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PFC 141 Moors vs Wright PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Juan Matus (ranked 1580 p4p, 92 weight class) and Gale Snoats (ranked 1569 p4p, 91 weight class). Matus comes to the cage accompanied by Crow Spirit. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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139 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
35 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Juan Matus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Snoats!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoats slips under a jab from Matus.
Snoats swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Snoats scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matus in his tracks.
Snoats misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Matus misses.
Matus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snoats's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Snoats. That snapped Matus's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Snoats smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matus blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Snoats tenderised Matus's leg. Matus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snoats throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
Matus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snoats staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Snoats.
Matus jabs at Snoats's body.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Snoats. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snoats.
Snoats tries to land a leg kick but Matus saw it coming and moves away.
Snoats throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snoats takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matus misses with a left hand
and Snoats counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snoats lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matus at a distance.
Snoats delivers a nice body kick.
Snoats fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Snoats slips the punch.
Snoats throws a hook but Matus blocks it.
Snoats lands a jab to Matus's midsection.
Snoats misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snoats swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snoats takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Snoats 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.
Snoats moves away from the strike by Matus.
Matus misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoats lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snoats staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Snoats on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good shot there by Snoats.
Matus lands a jab to the nose.
Snoats moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snoats stuns Matus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus throws a push kick but Snoats slaps the foot to one side.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snoats defending well as Matus loads up on a big left hand.
Snoats is looking to slow Matus down with leg kicks.
Snoats explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Snoats moves away from the strike by Matus.
Snoats loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Matus throws a poor cross that misses
and Snoats counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snoats throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus dodges the punch combination from Snoats.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws a nice looking combination but Matus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Matus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Snoats lands a nice hook to Matus's body. Matus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Matus.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snoats thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snoats scores with the left hand. Matus knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snoats. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snoats throws out the jab.
Snoats misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Matus connects with a body shot.
Snoats fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matus is out of range.
Snoats is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Snoats there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Matus.
Snoats scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snoats lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoats was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats avoids the body shot from Matus.
Snoats staying out of range there.
Snoats connects with a leg kick. Matus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snoats slips under a jab from Matus.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snoats manages to avoid it.
Matus connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Snoats does no damage.
Snoats throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snoats is looking to land body kicks.
Snoats lands a glancing blow to the side of Matus's head.
Matus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Snoats counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snoats scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snoats slips a straight right by Matus.
Matus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snoats tries a quick counter leg kick but Matus is wise to it.
Matus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Snoats dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snoats is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snoats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matus. That did some damage!
Matus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snoats throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matus.
Matus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Snoats.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Matus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Snoats scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Snoats finds it's way through Matus's defenses.
Snoats delivers a nice body kick.
Matus's corner calls for a 1-2. Matus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Snoats tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Snoats misses
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Matus as he connects with a hook.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snoats throws a looping overhand right but Matus ducks down to avoid it.
Snoats swings for the body but Matus moves out of range.
Snoats stuns Matus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gale Snoats seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Snoats lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Snoats slips the punch.
Snoats connects with a solid leg kick.
Snoats walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snoats scores with a jab to the body.
Gale Snoats seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matus throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats misses with a head kick.
Snoats works the jab nicely.
Snoats throws an overhand right that lands on Matus's shoulder, as Matus tries to avoid the shot.
Matus throws the left hand but Snoats avoids the punch easily.
Snoats throws a leg kick but Matus moved away.
Matus staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Snoats. That snapped Matus's head back.
Snoats uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Matus misses with a jab to the body
letting Snoats counter with a right hand.
Snoats has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snoats throws a series of punches but Matus moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snoats rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snoats lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matus at a distance.
Snoats avoids the body shot from Matus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Snoats darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Snoats scores with a nice head shot.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snoats.
A counter left hand to the body from Matus misses its target.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Snoats moved out of range nicely.
Snoats lands with a slapping head kick.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snoats moves away.
Good leg kick by Snoats there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matus scores with the left hand. Snoats knows he should have avoided that one.
Snoats missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Matus misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matus lands with a hook. Snoats tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snoats lands a nice shot to the body.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Snoats lands a nice shot that snaps Matus's head back.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Snoats looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Snoats fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snoats.
Matus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Snoats manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matus misses with a wild body shot.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus connects with a body shot that sends Snoats's belly button to the back.
Matus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snoats misses with a low kick.
Matus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snoats moves away from the strike by Matus.
Matus staying out of range there.
Snoats scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Snoats does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Snoats lands with a good body shot.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Snoats scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snoats.
A big left from Matus misses.
Matus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Snoats looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Snoats defending well as Matus loads up on a big left hand.
Matus lands a glancing blow to the side of Snoats's head.
Snoats with a jab.
Snoats connects with a looping right hand.
Matus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snoats.
Snoats connects with a solid leg kick.
Snoats scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Snoats throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus throws a hook to the side of Snoats's head but Snoats sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snoats.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Snoats.
Good work by Matus as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Snoats.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gale Snoats showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus throws the left hand but Snoats avoids the punch easily.
Snoats connects with a solid leg kick.
Snoats dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matus. That did some damage!
Snoats throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matus checks a low kick from Snoats.
Snoats throws a chopping leg kick but Matus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Matus throws out a loose jab but Snoats uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Snoats misses.
Matus throws an overhand right that lands on Snoats's shoulder, as Snoats tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoats throws a wild body kick that Matus sees coming a mile off.
Snoats misses with a body kick.
Snoats throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snoats misses with a lunging right hand
and Snoats takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snoats.
Snoats looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Snoats throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoats bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matus lunges at Snoats with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snoats's hand.
Snoats lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matus will feel that in the morning.
Matus lunges at Snoats with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Snoats's hand.
