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PFC 179 Bathory vs Fitzpatrick PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 782 p4p, 120 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 1266 p4p, 185 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis looks for the body kick but Li saw that one coming.
Justis misses with a jab to the body
and Li counters with a nice kick to the body.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Li fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Justis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li connects with a crisp jab.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Justis had a free shot at his head there.
Justis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Li connects with a jab.
Justis scores with the left hand. Li knows he should have avoided that one.
Justis misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Justis manages to avoid it.
Li drops Justis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Justis looks back up at him and smiles so Li waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Li 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 Justis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justis keeps Li at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Li.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Li avoids the body shot from Justis.
Justis slips a jab from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Justis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Li tries to land a body kick
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Yonglong Li has been cut.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li slips a straight right by Justis.
Justis throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Li slips under a jab from Justis.
Justis staying out of range there.
Justis misses with a body shot
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Justis.
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 Yonglong Li will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Li throws a lazy right hand but Justis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Li at a distance.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Li misses with a hook to the body
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Justis catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Justis misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
Justis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Li sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Li misses the target.
Li tries to land a leg kick but Justis saw it coming and moves away.
Justis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis lands a slapping body shot.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li digs a good hook to Justis's body.
Justis scores with a jab to the body.
Li slips under a jab.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Justis misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis moves away from the strike by Li.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis digs a good hook to Li's body.
Li misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Li digs a good hook to Justis's body.
Justis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Justis jabs at Li's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis misses with a straight right.
Li fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses with an uppercut.
Justis misses with a straight left.
Justis misses with a wild body shot.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Li throws out a loose jab but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a body shot.
Justis walks into a left hand.
Nice body kick there by Li.
Justis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Li looks to land a body kick but Justis moved away.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Li was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Li takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Justis blocks a head kick by Li.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justis throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan Justis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justis misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis misses with a jab to the body
and Li counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Justis blocks a leg kick.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
Justis scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonglong Li showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Li 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonglong Li!
An out of breath Yonglong Li 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 532 p4p, 74 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 533 p4p, 75 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tama Ginty's choice of entrance music: Wear Your Love Like Heaven. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 lbs
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189 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gariniho tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gariniho was well out of range. Poor timing from Tama Ginty.
Gariniho takes a swing at Tama Ginty's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gariniho.
Gariniho connects with a leg kick. Tama Ginty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Gariniho.
Gariniho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab.
Gariniho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gariniho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho tries to land a front kick but Tama Ginty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gariniho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Gariniho has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tama Ginty has a couple of punches blocked by Gariniho.
Gariniho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho can't find room to land a body shot as Tama Ginty controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tama Ginty.
Gariniho blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands with a light punch inside.
Tama Ginty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tama Ginty lands a nice shot to the body.
Gariniho lands an uppercut.
Gariniho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gariniho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
Gariniho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Tama Ginty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gariniho throws a low kick, looking for Tama Ginty's leg but Tama Ginty calmly moves out of range.
Gariniho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tama Ginty 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.
Gariniho misses with a two punch combination.
Gariniho has closed the distance and engaged Tama Ginty in a clinch.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tama Ginty lands with a short shot to the head.
Gariniho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gariniho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tama Ginty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gariniho takes a step back to recover.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut. Gariniho saw that one coming.
Tama Ginty throws a looping overhand right but Gariniho ducks down to avoid it.
Tama Ginty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tama Ginty throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tama Ginty lands a two punch combo.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut.
Tama Ginty gets tackled into the cage by Gariniho. Gariniho maintains the clinch.
Gariniho takes a shot to the head.
Gariniho throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tama Ginty blocks a body shot from Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gariniho breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gariniho.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty dodges the punch combination from Gariniho.
Gariniho moves out of range of the body kick.
Gariniho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gariniho avoids a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gariniho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gariniho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Tama Ginty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tama Ginty connects with an inside leg kick.
Gariniho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tama Ginty 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 Gariniho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gariniho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho motions for Tama Ginty to come forward. Gariniho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gariniho. Tama Ginty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gariniho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tama Ginty on the side of the head.
Tama Ginty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gariniho misses the shot to the body.
Gariniho is looking to wear down Tama Ginty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gariniho, right into the meat.
A jab from Tama Ginty misses.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tama Ginty is looking to land body kicks.
Gariniho lands with a good body shot.
Gariniho misses with a low kick as Tama Ginty jumps back.
Gariniho tries to clinch there but Tama Ginty circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tama Ginty tries to keep at a distance but Gariniho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gariniho is looking to control Tama Ginty's arms but Tama Ginty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gariniho has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gariniho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Gariniho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Tama Ginty misses.
Gariniho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tama Ginty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gariniho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gariniho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gariniho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick
and Tama Ginty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Gariniho slaps the foot to one side.
Gariniho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gariniho moves into the clinch successfully.
Tama Ginty digs a right hand into Gariniho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gariniho's gas tank.
Gariniho is stalling here.
Tama Ginty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Gariniho.
Gariniho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty is out of range.
Tama Ginty throws a sloppy head kick and Gariniho moves out of range easily.
Tama Ginty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gariniho.
Tama Ginty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tama Ginty is out of range.
Tama Ginty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gariniho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick there by Tama Ginty.
Gariniho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gariniho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Tama Ginty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gariniho is able to avoid easily.
Gariniho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tama Ginty can pounce on him.
Gariniho wants to clinch.
Tama Ginty moves out of range of the body kick.
Tama Ginty tries a quick counter leg kick but Gariniho is wise to it.
Gariniho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gariniho lands a body shot.
Gariniho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tama Ginty with a jab.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Gariniho slaps the foot to one side.
Gariniho takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tama Ginty as he connects with a hook.
Tama Ginty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gariniho instigates a clinch.
