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PFC 131 Reid vs Slurper PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 2144 p4p, 233 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 681 p4p, 83 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Allen tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caunt tries to move into range but Allen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Caunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Caunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Caunt defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen lands a jab to Caunt's midsection.
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Allen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Allen wants to clinch up but Caunt keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a head kick that misses.
Allen throws a good cross that connects.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Allen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Allen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dick Caunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Caunt misses the target.
Allen closes the distance and pushes Caunt back into the cage.
Caunt scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
Allen has a couple of punches blocked by Caunt.
Caunt presses Allen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Caunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caunt.
Caunt digs a right hand underneath Allen's ribcage. Allen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caunt scores with a shot to the side of Allen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen prevents a body shot from Caunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caunt.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Allen has Caunt pushed against the cage.
Allen misses with some punches.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt digs a right hand into Allen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Allen's gas tank.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caunt blocks a leg kick.
Caunt throws a push kick but Allen slaps the foot to one side.
Caunt throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Caunt lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Caunt checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caunt.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Allen has a takedown stuffed.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Allen moved away.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Caunt defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Caunt pushes him off.
Caunt tries a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Caunt catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
A counter left hand to the body from Allen misses its target.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Allen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Caunt! But no joy.
Caunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Caunt takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
Caunt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Allen lands with a straight right. Caunt didn't see that one coming.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Allen moves his leg out of the way.
Caunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Caunt connects with a crisp jab.
Caunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Allen throws a leg kick but Caunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Allen backing away here, and Caunt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caunt lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Caunt with a jab.
Caunt blocks a jab.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caunt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Caunt is looking to score with low kicks.
Caunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen wants to slow Caunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen stuns Caunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt lunges at Allen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Allen's hand.
Caunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Caunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Caunt.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Caunt throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen lands with a good body shot.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Caunt swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Allen is looking to wear down Caunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caunt lands a nice shot that snaps Allen's head back.
Allen cracks Caunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caunt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Caunt scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Allen moves out of range as Caunt throws a body kick.
Caunt tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen punishes Caunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Allen.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Allen checks a low kick from Caunt.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caunt slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Caunt wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Caunt connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
Allen connects with a body shot.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Allen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Caunt is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Allen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caunt is positioning himself well to prevent Allen advancing to mount.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caunt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Allen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caunt sees it coming and defends easily.
Caunt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Allen.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Allen throws an elbow that misses. Caunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allen's guard. Nice move by Caunt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Caunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Caunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Caunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf.
Allen lands a lovely overhand right.
Caunt slips under a jab from Allen.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Caunt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Allen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt staying out of range there.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Caunt is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen throws a leg kick but Caunt moved away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Allen or perhaps it was just good defense by Caunt, which made it look bad.
Caunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caunt's sensitive parts.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
Caunt checks a leg kick.
Allen with a jab.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Nice uppercut lands for Allen. That snapped Caunt's head back.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Caunt lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Allen moves away from the strike by Caunt.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Caunt looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Caunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
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!
Caunt throws a big shot that misses.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Caunt's ribs.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Allen is able to avoid easily.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Allen with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caunt.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Caunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen walks into a jab.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caunt is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Caunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Caunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Allen as he checks the leg kick.
Caunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Caunt.
Caunt scores with a nice right hand.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caunt throws a solid leg kick but Allen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caunt.
Allen scores with a jab. Caunt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Caunt misses
and Allen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Allen's head.
Caunt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen checks a leg kick.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
Caunt defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Allen blocks a jab.
Caunt slips a straight right by Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Allen.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caunt's sensitive parts.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Allen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Caunt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caunt. That's going to slow Allen down.
Caunt throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Allen blocks the low kick.
Allen swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Lamar Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caunt misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Caunt.
I've got Caunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Caunt!
After the fight, Dick Caunt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thug Life (ranked 1141 p4p, 162 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 1907 p4p, 249 weight class). Life comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Karl Denke acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thug Life!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke throws a right hand that Life ducks under and follows up with a left that Life also avoids with ease.
Denke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Life.
Denke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab from Life.
It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.
Denke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Denke or perhaps it was just good defense by Life, which made it look bad.
Life scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Denke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Life throws a leg kick
and Denke counters with a shoot takedown. Life fights it but they end up in guard.
Life manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denke tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Life.
Denke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Life tries to land a leg kick but Denke saw it coming and moves away.
Life misses with a straight right.
Life is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Life scores with a leg kick.
Denke pushes Life up against the cage in a clinch.
Denke tries for a takedown but Life manages to get underhooks.
Life misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke breaks the clinch.
Life jabs Denke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Life misses with a lunging right hand
letting Denke counter with a right hand.
Denke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Life looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thug Life has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Denke.
Denke tries to clinch there but Life circles away.
Life cracks Denke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Life scores with a kick to the body.
Life tries a low kick but Denke avoids it.
Denke looking to score a takedown here. Life is defending well but Denke drives through and ends up in Life's guard.
Life has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Denke is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke tries to pull guard but Life won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denke has Life pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Life manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Life on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Life tries to work over Denke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Denke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Life fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Denke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Life swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thug Life seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Denke blocks the low kick.
Denke shoots in for a takedown but Life shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A good leg kick by Life.
Life defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Denke.
Life connects with a right hand. Denke shakes it off.
Denke shoots in and gets a takedown into Life's guard.
Life wriggles free and stands up.
Denke blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life lands a jab to the head.
Life sizes up Denke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denke is rocked!
Life with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denke is still on wobbly legs! Can Life finish him?
Life pushes Denke away with a front kick.
Denke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Life as he avoids it easily.
Denke seems to have recovered his senses.
Life circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Life.
Despite the aggression on Denke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Life throws a hook but Denke blocks it.
Life throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denke fails with a takedown attempt.
Denke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Life will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Life throws a solid leg kick but Denke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Life.
Denke darts in looking for a takedown but Life gets double underhooks and turns Denke into the cage.
Life takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Life lands with a thumping leg kick.
Denke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Denke breaks the clinch.
Life fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Denke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Life lands with an overhand left.
Good leg kick by Life there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Life napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Denke decides to stand up, so the ref orders Life to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Life scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thug Life dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Denke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Denke doesn't manage to clinch there - Life circles away.
Denke rushes Life and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Denke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Life lands a body punch.
Life doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Life misses with a punch to the body.
Denke misses with a knee to the head.
Denke leaning against his opponent.