Matus moves out of range as Snoats strikes.
Matus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snoats.
Matus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donk. Snoats catches Matus right on the button with a cross.
Snoats is looking to chop away at Matus's legs.
Matus tries to score with a low kick but Snoats moves his leg out of the way.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Snoats moved out of range nicely.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Snoats moves out of range of the body kick.
Snoats fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snoats throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Snoats doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matus digs a good body shot into Snoats's ribs.
Snoats just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Snoats throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Snoats moved out of range nicely.
Snoats lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Snoats looks to throw the jab but Matus is out of range.
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snoats looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snoats throws a sloppy body shot
and Matus counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Snoats does it's job there.
Snoats misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matus misses with a hook. Snoats ducked under it nicely.
Snoats looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Matus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Matus checks a low kick from Snoats.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoats pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matus throws the left hand but Snoats avoids the punch easily.
Snoats throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matus checks a low kick from Snoats.
Snoats connects with a single shot there.
Matus with a jab.
Snoats misses with a body kick.
Snoats just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Matus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gale Snoats is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snoats swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matus digs a good hook to Snoats's body.
Snoats avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
Matus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snoats misses with a kick to the body
and Matus counters with a nice body shot.
Snoats ducks right into an uppercut from Matus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snoats fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoats throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snoats throws a low kick but Matus moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Snoats, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Snoats tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Snoats.
Matus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Snoats. That one must have hurt.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snoats.
Snoats displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Snoats is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Snoats.
Nice straight punches there by Snoats. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snoats.
Snoats bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snoats scores with a head kick.
Snoats dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snoats connects with an inside leg kick.
Snoats keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gale Snoats.
Well Snoats 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Snoats!
Gale Snoats decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 1965 p4p, 211 weight class) and Garrick Head (ranked 1616 p4p, 180 weight class). Lamar Allen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
21 - 12 - 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
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrick Head!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Head misses.
It looked like Allen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Head.
Allen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Eric's Play Pen in the buildup to the fight.
Head takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Head throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Head throws a leg kick that misses.
Head throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a thumping low kick.
Head avoids the body shot from Allen.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Head lands with a cross.
Allen swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Head throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Head looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Allen slips a straight right by Head.
Head connects with a solid leg kick.
Head misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Head was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Head throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Head doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen blocks the body kick.
Allen takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Head takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Nice shot lands for Allen.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Allen.
Allen moves away from the strike by Head.
Head throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Allen swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Head throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Nice uppercut there from Allen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Head in his tracks.
Head misses with a straight left.
Allen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Allen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Head manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Allen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Head misses with a body shot.
Head throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Head misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Head misses.
Head doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Allen swings widly with a right hand
and Head counters with a series of strikes. Allen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Head misses with a straight right.
Head ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Head ducks right into an uppercut from Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Head is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Head thumps Allen with a low kick.
Head turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Allen avoids the body shot from Head.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
It seemed like Head was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allen staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Head missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Allen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Head throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Allen cracks Head with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Head or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen, which made it look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head throws a leg kick which misses Allen's front leg but catches the back leg as Allen tries to avoid it.
Head cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen slips a straight right by Head.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Allen checks a low kick from Head.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Head throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Head.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allen staying out of range there.
A big left from Head misses.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Head.
Allen slips a straight right by Head.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Head connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen scores with a shot to the body.
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Allen moves away from the strike by Head.
Allen tests Head's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Head ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lamar Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Head takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and Allen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Head.
Allen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Head momentarily.
Head takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Head checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Head's head.
Allen stuns Head with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Head scores with a nice right hand.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Head throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen checks a leg kick nicely.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen connects with a right hand. Head shakes it off.
Head throws a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allen.
Head connects with a high kick.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Lamar Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
Allen drives through with a takedown into Head's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head is looking to stand back up but Allen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Head.
Head wants to get back to his feet.
Head manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Allen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Head misses.
Head throws the left hand but Allen avoids the punch easily.
Head missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Allen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Head is out of range.
It seemed like Head was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Head had a free shot at his head there.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Head checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen blocks a jab.
Head connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by Allen - just one landing.
Head shoots in but no luck this time.
Allen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Head doesn't seem bothered though.
Head is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Head's belly button to the back.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Head.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Head.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Head fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Head's hands.
Head misses with a leg kick.
Head connects with a jab.
Head uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
Head tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen tries to work over Head's front leg with a kick but Head checks it.
Allen forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Head lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
A short right from Allen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen has Head pressed against the cage, preventing Head from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Head's efforts to push away.
Allen misses with some punches.
Head breaks from the clinch.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but Head seems unphased.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Head misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Head lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allen doesn't seem phased though.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen scores with a jab to the head.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Head slips the punch.
A jab from Allen finds it's way through Head's defenses.
Allen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Head wants to slow Allen down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Head's ribs.
Head scores with a leg kick.
Allen scores with a hook to the body. Head takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Head doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Head avoids it really well and circles away.
Head scores with a hook to the body. Allen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Head has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Head misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Head connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allen momentarily.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Head takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Head defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Head to score with a decent uppercut.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Head connects with a good right hand that stumbles Allen. Allen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Head does it's job there.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Allen slips a straight right by Head.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Head.
Head misses with a body shot.
Allen scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Head dives in and grabs Allen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes down on Head's head and hops out.
Head fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
Head takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Head lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allen misses with a takedown
and Head counters with a good low kick that Allen was not able to check.
Head misses with a low kick.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Head scores with a shot to the body.
Head takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen thumps Head with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Head throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Head misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Head will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Head misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Head misses with a hook.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
Nice shot by Head.
Head defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Allen.
Head misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Allen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Head defending well as Allen loads up on a big left hand.