Tama Ginty tries to throw a body punch but Gariniho avoids it by throwing Tama Ginty back against the cage.
Tama Ginty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gariniho taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Gariniho.
Gariniho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neyman Gariniho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tama Ginty can't find room to land a body shot as Gariniho controls the action.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gariniho connects with a knee to the head.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gariniho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tama Ginty scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gariniho.
Tama Ginty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tama Ginty tries to throw a body punch but Gariniho avoids it by throwing Tama Ginty back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
Gariniho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho misses with a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Gariniho was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gariniho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gariniho throws a series of punches but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Gariniho blocks a jab.
Gariniho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tama Ginty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gariniho throws a body shot but no joy.
Tama Ginty throws out a counter right but Gariniho avoids it with no problem.
Gariniho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tama Ginty.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Gariniho lands a body shot.
Tama Ginty throws a lazy right hand but Gariniho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tama Ginty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Tama Ginty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty throws a jab when Gariniho was well out of range.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gariniho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gariniho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gariniho tries to clinch up.
Tama Ginty flicks out a counter leg kick but Gariniho steps away.
Tama Ginty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gariniho.
Gariniho slips a jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tama Ginty moves out of range of the body kick from Gariniho.
Tama Ginty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gariniho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Gariniho.
Tama Ginty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tama Ginty as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gariniho moves out of range as Tama Ginty throws a body kick.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama Ginty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Tama Ginty catches Gariniho right on the button with a cross.
Gariniho thuds a left hand into Tama Ginty's body.
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Tama Ginty.
Gariniho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tama Ginty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gariniho tries to clinch
and Tama Ginty counters with a body kick that stops Gariniho in his tracks momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a shot from downtown. Gariniho moves away and avoids it.
Gariniho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tama Ginty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho scores with a punch to the head.
Gariniho looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Gariniho wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
Gariniho misses the jab.
Gariniho moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left hand lands to the body for Gariniho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with some punches.
Gariniho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tama Ginty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tama Ginty connects with an inside leg kick.
Gariniho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Tama Ginty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tama Ginty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gariniho throws out the jab.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty gets tackled into the cage by Gariniho. Gariniho maintains the clinch.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
Gariniho blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tama Ginty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tama Ginty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty throws a head punch that misses.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
Gariniho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Tama Ginty tries to stall but Gariniho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Gariniho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tama Ginty misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tama Ginty lands a nice uppercut.
Tama Ginty lands with a left to the head.
Gariniho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tama Ginty or not.
Tama Ginty throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
Gariniho scores with a shoulder strike.
Gariniho effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Gariniho to work.
Tama Ginty working aggressively here.
Tama Ginty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gariniho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gariniho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gariniho lands with a left to the head.
Tama Ginty digs a right hand into Gariniho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gariniho's gas tank.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch on the inside.
Gariniho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tama Ginty backwards.
Tama Ginty lands an uppercut.
Gariniho misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tama Ginty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho digs a right hand into Tama Ginty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tama Ginty's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tama Gintys head.
Still in the clinch, Tama Ginty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gariniho breaks from the clinch.
Gariniho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gariniho tries to clinch up but Tama Ginty circles away and keeps his distance.
Tama Ginty appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho throws a sloppy head kick and Tama Ginty moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tama Ginty throws a wild body kick that Gariniho sees coming a mile off.
Gariniho misses with an uppercut
and Tama Ginty counters with a low kick, right behind Gariniho 's knee.
Gariniho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tama Ginty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick
and Gariniho counters with a body kick that stops Tama Ginty in his tracks momentarily.
Gariniho lands with an uppercut that bounces Tama Ginty off the cage and back into range.
Good leg kick by Tama Ginty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Tama Ginty misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gariniho.
Neyman Gariniho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gariniho misses with a hook to the body
and Tama Ginty counters with a nice body kick.
Tama Ginty lands a glancing blow to the side of Gariniho's head.
Gariniho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tama Ginty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gariniho's sensitive parts.
Gariniho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tama Ginty.
Gariniho is looking to clinch.
Conrad Tama Ginty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conrad Tama Ginty.
Well Tama Ginty 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Tama Ginty!
A victorious Conrad Tama Ginty thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 256 p4p, 11 weight class) and Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 528 p4p, 28 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Payakarakatong has chosen Pakistan Cricket Theme Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaz misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payakarakatong! But no joy.
Boaz lands with a good body shot.
Boaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payakarakatong doesn't seem bothered though.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz misses with a looping left.
Payakarakatong follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Payakarakatong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Boaz stuns Payakarakatong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Payakarakatong looks to land a combination but Boaz avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Boaz.
Payakarakatong misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Boaz finds it's target.
Boaz misses with a wild body shot.
Payakarakatong misses with a right hand
and Boaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
Payakarakatong throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Payakarakatong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Payakarakatong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Payakarakatong's head.
We've been informed that Payakarakatong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakarakatong moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Payakarakatong defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Payakarakatong swings widly with a right hand
and Boaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payakarakatong misses with a body punch
and Boaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boaz throws a right hand that misses
and Payakarakatong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakarakatong is just out of range.
Payakarakatong lands with a cross.
Payakarakatong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaz cracks a nice hook into Payakarakatong's ribs.
Payakarakatong misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Boaz.
Boaz lands a nice hook to Payakarakatong's body. Payakarakatong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong lands a slapping body shot.
Payakarakatong throws a head kick that misses.
Payakarakatong looks to throw the jab but Boaz is out of range.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz moves out of range of the body kick from Payakarakatong.
Boaz takes one on the button.
Payakarakatong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Payakarakatong scores with a leg kick.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakarakatong.
Boaz looks to throw the jab but Payakarakatong is out of range.
Boaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Payakarakatong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payakarakatong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Payakarakatong avoids the body shot from Boaz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakarakatong.
Boaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boaz blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Boaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Payakarakatong slips under a jab.
Boaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice strike.
Boaz takes a swing at Payakarakatong's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong misses with a straight right.
Payakarakatong connects with a body shot that sends Boaz's belly button to the back.
Payakarakatong moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Boaz moves forwards but Payakarakatong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boaz needs to keep his hands up - Payakarakatong had a free shot at his head there.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
Boaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Boaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payakarakatong doesn't seem bothered though.
Payakarakatong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Boaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boaz moves away from the strike by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws a shot from downtown. Boaz moves away and avoids it.
Payakarakatong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Boaz throws a body punch but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakarakatong throws out a loose jab but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong scores with a decent looking hook.
Payakarakatong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boaz.
Boaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payakarakatong missing with a left hand there. Boaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boaz takes a swing at Payakarakatong's ribcage but misses.
Boaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws a sloppy head kick and Boaz moves out of range easily.
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Boaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payakarakatong as he avoids it easily.
Payakarakatong tries to score with a low kick but Boaz moves his leg out of the way.
Payakarakatong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Payakarakatong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a head kick but Boaz moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong fails to land with a series of punches.
Payakarakatong looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payakarakatong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boaz jabs Payakarakatong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Boaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Payakarakatong doesn't seem phased though.
Boaz connects with a right hand. Payakarakatong shakes it off.
Boaz slips a straight right by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Boaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Payakarakatong off the cage and back into range.
Boaz takes a swing at Payakarakatong's ribcage but misses.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payakarakatong moves away.
Boaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaz tries to clinch up.
Payakarakatong wants to land a leg kick but Boaz is out of range.
Payakarakatong looks to throw the jab but Boaz is out of range.
Payakarakatong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payakarakatong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaz throws an overhand right that lands on Payakarakatong's shoulder, as Payakarakatong tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz blocks a jab.
Boaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payakarakatong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payakarakatong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Payakarakatong tries to clinch but Boaz moves out of range.
Payakarakatong throws a body shot but no joy.
Payakarakatong tries a head kick but it misses.
Payakarakatong staying out of range there.
Boaz throws a leg kick but Payakarakatong moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Payakarakatong misses the target.
Payakarakatong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boaz fails with the takedown.
Boaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Payakarakatong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payakarakatong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boaz avoids the head kick by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws a head kick that misses.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payakarakatong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Boaz - just one landing.
Payakarakatong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Boaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boaz connects with a right hand. Payakarakatong shakes it off.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Boaz.
Payakarakatong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payakarakatong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payakarakatong throws a sloppy body shot
and Boaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Boaz misses its target.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakarakatong.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakarakatong manages to avoid it.
Boaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Boaz lands with a cross.
Boaz dodges the punch combination from Payakarakatong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Payakarakatong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Boaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boaz throws a hook to the side of Payakarakatong's head but Payakarakatong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaz slips a jab from Payakarakatong.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payakarakatong moves away.
Payakarakatong misses with a low kick.
Payakarakatong tries a head kick but it misses.
Boaz walks into a stiff left hand from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Boaz defending well as Payakarakatong loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Payakarakatong avoids it really well and circles away.
Boaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws out a leg kick but Boaz moves out of range and Payakarakatong only half commits.
Boaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boaz. Payakarakatong does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boaz closes the distance and clinches.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.
Boaz tries a body shot but Payakarakatong blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Payakarakatong.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakarakatong is trying to break the clinch but Boaz has him pressed against the cage.
Payakarakatong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boaz avoids the body shot from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong keeps the fight on the outside.
Payakarakatong looks to score with a jab to the body but Boaz is just out of range.
Payakarakatong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Boaz.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payakarakatong moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a jab when Boaz was well out of range.
Payakarakatong throws a right hand that Boaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Boaz also avoids with ease.
Payakarakatong defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payakarakatong at a distance.
Boaz is looking to clinch but Payakarakatong is avoiding it.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Payakarakatong does no damage.
Payakarakatong throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakarakatong was well out of range. Poor timing from Boaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakarakatong tries to move into range but Boaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Payakarakatong.
Boaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payakarakatong walks into a stiff left hand from Boaz.
Boaz moves away from the strike by Payakarakatong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakarakatong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Payakarakatong.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a good cross that connects.
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Payakarakatong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boaz cracks Payakarakatong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Payakarakatong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Boaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boaz misses with the head strike.
Payakarakatong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Payakarakatong on the inside.
Payakarakatong tries to circle away but Boaz has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Payakarakatong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakarakatong.
A head punch on the inside from Payakarakatong fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payakarakatong working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Payakarakatong controls his hands.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boaz tries for a takedown but Payakarakatong manages to get underhooks.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakarakatong.
Boaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Payakarakatong is defending well.
Payakarakatong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boaz wants to clinch.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boaz scores with a shot to the body.
Payakarakatong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Boaz misses its intended target.
Payakarakatong scores with a jab. Boaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boaz moves away from the strike by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong moves away from the strike by Boaz.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boaz thuds a left hand into Payakarakatong's body.
Payakarakatong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Payakarakatong scores with a jab to the body.
Boaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Payakarakatong closes the distance and clinches.
Boaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payakarakatong's elbow.
Payakarakatong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boaz's elbow.
Payakarakatong prevents a body shot from Boaz.
Boaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payakarakatong's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong breaks from the clinch.
Payakarakatong tries to clinch but Boaz is having none of it.
Boaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakarakatong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payakarakatong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boaz takes a swing at Payakarakatong's ribcage but misses.
Boaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Boaz throwing a counter right hand but Payakarakatong manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook.
Boaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payakarakatong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
Payakarakatong lands with a nice body punch.
Boaz ducks right into an uppercut from Payakarakatong.
