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GAMMA#826 Bolleke v Paa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 985 p4p, 117 weight class) and Gage Underwood (ranked 677 p4p, 81 weight class). Asai 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kaze Ni Nare. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gage Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai throws an off balance right hand
and Underwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
Underwood lands with a hook. Asai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - Underwood coming out on top.
Asai walks into a stiff left hand from Underwood.
Underwood cracks Asai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Underwood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Asai . That one must have hurt.
Asai throws a body punch but Underwood moves out of range.
Underwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice straight punches there by Underwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Underwood.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Underwood's shoulder, as Underwood tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Underwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Underwood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Underwood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asai misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Underwood misses.
Underwood 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.
Underwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai scores with a one two! Underwood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Underwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Underwood scores with a hook.
Asai misses with a body shot.
Asai misses with a looping left.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Underwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Asai cracks the inside of Underwood's front leg.
Underwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Underwood connects with a right hand. Asai shakes it off.
Underwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Underwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asai is looking to slow Underwood down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai connects with an inside leg kick.
Underwood misses with a straight right.
Asai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Underwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Asai .
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Underwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Underwood.
A clash of legs there as Underwood blocks the low kick.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Underwood looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Asai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Underwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Underwood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Underwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai scores with a jab.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Underwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Underwood.
Underwood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Underwood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slow jab from Underwood misses its intended target.
Asai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Underwood.
Asai lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Underwood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Asai - the referee stops the clock and Underwood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Asai . Underwood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Underwood lands with a cross.
Asai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asai misses with a kick to the body.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai motions for Underwood to come forward. Asai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asai scores with a jab to the body.
Underwood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Asai stuns Underwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Underwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Asai looks to land a combination but Underwood avoids it well.
Asai 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.
Underwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Asai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Underwood doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai throws an overhand right that lands on Underwood's shoulder, as Underwood tries to avoid the shot.
Asai misses with an uppercut
enabling Underwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Underwood missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Underwood looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
It looked like Asai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Underwood.
Asai connects with a body shot that sends Underwood's belly button to the back.
Asai lands a jab to the head.
Asai 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.
Underwood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Underwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Underwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Underwood moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Underwood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai misses with a leg kick.
Underwood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Asai scores with a decent looking hook.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Underwood.
Underwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asai .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood missing with a left hand there. Asai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Underwood looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Asai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Underwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Underwood.
Asai tried to score with a low kick but Underwood checks it.
A little jabbing left from Underwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Underwood moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Underwood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asai with a body shot.
Asai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Underwood doesn't seem bothered though.
Underwood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Asai .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Underwood! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
Underwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asai connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Underwood.
Asai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Asai throws an off balance right hand
and Asai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Underwood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asai .
Underwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Underwood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asai on the side of the head.
Underwood misses with an uppercut.
Underwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Asai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Underwood.
Underwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Underwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Underwood misses with an uppercut. Asai saw that one coming.
Underwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asai .
Asai misses with a looping left.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A clash of legs there as Underwood blocks the low kick.
Asai stuns Underwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Underwood defending well as Asai loads up on a big left hand.
Underwood takes one on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Asai as he connects with a hook.
Good work by Underwood as he checks the leg kick.
Asai misses with a body kick.
A big right from Underwood misses.
Underwood misses with a body shot.
Underwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Asai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Underwood misses with an uppercut
and Asai counters with a low kick, right behind Underwood 's knee.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Underwood slips under a jab from Asai .
Underwood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Underwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Underwood's hands.
Underwood throws the left hand but Asai avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Underwood checks a leg kick.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underwood can do to turn this around?
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Underwood throws out a counter right but Asai avoids it with no problem.
Asai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Underwood throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Asai throws a leg kick
and Underwood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Underwood misses the jab.
Underwood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asai .
Asai with a nice cross.
Asai misses with a right hand
and Underwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Asai - just one landing.
Underwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asai .
Underwood connects with a crisp jab.
Asai cracks Underwood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Underwood's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asai tries to work over Underwood's front leg with a kick but Underwood checks it.
Asai blocks a head kick by Underwood.
Underwood checks a low kick from Asai .
Underwood throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Underwood lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Underwood misses the target.
Underwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Underwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Asai counters with a thumping low kick.
Underwood misses with a hook. Asai ducked under it nicely.
Asai tries a low kick but Underwood avoids it.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Underwood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Underwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Underwood misses with a hook to the body
and Asai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Underwood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Underwood will feel that in the morning.
Underwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Asai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Underwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underwood misses with a wild body shot.
Asai throws a series of punches but Underwood moves out of range.
Underwood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Asai misses.
Underwood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Underwood connects with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Asai . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asai .
Asai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asai lands a leg kick that knocks Underwood off balance momentarily.
Underwood swings widly with a right hand
and Asai counters with a nice body kick.
Gage Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Underwood throws a big shot that misses.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Asai misses.
Asai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Underwood.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai lands a really nice looking cross but Underwood seems unphased.
Asai misses with an uppercut
and Underwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asai throws a big shot that misses.
Underwood looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Underwood lands with a shot to the body.
Asai swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Asai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asai 's corner calls for a 1-2. Asai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Underwood checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Underwood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asai lands a lovely overhand right.
Asai scores with a push kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Underwood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asai has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Asai misses the target.