Head misses with a straight right.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Head is looking to clinch.
Head takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Head. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Head does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen digs a good body shot into Head's ribs.
A punch combination from Head misses.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a looping overhand right but Head ducks down to avoid it.
Head punishes Allen's body with a nice straight punch.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Head misses with a straight left.
Head misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Head.
Head avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Head checks it well.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Head fails to land with a series of punches.
Head throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head pivots, looking for a leg kick but Allen is out of range and Head settles back down.
Allen throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Head takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Head just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Head's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allen.
Allen moves out of range as Head strikes.
Head moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Garrick Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen scores with a body shot.
Allen takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Head misses.
Head takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allen defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Head misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamar Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamar Allen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 946 p4p, 113 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 706 p4p, 86 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of McLaughlin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magnaron scores with a nice head shot.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magnaron's calf.
McLaughlin 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.
Magnaron cracks a nice hook into McLaughlin's ribs.
Magnaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magnaron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McLaughlin. McLaughlin obviously looking to wear him down.
McLaughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLaughlin is looking to score with low kicks.
Magnaron connects with a nice looking jab.
Magnaron swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magnaron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnaron.
McLaughlin tries a quick counter leg kick but Magnaron is wise to it.
Magnaron moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McLaughlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magnaron lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
McLaughlin staying out of range there.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
McLaughlin throws a shot to the body.
Magnaron blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Magnaron tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin throws a wild body kick that Magnaron sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron slips under a jab.
Magnaron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnaron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLaughlin throws out a leg kick but Magnaron moves out of range and McLaughlin only half commits.
McLaughlin drops his hands momentarily and Magnaron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magnaron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magnaron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magnaron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLaughlin lands a right hand.
Magnaron manages to break the clinch.
McLaughlin catches Magnaron with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McLaughlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
Magnaron looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
Magnaron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McLaughlin can pounce on him.
Magnaron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McLaughlin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from McLaughlin misses.
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
Magnaron throws a right hand that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Magnaron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron lands a body shot.
McLaughlin misses with a double jab.
Magnaron is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McLaughlin.
Von Magnaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLaughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McLaughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magnaron.
McLaughlin tests Magnaron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magnaron blocks a leg kick.
McLaughlin throws a good cross that connects.
Magnaron checks a leg kick nicely.
Magnaron lands a really nice looking cross but McLaughlin seems unphased.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magnaron looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
Magnaron drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Magnaron looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
Magnaron is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McLaughlin loads up on a big right hand but Magnaron slips the punch.
It looked like Magnaron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnaron. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from McLaughlin.
Magnaron takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut.
McLaughlin takes one on the button.
Magnaron avoids the body shot from McLaughlin.
Magnaron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLaughlin throws a good cross that connects.
Magnaron throws an off balance right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
McLaughlin misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. McLaughlin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Magnaron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLaughlin clobbers Magnaron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McLaughlin moves out of range as Magnaron strikes.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut.
McLaughlin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from McLaughlin misses.
Magnaron misses with a straight left.
Magnaron just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnaron ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLaughlin connects with a body shot that sends Magnaron's belly button to the back.
Magnaron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magnaron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLaughlin.
Magnaron misses with a hook to the body
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron slips a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
McLaughlin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McLaughlin, as that shot connected.
McLaughlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McLaughlin fails to land with a series of punches.
Magnaron throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
Magnaron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLaughlin.
Magnaron throws a shot to the body.
McLaughlin misses with a low kick.
Magnaron throws a looping overhand right but McLaughlin ducks down to avoid it.
McLaughlin works Magnaron's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magnaron.
McLaughlin staying out of range there.
McLaughlin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnaron looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
Magnaron checks a low kick from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
Magnaron takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Magnaron misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magnaron tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magnaron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
Magnaron misses with a wild body shot.
McLaughlin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
McLaughlin misses with a straight right.
McLaughlin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Magnaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
Magnaron blocks a jab.
Magnaron defending well as McLaughlin loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from McLaughlin misses its intended target.
A jab from Magnaron misses.
McLaughlin throws a lazy right hand but Magnaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin lands with a cross.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnaron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magnaron takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Magnaron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaughlin throws a low kick, looking for Magnaron's leg but Magnaron calmly moves out of range.
Magnaron moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McLaughlin! But no joy.
Magnaron scores with a crisp jab that stopped McLaughlin in his tracks.
Magnaron checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McLaughlin lands with a good body shot.
Magnaron tests McLaughlin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magnaron looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
Magnaron backing away here, and McLaughlin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McLaughlin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magnaron's calf.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with a hook.
McLaughlin missing with a left hand there. Magnaron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magnaron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Magnaron takes a kick to the side of the head.
McLaughlin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magnaron is looking to counter punch.
Magnaron throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Magnaron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLaughlin 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.
Magnaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magnaron.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnaron is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Magnaron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magnaron changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnaron.
Magnaron walks into a left hand.
Magnaron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Magnaron misses.
McLaughlin misses the shot to the body.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
Nice shot by McLaughlin.
Magnaron moves out of range of the strikes.
McLaughlin connects with a nice looking jab.
Magnaron looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
Magnaron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLaughlin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLaughlin lands a jab.
Magnaron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLaughlin at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron blocks a jab.
Magnaron swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin throws a nice outside leg kick.
McLaughlin throws a shot from downtown. Magnaron moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Magnaron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magnaron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McLaughlin looks to land a right hand but Magnaron moved out of range.
Magnaron drops down looking for a counter takedown but McLaughlin sprawls and moves away.
Magnaron connects with a right hand. McLaughlin shakes it off.
Magnaron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McLaughlin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McLaughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnaron.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magnaron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnaron checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Magnaron.
Magnaron looks to throw the jab but McLaughlin is out of range.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
Magnaron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLaughlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magnaron takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McLaughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magnaron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Magnaron.