Boaz walks into a straight right hand from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong tries to clinch there but Boaz circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong.
Well Payakarakatong 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
A relieved looking Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 543 p4p, 75 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 316 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirage.
It looked like Van Buren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mirage tries to work over Van Buren's front leg with a kick but Van Buren checks it.
A jab from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mirage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Buren momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mirage.
Van Buren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mirage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a straight left.
Mirage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mirage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirage on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Mirage swings for the body but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren pushes Mirage away with a front kick.
Mirage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mirage throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Mirage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Buren.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Buren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Buren misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Van Buren misses
and Mirage counters with a nice body shot.
Van Buren lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Van Buren takes one to the chin there.
Mirage jabs Van Buren right on the nose. Van Buren blinks but takes it well.
Van Buren walks into a straight right hand from Mirage.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Mirage.
Mirage slips a straight right by Van Buren.
The fighters circling - Van Buren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirage throws a right hand that misses
and Van Buren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mirage has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab lands there for Mirage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Van Buren saw that one coming.
Van Buren lands a jab to the head.
Mirage throws a right hand that misses
and Van Buren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mirage lands an overhand right.
Mirage thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Buren.
Van Buren appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Buren thumps Mirage with a low kick.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mirage checks a leg kick.
Mirage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mirage misses with a hook. Van Buren ducked under it nicely.
Mirage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Buren.
Mirage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Buren cracks a nice hook into Mirage's ribs.
Van Buren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Mirage is predictable there
and Mirage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mirage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirage is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirage! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren with a jab.
Van Buren slips under a jab.
Van Buren thows a body kick. Mirage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mirage is looking to chop away at Van Buren's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mirage in his tracks.
Van Buren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mirage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Buren lands a nice shot that snaps Mirage's head back.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Mirage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Van Buren.
A slow jab from Van Buren misses its intended target.
Van Buren misses with a straight right.
Mirage wants to slow Van Buren down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Van Buren.
Mirage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Buren appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mirage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by Mirage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Van Buren feints and then cracks Mirage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirage down.
Mirage looks to land a combination but Van Buren avoids it well.
Nice shot by Van Buren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mirage as he connects with a hook.
Mirage misses with a low kick as Van Buren jumps back.
Van Buren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mirage 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 Van Buren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Buren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Buren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirage missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Buren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Van Buren sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mirage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Buren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Buren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirage misses with a looping right.
It appears Van Buren was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mirage misses the jab.
Van Buren throws a sloppy head kick and Mirage moves out of range easily.
Van Buren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirage's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Buren jabs Mirage right on the nose. Mirage blinks but takes it well.
Van Buren scores with a nice right hand.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Mirage walks into a stiff left hand from Van Buren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mirage swings for the body but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Buren cracks Mirage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Buren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Buren throwing a counter right hand but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
Mirage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Buren is out of range.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
Van Buren lands a nice shot that snaps Mirage's head back.
A big right from Mirage misses.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick from Mirage.
Van Buren takes a swing at Mirage's ribcage but misses.
Mirage throws out a leg kick but Van Buren moves out of range and Mirage only half commits.
Mirage scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren scores with a jab. Mirage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mirage might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Buren has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Buren throws a hook but Mirage blocks it.
Mirage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirage throws a body kick that misses
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Buren is out of range and Mirage settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Mirage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Buren doesn't seem phased though.
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Mirage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirage throws a leg kick which misses Van Buren's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Buren tries to avoid it.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Buren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mirage in his tracks.
Mirage misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Buren.
A big right from Mirage misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Buren.
Mirage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
Mirage 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.
Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Mirage ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
Mirage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mirage takes one to the side of the head.
Van Buren scores with a punch to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Van Buren down.
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Buren ducks under a wild hook from Mirage.
Mirage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Van Buren.
Van Buren loads up on a big right hand but Mirage slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Buren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Buren lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mirage coming out on top.
Van Buren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mirage momentarily.
Van Buren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mirage counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Buren lands with a good body shot.
Mirage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Buren misses with a kick to the body.
Mirage throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Mirage just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVan Buren.
Van Buren scores with a hook.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Buren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mirage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Buren checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Buren.
Mirage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Buren blocks a low kick nicely.
Mirage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Buren is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Mirage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirage unleashes a big counter combination but Van Buren bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Buren slips under a jab from Mirage.
Van Buren lands with an overhand left.
Mirage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Buren's head backwards.
Mirage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Buren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirage can do to turn this around?
A jab from Van Buren does it's job there.
Mirage walks into a jab.
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Mirage ducks down to avoid it.
Mirage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Buren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirage.
Mirage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Buren on the side of the head.
Mirage slips a jab from Van Buren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Buren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mirage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Buren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Buren lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Buren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mirage pushes Van Buren away with a front kick.
Mirage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Buren throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Van Buren catches Mirage right on the button with a cross.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick from Mirage.
Mirage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Buren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Mirage's defenses.
Van Buren misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mirage to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mirage.
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!
Van Buren blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Buren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Buren lands with a good body shot.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut. Mirage saw that one coming.
Van Buren avoids the body shot from Mirage.
Mirage tries to land a front kick but Van Buren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mirage punishes Van Buren's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Buren checks the leg kick.
Van Buren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mirage throws an overhand right that lands on Van Buren's shoulder, as Van Buren tries to avoid the shot.
Van Buren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mirage under the eye.
Jab by Van Buren.
Mirage throws a low kick, looking for Van Buren's leg but Van Buren calmly moves out of range.
Mirage throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Mirage misses
and Van Buren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Buren lunges at Mirage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mirage's hand.
A punch combination from Mirage misses.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Mirage is out of range.
Van Buren throws a right hand that misses
and Mirage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Van Buren misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Buren.
