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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Spud (ranked 1298 p4p, 159 weight class) and Watsz Mawe (ranked 1599 p4p, 192 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Watsz Mawe!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mawe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Spud has time to react.
It looks like William Spud has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Mawe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mawe with the counter takedown but Spud avoids it easily.
A big left from Mawe misses.
Spud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mawe's head.
No luck for Mawe with that takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Mawe.
Mawe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mawe shoots in for a takedown but Spud shows good takedown defense.
Spud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spud has one foot on Mawe's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mawe fails with the takedown
letting Spud counter with a right hand.
William Spud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe misses with a takedown attempt
and Spud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spud slaps away a takedown attempt from Mawe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mawe or perhaps it was just good defense by Spud, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Spud misses the target.
Watsz Mawe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Mawe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawe moves out of range as Spud strikes.
Mawe shoots in but no luck this time.
Spud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spud.
Mawe just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mawe throws out a powerful jab.
Spud throws a hook but Mawe blocks it.
We've been told by Spud's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mawe swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Spud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mawe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spud is fending him off so far but Mawe persists. Nope, Spud circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spud cracks Mawe with an open hand slap.
Mawe fails with the takedown.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mawe.
No luck for Mawe with that takedown attempt.
Spud swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mawe has his takedown stuffed
and Spud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mawe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mawe stops Spud from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawe wants to pass to mount but Spud is defending the position.
Spud keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mawe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spud holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mawe controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mawe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Spud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Spud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mawe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spud counters with a straight right hand.
Mawe looks for a takedown but Spud sprawls well.
Spud throws a hook but Mawe avoids it easily.
Mawe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mawe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spud fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mawe just manages to avoid it.
William Spud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Watsz Mawe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud throws a monster overhand right that drops Mawe! Spud follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Spud!
William Spud took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 4331 p4p, 57 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 2341 p4p, 39 weight class). Sands is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ante Up (Remix) - By: M.O.P. ft. Busta Rhymes, Teflon, Remy Martin. Culver Crimson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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38
244 lbs
26 - 28 - 0 |
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260 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sands. That's going to slow Crimson down.
Sands looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
Sands uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crimson gets a clinch.
Sands missing with knees to the body.
Crimson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Sands scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crimson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sands lands a nice elbow.
Crimson dodges an elbow strike from Sands.
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 throw a body punch but Sands avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
Sands prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Sands throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crimson digs a right hand underneath Sands's ribcage. Sands let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crimson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.
Sands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sands.
Sands lands a nice elbow.
Crimson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crimson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sands throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sands misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crimson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sands throws an elbow that misses.
Crimson tries a body shot but Sands blocks it.
Crimson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sands is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Crimson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sands swings wildly with an uppercut but Crimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sands has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crimson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crimson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sands looks winded!
Crimson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crimson scores with a shot to the side of Sands's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sands controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Crimson.
Sands tries to work over Crimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crimson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crimson.
A hook to the body from Crimson.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sands blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Sands misses with an elbow strike.
Crimson scores with a shot to the side of Sands's head.
Crimson tries a body shot but Sands blocks it.
Crimson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crimson avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Crimson.
Crimson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crimson as Sands tries to tie him up.
Sands creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crimson cracks Sands with a nice body shot.
Crimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Sands is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crimson.
Sands blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson pushes Sands back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crimson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sands backwards.
Sands is trying to break free.
Sands's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sands just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crimson's brow.
Crimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crimson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sands's efforts to push away.
Sands scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sands gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sands lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
A short right from Crimson on the inside.
Crimson tries to land a knee to the head but Sands blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crimson blocks a body shot from Sands.
Sands misses with a body punch.
Crimson lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.
Nice body punch from Crimson.
Sands drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crimson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Culver Crimson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Sands.
Crimson clinches with his opponent.
Sands misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Crimson.
Crimson is leaning against Sands and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crimson lands a right hand.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sands controls his hands.
Crimson lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sands takes a shot to the head.
Crimson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Sands misses its intended target.
Sands scores with a nice strike.
Crimson tries to clinch up but Sands circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sands lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crimson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crimson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crimson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Crimson lands a big head kick that sends Sands tumbling to the mat! Crimson takes a step backwards and waves Sands back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sands is rocked!
Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crimson.
Sands is still on wobbly legs! Can Crimson finish him?
