andrade counter with a right hand.
Cassino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Cassino wants to slow De Andrade down by chopping away at his legs.
De Andrade looks to land a combination but Cassino avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from De Andrade.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassino! But no joy.
De Andrade avoids a kick to the body.
Cassino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Andrade takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that Cassino avoids nicely.
Cassino defending well as De Andrade loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a hook
and De Andrade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Andrade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cassino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Andrade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassino! But no joy.
Cassino scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Cassino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Andrade.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Andrade. De Andrade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
Cassino digs a good body shot into De Andrade's ribs.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Monte Cassino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Monte Cassino's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cassino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Andrade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cassino.
Cassino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cassino blocks a jab.
Cassino looks to land a left hand but De Andrade moved out of range nicely.
Cassino avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cassino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cassino lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade tries to bum rush Cassino with a series of wild strikes but Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
and Cassino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cassino misses with a head kick.
Cassino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Cassino manages to avoid it.
De Andrade avoids the body shot from Cassino.
A little feinted left hand from De Andrade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick by Cassino misses
enabling De Andrade to counter with a crisp jab.
Cassino lands a high kick!
De Andrade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino connects with a body shot that sends De Andrade's belly button to the back.
De Andrade walks into a straight right hand from Cassino.
De Andrade is rocked!
Cassino throws a head kick but De Andrade moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Andrade looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino 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.
Oh De Andrade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cassino cracks the inside of De Andrade's front leg.
De Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Cassino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Andrade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cassino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Andrade has time to react.
Cassino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino swinging wildly here.
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like De Andrade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cassino lands with a slapping head kick.
Cassino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Andrade's calf.
De Andrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
De Andrade appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cassino throws a jab when De Andrade was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as De Andrade blocks the low kick.
De Andrade is looking to counter punch.
A head kick by Cassino misses
and De Andrade counters with a three punch combo that has Cassino backing up. Cassino nods at De Andrade to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino tries to score with a low kick but De Andrade moves his leg out of the way.
De Andrade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Cassino manages to avoid it.
Cassino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cassino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Andrade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Andrade lands a jab.
Cassino lands a head kick!
De Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Cassino.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
Cassino replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Andrade blocks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassino 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
Monte Cassino decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 742 p4p, 104 weight class) and Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 2384 p4p, 277 weight class). MacArthur Jnr has chosen A sweaty one for you. x as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dembele misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
MacArthur Jnr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dembele throws out the jab.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Mousa Dembele has been cut.
Nice body kick there by MacArthur Jnr.
Mousa Dembele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dembele swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacArthur Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Dembele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacArthur Jnr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
MacArthur Jnr flicks out a counter leg kick but Dembele steps away.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacArthur Jnr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dembele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacArthur Jnr, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr cracks Dembele with a nice body shot.
MacArthur Jnr gets through Dembele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for MacArthur Jnr.
Dembele is breathing heavily.
Dembele takes a shot to the head.
Dembele is rocked!
MacArthur Jnr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dembele with a big uppercut! Dembele tries to clinch up but MacArthur Jnr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dembele to the mat! Dembele covers up and MacArthur Jnr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert MacArthur Jnr!
Robert MacArthur Jnr is the new light heavyweight champion!
Robert MacArthur Jnr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 1015 p4p, 134 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 946 p4p, 124 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tanner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson forces Tanner back against the cage and clinches.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Tanner.
Tanner blocks an elbow strike.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Wilkinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilkinson.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson takes a shot to the head.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilkinson.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the cage.
Wilkinson scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Wilkinson.
Tanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner lands a nice uppercut.
Tanner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilkinson.
Tanner lands an elbow that stopped Wilkinson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Wilkinson.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkinson controls the action.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Tanner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tanner's gas tank.
Wilkinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilkinson is trying to force a seperation but Tanner has the dominant position.
Wilkinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson presses Tanner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tanner scores with a shot to the side of Wilkinson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner misses with some punches.
Wilkinson avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
Wilkinson taking a breather.
Wilkinson is leaning against Tanner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilkinson avoiding damage.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkinson blocks with his arms.
Wilkinson presses Tanner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson stalling.
I was talking to Tanner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Tanner.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkinson.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilkinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner lands with a nice combination. Wilkinson backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson instigates a clinch.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkinson controls the action.
Wilkinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanner's elbow.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Tanner tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
Wilkinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilkinson takes one on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Wilkinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wilkinson throws an elbow that misses.
Wilkinson pushes Tanner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tanner misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson tightens his grip and picks Tanner up, before dumping him to the ground. Tanner manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner wants to stand and escape but Wilkinson is having none of it.
Tanner wants to get back to his feet but Wilkinson passes into half guard.
Wilkinson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tanner pushes Wilkinson off but Wilkinson dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkinson prevents Tanner from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilkinson controlling from side mount.