Alphonzo Mirage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tries to land a front kick but Mirage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Buren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mirage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
Mirage throws a chopping leg kick but Van Buren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Buren defending well as Mirage loads up on a big left hand.
Mirage throws the left hand but Van Buren avoids the punch easily.
Mirage moves forwards but Van Buren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mirage throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Buren moves away from the strike by Mirage.
Van Buren tried to counter with a leg kick but Mirage avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Mirage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mirage moves out of range of the body kick from Van Buren.
Mirage throws a leg kick
and Van Buren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mirage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Buren misses the target.
Van Buren throws a body punch but Mirage moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Mirage does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Van Buren finds it's way through Mirage's defenses.
Van Buren lands a body shot.
Van Buren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Buren blocks a leg kick.
Mirage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joost Van Buren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Mirage lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Buren tests Mirage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mirage throws a looping overhand right but Van Buren ducks down to avoid it.
Van Buren misses with a combination
and Mirage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Mirage misses.
Van Buren feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mirage's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buren scores with a jab.
Van Buren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Buren swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage connects with a body shot.
Van Buren needs to keep his hands up - Mirage had a free shot at his head there.
A left and a right from Van Buren both land. Nice combination.
Van Buren connects with a leg kick. Mirage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Buren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick from Van Buren lands but Mirage takes it in his stride.
Mirage lands a jab to the head.
Van Buren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirage throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren misses with a hook
and Mirage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mirage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirage connects with a right hand. Van Buren shakes it off.
Van Buren is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joost Van Buren.
Well Van Buren 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!
After the fight, Joost Van Buren was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 221 p4p, 32 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 181 p4p, 25 weight class). Yamaguchi has chosen Yama Yama as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto closes the distance and clinches.
Duranto stalling against the cage.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duranto.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
A shot in the inside from Duranto.
Duranto lands with a short shot to the head.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamaguchi lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi scores with a shot to the side of Duranto's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Duranto.
Yamaguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Yamaguchi works on Duranto's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi lands a jab.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Duranto throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duranto swings widly with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamaguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duranto.
Yamaguchi tries to move into range but Duranto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamaguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamaguchi motions for Duranto to come forward. Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duranto keeps Yamaguchi at a distance using the push kick.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duranto scores with a body shot.
Yamaguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Duranto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamaguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamaguchi lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Duranto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Duranto to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamaguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Duranto.
Yamaguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamaguchi slips a jab and a cross from Duranto.
Yamaguchi throws the kick towards the body but Duranto avoids it.
A low kick from Duranto is predictable there
and Yamaguchi counters with a good low kick that Duranto was not able to check.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick which misses Duranto's front leg but catches the back leg as Duranto tries to avoid it.
Duranto tries to work over Yamaguchi's front leg with a kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Duranto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamaguchi back to the cage. Duranto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto is looking to counter the offense by Yamaguchi and move into the clinch.
Yamaguchi with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duranto connects with a body shot that sends Yamaguchi's belly button to the back.
Duranto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a head shot.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamaguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Duranto scores with a shot to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Yamaguchi is working Duranto over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
Duranto lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamaguchi throws a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Yamaguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Yamaguchi does it's job there.
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Duranto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duranto tries to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Duranto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tests Duranto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Duranto does no damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duranto.
Yamaguchi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duranto backs up against the cage.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi throws a push kick but Duranto slaps the foot to one side.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by Yamaguchi.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
A jab from Yamaguchi finds it's way through Duranto's defenses.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Yamaguchi - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duranto lands a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Yamaguchi coming out on top.
Duranto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from Yamaguchi finds it's target.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Duranto looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duranto throws a right and a left that Yamaguchi avoids nicely.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duranto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamaguchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Duranto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Duranto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Duranto checks a leg kick.
Duranto jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duranto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamaguchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duranto on the side of the head.
Duranto throws a jab when Yamaguchi was well out of range.
Yamaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamaguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Duranto tries to clinch up.
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yamaguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaguchi tries a quick counter leg kick but Duranto is wise to it.
Duranto looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duranto.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto throws a good cross that connects.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut. Duranto saw that one coming.
Duranto lands a body shot.
Yamaguchi throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Duranto there.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Duranto checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamaguchi, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duranto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamaguchi.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Duranto moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Duranto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamaguchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamaguchi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Duranto.
Yamaguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamaguchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamaguchi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
As Yamaguchi backs away, Duranto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duranto cracks Yamaguchi with an open hand slap.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamaguchi.
Duranto misses with a straight left.
That kick from Yamaguchi tenderised Duranto's leg. Duranto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Yamaguchi misses.
Yamaguchi walks into a left hand.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Duranto clinches up against the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaguchi's elbow.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duranto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duranto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamaguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duranto. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duranto.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duranto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duranto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duranto blocks the body kick.
Duranto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duranto misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamaguchi cracks Duranto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duranto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Duranto cracks Yamaguchi with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Yamaguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto throws a front kick aimed at Yamaguchi's knee but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Yamaguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamaguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duranto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duranto 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 Yamaguchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamaguchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duranto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamaguchi fakes the leg kick and cracks Duranto in the body.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slow jab from Duranto misses its intended target.
Duranto backing away here, and Yamaguchi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duranto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Yamaguchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duranto.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamaguchi defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Yamaguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamaguchi! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duranto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Yamaguchi moved away.
Duranto throws a nice looking combination but Yamaguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamaguchi tries a quick counter leg kick but Duranto is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Yamaguchi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Duranto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice shot lands for Yamaguchi.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Duranto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamaguchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Duranto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duranto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
Duranto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duranto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto tries to clinch up but Yamaguchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Duranto throws a series of punches but Yamaguchi avoids them all with ease.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Yamaguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duranto 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 Yamaguchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamaguchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamaguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
Duranto checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Duranto as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Yamaguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duranto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamaguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Duranto connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yamaguchi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamaguchi thows a leg kick but Duranto checks it
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Yamaguchi's leg but Yamaguchi calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duranto.