Magnaron defending well as McLaughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McLaughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnaron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Magnaron.
Magnaron throws a hook but McLaughlin avoids it easily.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magnaron slips under a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
Magnaron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLaughlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Magnaron misses with a straight right.
Magnaron takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Magnaron.
Magnaron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magnaron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magnaron misses with a wild body shot.
Magnaron throws a big shot that misses.
Magnaron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McLaughlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Magnaron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Magnaron looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnaron scores with a sloppy right hand. McLaughlin should have avoided that one.
McLaughlin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magnaron is out of range and McLaughlin settles back down.
Magnaron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnaron throws a body shot but no joy.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Magnaron connects with a body shot that sends McLaughlin's belly button to the back.
McLaughlin throws a body shot but no joy.
McLaughlin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnaron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McLaughlin 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.
McLaughlin throws out a loose jab but Magnaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magnaron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magnaron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McLaughlin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magnaron finds it's way round the side to connect with McLaughlin's head.
McLaughlin throws the left hand but Magnaron avoids the punch easily.
Magnaron swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by McLaughlin. That's going to slow Magnaron down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLaughlin cracks a nice hook into Magnaron's ribs.
Magnaron looks to land a right hand but McLaughlin moved out of range.
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnaron.
Magnaron throws out a loose jab but McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McLaughlin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McLaughlin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Magnaron.
Magnaron slips a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Magnaron blocks it.
McLaughlin throws a nice inside leg kick.
McLaughlin drops his hands momentarily and Magnaron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magnaron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLaughlin unleashes a big counter combination but Magnaron bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Magnaron takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnaron. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaughlin misses the target.
Magnaron tries to clinch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Magnaron is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLaughlin. Magnaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron checks a leg kick nicely.
McLaughlin defending well as Magnaron loads up on a big left hand.
Magnaron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Magnaron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnaron. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magnaron misses with an uppercut.
Magnaron on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot by Magnaron.
A left lands for Magnaron.
McLaughlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnaron.
McLaughlin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLaughlin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Magnaron will feel that in the morning.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
Magnaron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnaron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut.
Magnaron throws a right hand that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a left to the body.
Magnaron drops his hands momentarily and McLaughlin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magnaron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnaron throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
McLaughlin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McLaughlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by McLaughlin. Beautiful body shot.
McLaughlin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magnaron throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Magnaron ducks down to avoid it.
Magnaron throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaughlin misses with a hook. Magnaron ducked under it nicely.
Magnaron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Magnaron.
Magnaron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLaughlin.
Magnaron thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron misses the shot to the body.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnaron is just out of range.
A slow jab from Magnaron misses its intended target.
Magnaron slips a jab from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
Magnaron checks a low kick from McLaughlin.
Magnaron swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnaron.
Magnaron throws a hook but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magnaron lands a lovely overhand right.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Magnaron's shoulder, as Magnaron tries to avoid the shot.
Magnaron misses with a looping right.
McLaughlin misses with a wild combination.
McLaughlin throws a leg kick but Magnaron moved away.
Magnaron seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Magnaron throws a hook to the side of McLaughlin's head but McLaughlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Magnaron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnaron throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McLaughlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McLaughlin 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 1979 p4p, 119 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 1046 p4p, 58 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Paul Murhaa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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144 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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Murhaa 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.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Da Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Da Silva down.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Da Silva.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa cracks Da Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
Da Silva takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Da Silva wants to land a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Murhaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
And Murhaa responds with a good body kick, but Da Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa scores with a nice strike.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Da Silva's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Jab, jab by Murhaa - just one landing.
Da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murhaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Da Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Da Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Da Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Da Silva digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
A jab from Da Silva misses.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
A quick step to the side and Da Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Murhaa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Da Silva eats them both and turns towards Murhaa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murhaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva scores with a hook.
Murhaa wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Da Silva's knee but Da Silva avoids it well.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murhaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paul Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa gets a clinch.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Silva misses with the head strike.
Da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Da Silva tries to score with a low kick but Murhaa moves his leg out of the way.
A cross from Murhaa lands.
Da Silva scores with a jab. Murhaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murhaa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a left to the body.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Paul Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Silva throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Da Silva with a jab.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Da Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Da Silva misses with a straight right.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Murhaa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murhaa lands a front kick.
Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murhaa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Da Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Murhaa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murhaa is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murhaa is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Murhaa postures up.
Murhaa preventing the sweep.
Da Silva has a closed guard, preventing Murhaa from standing up.
Da Silva trying to control the position.
Murhaa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Da Silva, up you get!
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Da Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a leg kick
letting Da Silva counter with a right hand.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
Da Silva blocks the body kick.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Da Silva takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Murhaa defending well as Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Da Silva's side.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Da Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Da Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murhaa's sensitive parts.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Murhaa scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range and Da Silva settles back down.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Da Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Da Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Silva misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Murhaa slips a jab from Da Silva.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Da Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
Da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Da Silva blocks a leg kick.
Da Silva throws a shot to the body.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a fast counter high kick but Da Silva manages to duck under it in time.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Da Silva misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa lands with a cross.
Murhaa swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Murhaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Da Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Da Silva finds it's way through Murhaa's defenses.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Da Silva checks it.
Da Silva throws out a leg kick but Murhaa moves out of range and Da Silva only half commits.
Murhaa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Da Silva blocks it well.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Da Silva sees coming a mile off.
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Da Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Paul Murhaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Murhaa pushes him off.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
It looked like Da Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murhaa.
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
As Murhaa backs away, Da Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Da Silva 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.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhaa lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
Murhaa jabs Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Silva.
Leonardo Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Da Silva throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Da Silva in the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Murhaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Da Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murhaa 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 Da Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Da Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Murhaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa forces Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Da Silva tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Silva's head backwards.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Murhaa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murhaa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Murhaa!