Sands closes the distance and pushes Crimson back into the cage.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Crimson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sands can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Sands seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sands blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Sands misses with a body punch.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sands controls his hands.
Crimson misses with a body punch.
Sands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crimson forces Sands back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sands throws an elbow but misses.
Sands misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crimson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sands's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sands connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crimson's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands throws a hook to the side of Crimson's head but Crimson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crimson wants to clinch up but Sands keeps it at a distance.
Sands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crimson pushes Sands back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crimson misses with the head strike.
Crimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sands is breathing heavily.
Crimson tries to work over Sands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sands.
A short right from Crimson.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Sands breaks from the clinch.
Sands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crimson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sands.
Crimson lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Crimson as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Crimson.
Crimson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crimson gets through Sands's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crimson presses Sands against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson lands a right hand.
Crimson scores with a hook to the body.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Crimson.
Still in the clinch, Crimson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crimson.
Sands prevents a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
Crimson connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Crimson on the inside.
Crimson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crimson lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.
Crimson gets through Sands's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crimson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson dips a shoulder and cracks Sands with a mighty uppercut! Sands falls back against the cage and Crimson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sands is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Crimson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Culver Crimson!
Our winner, Culver Crimson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 1744 p4p, 225 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 1254 p4p, 160 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy scores with a nice head shot.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Puzo misses the body punch
and Nurmy counters with a nice uppercut.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nurmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puzo misses with an uppercut.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Nurmy scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Puzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmy. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmy punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.
Nurmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puzo pinned against the cage. Puzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Nurmy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Nurmy misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Puzo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nurmy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy misses with a hook.
Nurmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy swinging wildly here.
A big right from Puzo misses.
Nurmy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy misses with a takedown
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nurmy throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Nurmy was not able to check.
Puzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nurmy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puzo with a hook.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puzo sprawls well. Puzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Puzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmy is just out of range.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Nurmy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nurmy.
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo lands a jab to Nurmy's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puzo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nurmy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Puzo stalks Nurmy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nurmy's face. Nurmy staggers backwards, shaken.
Nurmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puzo lands a jab.
Nurmy throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Puzo. No joy for Nurmy on that attempt.
Puzo staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Nurmy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nurmy misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmy. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nurmy digs a good body shot into Puzo's ribs.
Puzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurmy shoots in and drives through. Puzo sprawls well.
Puzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puzo lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmy misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nurmy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmy throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Puzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Puzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmy or perhaps it was just good defense by Puzo, which made it look bad.
Puzo feints and then cracks Nurmy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmy down.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Puzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Puzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Nurmy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Puzo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puzo scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puzo catches Nurmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmy's head.
Nurmy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Puzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puzo scores with a punch to the head.
Puzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puzo slips a jab from Nurmy.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurmy misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Puzo works Nurmy's body with a nice hook.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmy takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Nurmy misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a two punch combo.
Puzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Puzo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nurmy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Puzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nurmy misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmy.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Puzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmy throws out the jab.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Puzo connects with a body shot that sends Nurmy's belly button to the back.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
Puzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmy misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Puzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmy in his tracks.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Puzo gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurmy scores with a body shot.
Nurmy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Puzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Puzo throws a big counter head kick but Nurmy avoids it with no problem.
Nurmy fails with the takedown
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmy doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.
A cross from Puzo lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nurmy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nurmy's head.
Nice body kick from Puzo.
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puzo with a nice cross.
Nurmy tries for a takedown but Puzo circles away easily
and Puzo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puzo.
Nurmy shoots in but no luck this time.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo cracks a nice hook into Nurmy's ribs.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo scores with a jab to the body.
Mario Puzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puzo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Puzo catches Nurmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo defending well as Nurmy loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmy moves out of range easily.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurmy misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo scores with a head kick. Nurmy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
Puzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nurmy misses the shot to the body.
Puzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
Puzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy jabs Puzo right on the nose. Puzo blinks but takes it well.
Nurmy throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nurmy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.
Nurmy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Puzo's half guard.
Puzo pushes Nurmy off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmy misses with a takedown
and Nurmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puzo thumps Nurmy with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a nice strike.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Puzo gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Nurmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Puzo counters with a left and a right that stings Nurmy.
Nurmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalabib Nurmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Puzo.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mario Puzo thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 1010 p4p, 47 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 369 p4p, 12 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coco was well out of range. Poor timing from Megaton.
Coco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coco throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a left to the body.