Duranto slips under a jab.
Duranto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamaguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Duranto connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duranto is looking to score with low kicks.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamaguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duranto momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamaguchi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Yamaguchi 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hillary Trump (ranked 378 p4p, 18 weight class) and Nobunaga Tanaka (ranked 469 p4p, 25 weight class). Hillary Trump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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32
140 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hillary Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nobunaga Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka throws a hook to the side of Trump's head but Trump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trump uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanaka has time to react.
Tanaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nobunaga Tanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Trump.
Trump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Tanaka looks to throw the jab but Trump is out of range.
Nice jab there from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a hook to the side of Trump's head but Trump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trump bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka throws a solid leg kick but Trump takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tanaka.
Trump checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trump blocks the body kick.
Trump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Tanaka tenderised Trump's leg. Trump is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trump checks the leg kick.
Trump throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka throws a hook to the side of Trump's head but Trump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trump is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trump takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hillary Trump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Trump missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trump checks a low kick from Tanaka.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a front kick but Trump steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tanaka, as that shot connected.
Tanaka works the jab nicely.
Tanaka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trump momentarily.
Trump takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tanaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trump looks to land a right hand but Tanaka moved out of range.
Tanaka jabs Trump right on the nose. Trump blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Tanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Trump is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trump lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanaka off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trump.
Tanaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanaka scores with a jab. Trump acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Trump misses its target.
Trump slips under a jab.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trump slips under a jab from Tanaka.
Tanaka is looking to slow Trump down with leg kicks.
Tanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Trump is just out of range.
Jab from Tanaka.
Trump gets caught napping as Tanaka dives in and scores a takedown. Trump manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka lands a couple of elbows.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Trump blocks nicely.
Trump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanaka defends well.
Trump looking to control.
Tanaka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanaka looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tanaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tanaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trump controlling the position.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trump utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka with a nice head shot there.
Trump looking to control.
Tanaka connects with a couple of short punches.
Tanaka is working Trump over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Trump keeps moving.
Tanaka looking to pass the guard.
Tanaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tanaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tanaka works over Trump with some ground and pound from guard.
Tanaka postures up and lands a big shot to Trump's brow.
Trump looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tanaka passes into half guard.
Trump is looking for a sweep. Tanaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanaka is working away from the top position though.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Trump is defending well.
Tanaka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanaka is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobunaga Tanaka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Tanaka there.
Tanaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tanaka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trump.
A little feinted left hand from Trump on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Tanaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanaka throws out a loose jab but Trump uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Tanaka misses
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanaka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trump misses the shot to the body.
Nobunaga Tanaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Trump misses the target.
Tanaka wants to clinch but Trump slips to the side
and Trump counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tanaka. That's going to slow Trump down.
Trump is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Trump sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hillary Trump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trump but Trump pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tanaka scores with a leg kick.
Tanaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka tried to score with a low kick but Trump checks it.
A combination from Trump does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Tanaka.
Tanaka lands with a hook. Trump tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka scores with a shot to the body.
Trump just misses with a punch to the body.
Trump throws the left hand but Tanaka avoids the punch easily.
Trump keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka throws the left hand but Trump avoids the punch easily.
Tanaka has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Trump on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trump avoids the body shot from Tanaka.
Trump scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanaka should have avoided that one.
Trump digs a good body shot into Tanaka's ribs.
Trump fails to land with a series of punches.
Trump throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy body kick from Tanaka
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Tanaka.
Trump is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanaka.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Tanaka tried to score with a low kick but Trump checks it.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trump looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Tanaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanaka misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trump's waist but Trump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanaka off to one side.
Hillary Trump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobunaga Tanaka.
Tanaka lands a jab to the head.
Tanaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tanaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tanaka thuds his right hand into Trump's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tanaka throws a hook but Trump blocks it.
Trump is looking to counter punch.
Trump scores with a nice strike.
Trump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Trump.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. Trump looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trump counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanaka misses with a left hand
and Trump counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanaka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tanaka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trump has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tanaka has managed to get both his arms back between Trump's legs - danger averted.
Trump had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tanaka defends it easily.
Tanaka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trump working a defensive guard here.
Trump keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka passes Trump's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nobunaga Tanaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trump blocks a jab.
Tanaka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tanaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanaka.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Trump throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Trump throws a looping overhand right but Tanaka ducks down to avoid it.
Tanaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trump's head.
Trump throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump defending well as Tanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Tanaka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tanaka with a nice cross.
Trump lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka connects with a right hand. Trump shakes it off.
Tanaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanaka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tanaka misses with a straight left.
Trump staying out of range there.
Trump missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka throws a right hand that misses
and Trump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanaka wants to land a leg kick but Trump is out of range.
Trump was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tanaka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanaka lands a leg kick that knocks Trump off balance momentarily.
Trump lands with a cross.
Trump ducks right into an uppercut from Tanaka.
A left lands for Trump.
Hillary Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanaka cracks Trump with a good jab.
Trump blocks a leg kick.
Trump with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tanaka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trump.
Tanaka is rocked!
Trump throws a big shot that misses.
Trump moves out of range as Tanaka throws a body kick.
Trump appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trump walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tanaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trump.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Trump finish him?
Tanaka slips a straight right by Trump.
Trump misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Trump.
Tanaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tanaka seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanaka.
Trump looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trump stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump looks to land a combination but Tanaka avoids it well.
Tanaka connects with a body shot that sends Trump's belly button to the back.
Trump misses with a wild body shot.
Tanaka has Trump up against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka trying to control the position but instead, Trump has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tanaka into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the head but Trump blocks with his arms.