Paul Murhaa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kai (ranked 955 p4p, 133 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 653 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai swings widly with a right hand
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Vermeulen to counter with a crisp jab.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vermeulen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vermeulen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai wants to break free but Vermeulen has control.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Vermeulen blocks an uppercut.
Vermeulen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kais head.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.
Vermeulen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vermeulen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Vermeulen looking to pass the guard.
Vermeulen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vermeulen working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vermeulen cracks Kai with a big right hand but Kai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vermeulen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vermeulen is looking to take a break and control but Kai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kai is trying to get back to half guard.
Kai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kai keeps working.
Kai has his hands clasped together around Vermeulen's back. He's all about the action.
Vermeulen wants to pass the guard but Kai is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vermeulen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Vermeulen trying to control but Kai is working from the bottom.
Vermeulen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai keeping moving, preventing Vermeulen from controlling successfully.
Vermeulen stands and throws Kai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kai is looking to regain half guard here but Vermeulen keeps moving and retains side control.
Kai is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vermeulen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kai tries to hold on but Vermeulen pushes him away.
Vermeulen working the ground and pound effectively.
Vermeulen landing shots from mount.
Kai manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vermeulen thows a huge punch but Kai dodges it nicely.
Vermeulen is pressing down on Kai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kai is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen lands strikes from half guard.
Vermeulen tries to pass to full mount but Kai defends it.
Vermeulen is thwarting Kai's attempts to control the position.
Kai tries to roll over but Vermeulen keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vermeulen in particular looking to stall.
Vermeulen wants to pass the guard but Kai is defending well.
Well, if Vermeulen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vermeulen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen 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.
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kai backs up against the cage.
Kai misses with a low kick.
Vermeulen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Vermeulen throws out a counter right but Kai avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeulen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
Vermeulen connects with a body shot.
Kai misses with a few strikes there.
Vermeulen feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vermeulen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vermeulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kai moves away from the strike by Vermeulen.
A slow jab from Vermeulen misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Kai throwing a counter right hand but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Kai throws a nice looking combination but Vermeulen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vermeulen scores with a punch to the head.
Kai takes one on the button.
Vermeulen forces Kai back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeulen.
Kai is trying to break free.
Kai manages to break the clinch.
Kron Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vermeulen throws a shot to the body.
Kai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vermeulen trying to control the action but Kai is working from the bottom.
Vermeulen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.
Kai is trying to control but Vermeulen passes into side control!
Kai is looking to reverse the position.
Kai struggling a bit here.
Vermeulen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kai keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vermeulen lands a nice short elbow.
Vermeulen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kai trying to control here.
Vermeulen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vermeulen is trying to control. Kai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vermeulen stalling away here and it's allowed Kai to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vermeulen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hendrik Vermeulen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vermeulen preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen is looking to work some ground and pound but Kai has wrist control.
Kai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vermeulen stays in close to Kai's body and controls the position.
Vermeulen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vermeulen throwing strikes but missing.
Vermeulen wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
Kai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vermeulen is aware though and is defending well.
Vermeulen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vermeulen has managed to get both his arms back between Kai's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen 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! This is the final round!
Vermeulen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kai has time to react.
Vermeulen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kai's hands.
Vermeulen throws a right and a left that Kai avoids nicely.
Kai lands a front kick.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vermeulen.
Kai is looking to land body kicks.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vermeulen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.
Kai is looking to wear down Vermeulen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hendrik Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai slips under a jab from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Kai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermeulen.
Kai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeulen connects with a crisp jab.
Vermeulen slips under a jab.
Vermeulen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vermeulen throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Kai throws a hook to the side of Vermeulen's head but Vermeulen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vermeulen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Kai blocking some punches.
Vermeulen tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Vermeulen back against the cage.
Kai breaks from the clinch.
Vermeulen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vermeulen blocks a jab.
And Vermeulen tries to counter it with a takedown but Kai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vermeulen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen stuns Kai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kai tries to roll over but Vermeulen keeps him under control.
Kai moves into full guard.
Vermeulen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vermeulen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kai is trying to control Vermeulen's posture but Vermeulen avoids it.
Vermeulen trying to control the action but Kai is working from the bottom.
Kai is looking for a sweep.
Kai wants to control but Vermeulen postures up.
Kai is looking for a sweep.
Kai is working hard here to advance position.
Kai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vermeulen advances to full mount.
Hendrik Vermeulen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen working Kai over with strikes here.
Vermeulen tries to control but Kai wriggling away.
Vermeulen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kai is trying to get back to full guard.
Kai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vermeulen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kai is keeping the position for now.
Vermeulen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrik Vermeulen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vermeulen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
In his post fight interview, Hendrik Vermeulen 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 811 p4p, 114 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 722 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
276 lbs
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256 lbs
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ragnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Trćningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson takes one on the button.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson throws a counter high kick but John was just alert enough to avoid it.
John connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsson's belly button to the back.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
John throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from John misses
and Ragnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Ragnarsson lands a big head kick that sends John tumbling to the mat! Ragnarsson takes a step backwards and waves John back to his feet - he wants the finish!
John is rocked!
It looks like Scott John has been cut.
Ragnarsson fakes the body blow, causing John to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! John goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
A relieved looking Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 487 p4p, 72 weight class) and Zammy Bailey (ranked 319 p4p, 45 weight class). Soszynski's entrance music is Fire and Flame by Rotting Christ. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zammy Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Soszynski misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bailey blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bailey.
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Soszynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soszynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Bailey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bailey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soszynski counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soszynski lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Bailey crumples to the floor! Soszynski milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Krystian Soszynski!
A very excited looking Krystian Soszynski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Puzo (ranked 78 p4p, 11 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 207 p4p, 31 weight class). Puzo's entrance music is Speak Softly Love. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Puzo.