Coco explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Megaton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Megaton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Megaton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coco misses with a low kick.
Coco loads up on a big right hand but Megaton slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco misses with an uppercut.
Coco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaton manages to avoid it.
Megaton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Megaton throws a lazy uppercut
and Coco counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco misses with a wild body shot.
Coco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Megaton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coco's knee momentarily.
Coco swings widly with a right hand
and Megaton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Megaton.
Coco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Coco.
Megaton working aggressively here.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Coco misses with a punch on the inside.
Coco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megaton lands a shoulder strike.
Coco tries a body shot but Megaton blocks it.
Nice body punch from Megaton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Megaton.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Megaton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Megaton landing knees to the body.
Coco looks winded!
Megaton tries a knee to the head but Coco blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Megaton.
Coco misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megaton.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Megaton lands with a right to the head.
Megaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Megaton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megaton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Megaton can't find room to land a body shot as Coco controls the action.
Megaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Our sources have told us that Megaton has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Megaton tries to throw a body punch but Coco avoids it by throwing Megaton back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megaton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Megaton cracks Coco with a nice body shot.
Coco tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Coco blocking some punches.
Megaton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Megaton working Coco over with knees to the body.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Coco.
Megaton throws a head punch that misses.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Megaton lands a body shot.
Megaton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
Megaton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Megaton.
Megaton tries to work over Coco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton can't find room to land a body shot as Coco controls the action.
Megaton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up Fanta Coco's cut even more.
Megaton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coco is rocked!
Megaton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Coco's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Coco drops to his knees and Megaton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that WarHorse Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 1289 p4p, 166 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 1342 p4p, 174 weight class). Aleksandr Sinytsyn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob Rees Mogg's chin.
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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
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinytsyn gets a clinch.
Rees Mogg lands a right hand.
Rees Mogg managing to block the knees to the body from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rees Mogg avoids it.
Rees Mogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinytsyn controls his hands.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the head but Rees Mogg blocks with his arms.
Come on Sinytsyn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn prevents Rees Mogg from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg is trying to break the clinch but Sinytsyn has him pressed against the cage.
Rees Mogg tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Rees Mogg back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rees Mogg throws an elbow but misses.
Sinytsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rees Mogg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sinytsyn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sinytsyn fails to land.
Rees Mogg blocks an elbow strike from Sinytsyn.
A shot in the inside from Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn misses with a body punch.
Sinytsyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Sinytsyn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rees Mogg misses with the head strike.
Rees Mogg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sinytsyn avoids the elbow strike from Rees Mogg, against the cage.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Sinytsyn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rees Mogg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sinytsyn's brow.
Sinytsyn throws an elbow but it misses.
Sinytsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Rees Mogg avoids the damage to the body.
Sinytsyn pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rees Mogg fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rees Mogg fails to land.
Sinytsyn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sinytsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn gets through Rees Mogg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sinytsyn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sinytsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn slowing the pace effectively.
Sinytsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
Knees to the body from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Sinytsyn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rees Mogg's defenses.
Rees Mogg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sinytsyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Rees Mogg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rees Mogg counters with a straight right hand.
Rees Mogg looks to land a combination but Sinytsyn avoids it well.
Sinytsyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rees Mogg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn rushes Rees Mogg and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jacob Rees Mogg has been cut.
Rees Mogg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rees Mogg managing to block the knees to the body from Sinytsyn.
Rees Mogg is trying to push Sinytsyn away but Sinytsyn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinytsyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn lands a nice uppercut.
Rees Mogg misses with an elbow over the top.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinytsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg scores with a shot to the side of Sinytsyn's head.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Rees Mogg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rees Mogg! But no joy.
Sinytsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rees Mogg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rees Mogg prevents a body shot from Sinytsyn.
A hook to the body from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rees Mogg can do to turn this around?
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Rees Mogg prevents a body shot from Sinytsyn.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
Rees Mogg misses with some punches.
Rees Mogg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sinytsyn misses with an elbow strike.
Sinytsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rees Mogg digs a good hook to Sinytsyn's body.
Sinytsyn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rees Mogg swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn pushes Rees Mogg up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Sinytsyn.
Rees Mogg breaks the clinch.
Rees Mogg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rees Mogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sinytsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rees Mogg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Rees Mogg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sinytsyn landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rees Mogg throws a head punch that misses.
Rees Mogg lands an elbow inside that Sinytsyn shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rees Mogg's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Rees Mogg fails to land.