Tanaka stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Tanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanaka is trying to stall.
Tanaka jumps guard but Trump turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Trump controls his hands.
Trump lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trump can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump working aggressively here.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump lands an elbow just above Tanaka 's eye.
Tanaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Trump turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka takes a shot to the head.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Trump throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trump.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tanaka jumps into guard, dragging Trump to the mat.
Tanaka working for a triangle but Trump defends it easily.
Trump sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Tanaka doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Trump paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Tanaka - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nobunaga Tanaka!
A very excited looking Nobunaga Tanaka made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 100 p4p, 16 weight class) and Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 213 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hendrik Vermeulen enters the cage!
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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
23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slips a straight right by Vermeulen.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Vermeulen shrugs it off though.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Vermeulen in the body.
Vermeulen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith blocks a jab.
Vermeulen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vermeulen checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Vermeulen sees coming a mile off.
Vermeulen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vermeulen's head backwards.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Smith.
We've been informed that Vermeulen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen takes the fight into the clinch.
Vermeulen lands a left hand.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vermeulen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeulen's elbow.
Smith blocks a body shot from Vermeulen.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vermeulen avoids it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Vermeulen misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen blocks an uppercut.
Vermeulen blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Vermeulen prevents a body shot from Smith.
Vermeulen tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Vermeulen looks winded!
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeulen's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Vermeulen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith cracks the inside of Vermeulen's front leg.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Vermeulen moves out of range of the body kick.
Vermeulen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Vermeulen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeulen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vermeulen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vermeulen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vermeulen checks it well.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeulen moves away.
Smith throws a right and a left that Vermeulen avoids nicely.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Vermeulen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks for the body kick but Vermeulen saw that one coming.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vermeulen. That did some damage!
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Vermeulen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith is looking to slow Vermeulen down with leg kicks.
Vermeulen misses the shot to the body.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermeulen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith misses with a hook
and Vermeulen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes a swing at Vermeulen's ribcage but misses.
Smith's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vermeulen is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Vermeulen misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Smith.
Vermeulen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Vermeulen moved out of range nicely.
Vermeulen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a head kick that Vermeulen semi-blocks.
Smith throws a low kick but Vermeulen avoids it.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Vermeulen throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Vermeulen should have avoided that one.
Vermeulen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vermeulen moves into the clinch.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Vermeulen lands a right hand.
Vermeulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vermeulens head.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Vermeulen avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vermeulen can do to turn this around?
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Vermeulen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hendrik Vermeulen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Vermeulen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vermeulen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vermeulen misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Vermeulen's head but Vermeulen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith misses with a hook. Vermeulen ducked under it nicely.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Vermeulen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Vermeulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Smith.
Vermeulen with a hook.
Vermeulen throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Vermeulen misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vermeulen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vermeulen throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a front kick.
Vermeulen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vermeulen scrambles back to his feet.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vermeulen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeulen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
Vermeulen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeulen checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Vermeulen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Vermeulen connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vermeulen takes one to the chin there.
Vermeulen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Vermeulen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith throws the left hand but Vermeulen avoids the punch easily.
Vermeulen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A nice side step and Vermeulen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vermeulen stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Vermeulen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Vermeulen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lands a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vermeulen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vermeulen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Vermeulen slips under a jab.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
Vermeulen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Vermeulen is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vermeulen! But no joy.
Vermeulen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vermeulen duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith wants to clinch.
Vermeulen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vermeulen sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vermeulen if he has to take too many more of those.
Vermeulen misses with a looping left.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vermeulen.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vermeulen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joe Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith presses Vermeulen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vermeulen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working aggressively here.
Vermeulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Vermeulen pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Vermeulen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith digs a right hand into Vermeulen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vermeulen's gas tank.
Vermeulen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Vermeulen can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrik Vermeulen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith is working Vermeulen over against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Vermeulen backwards.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Vermeulen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Vermeulen's ribcage. Vermeulen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vermeulen or not.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Vermeulen controls the action.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Vermeulen.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith misses with some punches.
Vermeulen takes a shot to the head.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Vermeulen's head.
Joe Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Vermeulen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vermeulen lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Vermeulen tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Vermeulen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen misses with a punch to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Smith.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeulen.
A head punch on the inside from Vermeulen fails to land.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Vermeulen misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Smith waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Gonza (ranked 450 p4p, 62 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 254 p4p, 34 weight class). Gonza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Many Men. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Captain Gonza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov looks to land a combination but Gonza avoids it well.
No joy there for Obuhov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonza lands with a hook. Obuhov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Gonza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obuhov dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Obuhov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonza's head.
Gonza slaps away a takedown attempt from Obuhov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Obuhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonza misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonza gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obuhov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonza counters with a nice right hand that sends Obuhov toppling to the canvas! Obuhov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gonza finish him?!
Obuhov is rocked!
Captain Gonza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obuhov scores with a nice strike.
Obuhov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonza finish him?
Gonza moves out of range of the strikes.
Obuhov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov misses with a hook. Gonza ducked under it nicely.
Obuhov gets the takedown into side control.
Gonza struggling a bit here.
Gonza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonza tries to improve position but can't.
Obuhov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obuhov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gonza is looking to regain half guard here but Obuhov keeps moving and retains side control.
Obuhov working away.
Obuhov trying to control the action but Gonza is working from the bottom.
Obuhov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gonza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gonza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Obuhov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Obuhov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gonza sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Obuhov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gonza is looking to regain half guard here but Obuhov keeps moving and retains side control.
Obuhov is looking to take a break and control but Gonza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obuhov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gonza is avoiding damage well.
Sloppy strikes there by Obuhov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gonza some visible discomfort.
Obuhov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gonza is avoiding damage well.
Obuhov misses with the ground and pound.