Wilkinson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tanner to his feet.
Tanner misses with a head kick.
Wilkinson wants to counter the offense by Tanner and move into the clinch position.
Tanner thuds his right hand into Wilkinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilkinson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilkinson.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkinson's defenses.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanner lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Wilkinson.
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!
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Wilkinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkinson is defending well for now.
A short left from Wilkinson.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tanner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
That has opened up Timothy Wilkinson's cut even more.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilkinson rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkinson avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Tanner.
A shot in the inside from Tanner.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Wilkinson.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Tanner.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a right hand.
Wilkinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tanner fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a body shot.
Wilkinson is working Tanner over against the cage.
Tanner tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson digs a right hand underneath Tanner's ribcage. Tanner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson lands a body punch.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson tries to throw a body punch but Tanner avoids it by throwing Wilkinson back against the cage.
Wilkinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilkinson lands with a left to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkinson blocks with his arms.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilkinson tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a nice elbow.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
Tanner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson has closed the distance and engaged Tanner in a clinch.
Wilkinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body.
Tanner throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wilkinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Wilkinson.
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!
Tanner misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkinson is defending well for now.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkinson pushes Tanner up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's time! Tanner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Tanner tries to counter by clinching up but Wilkinson breaks away and moves out of range.
Wilkinson pushes Tanner up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Wilkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkinson lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment.
Tanner lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Tanner prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson is trying to trip Tanner. He has hold of a leg but Tanner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wilkinson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
Tanner wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner's corner calls for a 1-2. Tanner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wilkinson rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilkinson looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkinson is defending well for now.
Tanner cracks Wilkinson with a nice body shot.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tanner or not.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkinson avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkinson pushes Tanner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilkinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Wilkinson blocks it.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.
Wilkinson tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner blocks an elbow strike.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkinson.
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanners head.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilkinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner blocks an elbow strike.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Wilkinson.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Tanner struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilkinson controls his hands.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkinson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Tanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilkinson scores with a body shot.
Wilkinson lands a really nice looking cross but Tanner seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Wilkinson.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkinson's sensitive parts.
Tanner swinging wildly here.
Wilkinson closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson lands a body punch.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Tanner back against the cage.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson misses with an elbow strike.
Wilkinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson lands a left hand.
Wilkinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wilkinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Wilkinson blocks it.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Wilkinson blocks with his arms.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Tanner.
Still in the clinch, Tanner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilkinson misses with some punches.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Wilkinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson clinches with his opponent.
Tanner lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
Wilkinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanner, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilkinson's face.
Tanner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilkinson gets through Tanner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the side of Tanner's head.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilkinson won't want to take too many of those.
Wilkinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Timothy Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanner throws an elbow but misses.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson.
Tanner pushes Wilkinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson blocks an elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timothy Wilkinson.
I've got Wilkinson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Wilkinson!
Timothy Wilkinson is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Timothy Wilkinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 411 p4p, 49 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 1081 p4p, 125 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze misses with a low kick.
Hussain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze ducks right into an uppercut from Hussain.
Haze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Haze throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hussain counters with a straight right hand.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze 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.
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Hussain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain lands a nice shot that snaps Haze's head back.
A big right from Hussain misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Haze needs to keep his hands up - Hussain had a free shot at his head there.
Haze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haze!
It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
Hussain 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.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A lazy left from Hussain finds it's target.
Hussain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haze if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hussain is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Haze takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Hussain catches Haze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hussain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haze is out of range and Hussain settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussain. That's going to slow Haze down.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze throws a jab when Hussain was well out of range.
Hussain throws a push kick but Haze slaps the foot to one side.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussain.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Hussain moved away.
Hussain throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.
Hussain looks to throw a body kick
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussain.
Hussain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze cracks Hussain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze slips a jab from Hussain.
Hussain defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Hussain.
Hussain throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Haze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Hussain.
Hussain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain is looking to counter punch.
Hussain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain lands a nice hook to Haze's body. Haze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Hussain moved out of range nicely.
Haze cracks Hussain with a good jab.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussain is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
A good leg kick by Hussain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Haze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hussain lands a nice looking body kick.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussain.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Haze misses with a hook.
A jab from Haze finds it's way through Hussain's defenses.
Haze throws a leg kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
A solid body kick from Hussain.
Haze slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
Haze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hussain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haze can do to turn this around?
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Haze might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hussain has got the better of the exchanges.
Haze blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Haze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hussain digs a good body shot into Haze's ribs.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussain cracks Haze with an open hand slap.
Haze takes one on the button.
Hussain scores with a sloppy right hand. Haze should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain throws a front kick that sends Haze stumbling back into the cage.