Asai walks into a straight right hand from Underwood.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Asai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Underwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Underwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Underwood tries to avoid it.
Underwood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Asai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asai 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
An out of breath Yoshihiro Asai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Jericho (ranked 547 p4p, 67 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 528 p4p, 65 weight class). Maxim Jericho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that misses.
Xiang Pao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jericho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Jericho there.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiang Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Jericho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jericho tries to move into range but Xiang Pao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jericho throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Jericho's front leg but catches the back leg as Jericho tries to avoid it.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Jericho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jericho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho ducks right into an uppercut from Xiang Pao.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Xiang Pao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xiang Paos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Jericho off balance momentarily.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice head shot.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Jericho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jericho.
Jericho throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Jericho lands with a straight right. Xiang Pao didn't see that one coming.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao thuds his right hand into Jericho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Jericho with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Jericho looks to land a left hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws an overhand right that lands on Jericho's shoulder, as Jericho tries to avoid the shot.
Xiang Pao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Jericho. Those never looked like landing.
Jericho throws the left hand but Xiang Pao avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jericho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Jericho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jericho.
Jericho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jericho walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiang Pao.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Jericho's leg. Jericho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiang Pao defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jericho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jericho lands a body shot.
Jericho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xiang Pao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jericho scrambles back to his feet.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho connects with a right hand. Xiang Pao shakes it off.
Xiang Pao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Jericho.
Xiang Pao tries a quick counter leg kick but Jericho is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho lands with a cross.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jericho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jericho avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jericho throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jericho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Xiang Pao.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
Xiang Pao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jericho throws out the jab.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho misses with an uppercut
and Xiang Pao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xiang Pao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jericho lands a high kick!
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiang Pao tried to score with a low kick but Jericho checks it.
Xiang Pao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Maxim Jericho is winning the standup battle so far.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
Xiang Pao avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Jericho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Xiang Pao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jericho's head.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho sizes up Xiang Pao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho misses with an uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Jericho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jericho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiang Pao on the side of the head.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao clobbers Jericho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xiang Pao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao takes one to the chin there.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
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!
Xiang Pao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jericho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xiang Pao scrambles back to his feet.
Xiang Pao blocks a jab.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho backing away here, and Xiang Pao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Xiang Pao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jericho throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice head shot.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao misses with a head kick.
Xiang Pao tries to work over Jericho's front leg with a kick but Jericho checks it.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jericho checks a leg kick.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Jericho slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao drops his hands momentarily and Jericho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Xiang Pao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Jericho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xiang Pao defending well as Jericho loads up on a big left hand.
Jericho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jericho misses with a hook
and Jericho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho tries to bum rush Xiang Pao with a series of wild strikes but Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xiang Pao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws a right hand that misses
enabling Xiang Pao to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiang Pao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Xiang Pao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Jericho sees it coming and moves out of range.
A left lands for Jericho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jericho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod.
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!
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho misses with a body punch
and Xiang Pao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Jericho.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho misses with a head kick.
Jericho misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao throws a lazy right hand but Jericho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jericho lands a really nice looking cross but Xiang Pao seems unphased.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiang Pao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiang Pao was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Xiang Pao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Jericho.
Jericho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
It looked like Jericho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jericho under the eye.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Jericho scores with a nice head shot.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Xiang Pao lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jericho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xiang Pao on the side of the head.
Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Jericho is out of range.
Xiang Pao moves forwards but Jericho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiang Pao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jericho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Xiang Pao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
As Xiang Pao looks to move away, Jericho throws a big counter combo but Xiang Pao just gets out of the way.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Jericho walks into a straight right hand from Xiang Pao.
Good shot there by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Jericho.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Jericho moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xiang Pao.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xiang Pao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Jericho lands with a shot to the body.
Xiang Pao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Xiang Pao avoids the head kick by Jericho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiang Pao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Jericho misses with a left hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a low kick, right behind Jericho 's knee.
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
Xiang Pao's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiang Pao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Jericho avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Jericho does no damage.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Xiang Pao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jericho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xiang Pao 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Bo Xiang Pao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jericho throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Xiang Pao.
Well Jericho 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 29:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 714 p4p, 17 weight class) and Umberto Reem (ranked 620 p4p, 13 weight class). Reem has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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241 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem looks to land a combination. Gomu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
Reem closes the distance and clinches.
Gomu blocks an uppercut.
Reem is trying to break the clinch but Gomu has him pressed against the cage.
Gomu lands a body punch.
Reem misses with an elbow strike.
Gomu manages to break the clinch.
Gomu throws a hook to the side of Reem's head but Reem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reem connects with a solid leg kick.
Reem avoids the body shot from Gomu.
Reem stuns Gomu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomu counters with a left to the body.
Reem throws an off balance right hand
and Gomu counters with a good low kick that Reem was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reem at a distance.
Reem looks winded!
Reem staying out of range there.
Reem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Umberto Reem has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reem.
Reem staying out of range there.
Reem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reem misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomu misses the target.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomu throwing a counter right hand but Reem manages to avoid it.
Gomu throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomu misses with a wild body shot.
Gomu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
Gomu connects with a high kick.
Reem instigates a clinch.
Reem blocks a body shot from Gomu.
Reem blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem stalling in the clinch.