Yonic 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.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
Yonic blocks a head kick by Puzo.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Puzo avoids it with no problem.
Yonic misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Puzo misses with a leg kick.
Yonic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Puzo sets himself, and Yonic steps forward looking for the clinch! Puzo avoids it this time.
Puzo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Puzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Puzo - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo 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 Yonic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yonic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puzo.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Puzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Some wild striking there from Puzo.
Yonic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Puzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yonic's sensitive parts.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puzo as he jumps to the side.
Mario Puzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
Yonic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yonic lands with a good body shot.
Yonic 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.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Puzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Yonic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Puzo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Puzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Puzo slips a straight right by Yonic.
Puzo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yonic avoids it.
Yonic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puzo defends it nicely.
Puzo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yonic jabs at Puzo's body.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Yonic moved away.
Puzo rushes Yonic and presses him up against the cage.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Yonic avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo breaks the clinch.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo tries to work over Yonic's front leg with a kick but Yonic checks it.
Puzo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yonic connects with a body shot that sends Puzo's belly button to the back.
Puzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yonic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puzo on the side of the head.
Puzo tries to land a front kick but Yonic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puzo takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Yonic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a body kick that stops Yonic in his tracks momentarily.
Puzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yonic on the side of the head.
Puzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Yonic misses the jab.
As Yonic looks to move away, Puzo throws a big counter combo but Yonic just gets out of the way.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puzo.
Yonic fails to land the takedown.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Yonic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Puzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puzo.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Yonic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puzo doesn't seem phased though.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Puzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Yonic in the body.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Puzo slips under a jab from Yonic.
Puzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yonic lands a jab to Puzo's midsection.
Puzo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puzo swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
Puzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puzo swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Puzo clinches with his opponent.
Yonic tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Yonic back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yonic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Yonic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo manages to break the clinch.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Yonic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Puzo is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a hook but Puzo avoids it easily.
Yonic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Yonic goes for a double leg but Puzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puzo continues to drive forward.
Yonic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Puzo. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a hook to the body. Puzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Yonic blocks the leg kick.
Yonic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puzo feints and then cracks Yonic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yonic down.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Mario Puzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puzo.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Yonic checks it.
Yonic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic misses with a straight left.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a low kick, right behind Yonic 's knee.
Puzo has managed to clinch.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yonic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yonic takes a shot to the head.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Puzo.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yonic controls his hands.
Yonic lands with a right to the head.
Puzo taking a breather.
Puzo breaks from the clinch.
Puzo swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yonic.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Puzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo slips a straight right by Yonic.
Yonic scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Puzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puzo.
Puzo moves out of range as Yonic strikes.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Puzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puzo defending well as Yonic loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo is looking to wear down Yonic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yonic moves out of range of the body kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yonic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Puzo moved out of range.
Puzo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yonic takes a step back to recover.
Puzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo 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 Yonic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yonic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puzo throwing a counter right hand but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Puzo lands with a nice body punch.
Puzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puzo is looking for a counter combo.
Puzo cracks the inside of Yonic's front leg.
Puzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Puzo.
Puzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boss Yonic 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!
Puzo looks for the body kick but Yonic saw that one coming.
Puzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Yonic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yonic walks into a jab.
Yonic misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Puzo.
That kick from Puzo tenderised Yonic's leg. Yonic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yonic throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Yonic misses with a hook.
It looked like Puzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Puzo ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Puzo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Puzo works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo connects with a body shot.
Puzo throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Yonic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic moves out of range as Puzo throws a body kick.
Yonic scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Puzo misses
letting Yonic counter with a right hand.
Puzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yonic takes a step back to recover.
Yonic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Puzo throws a head kick that misses.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Puzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.
Yonic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Puzo defends it nicely.
Yonic checks a low kick from Puzo.
Puzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puzo manages to avoid it.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo misses with a wild combination.
Yonic checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Yonic coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic avoids a kick to the body.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Puzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Puzo misses.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a leg kick.
Yonic swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Yonic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Puzo.
Yonic dodges the punch combination from Puzo.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Yonic throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yonic.
Puzo misses with a kick to the body.
Yonic takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
Yonic slips a straight right by Puzo.
Yonic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yonic swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Puzo misses.
Yonic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yonic 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.
Puzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yonic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puzo. Puzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puzo scores with a push kick.
Yonic tries to move into range but Puzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yonic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Puzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yonic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Puzo takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Boss Yonic had this to say: 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 32 p4p, 5 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 38 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yamaguchi's choice of entrance music: Yama Yama. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi 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.
Duranto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamaguchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamaguchi tries to pull guard but Duranto holds him up against the cage and eventually Yamaguchi drops back down to his feet.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Duranto working aggressively here.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duranto cracks Yamaguchi with a nice body shot.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Duranto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi is trying to pull guard but Duranto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yamaguchi jumps guard but Duranto stands there with Yamaguchi around his waist. Yamaguchi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Roberto Duranto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Yamaguchi.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duranto.
Duranto lands a nice uppercut.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto presses Yamaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duranto trying to stall but Yamaguchi improves his position.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Duranto struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaguchi controls his hands.
Duranto slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duranto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamaguchi up against the cage.
Duranto taking a breather.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
Yamaguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi letting Duranto take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a body shot.
Duranto taking a breather.
Yamaguchi lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yamaguchi.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duranto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Duranto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duranto leaning against his opponent.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yamaguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Duranto trying to stall but Yamaguchi improves his position.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Duranto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Duranto off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamaguchi looks to land a body kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Duranto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
Duranto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamaguchi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duranto takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi wants to counter with a clinch but Duranto pushes him away.
Duranto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamaguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Duranto 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.
Yamaguchi staying out of range there.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duranto throws a low kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Duranto checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Duranto throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a solid body kick.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaguchi counters with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Duranto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duranto.