Hussain throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Haze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emre Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Haze misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Haze breaks from the clinch.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haze throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain scores with a push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Haze as he connects with a hook.
Haze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hussain jabs Haze right on the nose. Haze blinks but takes it well.
Haze shoots in but no luck this time.
Haze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Hussain.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Haze looks to land a combination. Hussain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a jab. Haze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hussain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Haze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hussain's hands.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Haze.
Hussain takes one on the button.
Hussain throws out a powerful jab.
Hussain cracks Haze with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Hussain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hussain misses with a kick to the body.
Haze counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Hussain tried to counter with a leg kick but Haze avoided it.
Hussain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussain with a jab.
Hussain scores with a spinning back kick!
Haze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haze.
A cross from Hussain lands.
Haze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a nice body kick.
Haze takes one to the side of the head.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Haze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain connects with a right hand. Haze shakes it off.
No joy there for Haze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussain throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hussain.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Haze tests Hussain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haze walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hussain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hussain throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Haze replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hussain blocks it well.
Hussain scores with a hook.
Haze tried to score with a low kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussain 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.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Hussain 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.
Haze throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hussain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haze slips under a jab from Hussain.
Haze throws out a counter right but Hussain avoids it with no problem.
Hussain misses with a left hand
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Hussain moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Hussain throws a lazy body kick
and Haze counters with a takedown into side control.
Hussain sneaks out the side door and pushes Haze away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hussain throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hussain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hussain blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haze at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Haze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hussain misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haze if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
Hussain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussain fakes the leg kick and cracks Haze in the body.
Hussain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Haze slips a jab from Hussain.
Haze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Hussain connects with a right hand. Haze shakes it off.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussain misses the target.
Haze wants to counter the offense by Hussain and move into the clinch position.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussain.
Haze misses the jab.
Hussain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a hook to the side of Hussain's head but Hussain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze drops his hands momentarily and Hussain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hussain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haze throws a leg kick
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussain lunges at Haze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haze's hand.
Haze misses with a body kick.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Haze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
A countering left hand to the body from Haze misses.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hussain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze cracks Hussain with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussain cracks Haze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain throws a front kick aimed at Haze's knee but Haze avoids it well.
Haze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Haze counters with a body kick.
Hussain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze throws a hook but Hussain avoids it easily.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hussain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussain misses with a kick to the body.
Hussain connects with a jab.
Hussain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussain lands with a straight right. Haze didn't see that one coming.
Haze avoids a kick to the body.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Hussain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haze throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Hussain connects with a crisp jab.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze drops his hands momentarily and Hussain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussain clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hussain lands a right hook to the body.
Hussain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussain checks a leg kick.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze drops his hands momentarily and Hussain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws an off balance right hand
and Haze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haze throws a body kick that misses.
Haze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haze tries to move into range but Hussain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hussain lands the left hand.
Hussain swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Haze counter with a right hand.
Haze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussain was well out of range. Poor timing from Haze.
Haze avoids the body shot from Hussain.
As Hussain backs off Haze throws a huge counter combo but Hussain manages to avoid it all.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hussain misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain scores with a nice strike.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Haze throws a head kick that misses
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haze, right into the meat.
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussain. That snapped Haze's head back.
Haze missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussain lands a really nice looking cross but Haze seems unphased.
Hussain pushes Haze away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Haze slips a jab from Hussain.
Hussain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haze.
Haze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haze throws a front kick that sends Hussain stumbling back into the cage.
Hussain misses with an uppercut.
Hussain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haze misses with a kick to the body.
Hussain looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain had his way with Jerry Haze in that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
That's time! Hussain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Haze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
Haze throws a combination that misses
and Hussain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hussain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
Hussain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain thuds his right hand into Haze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hussain 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.
Haze avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Hussain sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Haze takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Hussain dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Haze throws a leg kick that misses.
Haze motions for Hussain to come forward. Haze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
Hussain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Hussain as he connects with a hook.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hussain - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hussain. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Hussain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hussain.
A jab from Hussain does it's job there.
Haze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussain.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Haze slips a straight right by Hussain.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
Hussain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain blocks the body kick.
Hussain ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Haze staying out of range there.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hussain. Haze shrugs it off though.
Hussain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze is looking for the big counter here.
Haze swings for the body but Hussain moves out of range.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Hussain sees coming a mile off.
Haze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hussain circles away quickly and effectively.
Haze cracks Hussain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a hook to the body. Haze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Hussain misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hussain under the eye.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Donk. Hussain catches Haze right on the button with a cross.
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze lunges at Hussain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hussain's hand.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Hussain's shoulder, as Hussain tries to avoid the shot.
Hussain lands a glancing blow to the side of Haze's head.
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emre Hussain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain retains his featherweight title!
Emre Hussain was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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