Sinytsyn blocks the elbow strike.
Sinytsyn tries to throw a body punch but Rees Mogg avoids it by throwing Sinytsyn back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rees Mogg backwards.
Sinytsyn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rees Mogg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rees Mogg avoiding damage as Sinytsyn throws knees to the body.
Rees Mogg is looking to break free of the clinch but Sinytsyn has double underhooks.
Rees Mogg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Sinytsyn.
Rees Mogg misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sinytsyn fails to land.
Rees Mogg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rees Mogg misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn lands an elbow inside that Rees Mogg shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn lands with a light punch inside.
Rees Mogg takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a head punch that misses.
Rees Mogg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinytsyn lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rees Mogg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rees Mogg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinytsyn effectively controlling the action here.
Rees Mogg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sinytsyn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rees Mogg avoids it.
Rees Mogg blocks a body shot from Sinytsyn.
Rees Mogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn scores with a shoulder strike.
Rees Mogg throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Rees Mogg's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn wants to clinch.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinytsyn is looking to clinch but Rees Mogg is avoiding it.
Sinytsyn connects with a body shot that sends Rees Mogg's belly button to the back.
Sinytsyn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rees Mogg tries to clinch but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Sinytsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees Mogg swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinytsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinytsyn moves in looking to clinch but Rees Mogg pushes him off.
Sinytsyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rees Mogg missing with a left hand there. Sinytsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg throws a head punch that misses.
Sinytsyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinytsyn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinytsyn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinytsyn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rees Mogg is trying to force a seperation but Sinytsyn has the dominant position.
Rees Mogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sinytsyn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rees Mogg misses with an elbow strike.
Rees Mogg lands with a light punch inside.
Sinytsyn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jacob Rees Mogg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg prevents a body shot from Sinytsyn.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinytsyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rees Mogg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sinytsyn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sinytsyn misses with the head strike.
Sinytsyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinytsyn lands an elbow that stopped Rees Mogg in his tracks for a moment.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rees Mogg blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rees Mogg.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sinytsyn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sinytsyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sinytsyn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rees Mogg's brow.
Rees Mogg takes an elbow to the temple.
Rees Mogg is rocked!
Sinytsyn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rees Mogg is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinytsyn finish him?
Sinytsyn misses with the head strike.
Rees Mogg seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rees Mogg avoids it.
Rees Mogg takes a shot to the head.
Rees Mogg throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sinytsyn obliges.
Rees Mogg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinytsyn tries to throw a body punch but Rees Mogg avoids it by throwing Sinytsyn back against the cage.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg takes an elbow to the temple.
Sinytsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook. Sinytsyn ducked under it nicely.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rees Mogg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacob Rees Mogg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rees Mogg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rees Mogg missing with a left hand there. Sinytsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rees Mogg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sinytsyn moves in looking to clinch but Rees Mogg pushes him off.
It seemed like Rees Mogg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rees Mogg looks to throw the jab but Sinytsyn is out of range.
Rees Mogg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinytsyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rees Mogg throws an overhand right that lands on Sinytsyn's shoulder, as Sinytsyn tries to avoid the shot.
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut.
Rees Mogg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sinytsyn instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Sinytsyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sinytsyn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
Our winner, Aleksandr Sinytsyn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jacob Rees Mogg was interviewed post fight and said 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osama Akharraz (ranked 3880 p4p, 408 weight class) and Crown Halo (ranked 3401 p4p, 377 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Akharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crown Halo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz 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.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Akharraz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Akharraz counters with a stiff right hand.
Akharraz cracks Halo with a good jab.
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Halo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz moves out of range of the body kick.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
A jab from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akharraz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akharraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Halo.
Halo stalling.
Halo pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo is working Akharraz over against the cage.
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Akharraz swinging wildly here.
Halo wants to counter with a clinch but Akharraz pushes him away.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Akharraz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Akharraz - just one landing.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akharraz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halo counters with a one-two 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!
Akharraz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akharraz moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Akharraz lands a left and a right that send Halo crashing to the mat, dazed. Akharraz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Halo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz can't break the clinch.
A short left from Halo.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Halo misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Akharraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akharraz is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Halo working aggressively here.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akharraz trying to stall but Halo improves his position.
Akharraz lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo connects with a knee to the head.