Denke stalling the fight.
Life prevents a takedown attempt there.
Life is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Life has a couple of punches blocked by Denke.
Life is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denke can do to turn this around?
Life lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Life.
Life breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denke drives through and clinches with Life against the cage.
Life lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
Denke is trying to force a seperation but Life has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Life.
Denke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Life prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denke.
Life swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thug Life has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Denke.
Denke blocks a body shot from Life.
Life lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Life misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Life prevents it.
Life lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denke backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Life fails to land.
Life scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Life fails to land.
Denke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Life breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Life wants to slow Denke down by chopping away at his legs.
Denke feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Life throws a head kick that misses.
Denke ducks under a wild hook from Life.
Denke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Denke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denke fails with the takedown.
Life has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Life connects with a right hand. Denke shakes it off.
Life gets a clinch.
Life swings wildly with an uppercut but Denke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke breaks from the clinch.
Life is looking to score with low kicks.
Thug Life is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Life does it's job there.
That has opened up Karl Denke's cut even more.
Life misses with a body punch
and Denke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denke fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Life explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Denke shoots in but Life avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Denke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Life lands a big head kick that sends Denke tumbling to the mat! Life takes a step backwards and waves Denke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Denke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Life sprawls well. Life wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Denke gets slowly back to his feet.
Life waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denke.
Life turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Life just misses with a punch to the body.
Denke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Life lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Denke.
Life throws a sloppy head kick and Denke moves out of range easily.
Denke clinches with his opponent.
Denke tries to land knees in the clinch but Life avoids the damage to the body.
Life throws a head punch that misses.
Denke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Life tries to avoid it but Denke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Life to the ground. Life escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Life swats away the attempt to clinch by Denke.
Denke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Life throws out the jab.
Denke shoots for a double leg takedown but Life sprawls well. He's pushed Denke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Life lands a big right hand that sends Denke crashing to the mat! Life stays standing though and waves Denke back to his feet!
Denke gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Life gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Denke is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thug Life!
Thug Life 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 565 p4p, 72 weight class) and Nik Snow (ranked 1403 p4p, 180 weight class). Nik Snow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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33
156 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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World class 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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nik Snow!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusuke connects with a looping right hand.
Yusuke digs a good body shot into Snow's ribs.
Yusuke clinches up with Snow and pushes him back against the cage.
Yusuke blocks a body shot from Snow.
Yusuke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Yusuke breaks from the clinch.
Snow takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Yusuke - just one landing.
Yusuke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow avoids the head kick by Yusuke.
Yusuke blocks a head kick by Snow.
Yusuke's corner calls for a 1-2. Yusuke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Snow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yusuke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yusuke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Snow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yusuke thinking.
Nik Snow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke throws a wild body kick that Snow sees coming a mile off.
Snow throws out a counter right but Yusuke avoids it with no problem.
A lazy body kick from Yusuke
and Snow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow connects with the punch.
Yusuke lands with an uppercut that bounces Snow off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yusuke.
Yusuke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yusuke throws a jab when Snow was well out of range.
Yusuke tries to land a leg kick but Snow saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Snow misses.
It looks like Yusuke has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yusuke is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yusuke. That's going to slow Snow down.
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Snow.
Yusuke throws a lazy uppercut
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yusuke lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusuke tries to land a body kick
and Snow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
Yusuke scores with a jab to the body.
Yusuke connects with a body shot that sends Snow's belly button to the back.
Snow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusuke is looking to clinch.
Yusuke scores with a hook.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Snow misses.
Yusuke feinted with a counter takedown.
Yusuke works Snow's body with a nice hook.
Yusuke scores with a nice right hand.
Yusuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow blocks a head kick by Yusuke.
Snow moves out of range of the strikes.
Snow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow closes the distance and pushes Yusuke back into the cage.
Yusuke digs a right hand into Snow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snow's gas tank.
Snow digs a right hand into Yusuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yusuke's gas tank.
Yusuke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snows head.
Yusuke manages to break the clinch.
Yusuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yusuke throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
Yusuke ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Snow misses with a looping right.
Yusuke thuds a left hand into Snow's body.
Yusuke walks into a straight right hand from Snow.
Yusuke throws a lazy body kick
and Snow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yusuke misses with a left hand
and Yusuke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yusuke throws out a loose jab but Snow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Yusuke.
Yusuke tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Yusuke.
Snow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yusuke.
Snow throws the left hand but Yusuke avoids the punch easily.
Yusuke just misses with a punch to the body.
Yusuke just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yusuke finds it's way round the side to connect with Snow's head.
A swing and a miss from Yusuke.
A little jabbing left from Snow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yusuke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Snow's head backwards.
Yusuke looks to land a left hand but Snow moved out of range nicely.
Yusuke sets himself, and Snow steps forward looking for the clinch! Yusuke avoids it this time.
Yusuke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yusuke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yusuke throws a hook to the side of Snow's head but Snow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snow moves away from the strike by Yusuke.
Snow steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yusuke.
Snow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snow there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Yusuke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yusuke throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Yusuke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yusuke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yusuke misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yusuke lands a right hand.
A short right from Snow on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yusuke.
Snow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snow misses with a punch to the body.
Snow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yusuke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yusuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yusuke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow tries to work over Yusuke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yusuke's elbow.
Snow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yusuke backwards.
Yusuke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Snow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yusuke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Snow can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snow misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yusuke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
Yusuke pushes Snow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snow.
Yusuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Yusuke controls his hands.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Yusuke controls his hands.
Snow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yusuke lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Snow.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Yusuke misses with a punch to the body.
Yusuke lands a hook that snaps the head of Snow backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yusuke.
Yusuke working hard to break the clinch.
Snow blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusuke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snow walks away with a smile on his face. Yusuke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snow slips under a jab from Yusuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke cracks Snow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yusuke slips a jab from Snow.
Yusuke tries to clinch there but Snow circles away.
Yusuke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Snow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Snow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yusuke or not.
A short right from Snow.
A short body shot lands from Snow as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yusuke's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snow.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow pushes Yusuke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yusuke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snow's elbow.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Yusuke controls the action.
Snow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nik Snow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snow digs a right hand into Yusuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yusuke's gas tank.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Yusuke controls his hands.
Snow misses with some punches.
Yusuke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snow is keeping busy.
Yusuke is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Yusuke has a couple of punches blocked by Snow.
A short uppercut from Yusuke.