Gomu has a couple of punches blocked by Reem.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomu.
Reem lands a right hand.
Reem looking to stall.
Reem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reem blocking some punches.
Reem pushes Gomu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reem.
Gomu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reem throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomu.
Reem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reem breaks the clinch.
Reem misses with a left hand
and Reem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomu is looking to slow Reem down with leg kicks.
Gomu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reem moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Gomu fails to land.
Gomu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomu tries a body shot but Reem blocks it.
Gomu being controlled against the cage.
Gomu tries a knee to the head but Reem blocks it.
Reem tries a body shot but Gomu blocks it.
Reem lands with a left to the head.
Reem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reem.
Gomu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gomu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reem backwards.
Reem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Reem.
Reem swings for the body but Gomu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomu avoids the body shot from Reem.
Reem drives through and clinches with Gomu against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomu pushes Reem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomu misses with a knee to the head.
Reem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomu's efforts to push away.
Gomu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reem taking a breather.
Reem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reem swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomu lands with a short shot to the head.
Reem stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomu backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gomu Gomu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reem misses with a double jab
and Gomu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reem tries to clinch but Gomu is having none of it.
Gomu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
Reem lands the left hand.
Reem tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomu moves away.
Gomu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reem is breathing heavily.
Reem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gomu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Gomu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Reem misses
and Gomu counters with a straight right hand.
Reem is rocked!
Gomu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reem gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Gomu points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Reem wakes up just in time to hear Gomu thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gomu Gomu!
Gomu Gomu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Al Din (ranked 753 p4p, 116 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 675 p4p, 100 weight class). Al Din comes into the arena with RUNNING BACK blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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209 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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210 lbs
23 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Badr Al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Din misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Al Din throws a leg kick that misses.
Page is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Al Din scores with a hook.
Al Din moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Din uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
As Page backs away, Al Din returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Din throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Al Din misses with a straight right.
Al Din moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Al Din misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Al Din misses with a body shot.
Al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Al Din misses with a kick to the body.
Al Din tries to land a front kick but Page steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch lands to the side of Al Din 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Din takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Page checks the leg kick.
Page tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Din.
Page fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Al Din sprawls well initially but Page persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.
Al Din works his way to full guard. Good work.
Page landing with the ground and pound.
Al Din throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Page distracts Al Din with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Page pushing down on Al Din's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Page landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Al Din on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Page looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Al Din with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Al Din tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Al Din looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Page there.
Page seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Page working the head and body with strikes.
Al Din avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Page has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Al Din tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Page has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Page seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al Din moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Page is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Page passes Al Din's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Page trying to mount his opponent but Al Din defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Din wants to get back to full guard.
Page working Al Din over with strikes.
Al Din is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Al Din is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Din actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Din wants to control but Page is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Page connects with a nice short shot to Al Din's temple.
Al Din is trying to maintain the position but Page is very close to passing his half guard.
Al Din tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Din is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Page scores with a couple of nice shots.
Page working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Al Din is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Page scores with a couple of nice shots.
Page working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Al Din wants to get back to full guard.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Al Din gets back to full guard.
Page landing some decent shots from guard.
Page postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Al Din has momentary wrist control but Page slips an elbow through the middle.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page is working Al Din over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Al Din is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Al Din.
Page walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Page looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Page working over Al Din with some ground and pound. Al Din looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Al Din tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Din is looking for a sweep. Page is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Din wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Din tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Al Din taking some punishment here, with Page in his half guard.
Al Din is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Page scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Page there.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Al Din's head.
Oh Al Din is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page scores with a big shot! Al Din's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Al Din! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Page!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Smith Jr (ranked 404 p4p, 58 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 339 p4p, 53 weight class). Smith Jr comes to the cage accompanied by You Will Know My Name. Harley King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Smith Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith Jr throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith Jr blocks an uppercut.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith Jr backwards.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from King.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Smith Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King forces Smith Jr back against the cage and clinches.
King prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King blocks a body shot from Smith Jr.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
King prevents a body shot from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith Jr's elbow.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr wants to break free but King has control.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith Jr lands a jab to the nose.
King looks to land a right hand but Smith Jr moved out of range.
King throws a right hand that Smith Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith Jr also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch up but Smith Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith Jr lands with a shot to the body.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Smith Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King has Smith Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
King breaks the clinch.
King throws a hook but Smith Jr blocks it.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith Jr throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King wants to clinch up but Smith Jr keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith Jr 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 King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from King lands.
King avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
King misses with a body shot.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a looping left.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Smith Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
King avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
Smith Jr misses with a low kick.
King slips under a jab from Smith Jr.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King feints a jab promting Smith Jr to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith Jr misses with a hook.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King moves in looking to clinch but Smith Jr pushes him off.
Smith Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
King jabs at Smith Jr's body.
King avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick but King moved away.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King clinches with his opponent.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King scores with a jab.
King swings for the body but Smith Jr moves out of range.
Smith Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith Jr.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King looks to land a left hand but Smith Jr moved out of range nicely.
Smith Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
As King backs away, Smith Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr slips a jab and a cross from King.
King swings for the body but Smith Jr moves out of range.
King avoids the body shot from Smith Jr.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith Jr with a body shot.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King drives through and clinches with Smith Jr against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith Jr breaks from the clinch.