Akharraz is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Akharraz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo lands a big knee to the head and Akharraz goes down! Halo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crown Halo!
Crown Halo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mercy (ranked 1262 p4p, 179 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 1338 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercy scores with a head kick.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Mercy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mercy throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercy lands with an overhand left.
Mercy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Mercy.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mercy throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercy walks into a left hand.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy tried to counter with a leg kick but Alvarez avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to chop away at Mercy's legs.
Waylon Mercy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez scores with a one two! Mercy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercy misses the target.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercy.
Alvarez scores with a head kick. Mercy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercy.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Mercy tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Alvarez finds it's way through Mercy's defenses.
Mercy throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez lands a head kick!
A shot to the body from Mercy misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez stuns Mercy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez avoids a kick to the body.
As Mercy backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Mercy manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez slips a jab from Mercy.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Mercy's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercy tries to avoid it.
Mercy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvarez blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
Jab from Mercy.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Mercy.
Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Waylon Mercy has been cut.
Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez slips a jab from Mercy.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
And Alvarez responds with a good body kick, but Mercy manages to step out the way in time.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Mercy.
Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
Mercy looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick
and Mercy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Mercy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crunch! Mercy slams his shin into Alvarez's torso.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Mercy saw that one coming.
Mercy is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Mercy throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mercy lands a jab to the nose.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a good low kick that Mercy was not able to check.
Mercy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Mercy throws a wild body kick that Alvarez sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Mercy saw that one coming.
A jab from Mercy misses.
Mercy swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercy misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez digs a good hook to Mercy's body.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercy.
Mercy slips under a jab from Alvarez.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercy lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarez walks into a stiff left hand from Mercy.
Mercy lands a jab.
Mercy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvarez's head.
Mercy misses with a body punch
and Mercy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvarez checks it well.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercy is just out of range.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercy moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercy.
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mercy with a body shot.
A jab from Mercy finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercy misses with a hook to the body
and Alvarez counters with a head kick. That will keep Mercy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mercy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Mercy 's knee.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercy cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Mercy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Mercy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez lands a high kick!
Mercy throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercy tried to score with a low kick but Alvarez checks it.
Mercy cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercy scores with a four punch combination!
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Mercy.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
A jab from Mercy finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Mercy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mercy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Mercy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Mercy misses.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Mercy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mercy throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a solid body kick.
Mercy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Mercy blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Mercy.
Mercy throws a nice head kick!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Mercy cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Mercy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Mercy slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mercy throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvarez has time to react.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Mercy slips under a jab.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Mercy throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mercy misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercy scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Mercy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Mercy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercy checks it well.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Mercy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercy avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Mercy blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mercy finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercy swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Mercy moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Alvarez.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Mercy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
Alvarez lands a jab.
Mercy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Mercy seems unphased.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercy misses with a looping left.
Mercy throws a head kick that misses.
Mercy misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a body kick that stops Mercy in his tracks momentarily.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez moves forwards but Mercy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercy lands a jab to the nose.
Mercy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercy scrambles back to his feet.
Mercy misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mercy throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a low kick, looking for Alvarez's leg but Alvarez calmly moves out of range.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mercy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercy scores with a jab to the head.
Mercy slips a jab from Alvarez.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Mercy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Alvarez digs a good hook to Mercy's body.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
A big right from Mercy misses.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy lands an overhand right.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Mercy moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Mercy misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
Mercy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
Mercy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mercy takes one to the chin there.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercy missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Alvarez.
Well Alvarez 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Alvarez!
Aaron Alvarez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Dog (ranked 635 p4p, 87 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 913 p4p, 119 weight class). The Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Meditation Time. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake The Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Dog doesn't seem bothered though.
Whitaker gets caught napping as The Dog dives in and scores a takedown. Whitaker manages to retain guard.
Whitaker manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Dog fails to land.
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Whitaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Dog on the side of the head.
It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
The Dog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Dog lands a jab to the nose.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
The Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whitaker ! But no joy.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
The Dog takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Dog wants to clinch.
Roy Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog has Whitaker up against the cage in a clinch.
The Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
The Dog tries to work over Whitaker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
The Dog misses with a body punch.
The Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
The Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Dog has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dog moves away.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
The Dog throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from The Dog.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but The Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Dog manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whitaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Whitaker 's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dog sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Westside Martial Arts inform us that Whitaker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Whitaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Dog controls the pace.