Snow scores with a hook to the body.
Snow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yusuke backwards.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Yusuke takes a shot to the head.
Snow prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fujii Yusuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yusuke prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow lands a right hand.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Yusuke controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Yusuke tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Yusuke controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Yusuke controls the action.
Snow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snow gets through Yusuke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yusuke throws a head punch that misses.
Yusuke lands with a light punch inside.
Snow lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Snow.
Yusuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
Yusuke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yusuke has a couple of punches blocked by Snow.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yusuke misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Snow.
Yusuke blocks a body shot from Snow.
Yusuke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yusuke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yusuke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Snow tries to move into range but Yusuke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yusuke scores with a nice body kick.
Snow moves out of range as Yusuke strikes.
Yusuke moves into the clinch successfully.
Yusuke misses with the head strike.
Yusuke lands with a short shot to the head.
Yusuke blocks a body shot from Snow.
A short uppercut from Yusuke.
Snow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yusuke.
Yusuke tries a body shot but Snow blocks it.
Yusuke presses Snow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke is trying to pull guard but Snow has him pressed against the cage.
Snow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yusuke backwards.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Yusuke avoids it by throwing Snow back against the cage.
Snow struggles to land a body shot inside as Yusuke controls his hands.
Yusuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yusuke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yusuke.
Snow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snow cracks Yusuke with a nice body shot.
Snow tries to throw a body punch but Yusuke avoids it by throwing Snow back against the cage.
Snow cracks Yusuke with a nice body shot.
Snow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snow is working Yusuke over against the cage.
Snow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Snow lands with a light punch inside.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Snow lands a body shot.
Snow presses Yusuke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snow gets through Yusuke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yusuke backwards.
Nice body punch from Snow - that landed with a thud.
Yusuke prevents a body shot from Snow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow can't find room to land a body shot as Yusuke controls the action.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yusuke is rocked!
Yusuke misses with the head strike.
Oh Yusuke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yusuke misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snow.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yusuke blocks a body shot from Snow.
Yusuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Snow scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Snow.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow lands with a short shot to the head.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yusuke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yusuke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snow cracks Yusuke with a nice body shot.
Snow is leaning against Yusuke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snow scores with a hook to the body.
Snow lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Snow.
Snow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yusuke can't find room to land a body shot as Snow controls the action.
Yusuke takes a shot to the head.
Snow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Snow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yusuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Snow.
Snow digs a right hand into Yusuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yusuke's gas tank.
Yusuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yusuke lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Snow.
Still in the clinch, Snow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Snow.
Snow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yusuke's elbow.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snow lands a left hand.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yusuke is looking to control Snow's arms but Snow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yusuke has his back to the cage.
Yusuke prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Yusuke to his knees! Snow keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nik Snow!
Our winner, Nik Snow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Diggs (ranked 1617 p4p, 189 weight class) and Earl Lee Grace (ranked 1021 p4p, 130 weight class). Robert Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Lee Grace!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diggs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grace is looking to stand up but Diggs isn't so interested in that idea.
Diggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diggs lands a couple of digs.
Diggs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diggs scoring with some ground and pound.
Grace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Diggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diggs wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs is looking to advance position but Grace has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grace controlling from mount.
Diggs is trying desperately to improve position.
Grace avoids the attempt from Diggs to control.
Diggs is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Diggs is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Diggs.
Diggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robert Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace throws a leg kick but Diggs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Grace coming out on top.
Grace bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grace moves into the clinch.
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!
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Grace.
Diggs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grace prevents it.
Grace lands with a right to the head.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Grace controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggs's calf.
Grace moves out of range of the body kick.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Grace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diggs.
Grace ducks right into an uppercut from Diggs.
Diggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Grace's head.
Grace thuds his shin into the meat of Diggs's side.
Grace closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs is trying to drag Grace to the mat but Grace just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Diggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diggss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grace.
Diggs can't find room to land a body shot as Grace controls the action.
Grace is working Diggs over against the cage.
Diggs is breathing heavily.
Diggs has Grace pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diggs pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Grace tumbling to the mat - Diggs dives into Grace's guard.
Grace manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Grace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grace breaks the clinch.
Diggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Grace throws a jab but it's blocked by Diggs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grace. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Grace.
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Lee Grace dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Grace.
It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Grace scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grace - the referee stops the clock and Diggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grace. Diggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grace slips under a jab from Diggs.
Grace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diggs throws a lazy right hand but Grace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grace misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace cracks Diggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grace takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grace missing with a left hand there. Diggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grace lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs connects with a leg kick. Grace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grace!
Grace is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Diggs misses the target.
Grace tries to clinch there but Diggs circles away.
Diggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Grace tries to sprawl out of it but Diggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Earl Lee Grace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace.
A lazy left from Grace finds it's target.
Grace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grace throws a jab when Diggs was well out of range.
Diggs missing with a left hand there. Grace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Grace misses
and Grace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Grace.
Earl Lee Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs tries to counter with a takedown but Grace is quick to defend against it.
Diggs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grace finds it's way round the side to connect with Diggs's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace clinches up with Diggs and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Diggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Grace.
Grace is working Diggs over against the cage.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Grace.
Grace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diggs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diggs misses with a hook to the body
and Grace counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Grace clinches up with Diggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Grace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diggs prevents a body shot from Grace.
Grace pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grace lands a shoulder strike.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Grace controls his hands.
Grace throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggs tries to score a body lock takedown but Grace shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grace misses with a body punch.
Grace breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diggs 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 Grace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grace feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diggs sprawling to the canvas! Diggs rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Grace finish him?!
It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Grace moved out of range.
Grace forces Diggs back against the cage and clinches.
Earl Lee Grace seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grace scores with a shoulder strike.
Grace makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace working aggressively here.
Grace lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grace.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Diggs tries to pull guard but Grace won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Diggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grace scores with a hook.
Diggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diggs walks straight into a right hand from Grace - that's dropped him! Grace jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Diggs from any more punishment! Diggs complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Earl Lee Grace!
A very excited looking Earl Lee Grace made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bomb Com (ranked 494 p4p, 71 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 908 p4p, 128 weight class). Com comes to the cage accompanied by Bombs Away. Bomb Com could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Pinkman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bomb Com!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Com defending well as Pinkman loads up on a big left hand.
Pinkman misses with a low kick.
Com appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A clash of legs there as Pinkman blocks the low kick.