Smith Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King unleashes a big counter combination but Smith Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from King.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from King.
It looked like Smith Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from King.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Smith Jr throws a low kick but King avoids it.
King throws a body punch but Smith Jr moves out of range.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
King moves out of range as Smith Jr strikes.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith Jr moves away.
Smith Jr throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
King tries to clinch there but Smith Jr circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr moves out of range as King strikes.
A quick step to the side and Smith Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith Jr tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King lands a left hand.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
Smith Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King clobbers Smith Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the head.
Smith Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith Jr manages to break the clinch.
Smith Jr throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Smith Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith Jr thinking.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harley King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King slips under a jab from Smith Jr.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Smith Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith Jr 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 King has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from King and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from King lands.
Smith Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
King is looking to clinch.
It looked like Smith Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from King does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Smith Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith Jr throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith Jr looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith Jr.
King rushes Smith Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Smith Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Smith Jr takes a shot to the head.
Smith Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Smith Jr.
King presses Smith Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith Jr misses with a body punch.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Smith Jr controls the action.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Smith Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. King's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Corey Smith Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith Jr!
Smith Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith Jr is looking to counter punch.
Smith Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a double jab.
King with a hook.
King scores with a body shot.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King has Smith Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith Jr misses with some punches.
Smith Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
Harley King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith Jr's elbow.
The referee calls for Smith Jr to work.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King darts in and clinches Smith Jr up against the cage.
Smith Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
King scores with a shot to the side of Smith Jr's head.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Smith Jr controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harley King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley King!
Harley King spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Song Turillo (ranked 190 p4p, 29 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 322 p4p, 51 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious misses with a left hand
and Turillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turillo motions for Sidious to come forward. Turillo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Turillo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sidious counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turillo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sidious looks winded!
Turillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sidious on the side of the head.
Turillo scores with a kick to the body.
Turillo is looking to slow Sidious down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Sidious blocks the leg kick.
Turillo throws a low kick, looking for Sidious's leg but Sidious calmly moves out of range.
Turillo sizes up Sidious with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sidious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sidious is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo drops Sidious with a straight right hand, right on the button! Turillo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Song Turillo!
Song Turillo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 205 p4p, 30 weight class) and Anthony Falcone (ranked 151 p4p, 24 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Falcone's choice of entrance music: Goodfellas - Long take Restaurant scene - Then He Kissed Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws a leg kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcone lands a nice shot that snaps Ekstrovertti's head back.
Ekstrovertti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcone.
Ekstrovertti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ekstrovertti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Falcone is trying to defend but Ekstrovertti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ekstrovertti working over Falcone with some ground and pound. Falcone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ekstrovertti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ekstrovertti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ekstrovertti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Falcone is doing well to control the position and prevent Ekstrovertti from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throwing shots but Falcone is blocking nicely.
Ekstrovertti prevents Falcone from improving his position.
Ekstrovertti controlling the action here.
Ekstrovertti working over Falcone with some ground and pound. Falcone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Falcone tries to get to full guard but Ekstrovertti has control of the leg.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ekstrovertti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Falcone trying to control but Ekstrovertti postures up.
Ekstrovertti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Falcone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Falcone is trying to get back to full guard.
Falcone trying to control but Ekstrovertti postures up.
Ekstrovertti throwing shots but Falcone is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekstrovertti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falcone keeps working.
Ekstrovertti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ekstrovertti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti thows a huge punch but Falcone dodges it nicely.
Falcone trying to control here.
Falcone is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ekstrovertti is staying active.
Ekstrovertti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Falcone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Falcone seems keen to control Ekstrovertti's posture.
Falcone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ekstrovertti looking to pass the guard.
Ekstrovertti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Falcone lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is looking to score with low kicks.
Ekstrovertti throws a series of punches but Falcone avoids them all with ease.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Falcone jabs at Ekstrovertti's body.
Ekstrovertti throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekstrovertti.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooooh!!! Falcone has knocked Ekstrovertti down with a huge combo! Falcone steps away and waves a wobbly Ekstrovertti back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Vertti Ekstrovertti has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ekstrovertti counters with a good low kick that Falcone was not able to check.
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vertti Ekstrovertti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Falcone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range nicely.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab to the head.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Ekstrovertti tenderised Falcone's leg. Falcone is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Ekstrovertti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that Falcone semi-blocks.
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti is looking to chop away at Falcone's legs.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Ekstrovertti throws a low kick but Falcone avoids it.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Falcone.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Ekstrovertti moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFalcone.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekstrovertti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falcone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ekstrovertti slips a jab from Falcone.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body kick.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Falcone throws a body punch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti lands with a nice body punch.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti misses with a looping left.
Falcone blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekstrovertti. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone checks a leg kick nicely.
Ekstrovertti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone throws a body kick that misses.
Falcone lands a really nice looking cross but Ekstrovertti seems unphased.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekstrovertti thows a leg kick but Falcone checks it
and Falcone counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ekstrovertti! Falcone lets Ekstrovertti back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekstrovertti was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Ekstrovertti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Ekstrovertti's shoulder, as Ekstrovertti tries to avoid the shot.
Ekstrovertti throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Falcone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ekstrovertti is in Falcone's guard.
Falcone wriggles free and stands up.
Ekstrovertti lands a body shot.
Ekstrovertti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Falcone counters with a body kick.