Whitaker keeping full guard, as The Dog tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dog content to stall in guard here.
The Dog pushing down on Whitaker 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Dog throws a strike but Whitaker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Dog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing The Dog from controlling successfully.
The Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitaker is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker throws a jab when The Dog was well out of range.
The Dog throws a front kick aimed at Whitaker 's knee but Whitaker avoids it well.
Whitaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Dog fails with the takedown
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Nice shot by The Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake The Dog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Dog.
The Dog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
The Dog tries to counter by clinching up but Whitaker breaks away and moves out of range.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker walks into a left hand.
The Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from The Dog.
The Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dog lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker scores with a body shot.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
The Dog attempts a counter takedown but Whitaker avoids it well and moves away.
Whitaker keeps the fight on the outside.
The Dog instigates a clinch.
The Dog pushes Whitaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker working hard to break the clinch.
The Dog tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing The Dog back against the cage.
The Dog misses with the head strike.
The Dog pushes Whitaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Whitaker .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker cracks a nice hook into The Dog's ribs.
The Dog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
The Dog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whitaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Dog blocks a jab.
The Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whitaker is rocked!
The Dog throws a sloppy body shot
and Whitaker counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
The Dog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whitaker has time to react.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can The Dog finish him?
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whitaker . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dog wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker lands with a nice combination. The Dog backs away looking to recover.
The Dog avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Whitaker 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Dog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whitaker scrambles back to his feet.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
The Dog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. The Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but The Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. The Dog saw that one coming.
The Dog misses with a leg kick.
The Dog throws a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head but Whitaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whitaker throws a body punch but The Dog moves out of range.
Whitaker moves forwards but The Dog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dog.
Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Dog.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker leaves The Dog with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake The Dog's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Dog gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Whitaker 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Whitaker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jake The Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Dog controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Dog.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dog trying to control the action but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Whitaker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whitaker is looking for a sweep.
The Dog controlling the position.
Jake The Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Whitaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Dog tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whitaker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The Dog controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dog's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Whitaker tries to bench press The Dog off him but The Dog keeps the position.
The Dog in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The Dog tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ground and pound from The Dog seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Dog trying to control the position but Whitaker is working away.
The Dog working the ground and pound from side control.
The Dog tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Dog is chipping away with strikes.
The Dog swings around for an armbar but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Dog's guard.
The Dog trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitaker being controlled here momentarily.
The Dog has a closed guard, preventing Whitaker from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake The Dog showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whitaker 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
After winning the bout, Roy Whitaker 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 298 p4p, 42 weight class) and Nate Lopez (ranked 611 p4p, 85 weight class). Gonza's entrance music is Mononoke Hime. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Gonza's shoulder, as Gonza tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonza can pounce on him.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonza.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonza tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonza's head.
Gonza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Gonza moved out of range nicely.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range.
Gonza thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopez 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.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonza.
Gonza sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonza scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Gonza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lopez defending well as Gonza loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonza looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonza manages to avoid it.
Jab by Gonza.
Lopez tries to move into range but Gonza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonza connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Gonza misses with a wild body shot.
Gonza swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Gonza walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
Gonza throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Gonza cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Gonza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonza ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Lopez slips under a jab.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonza. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonza misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonza manages to avoid it.
Gonza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez pushes Gonza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Gonza on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonza.
Gonza swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Gonza tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gonza.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Gonza scores with a hook to the body.
Gonza tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Gonza swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Gonza.
Gonza presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lopez looks winded!
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez works on Gonza's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonza.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Gonza.
Gonza lands with a right to the head.
Gonza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Gonza scores with a hook 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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonza.
Gonza pushes Lopez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonza.
Gonza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Gonza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gonza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonza to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez throws a jab when Gonza was well out of range.
Gonza digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that round.
That's time! Gonza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonza connects with a jab.
Nate Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonza throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonza moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Gonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Gonza lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonza cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonza misses with a straight left.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Gonza - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonza lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Gonza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Gonza looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Gonza misses with a straight right.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonza as he connects with a hook.
Gonza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonza misses with a few strikes there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonza misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonza cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonza.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gonza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Gonza lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Gonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonza throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Gonza blocks a jab.
Gonza cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Gonza throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Gonza slips a straight right by Lopez.
Gonza misses with the combination.