A punch lands to the side of Duranto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Duranto lands.
Duranto throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a good low kick that Duranto was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Duranto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duranto.
Yamaguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duranto effectively controlling the action here.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Duranto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto stalling against the cage.
Duranto takes a shot to the head.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto lands with a short shot to the head.
Duranto tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamaguchis head.
Yamaguchi blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
Duranto dodges the punch combination from Yamaguchi.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamaguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duranto slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving 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!
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto jabs at Yamaguchi's body.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Duranto lands with a shot to the body.
Duranto moves into range and clinches up with Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Duranto.
Duranto blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duranto moves forwards but Yamaguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duranto lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamaguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamaguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi fails to pull guard.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamaguchi momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Duranto throws out a leg kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range and Duranto only half commits.
Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duranto throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Duranto tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Duranto slips under a jab.
Yamaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Duranto looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Duranto in the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamaguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duranto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto moves in looking to clinch but Yamaguchi pushes him off.
Yamaguchi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duranto with a body shot.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi wants to slow Duranto down by chopping away at his legs.
Duranto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamaguchi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duranto - the referee stops the clock and Yamaguchi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duranto. Yamaguchi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Yamaguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Duranto is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A right-left combo lands from Duranto.
Duranto moves out of range as Yamaguchi strikes.
Yamaguchi 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.
Yamaguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamaguchi, right into the meat.
Yamaguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamaguchi. Duranto shrugs it off though.
Duranto tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
Duranto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duranto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duranto there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Duranto misses
and Yamaguchi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yamaguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Yamaguchi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamaguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kai Yamaguchi just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamaguchi lands with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamaguchi 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.
Yamaguchi tries to land a leg kick but Duranto saw it coming and moves away.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duranto if he has to take too many more of those.
Duranto throws a lazy head kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamaguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duranto counters with a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Yamaguchi looks to move away, Duranto throws a big counter combo but Yamaguchi just gets out of the way.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Duranto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamaguchi pushes Duranto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamaguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duranto slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Duranto tries to clinch but Yamaguchi is having none of it.
Yamaguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick from Yamaguchi.
Duranto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook
and Duranto counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Duranto.
Yamaguchi looks for the body kick but Duranto saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamaguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duranto doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duranto to score with a decent uppercut.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Duranto misses with a double jab
and Yamaguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Duranto moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Duranto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duranto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Duranto seems unphased.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Duranto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crunch! Duranto slams his shin into Yamaguchi's torso.
Yamaguchi loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamaguchi, as that shot connected.
Yamaguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
That kick from Duranto tenderised Yamaguchi's leg. Yamaguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamaguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamaguchi tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto misses with a low kick as Yamaguchi jumps back.
Duranto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Yamaguchi digs a good hook to Duranto's body.
Duranto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamaguchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duranto.
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duranto.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi swinging wildly here.
It appears Duranto was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yamaguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Duranto finds it's way through Yamaguchi's defenses.
Duranto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duranto instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duranto lands a shot to the body.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Duranto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamaguchi digs a right hand into Duranto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duranto's gas tank.
A short right from Yamaguchi on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a shoulder strike.
Duranto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi lands with a light punch inside.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamaguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duranto on the side of the head.
Duranto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamaguchi avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duranto checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Duranto - just one landing.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
A big right from Yamaguchi misses.
Duranto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Yamaguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Duranto seems unphased.
Yamaguchi instigates a clinch.
A short right from Duranto.
Yamaguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duranto tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duranto to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamaguchi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Duranto.
A short right from Yamaguchi.
Duranto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duranto looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamaguchi jumps guard but Duranto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Duranto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto tries to stall but Yamaguchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Yamaguchi.
Well Yamaguchi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi! Kai Yamaguchi retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Kai Yamaguchi, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Moors (ranked 24 p4p, 4 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 69 p4p, 10 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Moors!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moors. Moors obviously looking to wear him down.
Moors keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Moors moved away.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Moors tried to counter with a leg kick but Wright avoided it.
Wright's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moors takes the fight into the clinch.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Wright.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moors backwards.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Moors connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moors throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moors checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright lands a jab-cross combination.
Moors slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moors moves away from the strike by Wright.
Moors misses with a low kick.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moors fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright cracks Moors with a good jab.
Moors looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moors connects with a crisp jab.
Wright throws a body punch but Moors moves out of range.
As Wright looks to move away, Moors throws a big counter combo but Wright just gets out of the way.
Moors throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moors connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moors slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moors lands a head shot.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
Moors fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
Moors thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright takes a swing at Moors's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Moors misses the target.
Moors attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moors turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moors feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Moors down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moors misses with a looping left.
Moors cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright lands a jab.
Moors throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Moors lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Moors throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moors misses with a looping left.
Moors looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright moves away from the strike by Moors.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moors to score with a decent uppercut.
Moors slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moors wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Moors counters with an outside leg kick.
Moors 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.
Wright slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moors. That's going to slow Wright down.
Moors chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright takes a swing at Moors's ribcage but misses.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moors fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Moors throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright throws a body punch but Moors moves out of range.
Moors pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moors.
Moors is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moors lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moors bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Moors lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
Moors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Moors is looking to counter punch.
Moors throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Moors catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Moors bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Moors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Moors fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Moors misses.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moors just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moors throws a body shot but no joy.
Moors misses with a body shot.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Moors is out of range.
Moors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Moors feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wright's calf.
Moors has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Moors scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moors throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moors takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Moors throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright scores with a jab. Moors acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moors lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moors.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a leg kick but Moors sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Hugh Moors will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moors's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Moors blocks the body kick.
Wright looks for the body kick but Moors saw that one coming.
As Wright looks to move away, Moors throws a big counter combo but Wright just gets out of the way.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Moors just misses with a punch to the body.