Falcone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone stuffs the takedown attempt from Ekstrovertti. Ekstrovertti gets slowly back to his feet.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body kick.
Falcone throws a jab when Ekstrovertti was well out of range.
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Ekstrovertti moves away and avoids it.
Falcone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekstrovertti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ekstrovertti, right into the meat.
Ekstrovertti lands with a shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti is looking to wear down Falcone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Falcone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Falcone just manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti misses with a low kick.
As Ekstrovertti backs off Falcone throws a huge counter combo but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vertti Ekstrovertti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Ekstrovertti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekstrovertti moves away.
Ekstrovertti wants to slow Falcone down by chopping away at his legs.
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Falcone. That snapped Ekstrovertti's head back.
Ekstrovertti throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone throws out a leg kick but Ekstrovertti moves out of range and Falcone only half commits.
Ekstrovertti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ekstrovertti fakes the leg kick and cracks Falcone in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone slips a straight right by Ekstrovertti.
Falcone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ekstrovertti throws a series of punches but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Ekstrovertti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone slips under a jab.
Falcone pushes Ekstrovertti away with a front kick.
Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
Ekstrovertti throws a right hand that Falcone ducks under and follows up with a left that Falcone also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.
Ekstrovertti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Falcone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Falcone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ekstrovertti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falcone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falcone duly obliges.
Ekstrovertti tries to score with a low kick but Falcone moves his leg out of the way.
Falcone moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
Falcone moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
Falcone connects with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekstrovertti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ekstrovertti just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone lands with an uppercut that bounces Ekstrovertti off the cage and back into range.
Falcone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ekstrovertti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Ekstrovertti throws a sloppy body shot
and Falcone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Falcone takes a swing at Ekstrovertti's ribcage but misses.
Ekstrovertti throws a shot from downtown. Falcone moves away and avoids it.
Ekstrovertti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekstrovertti lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekstrovertti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Falcone throws out a counter right but Ekstrovertti avoids it with no problem.
Falcone cracks Ekstrovertti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone looks to land a right hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range.
Falcone throws a low kick but Ekstrovertti avoids it.
Ekstrovertti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Falcone throws a body punch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti swings widly with a right hand
and Falcone counters with a crisp one two that drops Ekstrovertti! Falcone thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ekstrovertti to his feet! Ekstrovertti is in big trouble!
Ekstrovertti is rocked!
Falcone lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ekstrovertti up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Falcone from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ekstrovertti's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Falcone!
A relieved looking Anthony Falcone 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franck Kodjia (ranked 256 p4p, 11 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 265 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
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234 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kodjia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kodjia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kodjia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kodjia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steele.
Steele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kodjia gets tackled into the cage by Steele. Steele maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Kodjia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Kodjia.
Kodjia tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Kodjia back against the cage.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Kodjia in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Kodjia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kodjia blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Kodjia in his tracks for a moment.
Kodjia throws a head punch that misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Kodjia blocks with his arms.
Kodjia works on Steele's body with a couple of short punches.
Kodjia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kodjia misses with a body punch.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele blocks a body shot from Kodjia.
Kodjia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Steele scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kodjia on the inside.
Kodjia takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kodjia throws a head punch that misses.
Kodjia throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Kodjia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele prevents a body shot from Kodjia.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kodjia lands an uppercut.
Kodjia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Kodjia lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodjia tries a body shot but Steele blocks it.
Kodjia lands a nice uppercut.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Kodjia misses with a body punch.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kodjia scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
Steele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kodjia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steele can turn it around.
Kodjia presses Steele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele looks winded!
Kodjia blocking some punches.
Steele prevents a body shot from Kodjia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kodjia.
Kodjia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kodjia digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Kodjia scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kodjia.
A short right from Kodjia.
Kodjia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Kodjia.
Kodjia digs a right hand underneath Steele's ribcage. Steele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kodjia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kodjia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kodjia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kodjia lands a body shot.
Kodjia tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Kodjia back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kodjia.
A left hand lands to the body for Kodjia.
Kodjia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
A short right from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kodjia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kodjia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kodjia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele prevents a body shot from Kodjia.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kodjia scores with a hook to the body.
Kodjia tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Kodjia back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kodjia.
Kodjia misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kodjia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kodjia pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kodjia's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Kodjia.
Kodjia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kodjia scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Kodjia lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kodjia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Kodjia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kodjia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands a body shot.
Kodjia lands with a left to the head.
Kodjia struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kodjia.
Kodjia lands with a right to the head.
Steele blocks a body shot from Kodjia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kodjia.
A short body shot lands from Kodjia as the two fighters clinch.
Kodjia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kodjia.
Kodjia scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodjia lands a right hand.
Steele is rocked!
Kodjia scores with a shoulder strike.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Kodjia finish him?
Kodjia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kodjia unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Steele! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kodjia is unloading with more strikes now! Steele drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franck Kodjia!
Franck Kodjia made sure to mention his sponsor, Threads of HARDCORE in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evaristo Jesus (ranked 57 p4p, 11 weight class) and Shawn Antoski (ranked 107 p4p, 18 weight class). Evaristo Jesus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Antoski's chin.
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28
220 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evaristo Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Antoski!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antoski.
Jesus moves out of range of the strikes.