Gonza scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body punch from Gonza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Gonza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Gonza.
Gonza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Gonza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Gonza misses with the head strike.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Lopez taking a breather.
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez breaks the clinch.
Gonza scores with a punch to the head.
Gonza lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez 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.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Gonza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Captain Gonza is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Gonza's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Gonza.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez throws a hook but Gonza blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonza.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonza is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonza moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Gonza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonza moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Gonza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Gonza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonza.
Lopez throws a body punch but Gonza moves out of range.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonza.
Gonza missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonza thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Gonza throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Gonza takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Gonza slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonza in his tracks.
Lopez slips a jab from Gonza.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonza is rocked!
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Gonza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
BOOM! Lopez lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gonza. Gonza tries to recover but Lopez is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gonza lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Lopez!
In his post fight interview, Nate Lopez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 313 p4p, 35 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 1369 p4p, 152 weight class). Jerry Haze has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
24 - 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 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussain.
Hussain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussain blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haze.
Haze tries for a takedown but Hussain manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Hussain blocking some punches.
Haze throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Hussain misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hussain blocks an uppercut.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Hussain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussain.
Haze is trying to drag Hussain to the mat but Hussain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hussain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze connects with a crisp jab.
Hussain slips under a jab.
Hussain throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hussain lands a lovely overhand right.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haze throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussain slips a jab from Haze.
Hussain takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
Hussain scores with a decent looking hook.
Haze lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussain walks into a stiff left hand from Haze.
Hussain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
A big left from Hussain misses.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Haze.
Hussain's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hussain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haze - the referee stops the clock and Hussain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haze. Hussain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hussain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
Haze throws a chopping leg kick but Hussain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Hussain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emre Hussain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussain keeps Haze at a distance using the push kick.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussain. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Hussain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hussain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Hussain moves out of range easily.
Hussain slips a straight right by Haze.
Hussain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haze's sensitive parts.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Hussain moves out of range as Haze throws a body kick.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hussain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
Hussain leaves Haze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hussain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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.
Hussain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haze's hands.
Hussain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haze's head backwards.
Hussain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Hussain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Hussain.
Haze throws a body kick that misses
and Hussain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haze's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Haze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haze clinches with his opponent.
Hussain breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussain.
Hussain with a hook.
Haze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hussain eats them both and turns towards Haze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hussain cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Hussain lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Hussain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haze just manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Haze.
Haze swinging wildly here.
Haze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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.
That was a close round but I would say that Emre Hussain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hussain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussain moves away.
Hussain tried to counter with a leg kick but Haze avoided it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hussain.
Haze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Haze misses the jab.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haze is out of range and Hussain settles back down.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hussain checks a leg kick.
Hussain 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.
Haze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haze misses with a leg kick
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Hussain tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussain is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big right from Hussain misses.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Hussain works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Haze. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussain, right into the meat.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussain misses with a hook.
Hussain looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
Hussain motions for Haze to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Haze.
A low kick from Haze is predictable there
and Hussain counters with a thumping low kick.
Haze cracks the inside of Hussain's front leg.
Hussain lands the left hand.
A low kick from Hussain misses
and Haze counters with an inside leg kick.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Hussain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hussain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Haze misses with a straight right.
Hussain moves out of range of the body kick from Haze.
Haze scores with the left hand. Hussain knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hussain lands a front kick.
Hussain blocks a head kick by Haze.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussain.
Hussain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haze just manages to avoid it.
Haze throws a body punch but Hussain moves out of range.
Hussain tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Hussain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Hussain finds it's way through Haze's defenses.
Hussain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze avoids a kick to the body.
Haze is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Hussain sees coming a mile off.
Hussain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hussain jabs Haze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
Hussain lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussain throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Hussain blocks a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Hussain moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Hussain counters with a good low kick that Haze was not able to check.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Emre Hussain is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Haze misses.
Haze misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hussain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hussain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussain lands a jab to the head.
Haze checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze tries a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
A big left from Hussain misses.
Hussain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haze's head backwards.
Haze slips a jab from Hussain.
Haze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussain throws out the jab.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Hussain stuns Haze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussain as he avoids it easily.
Hussain tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Haze tenderised Hussain's leg. Hussain is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emre Hussain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hussain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haze moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussain.
Hussain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haze works Hussain's body with a nice hook.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Hussain slips the punch.