Moors swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Wright catches Moors right on the button with a cross.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moors cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Moors. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Moors.
Moors throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Moors connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Moors misses.
Moors digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moors.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moors takes one to the side of the head.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moors.
Wright thuds a left hand into Moors's body.
Moors moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moors misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range as Moors strikes.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moors takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moors waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moors.
Moors walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Moors throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moors tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moors lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moors throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Moors seems unphased.
Moors checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
Moors walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moors just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Moors.
Wright scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moors scores with a jab to the head.
Hugh Moors is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Jab, jab by Moors - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Moors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Wright.
Moors misses the jab.
Moors misses with a body punch
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Moors lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Moors misses the target.
Moors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moors is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Moors 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moors throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moors throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Moors takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moors misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Wright.
Moors throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Moors in the body.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
Moors throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Moors catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moors throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moors's corner calls for a 1-2. Moors obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moors throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moors throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright 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 Moors has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moors and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Moors's knee but Moors avoids it well.
Moors throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moors chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright swings for the body but Moors moves out of range.
Wright scores with the left hand. Moors knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Moors does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moors on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moors takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moors lands a jab.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Moors scores with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moors scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moors with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Moors was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moors's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moors moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Moors throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Moors throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Wright is looking to chop away at Moors's legs.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Moors saw that one coming.
Moors scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moors moves out of range of the strikes.
Moors throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright throws a head kick but Moors moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Moors staying out of range there.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moors takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Moors looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Moors. Those never looked like landing.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Moors is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moors throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Moors.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moors.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moors uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moors throws out a powerful jab.
Moors jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Moors was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moors.
Despite the aggression on Wright's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Moors was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wright slips under a jab from Moors.
Moors swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wright.
Crunch! Wright slams his shin into Moors's torso.
Moors scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Moors.
Moors throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.
Moors waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Moors ducks down to avoid it.
Wright misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Moors pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright throws a body punch but Moors moves out of range.
Moors appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Moors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moors checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moors is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moors was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Moors throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moors throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Moors ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Moors fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Moors throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moors backing away here, and Wright unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moors scores with a jab to the head.
Wright misses with a looping left.
That kick from Moors tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moors takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moors throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moors jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright delivers a nice body kick.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright thinks about the counter body kick.
Wright blocks a leg kick.
Moors throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Moors scores with a decent looking hook.
Moors throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
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!
Moors misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors misses with a two punch combination.
Wright lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Moors will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Moors.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moors catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moors blocks the body kick.
Moors misses with a straight left.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Moors is out of range.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moors circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moors takes a step back to recover.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moors avoids a kick to the body.
Moors ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Moors gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Moors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moors moves away from the strike by Wright.
Wright slips a straight right by Moors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ira Wright just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moors.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Moors.
Moors looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moors moves away.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Wright stuns Moors with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Moors saw it coming and moves away.
Wright misses with a low kick as Moors jumps back.
Moors throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moors cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Wright getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moors connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Moors's head back.
A big right from Moors misses.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Moors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is looking to slow Moors down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moors looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moors's head backwards.
Moors throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Moors looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Moors's leg but Moors calmly moves out of range.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moors at a distance.
Wright works Moors's body with a nice hook.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moors thumps Wright with a low kick.
Hugh Moors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright checks a low kick from Moors.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Wright misses.
Moors takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moors checks it well.
Wright checks a low kick from Moors.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moors takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws the left hand but Moors avoids the punch easily.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moors tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moors scores with a leg kick.
Wright explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moors turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moors was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Moors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wright.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright lands with a straight right. Moors didn't see that one coming.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright blocks a head kick by Moors.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Moors moved out of range nicely.
Moors swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Moors misses with a body shot.
Wright's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wright duly obliges.
A jab from Moors misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright digs a good body shot into Moors's ribs.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moors on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Moors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright 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.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moors jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moors misses with a hook.
Moors lands with a cross.
Wright attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Moors throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moors throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Wright misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Moors.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Moors.
Moors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Wright.
Moors throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Moors was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wright tries to move into range but Moors moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Moors misses with a leg kick.
Wright throws a hook but Moors avoids it easily.
Moors swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright throws a low kick but Moors moves out of range easily.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Moors takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright feints and then cracks Moors's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moors down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ira Wright dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moors throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Moors finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Moors misses with a straight left.
Wright works Moors's body with a nice hook.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
Moors connects with a body shot.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright throws a hook but Moors avoids it easily.
Moors thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moors misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Moors scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Moors slips the punch.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moors tries a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Moors swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wright counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Moors misses the shot to the body.
Moors takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Moors as he connects with a hook.
Moors fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moors.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moors misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Wright blocks the low kick.
Moors connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Moors throws a big shot that misses.
Moors misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright thumps Moors with a low kick.
Moors swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Moors takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Moors tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moors throws a big shot that misses.
Wright was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Moors throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Moors throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Moors misses with a looping left.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Moors throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moors throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Moors down.
Moors connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Moors dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
Moors with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright feints and then cracks Moors's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moors down.
Wright checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wright.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Moors.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moors's head backwards.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Moors jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moors doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moors.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Moors scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moors's calf.
Moors attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moors cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
Moors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moors throws out the jab.
Moors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Moors attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moors on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wright throws a push kick but Moors slaps the foot to one side.
Moors throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
Moors takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moors looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
A big left from Moors misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moors connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
A slow jab from Moors misses its intended target.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Wright finds it's target.
Wright blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ira Wright.
Well Wright 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Wright!
Ira Wright is the new welterweight champion!
Ira Wright thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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