Antoski tries to work over Jesus's front leg with a kick but Jesus checks it.
Jesus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jesus.
Antoski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Antoski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jesus scores with a one two! Antoski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Antoski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jesus.
Antoski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Antoski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antoski misses with a looping right.
Jesus tries to bum rush Antoski with a series of wild strikes but Antoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antoski slips under a jab from Jesus.
Jesus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antoski 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.
Jesus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antoski catches Jesus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jesus manages to avoid it.
Jesus misses with an uppercut.
Jesus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antoski throws out the jab.
Jesus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus throws a body punch but Antoski moves out of range.
Antoski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jesus throws a hook to the side of Antoski's head but Antoski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antoski lands with a shot to the body.
Jesus misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antoski.
Antoski staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Antoski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jesus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antoski scrambles back to his feet.
Jesus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antoski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Antoski keeps Jesus at a distance using the push kick.
Antoski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jesus.
Antoski cracks the inside of Jesus's front leg.
Antoski avoids the head kick by Jesus.
Antoski misses with a leg kick.
Antoski slips a straight right by Jesus.
Jesus loads up on a big right hand but Antoski slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antoski looks to land a left hand but Jesus moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antoski lands a jab to Jesus's midsection.
Jesus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Antoski throws a jab when Jesus was well out of range.
Antoski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antoski throws a hook to the side of Jesus's head but Jesus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antoski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Jesus misses the target.
Antoski thinks about the counter body kick.
Antoski misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Jesus.
Antoski throws a head kick that misses.
Jesus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jesus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antoski.
Jesus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Antoski scores with the left hand. Jesus knows he should have avoided that one.
Antoski throws a body shot but no joy.
Antoski motions for Jesus to come forward. Antoski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antoski throws out a loose jab but Jesus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antoski throws out a loose jab but Jesus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antoski throws a looping overhand right but Jesus ducks down to avoid it.
Antoski throws an overhand right that lands on Jesus's shoulder, as Jesus tries to avoid the shot.
Antoski catches Jesus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Antoski misses.
Jesus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jesus misses with a wild body shot.
Jesus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jesus.
Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antoski.
Antoski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jesus with a body shot.
Jesus looks to throw the jab but Antoski is out of range.
Antoski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antoski clobbers Jesus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jesus moves forwards but Antoski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Antoski throws a big shot that misses.
Jesus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Antoski jabs Jesus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jesus throws the left hand but Antoski avoids the punch easily.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jesus manages to avoid it.
Antoski connects with a body shot that sends Jesus's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski throws an off balance right hand
and Jesus counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antoski connects with a body shot.
Jesus misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Antoski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Antoski looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range.
Jesus throws a series of punches but Antoski moves out of range.
Jesus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antoski loads up on a big right hand but Jesus slips the punch.
Antoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jesus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Antoski misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jesus.
Jesus takes a swing at Antoski's ribcage but misses.
Jesus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antoski.
Antoski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jesus with a body shot.
Antoski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jesus works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jesus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Antoski checks it well.
Jesus avoids the body shot from Antoski.
Jesus throws a body punch but Antoski moves out of range.
Jesus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Antoski 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.
Jesus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Antoski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jesus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Antoskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Antoski is looking to chop away at Jesus's legs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jesus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Antoski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jesus throws a looping overhand right but Antoski ducks down to avoid it.
Antoski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jesus connects with a right hand. Antoski shakes it off.
Jesus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antoski.
An inside leg kick lands from Antoski.
Antoski misses with a straight right.
Antoski defending well as Jesus loads up on a big left hand.
Antoski is looking to score with low kicks.
Jesus throwing a counter right hand but Antoski manages to avoid it.
Jesus throws a push kick but Antoski slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus lands a right hook to the body.
Antoski throws a jab but it's blocked by Jesus.
Antoski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jesus moves away.
As Antoski backs away, Jesus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jesus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antoski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antoski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus lands a jab.
Nice cross by Jesus.
Antoski slips under a jab from Jesus.
Jesus misses the jab.
Jesus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antoski.
Jesus throws a series of punches but Antoski moves out of range.
Antoski flicks out a counter leg kick but Jesus steps away.
Jesus moves out of range of the strikes.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jesus manages to avoid it.
Jesus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antoski.
Antoski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Antoski throws an overhand right that lands on Jesus's shoulder, as Jesus tries to avoid the shot.
Antoski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jesus to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Antoski.
Jesus throws a sloppy head kick and Antoski moves out of range easily.
Antoski lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Jesus misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antoski.
Jesus misses with a hook
and Antoski counters with a big head kick but Jesus shrugs it off.
Jesus takes one on the button.
Shawn Antoski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jesus throws a nice looking combination but Antoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antoski wants to slow Jesus down by chopping away at his legs.
Jesus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antoski.
Antoski is looking to chop away at Jesus's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antoski.
Jesus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jesus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jesus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antoski.
Jesus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Antoski misses with a straight right.
Jesus connects with the punch.
Antoski scores with a hook.
Antoski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jesus throws a hook but Antoski blocks it.
A combination from Antoski does no damage.
Jesus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antoski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antoski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jesus's head.
Jesus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Antoski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jesus finds it's way round the side to connect with Antoski's head.
Jesus ducks under a wild hook from Antoski.
Jesus looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
Antoski takes a swing at Jesus's ribcage but misses.