Haze blocks a jab.
Haze shoots in looking for a takedown but Hussain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haze.
Hussain blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussain looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hussain misses.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain throws a chopping leg kick but Haze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Hussain ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussain misses the target.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Hussain connects with a single shot there.
Hussain misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hussain tries to move into range but Haze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hussain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hussain with a body shot.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hussain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Hussain digs a good hook to Haze's body.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussain scores with a kick to the body.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussain.
A leg kick checked by Hussain.
Haze tries to clinch there but Hussain circles away.
Haze throws a head kick but Hussain moves out of range.
Haze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hussain to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze 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 misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussain misses with a kick to the body.
Haze with the counter takedown but Hussain avoids it easily.
Haze fails to land with a series of punches.
Hussain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Hussain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haze avoids a kick to the body.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Hussain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hussain misses with a straight right.
Haze digs a good hook to Hussain's body.
Haze moves out of range as Hussain strikes.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haze lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Haze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haze avoids the body shot from Hussain.
Haze staying out of range there.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Haze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussain.
Haze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emre Hussain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Haze.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Hussain.
Haze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Emre Hussain did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hussain punishes Haze's body with a nice straight punch.
Haze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Hussain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Hussain motions for Haze to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Haze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hussain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haze. That one must have hurt.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Hussain appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Haze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain misses with a looping right.
Haze shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussain.
Hussain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hussains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussain looks to land a body kick but Haze moved away.
Haze tried to score with a low kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain scores with a nice strike.
Hussain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Hussain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Haze lands a leg kick that knocks Hussain off balance momentarily.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hussain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Haze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hussain.
Hussain drops his hands momentarily and Haze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haze slips under a jab from Hussain.
Hussain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haze doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
Haze with a nice cross.
Haze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haze slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussain is looking to counter punch.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Haze.
Haze missing with a left hand there. Hussain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain connects with a nice looking jab.
Haze misses with a low kick.
Hussain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hussain throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Hussain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. Haze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hussain thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Haze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Haze backs away, Hussain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hussain throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Haze moves forwards but Hussain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussain.
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!
Haze digs a good hook to Hussain's body.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hussain has time to react.
Hussain scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haze misses with a hook.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussain looks for the body kick but Haze saw that one coming.
Haze blocks a jab.
Hussain is looking to score with low kicks.
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hussain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hussain blocks the body kick.
Haze manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hussain on his heels. He'll look to pass Hussain's guard now, I'm sure.
Haze trying to control but Hussain is working from the bottom.
Haze postures up in Hussain's guard and throws a big left but Hussain blocks it.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Emre Hussain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hussain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussain misses the target.
Haze connects with a jab.
Hussain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze scores with a punch to the head.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hussain throws the left hand but Haze avoids the punch easily.
Haze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hussain motions for Haze to come forward. Hussain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Haze lands a head kick. Hussain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hussain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze.
Nice sprawl there from Hussain as Haze shoots in.
Haze shoots for a double leg takedown but Hussain sprawls well. He's pushed Haze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hussain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussain tried to score with a low kick but Haze checks it.
Hussain throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Haze
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze cracks Hussain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hussain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hussain dodges the punch combination from Haze.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Haze.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haze.
Hussain throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Haze
and Hussain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Hussain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussain to score with a decent uppercut.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain pushes Haze away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussain.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hussain counter with a right hand.
Hussain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hussain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haze's calf.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Hussain misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Haze throws a leg kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain slips a straight right by Haze.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hussain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haze's sensitive parts.
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Hussain's leg but Hussain calmly moves out of range.
Hussain connects with a solid leg kick.
Hussain throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze tries to score with a low kick but Hussain moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Hussain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hussain.
Hussain moves away from the strike by Haze.
Haze misses with a body kick.
Haze scores with a kick to the body.
Hussain lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a few strikes there.
Haze is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hussain cracks Haze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Haze thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Hussain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Hussain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussain misses with a leg kick
and Haze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Some wild striking there from Haze.
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emre Hussain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussain.
A bone on bone clash there as Haze blocks the leg kick.
Hussain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hussain blocks a leg kick.
Hussain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze swings widly with a right hand
and Hussain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emre Hussain.
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 Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emre Hussain!
Emre Hussain retains his featherweight title!
Emre Hussain decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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