Pinkman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Com looks to throw the jab but Pinkman is out of range.
Com misses with a body kick.
Com dodges the punch combination from Pinkman.
Pinkman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pinkman works over Com's head and body with a nice combination.
Pinkman moves out of range of the leg kick from Com.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Com connects with a looping right hand.
Com looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Com waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Com throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman throws a series of punches but Com avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Com was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Com swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinkman.
Com misses with a wild body shot.
As Com backs off Pinkman throws a huge counter combo but Com manages to avoid it all.
Com seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Com uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Com misses with a leg kick
and Pinkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Com rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Com takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Com lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Com throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Com takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinkman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Com. Com obviously looking to wear him down.
Com misses with a looping left.
Com throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinkman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Com.
Com misses with a leg kick
and Pinkman counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinkman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Com fails with the takedown.
Pinkman stalks Com and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Com's face. Com staggers backwards, shaken.
Com scores with a decent looking hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pinkman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Com throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Com moves away from the strike by Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a right and a left that Com avoids nicely.
Com was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Com throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Com slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Pinkman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Com lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Com.
Com on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pinkman. Pinkman obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinkman throws a nice looking combination but Com bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Com connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinkman is rocked!
Com throws a leg kick which misses Pinkman's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinkman tries to avoid it.
Com throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pinkman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pinkman sizes up Com with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pinkman walks straight into a right hand from Com - that's dropped him! Com jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pinkman from any more punishment! Pinkman complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bomb Com!
In his post fight interview, Bomb Com 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Trujillo (ranked 506 p4p, 74 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 191 p4p, 30 weight class). Van Veen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Give it ALL. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Van Veen.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trujillo shoots in for a takedown but Van Veen shows good takedown defense.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Veen manages to avoid it.
Van Veen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Veen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Veen lands a nice hook to Trujillo's body. Trujillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Veen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trujillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Van Veen lands.
Van Veen misses with a left hand
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Veen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trujillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Veen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trujillo under the eye.
Van Veen lands a front kick.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Veen throws a shot to the body.
Van Veen misses with a body kick.
Van Veen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Veen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Veen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo stuns Van Veen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Veen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Veen is just out of range.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Van Veen there.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Van Veen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trujillo thuds his right hand into Van Veen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Van Veen throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Trujillo misses.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Veen connects with a right hand. Trujillo shakes it off.
Trujillo walks into a stiff left hand from Van Veen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Van Veen there.
Trujillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Veen lands a lovely overhand right.
Trujillo misses the jab.
Van Veen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it.
Ludo Van Veen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut. Trujillo saw that one coming.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo throws a body punch but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Veen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trujillo.
Van Veen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Van Veen.
Van Veen scores with a hook to the body. Trujillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen lands with a nice body punch.
Van Veen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Veen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Trujillo misses the target.
Van Veen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trujillo misses with a hook.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Van Veen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Veen was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo.
Van Veen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trujillo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut
and Van Veen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Veen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Veen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good shot there by Trujillo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Van Veen.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen works Trujillo's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Trujillo.
An attempted straight right counter from Trujillo misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen connects with a right hand. Trujillo shakes it off.
Trujillo misses with a hook. Van Veen ducked under it nicely.
Van Veen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trujillo.
Van Veen throws a big counter head kick but Trujillo avoids it with no problem.
Trujillo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Veen scores with a nice body kick.
Van Veen thuds a left hand into Trujillo's body.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Veen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Veen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trujillo.
Van Veen lands the left hand.
Van Veen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trujillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen moves away from the strike by Trujillo.
Van Veen scores with a hook to the body. Trujillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trujillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Veen doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trujillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trujillo shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Veen sprawls well. He's pushed Trujillo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Veen moves out of range as Trujillo strikes.
Van Veen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Trujillo as he connects with a hook.
Van Veen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trujillo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trujillo throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Veen! But no joy.
Trujillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Veen was well out of range. Poor timing from Trujillo.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trujillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Veen.
Van Veen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trujillo throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Veen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Trujillo moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Trujillo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo moves away from the strike by Van Veen.
Trujillo dips to his left and cracks Van Veen with an uppercut!
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with a hook. Van Veen ducked under it nicely.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Veen.
Trujillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Van Veen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Veen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trujillo's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Van Veen.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trujillo throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
Van Veen thows a body kick. Trujillo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trujillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
Trujillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Veen lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo blocks a jab.
Trujillo is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trujillo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Veen misses with a body kick.
Van Veen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo.
Van Veen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trujillo.
Van Veen looks to land a right hand but Trujillo moved out of range.
Van Veen scores with a nice strike.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Trujillo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trujillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trujillo.
Trujillo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Trujillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Veen misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Trujillo has a takedown stuffed.
Van Veen jabs Trujillo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses the body punch
and Van Veen counters with a body kick that stops Trujillo in his tracks momentarily.
Crunch! Van Veen slams his shin into Trujillo's torso.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen looks to land a body kick but Trujillo moved away.
Trujillo throws a body punch but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trujillo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Veen lands with a slapping head kick.
Trujillo loads up on a big right hand but Van Veen slips the punch.
Van Veen lands with a kick to the temple. Trujillo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Veen scores with a nice body kick.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Van Veen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trujillo's hands.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Trujillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Veen slips a jab from Trujillo.
Van Veen digs a good body shot into Trujillo's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen scores with a jab. Trujillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Veen feints and then cracks Trujillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trujillo down.
Trujillo walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen misses with a head kick.
Van Veen lands with a nice body punch.
Trujillo misses with a looping left.
Van Veen moves away from the strike by Trujillo.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Veen misses.
Trujillo throws a series of punches but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Veen connects with an inside leg kick.
Trujillo misses with a body kick.
Trujillo looks to throw the jab but Van Veen is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a hook but Trujillo avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Trujillo misses.
Van Veen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Veen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trujillo with a jab.
Trujillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Veen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A lazy left from Trujillo finds it's target.
Trujillo misses with a body shot.
Van Veen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Trujillo misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Van Veen.
Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Veen.
Good work by Trujillo as he checks the leg kick.
Van Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trujillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trujillo checks a leg kick.
Trujillo misses the shot to the body.
Trujillo tests Van Veen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Some bone on bone action there as Trujillo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Van Veen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trujillo swings for the body but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trujillo.
Van Veen slips under a jab from Trujillo.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut. Trujillo saw that one coming.
Trujillo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Van Veen moved out of range.
Trujillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Veen misses with a head kick.
Trujillo is looking to counter punch.
Trujillo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Trujillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a glancing blow to the side of Trujillo's head.
Van Veen jabs Trujillo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Veen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Van Veen moved out of range.
Trujillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Trujillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Veen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trujillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Veen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Veen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trujillo scores with a body shot.
Trujillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen scores with a jab. Trujillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Trujillo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Veen!
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Veen.
Trujillo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trujillo throws a jab when Van Veen was well out of range.
Van Veen lands a body shot.
Van Veen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Veen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Veen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Veen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trujillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Veen jabs at Trujillo's body.
Trujillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Trujillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Veen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch.
Good exchange - Van Veen coming out on top.
Van Veen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Veen throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily.
Van Veen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trujillo is looking to counter punch.
Van Veen throws an overhand right that lands on Trujillo's shoulder, as Trujillo tries to avoid the shot.
Van Veen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trujillo.
Van Veen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Van Veen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dominic Trujillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trujillo takes a step back to recover.
Van Veen looks to land a left hand but Trujillo moved out of range nicely.
Trujillo misses with a left hand
and Van Veen counters with a left to the body.
Van Veen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trujillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Veen on the side of the head.
Van Veen tests Trujillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Veen blocks the leg kick.
Van Veen misses with a left hand
and Trujillo counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen throws a low kick but Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Trujillo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trujillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Trujillo.
Trujillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trujillo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trujillo misses with a body shot.
Van Veen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trujillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Veen is rocked!
Van Veen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Veen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Veen works the jab nicely.
Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trujillo.
Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Veen is just out of range.
Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Veen counters with a body kick that stops Trujillo in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Veen misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Veen 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mads Nordskov (ranked 77 p4p, 8 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 378 p4p, 21 weight class). Nordskov comes into the arena with Fugle blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Nordskov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Nordskov's shoulder, as Nordskov tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nordskov blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Nordskov's head.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Nordskov saw that one coming.
Nordskov misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Nordskov's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Nordskov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nordskov.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Nordskov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nordskov digs a good hook to Ronaldo's body.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Good work by Nordskov as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Nordskov misses the target.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Nordskov throws a leg kick which misses Ronaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronaldo tries to avoid it.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Nordskov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Ronaldo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Nordskov's leg but Nordskov calmly moves out of range.
Ronaldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nordskov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
Nordskov cracks Ronaldo with an open hand slap.
Nordskov is looking to land body kicks.
Nordskov misses with an uppercut. Ronaldo saw that one coming.
Nordskov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Nordskov.
The fighters circling - Nordskov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronaldo cracks the inside of Nordskov's front leg.
Nordskov misses with a head kick.
Ronaldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ronaldo throws out a loose jab but Nordskov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Nordskov. Beautiful body shot.
Nordskov slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
A jab lands there for Nordskov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordskov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Nordskov.
Ronaldo slips a jab from Nordskov.
Ronaldo throws out a counter right but Nordskov avoids it with no problem.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronaldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Nordskov moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ronaldo, right into the meat.
Nordskov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ronaldo.
Nordskov scores with a sloppy right hand. Ronaldo should have avoided that one.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Nordskov.
Nordskov looks to land a body kick but Ronaldo moved away.
Nordskov tries to score with a low kick but Ronaldo moves his leg out of the way.
Nordskov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Nordskov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to land a leg kick but Nordskov saw it coming and moves away.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ronaldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nordskov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ronaldo.
Nordskov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nordskov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nordskov. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nordskov. Nordskov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Nordskov moves out of range.
Nordskov throws the kick towards the body but Ronaldo avoids it.
Nordskov slips under a jab from Ronaldo.
Nordskov throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Nordskov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nordskov throws a wild body kick that Ronaldo sees coming a mile off.
Nordskov's corner calls for a 1-2. Nordskov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nordskov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nordskov checks it well.
Ronaldo clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo throws an elbow that misses.
Ronaldo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Mads Nordskov has been cut.
Nordskov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nordskov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov misses with some punches.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordskov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo lands a shot to the body.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nordskov or not.
Nordskov tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo can't break the clinch.
Nordskov scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Nordskov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordskov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nordskov avoids a wild elbow strike from Ronaldo.
Nordskov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo breaks from the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nordskov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nordskov takes one on the button.
Nordskov throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Ronaldo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nordskov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ronaldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ronaldo cracks Nordskov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ronaldo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov'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.
Ronaldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Nordskov.
Nordskov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ronaldo loads up on a big right hand but Nordskov slips the punch.
Ronaldo throws a lazy right hand but Nordskov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nordskov misses the target.
Ronaldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nordskov. That did some damage!
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Nordskov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Nordskov is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordskov.
Nordskov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo tries a quick counter leg kick but Nordskov is wise to it.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nordskov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Nordskov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nordskov blocks a jab.
Mads Nordskov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nordskov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordskov lands with a right hand.
A jab from Nordskov misses.
Jab by Nordskov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo jabs Nordskov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nordskov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ronaldo blocks a jab.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot that sends Nordskov's belly button to the back.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Ronaldo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Nordskov avoids it.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nordskov.
Nordskov tries to land a front kick but Ronaldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nordskov lands a really nice looking cross but Ronaldo seems unphased.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Nordskov.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Nordskov checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nordskov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nordskov checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo moves forwards but Nordskov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordskov moves away.
Ronaldo misses with a hook. Nordskov ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nordskov misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Nordskov moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nordskov misses its target.
Nordskov thuds his shin into the meat of Ronaldo's side.
Nordskov closes the distance and pushes Ronaldo back into the cage.
Nordskov dodges an elbow strike from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws an elbow that misses.
Nordskov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nordskov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo misses with a looping left.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Nordskov moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronaldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nordskov lands with a straight right. Ronaldo didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Nordskov does no damage.
Good leg kick by Nordskov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ronaldo digs a good hook to Nordskov's body.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ronaldo wants to slow Nordskov down by chopping away at his legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nordskov. Ronaldo shrugs it off though.
Nordskov moves forwards but Ronaldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo throws a hook but Nordskov avoids it easily.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nordskov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Nordskov is looking to counter punch.
Ronaldo wants to slow Nordskov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nordskov loads up on a big right hand but Ronaldo slips the punch.
Nordskov is looking to land body kicks.
Nordskov checks a low kick from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to work over Nordskov's front leg with a kick but Nordskov checks it.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on Nordskov's shoulder, as Nordskov tries to avoid the shot.
Ronaldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Nordskov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nordskov.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nordskov checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov lands a body shot.
Ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nordskov.
Donk. Nordskov catches Ronaldo right on the button with a cross.
Nordskov checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ronaldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nordskov misses the jab.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordskov ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordskov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Nordskov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nordskov lands a slapping body shot.
Nordskov checks a low kick from Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordskov throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Nordskov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronaldo misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mads Nordskov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mads Nordskov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nordskov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo scores with a leg kick.
Ronaldo connects with a jab.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordskov is just out of range.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nordskov.
It seemed like Ronaldo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nordskov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ronaldo has time to react.
Nordskov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Nordskov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nordskov lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Nordskov.
Ronaldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nordskov lands with a cross.
Ronaldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nordskov can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nordskov cracks Ronaldo with an open hand slap.
Nordskov connects with a leg kick. Ronaldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ronaldo pushes Nordskov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nordskov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Nordskov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Nordskov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nordskov tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nordskov or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nordskov misses with a punch to the body.
Nordskov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nordskov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Nordskov blocks it.
Ronaldo drags the fight down to the ground.
Ronaldo is trying to control the position but Nordskov postures up.
Ronaldo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nordskov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ronaldo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nordskov gets to his feet - Ronaldo follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a body kick that misses.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ronaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nordskov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ronaldo tries a low kick but Nordskov avoids it.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Nordskov scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nordskov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nordskov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nordskov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ronaldo will feel that in the morning.
Nordskov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Nordskov moved away.
A lazy left from Ronaldo finds it's target.
Nordskov lands a head shot.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nordskov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nordskov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
Ronaldo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nordskov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ronaldo scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Ronaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ronaldo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nordskov.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Nordskov slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Nordskov throws out a powerful jab.
Nordskov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ronaldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Nordskov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo wants to slow Nordskov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nordskov throws a head kick that misses.
Nordskov dips to his left and cracks Ronaldo with an uppercut!
Nordskov misses with a body shot.
Ronaldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Nordskov moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Nordskov there.
Nordskov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordskov misses with a wild body shot.
Nordskov sets himself, and Ronaldo steps forward looking for the clinch! Nordskov avoids it this time.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nordskov thuds his right hand into Ronaldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordskov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ronaldo slips under a jab from Nordskov.
Ronaldo drops his hands momentarily and Nordskov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nordskov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordskov.
Nordskov misses with a head kick.
Nordskov slips under a jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Nordskov moves out of range.
It looked like Nordskov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Nordskov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decent striking displayed by Nordskov there.
Nordskov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a body kick.
Ronaldo throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nordskov.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Nordskov strikes.
Jab, jab by Nordskov - just one landing.
Nordskov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nordskov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mads Nordskov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nordskov, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mads Nordskov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mads Nordskov made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Nao (ranked 162 p4p, 24 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 366 p4p, 52 weight class). Nao comes to the cage accompanied by The End. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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258 lbs
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276 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nao scores with a hook.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Nao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Nao.
A short uppercut from Nao.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Nao.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nao tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nao or not.
Nao pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Nao misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nao.
A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Nao lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nao creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ragnarsson with a big uppercut! Ragnarsson tries to clinch up but Nao pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ragnarsson to the mat! Ragnarsson covers up and Nao unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazuka Fuujin (ranked 197 p4p, 12 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 15 p4p, 1 weight class). Fuujin comes into the arena with a lot of Asian swag in this young man blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuka Fuujin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuujin ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Fuujin misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Fuujin slams his shin into Yoshida's torso.
Fuujin with a nice cross.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida cracks Fuujin with a good jab.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fuujin misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fuujin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuujin throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Fuujin moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Yoshida pushes Fuujin away with a front kick.
Fuujin misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshida swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fuujin throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuujin checks it well.
Fuujin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Fuujin moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuujin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fuujin showed some decent athleticism there.
Fuujin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshida tries to get to full guard but Fuujin has control of the leg.
Fuujin wants to pass the guard but Yoshida is defending well.
Fuujin slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yoshida for as long as he can get away with.
Fuujin is working for a submission of some sort.
Yoshida is looking for a sweep. Fuujin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuujin 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Fuujin.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida blocks a leg kick.
Fuujin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
Fuujin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuujin slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Fuujin.
Fuujin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuujin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuujin connects with an inside leg kick.
Takashi Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuujin clobbers Yoshida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fuujin misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Kazuka Fuujin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuujin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fuujin lands in his opponent's guard.
Yoshida keeping full guard, as Fuujin tries to pass.
Fuujin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yoshida has his hands on Fuujin's head, controlling the position.
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 Kazuka Fuujin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuujin throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fuujin throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Nice uppercut there from Fuujin.
Fuujin lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuujin.
Fuujin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazuka Fuujin is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yoshida moves out of range as Fuujin strikes.
Fuujin connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Fuujin.
Fuujin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuujin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuujin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fuujin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fuujin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Fuujin is looking to counter punch.
Fuujin misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
Jab by Fuujin.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuujin is able to avoid easily.
Fuujin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Fuujin slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Fuujin moved out of range nicely.
Fuujin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fuujin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Jab by Fuujin.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Fuujin moves out of range.
Fuujin throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuujin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Fuujin.
Fuujin staying out of range there.
Fuujin lands a jab.
Fuujin throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuujin.
Fuujin lands an overhand right.
Fuujin slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Fuujin ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuujin also avoids with ease.
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for Fuujin's leg but Fuujin calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Fuujin misses.
Fuujin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Fuujin does it's job there.
Fuujin checks a leg kick.
Fuujin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to avoid it but Fuujin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshida to the ground. Yoshida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fuujin misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Fuujin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yoshida sprawls and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuujin blocks the leg kick.
Fuujin throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fuujin throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida tries to work over Fuujin's front leg with a kick but Fuujin checks it.
Fuujin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fuujin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuujin clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Fuujin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuujin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Fuujin struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Fuujin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Fuujin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Fuujin swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuujin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Yoshida coming out on top.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Yoshida feints a counter leg kick.
Yoshida scores with a nice strike.
Yoshida moves out of range as Fuujin strikes.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Fuujin avoids the punch easily.
Fuujin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Fuujin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Fuujin does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Fuujin was looking to counter with a kick 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!
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Fuujin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Fuujin moves out of range easily.