Jesus misses with a hook.
Antoski throws a body punch but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus scores with a hook.
Antoski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Antoski misses.
Antoski throws a hook but Jesus blocks it.
Jesus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antoski feints a counter leg kick.
Antoski tries a head kick but it misses.
Jesus misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Jesus misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antoski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jesus.
Jesus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jesus throws a lazy right hand but Antoski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jesus throws a shot from downtown. Antoski moves away and avoids it.
Antoski connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Antoski misses the target.
Jesus avoids the body shot from Antoski.
Jesus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Antoski thuds his right hand into Jesus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jesus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Antoski.
Jesus throws a series of punches but Antoski avoids them all with ease.
Antoski throws a fast counter high kick but Jesus manages to duck under it in time.
Jesus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antoski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antoski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antoski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jesus stuns Antoski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jesus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Antoski.
Antoski throws a head kick but Jesus moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evaristo Jesus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Antoski thuds his right hand into Jesus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antoski ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
Jesus looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
Jesus looks to score with a jab to the body but Antoski is just out of range.
Antoski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antoski misses with a body shot.
Antoski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jesus scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jesus misses the target.
Antoski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Antoski throws a big shot that misses.
Jesus cracks Antoski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus tries a head kick but it misses.
Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antoski.
Jesus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antoski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jesus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Antoski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jesus. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jesus, as that shot connected.
Jesus scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus lands a jab to the head.
Antoski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jesus.
Antoski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jesus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jesus ducks under a wild hook from Antoski.
Antoski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Jesus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Antoski misses with a double jab.
Jesus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Antoski responds with a good body kick, but Jesus manages to step out the way in time.
Antoski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jesus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antoski.
Jesus misses with an uppercut.
Antoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jesus.
A slow jab from Jesus misses its intended target.
Jesus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jesus scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws an off balance right hand
and Antoski counters with a nice body kick.
Jesus misses with a few strikes there.
Antoski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jesus is able to avoid easily.
Jesus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Antoski throws a head kick that misses.
Jesus misses with a hook. Antoski ducked under it nicely.
Antoski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jesus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jesus.
Jesus scores with a head kick. Antoski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jesus misses with a hook to the body
and Antoski counters with a stiff right hand.
Antoski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Antoski misses with a hook.
Antoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jesus.
Jesus misses with a two punch combination.
Antoski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Jesus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Antoski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antoski lands with a good body shot.
Jesus cracks Antoski with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Jesus blocks the leg kick.
Jesus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antoski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jesus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antoski.
Jesus throws a body shot but no joy.
Antoski throws a fast counter high kick but Jesus manages to duck under it in time.
Antoski throws a jab when Jesus was well out of range.
Antoski takes a swing at Jesus's ribcage but misses.
Jesus scores with a decent looking hook.
Jesus cracks Antoski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jesus blocks a jab.
Jesus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antoski missing with a left hand there. Jesus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jesus misses with a body kick.
Antoski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jesus manages to avoid it.
Antoski 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.
Jesus moves out of range of the body kick.
Antoski 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.
Antoski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Jesus misses.
Antoski throws an overhand right that lands on Jesus's shoulder, as Jesus tries to avoid the shot.
Antoski tries a low kick but Jesus avoids it.
Jesus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jesus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Antoski works the jab nicely.
Jesus throws a body shot but no joy.
Antoski tries a head kick but it misses.
Antoski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jesus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jesus scores with a decent looking hook.
Jesus connects with a body shot.
Antoski throws a low kick, looking for Jesus's leg but Jesus calmly moves out of range.
Jesus throws a shot from downtown. Antoski moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Antoski.
Well Antoski 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 29:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Antoski!
During a confident post fight interview, Shawn Antoski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 3 p4p, 2 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 72 p4p, 11 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolleke loads up on a big right hand but Paa slips the punch.
Paa tries to counter with a clinch but Bolleke shakes him off and moves away.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paa throws a body punch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paa sprawls and moves away.
Bolleke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bolleke tries to move to mount but Paa blocks the move with his legs.
Bolleke working the body and head with strikes.
Paa can't do much from the bottom here.
Bolleke working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Bolleke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Bolleke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bolleke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paa stops Bolleke from passing to mount.
Bolleke wants to control but Paa is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bolleke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bolleke throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Paa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bolleke trying to control the action but Paa is working from the bottom.
Paa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke tries to control but Paa wriggling away.
Paa tries to hold on but Bolleke pushes him away.
Bolleke working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bolleke.
Bolleke punching from mount but Paa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Paa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bolleke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bolleke goes for an armbar but Paa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Paa.
Paa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolleke working for a triangle but Paa defends it easily.
Bolleke trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bolleke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bolleke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paa trying to control but Bolleke is working from the bottom.
Bolleke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke 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.
Paa leaves Bolleke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Bolleke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Paa throws a series of punches but Bolleke avoids them all with ease.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. Paa saw that one coming.
Paa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Paa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paa throws a hook to the side of Bolleke's head but Bolleke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolleke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolleke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paa. Paa obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa moves out of range as Bolleke strikes.
Bolleke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paa.
Bolleke throwing a counter right hand but Paa manages to avoid it.
Paa missing with a left hand there. Bolleke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bolleke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Paa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paa wants to sweep but no luck.