Fuujin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
Fuujin moves away from the strike by Yoshida.
Fuujin thuds his shin into the meat of Yoshida's side.
A cross from Yoshida lands.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Fuujin moves out of range.
Yoshida tries to land a leg kick but Fuujin saw it coming and moves away.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Fuujin.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Fuujin checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Fuujin blocks the low kick.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Fuujin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Fuujin checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuka Fuujin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Fuujin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuujin.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Fuujin moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Fuujin.
Fuujin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida defending well as Fuujin loads up on a big left hand.
Fuujin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fuujin throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fuujin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fuujin throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida is looking to slow Fuujin down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuujin throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Fuujin misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida flicks out a counter leg kick but Fuujin steps away.
Fuujin 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.
Fuujin moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Fuujin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuujin throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuujin avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Fuujin motions for Yoshida to come forward. Fuujin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Fuujin is predictable there
and Yoshida counters with a nice uppercut.
Fuujin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
Fuujin backing away here, and Yoshida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fuujin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuujin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body. Fuujin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fuujin misses with a low kick.
Fuujin jabs at Yoshida's body.
Fuujin tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
Fuujin misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Fuujin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuujin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a solid leg kick but Fuujin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Fuujin avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Fuujin ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuujin. That did some damage!
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fuujin.
Fuujin misses with a straight right.
Fuujin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Fuujin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuujin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuujin.
Fuujin swinging wildly here.
Yoshida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Fuujin misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuujin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yoshida's head.
Fuujin scores with a push kick.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuujin.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
Fuujin takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Fuujin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Fuujin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuujin tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Fuujin ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuujin. Fuujin obviously looking to wear him down.
Fuujin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshida throws a hook but Fuujin avoids it easily.
Yoshida lands a really nice looking cross but Fuujin seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshida swings for the body but Fuujin moves out of range.
Fuujin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Fuujin misses.
Fuujin misses the shot to the body.
Fuujin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Fuujin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuujin throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
It seemed like Yoshida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fuujin ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Fuujin moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuujin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuujin checks a leg kick.
Fuujin throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fuujin motions for Yoshida to come forward. Fuujin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida feints a counter leg kick.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fuujin is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Fuujin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Fuujin lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshida off the cage and back into range.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Fuujin.
Fuujin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fuujin staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kazuka Fuujin 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!
Fuujin scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuujin moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Fuujin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yoshida backs up against the cage.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Fuujin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuujin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yoshida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuujin.
Yoshida flicks out a counter leg kick but Fuujin steps away.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
Fuujin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Fuujin 's knee.
A left lands for Yoshida.
Fuujin throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Fuujin moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Fuujin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
Fuujin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuujin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fuujin gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yoshida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Fuujin stalls from top position.
Yoshida is looking for a sweep.
Yoshida wants to control but Fuujin postures up.
Fuujin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshida keeps working.
Fuujin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yoshida is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yoshida is looking for a sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Takashi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuujin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fuujin misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuujin.
Fuujin wants to clinch.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Fuujin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fuujin throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Fuujin cracks Yoshida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fuujin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fuujin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yoshida sneaks out the side door and pushes Fuujin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
An inside leg kick from Fuujin misses.
Fuujin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuujin swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida is looking to slow Fuujin down with leg kicks.
Fuujin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick.
Fuujin throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Fuujin.
Fuujin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin lands a jab to the nose.
Fuujin walks into a left hand.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuujin throws out the jab.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fuujin is out of range.
Fuujin moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Fuujin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida motions for Fuujin to come forward. Yoshida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fuujin missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Fuujin checks it.
Fuujin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida throws a chopping leg kick but Fuujin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Fuujin is predictable there
and Yoshida counters with an inside leg kick.
Fuujin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
A leg kick checked by Fuujin.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Fuujin avoids it.
Fuujin throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Fuujin scores with a jab. Yoshida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yoshida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fuujin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Fuujin blocks the low kick.
Fuujin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Fuujin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fuujin cracks Yoshida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Fuujin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoshida listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fuujin catches Yoshida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fuujin throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuujin connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fuujin missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuujin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuujin swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Fuujin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Fuujin moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Fuujin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuujin.
Fuujin throws out a leg kick but Yoshida moves out of range and Fuujin only half commits.
Nice jab there from Yoshida.
Fuujin misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Fuujin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Fuujin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Fuujin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Fuujin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fuujin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fuujin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Yoshida throws a jab when Fuujin was well out of range.
Fuujin catches Yoshida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fuujin throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuujin lands an overhand right.
Fuujin throws a nice looking combination but Yoshida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoshida dips to his left and cracks Fuujin with an uppercut!
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fuujin is out of range.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fuujin thows a body kick. Yoshida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fuujin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida lands a jab.
Yoshida thumps Fuujin with a low kick.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuujin with a hook.
Fuujin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuujin.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Fuujin as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Fuujin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Fuujin avoids it.
Fuujin misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuujin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuujin cracks Yoshida with a good jab.
A leg kick checked by Fuujin.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yoshida enables Fuujin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yoshida manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Fuujin from controlling successfully.
Fuujin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yoshida keeping moving, preventing Fuujin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuujin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fuujin tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshida is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fuujin trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuujin misses with a head kick.
Fuujin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fuujin lands with a straight right. Yoshida didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuka Fuujin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuujin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuka Fuujin!
Kazuka Fuujin is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Kazuka Fuujin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaheim Reid (ranked 37 p4p, 6 weight class) and Snot Slurper (ranked 62 p4p, 10 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Never. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaheim Reid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snot Slurper!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slurper is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
As Slurper backs away, Reid returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reid misses with a low kick as Slurper jumps back.
Reid takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slurper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slurper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reid.
Slurper lands with a shot to the body.
Reid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reid cracks the inside of Slurper's front leg.
Slurper misses with a straight left.
Slurper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slurper scores with a spinning back kick!
Reid lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slurper ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Reid throws a leg kick that misses.
Slurper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slurper looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
Reid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slurper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reid.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reid.
Slurper misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid misses with a low kick.
Reid pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slurper is out of range and Reid settles back down.
Slurper drops his hands momentarily and Reid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Slurper.
Reid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slurper was well out of range. Poor timing from Reid.
Reid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reid throws a jab when Slurper was well out of range.
Reid avoids the body shot from Slurper.
Reid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slurper momentarily.