Bolleke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bolleke is looking to work some ground and pound but Paa has wrist control.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Paa keeps moving.
Bolleke postures up in Paa's guard and throws a big left but Paa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bolleke is looking to work some ground and pound but Paa has wrist control.
Bolleke stopping the sweep attempt from Paa.
Bolleke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bolleke postures up in Paa's guard and throws a big left but Paa blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bolleke lands with an overhand left.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Paa throws a sloppy head kick and Bolleke moves out of range easily.
Paa lands a slapping body shot.
Bolleke throws a shot to the body.
Paa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa walks into a straight right hand from Bolleke.
Bolleke shoots in and drives through. Paa sprawls well.
Paa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bolleke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paa defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paa misses the shot to the body.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Paa.
Paa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolleke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bolleke has his takedown stuffed
and Paa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paa 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 Bolleke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolleke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke shoots in for a double leg but Paa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Paa.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolleke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paa throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iso Paa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paa lunges at Bolleke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolleke's hand.
An inside leg kick from Paa misses.
Bolleke connects with the punch.
Paa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Bolleke.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Bolleke moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Bolleke.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paa sprawls well. Paa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bolleke gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paa misses with a low kick.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bolleke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paa is looking to get back to his feet here but Bolleke is keeping cool and he's managed to take Paa's back.
Paa covering up well under a barage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa tries to escape but Bolleke has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bolleke missing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa covering up well and avoiding damage.
Paa tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke tries to keep control of the position but Paa is staying busy.
Bolleke punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bolleke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bolleke is looking to control Paa but Paa is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bolleke just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Paa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bolleke looking for the choke but no joy.
Bolleke somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Paa trying to control the position but Bolleke manages to sink in the hooks.
Paa is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bolleke off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bolleke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bolleke is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Paa. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa trying to control the hands but Bolleke won't let him.
Bolleke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paa wants to escape the position.
Paa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bolleke's arms.
Bolleke punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bolleke missing with punches from the back.
Bolleke tries to get the hooks in deep but Paa pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke doesn't have the hooks in and Paa manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bolleke is on top in guard.
Bolleke trying to control but Paa is working from the bottom.
Paa keeping full guard, as Bolleke tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A lazy left from Bolleke finds it's target.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paa.
A swing and a miss from Paa.
Paa throws a hook but Bolleke avoids it easily.
Paa throws a series of punches but Bolleke avoids them all with ease.
Bolleke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bolleke blocks a leg kick.
Bolleke slips a jab from Paa.
A big right from Bolleke misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke thuds a left hand into Paa's body.
Bolleke blocks a low kick nicely.
Bolleke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolleke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke works Paa's body with a nice hook.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Paa.
Paa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke defending well as Paa loads up on a big left hand.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Paa.
Iso Paa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolleke.
Jab, jab by Bolleke - just one landing.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Paa lands a jab to Bolleke's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolleke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolleke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bolleke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Bolleke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paa doesn't seem phased though.
Paa walks into a left hand.
Bolleke lands with an uppercut that bounces Paa off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bolleke.
Paa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paa throws a shot from downtown. Bolleke moves away and avoids it.
Paa digs a good hook to Bolleke's body.
Paa tries to move into range but Bolleke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Paa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Paa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke cracks Paa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bolleke lands a jab to Paa's midsection.
Bolleke shoots for a takedown but Paa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paa tries a quick counter leg kick but Bolleke is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paa 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.
Bolleke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bolleke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paa defending well though.
Bolleke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paa is just riding it out for now. Bolleke eventually gives up the hold.
Bolleke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke trying to control the action but Paa is working from the bottom.
Bolleke trying to pass the guard but Paa defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolleke is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke had his way with Iso Paa in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Paa misses with a straight right.
Bolleke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paa swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paa. That's going to slow Bolleke down.
Paa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Bolleke lands.
Paa moves away from the strike by Bolleke.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
Bolleke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paa can do to turn this around?
Bolleke lands a head shot.
Bolleke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bolleke misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke shoots in for a takedown but Paa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bolleke lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Paa finds it's target.
Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Paa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolleke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paa throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke slips a jab from Paa.
Paa misses with a straight left.
Bolleke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Bolleke both land. Nice combination.
Bolleke throws a big shot that misses.
Bolleke throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Bolleke slips under a jab.
Paa throws a jab when Bolleke was well out of range.
Paa takes a swing at Bolleke's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke connects with a single shot there.
Paa slaps away a takedown attempt from Bolleke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Paa wants it to stay on the feet.
Paa lands a front kick.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Paa.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
Bolleke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa throws a chopping leg kick but Bolleke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a body shot.
Paa looks to throw the jab but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bolleke misses with a hook.
Bolleke connects with a crisp jab.
Paa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolleke drops his hands momentarily and Paa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolleke.
Paa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolleke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paa misses with a hook. Bolleke ducked under it nicely.
Bolleke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paa sprawls well initially but Bolleke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bolleke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paa tries to kick Bolleke off but Bolleke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke thows a huge punch but Paa dodges it nicely.
Paa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolleke is working away from the top position though.
Bolleke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolleke.
Bolleke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paa defending well though.
Bolleke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Paa takes the fight into the clinch.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Bolleke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Bolleke controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iso Paa.
I think Bolleke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Thomas Bolleke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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