Reid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slurpers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slurper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reid rather than just go for the knockout.
Slurper missing with a left hand there. Reid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slurper scores with a jab to the body.
Slurper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slurper.
A jab from Slurper misses.
Slurper lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slurper throws a body punch but Reid moves out of range.
Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slurper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Slurper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slurper.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reid.
Slurper closes the distance and clinches.
Slurper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid is working Slurper over against the cage.
Slurper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slurper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reid.
Reid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slurper scores with a shoulder strike.
Slurper blocks a body shot from Reid.
Slurper throws a head punch that misses.
Reid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slurper backwards.
Slurper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slurper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slurper struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
A short right from Slurper on the inside.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slurper's elbow.
Reid tries a body shot but Slurper blocks it.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reid misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slurper prevents a body shot from Reid.
Reid blocking some punches.
Slurper lands a body punch.
Slurper misses with some punches.
Slurper blocks a body shot from Reid.
Slurper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reid seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slurper can turn it around.
Slurper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slurper blocks a body shot from Reid.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slurper.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid lands a right hand.
Reid tries a body shot but Slurper blocks it.
Slurper swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slurper blocks a body shot from Reid.
Slurper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reid scores with a shot to the side of Slurper's head.
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slurpers head.
Reid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slurper prevents a body shot from Reid.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slurper gets through Reid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Reid.
Reid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slurper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Reid.
A right hook to the body lands for Slurper.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slurper tries to work over Reid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reid.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Slurper avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Slurper lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reid.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Reid.
Reid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slurpers head.
A nice left hand lands by Reid.
Slurper working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Snot Slurper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reid - that will leave a mark!
Slurper misses with a double jab
and Reid counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slurper thuds a left hand into Reid's body.
Reid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reid connects with the punch.
Slurper looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Slurper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reid can pounce on him.
Slurper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reid throws a series of punches but Slurper moves out of range.
Slurper is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slurper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reid counters with an outside leg kick.
Slurper throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Reid.
Reid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slurper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reid manages to avoid it.
Jaheim Reid is winning the standup battle so far.
Reid lands a leg kick that knocks Slurper off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid motions for Slurper to come forward. Reid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slurper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reid throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper avoids a kick to the body.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Slurper tries to land a front kick but Reid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Slurper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slurper tries to clinch up.
Slurper looks to throw the jab but Reid is out of range.
Reid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Slurper coming out on top.
Slurper walks into a straight right hand from Reid.
Slurper dips to his left and cracks Reid with an uppercut!
Slurper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reid moves out of range as Slurper strikes.
Reid misses with a hook to the body
and Slurper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slurper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reid thuds his right hand into Slurper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Reid slips under a jab.
Reid connects with a right hand. Slurper shakes it off.
Reid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reid throws a wild body kick that Slurper sees coming a mile off.
Slurper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slurper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slurper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slurper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reid takes a step back to recover.
Reid cracks the inside of Slurper's front leg.
Slurper misses the shot to the body.
Reid tests Slurper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slurper looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Slurper lands a body shot.
Slurper ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Reid misses with a head kick.
Slurper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slurper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slurper lands a really nice looking cross but Reid seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Reid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reid.
Slurper moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Slurper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slurper.
Slurper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slurper.
Slurper tries a body shot but Reid blocks it.
Slurper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reid lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Reid.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Slurper controls his hands.
Reid misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slurper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slurper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reid or not.
Slurper pushes Reid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid blocks a body shot from Slurper.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slurper lands with a right to the head.
Slurper working aggressively here.
Slurper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Slurper.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slurper.
Slurper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slurper.
Slurper works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Slurper fails to land.
Slurper lands with a short shot to the head.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Slurper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slurper misses with a punch on the inside.
Slurper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Reid.
Slurper is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Slurper.
Slurper struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slurper.
Snot Slurper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slurper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slurper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slurper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
Slurper works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slurper throws out a loose jab but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slurper misses with a body shot.
Reid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slurper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reid lands with a slapping head kick.
Slurper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reid at a distance.
A big left from Reid misses.
Reid throws a shot from downtown. Slurper moves away and avoids it.
Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slurper just misses with a punch to the body.
Slurper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slurper lands a jab.
Reid avoids the body shot from Slurper.
Slurper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slurper throws the kick towards the body but Reid avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Reid.
Reid staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid throws a chopping leg kick but Slurper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reid.
Slurper just misses with a punch to the body.
Slurper misses the shot to the body.
Slurper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reid misses with a body punch.
Slurper takes a shot to the head.
Reid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slurper misses with some punches.
Reid tries a body shot but Slurper blocks it.
Slurper misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slurper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slurper's elbow.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slurper's elbow.
Reid struggles to land a body shot inside as Slurper controls his hands.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slurper tries a body shot but Reid blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slurper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slurper.
Still in the clinch, Reid scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slurper works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reid tries a body shot but Slurper blocks it.
Reid scores with a shot to the side of Slurper's head.
Reid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reid misses with a punch to the body.
Slurper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slurper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slurper blocks a body shot from Reid.
Slurper prevents a body shot from Reid.
Slurper misses with a punch on the inside.
Slurper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reids head.
Slurper scores with a shot to the side of Reid's head.
Slurper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slurper throws a head punch that misses.
Slurper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reid prevents a body shot from Slurper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid misses with some punches.
Slurper prevents a body shot from Reid.
Slurper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slurper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slurper lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid prevents a body shot from Slurper.
Slurper misses with the head strike.
Slurper blocks a body shot from Reid.
Slurper struggles to land a body shot inside as Reid controls his hands.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slurper working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Reid.
Reid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slurper's elbow.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Slurper avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Slurper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Reid.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slurper is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slurper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Slurper.
Reid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slurper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slurper misses with a body punch.
Slurper works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Slurper.
Slurper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slurper presses Reid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slurper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slurper lands a nice uppercut.
Slurper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slurper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slurper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slurper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slurper tries a body shot but Reid blocks it.
Slurper is working Reid over against the cage.
A short right from Slurper.
Reid is rocked!
Slurper works on Reid's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slurper.
A hook to the body from Slurper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Slurper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slurper closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Slurper.
Slurper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Slurper pushes Reid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slurper.
Slurper creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Reid with a big uppercut! Reid tries to clinch up but Slurper pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Reid to the mat! Reid covers up and Slurper unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Snot Slurper!
Snot Slurper is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Snot Slurper made sure he mentioned UnderGround Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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