Gonza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Obuhov connects with a decent elbow.
Gonza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Obuhov grinds an elbow into Gonza's temple.
Obuhov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gonza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Obuhov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Obuhov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Obuhov is trying to ground and pound but Gonza uses the momentary lack of control by Obuhov to regain half guard.
Gonza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonza tries to kick Obuhov off but Obuhov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Obuhov wants to control but Gonza is keeping him busy.
Gonza trying to control from the bottom.
Obuhov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonza is staying active underneath Obuhov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonza keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Obuhov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Obuhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonza throws a head kick that misses.
Obuhov moves out of range as Gonza strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obuhov is defended easily by Gonza.
Gonza throwing a counter right hand but Obuhov manages to avoid it.
Gonza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obuhov's head backwards.
Obuhov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obuhov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Gonza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obuhov. Gonza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obuhov.
Obuhov fails with a takedown attempt.
Captain Gonza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Obuhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonza was well out of range. Poor timing from Obuhov.
A swing and a miss from Obuhov.
Obuhov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Captain Gonza is winning the standup battle so far.
Obuhov lands with an overhand left.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonza lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Gonza.
Obuhov misses with a hook.
Obuhov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonza.
Gonza slips under a jab from Obuhov.
A little feinted left hand from Gonza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov throws a big shot that misses.
Obuhov scores with a nice strike.
Gonza misses with a series of wild punches.
Obuhov has his takedown stuffed
and Gonza counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuhov misses with a two punch combination.
Captain Gonza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obuhov misses with an uppercut
enabling Gonza to counter with a crisp jab.
Obuhov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Obuhov showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonza gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonza uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Obuhov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonza counters with a nice right hand that sends Obuhov toppling to the canvas! Obuhov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gonza finish him?!
Nice defenses there by Gonza.
Obuhov throws a right hand that misses
and Gonza counters with a huge left! Obuhov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gonza isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Obuhov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gonza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Gonza!
Our winner, Captain Gonza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 62 p4p, 11 weight class) and Bobo Nielsen (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Caunt misses.
Nielsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Caunt's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Caunt cracks Nielsen with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Nielsen's head back.
Nielsen checks a low kick from Caunt.
A left and a right from Nielsen both land. Nice combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nielsen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nielsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nielsen slips a jab from Caunt.
Nielsen with a nice cross.
Nielsen throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nielsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Caunt.
Nielsen throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Caunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caunt sizes up Nielsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caunt cracks Nielsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielsen lands with a shot to the body.
Nielsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nielsen slips under a jab.
Caunt 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.
Nielsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Nielsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielsen tries to move into range but Caunt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nielsen misses with a kick to the body.
Nielsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caunt on the side of the head.
Nielsen moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Caunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nielsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Nielsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caunt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielsen.
Caunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
Nice cross by Nielsen.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Nielsen throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Caunt. Nielsen shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nielsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caunt misses the jab.
Nielsen feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
and Nielsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nielsen blocks a jab.
Nielsen misses with a straight right.
Dick Caunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Caunt lands a jab to the nose.
Caunt tries to score with a low kick but Nielsen moves his leg out of the way.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nielsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nielsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nielsen.
Nielsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caunt moves away.
Caunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nielsen avoids it.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen misses with a right hand
enabling Caunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Nielsen lands with a hook. Caunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nielsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caunt in his tracks.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielsen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nielsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nielsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caunt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nielsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Nielsen throws a hook but Caunt avoids it easily.
Caunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Caunt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nielsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt scores with a push kick.
Nielsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Nielsen.
An inside leg kick from Nielsen misses.
Caunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Nielsen.
Nielsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Caunt catches Nielsen right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielsen.
Nielsen looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Nielsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caunt.
Nielsen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Nielsen loads up on a big right hand but Caunt slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nielsen.
Nielsen lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Caunt misses.
Nielsen blocks a leg kick.
Caunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nielsen.
Nielsen scores with a kick to the body.
Caunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Caunt misses with a hook. Nielsen ducked under it nicely.
Caunt slips a jab from Nielsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Caunt.
Caunt with a jab.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Caunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Nielsen.
Nielsen is looking to slow Caunt down with leg kicks.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Nielsen misses.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen slips a jab from Caunt.
Caunt takes a swing at Nielsen's ribcage but misses.
Nielsen throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt lands a jab to Nielsen's midsection.
Caunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nielsen is out of range.
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Nielsen's side.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nielsen walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
A leg kick checked by Caunt.
Caunt tried to counter with a leg kick but Nielsen avoided it.
Nielsen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Caunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nielsen checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Nielsen finds it's target.
Nielsen throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt lands a body shot.
Nielsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nielsen avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen misses the shot to the body.
Nielsen defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt takes a swing at Nielsen's ribcage but misses.
Nielsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caunt throws a series of punches but Nielsen moves out of range.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nielsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt missing with a left hand there. Nielsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a hook.
Nielsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caunt.
Nielsen throws a front kick aimed at Caunt's knee but Caunt avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Nielsen.
Caunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caunt checks a leg kick.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Nielsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nielsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Nielsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caunt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nielsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen moves away from the strike by Caunt.
Caunt moves forwards but Nielsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielsen checks a leg kick.
Nielsen looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Nielsen.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caunt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nielsen swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Nielsen throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Caunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nielsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caunt throws a series of punches but Nielsen moves out of range.
Caunt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caunt misses with a low kick as Nielsen jumps back.
Caunt lands with a good body shot.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caunt lands a right hook to the body.
Caunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nielsen missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nielsen.
Nielsen moves forwards but Caunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caunt lands with a straight right. Nielsen didn't see that one coming.
Nielsen moves into range and clinches up with Caunt.
The referee calls for Nielsen to work.
Nielsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caunt scores with a shot to the side of Nielsen's head.
A hook to the body from Nielsen.
Nielsen can't find room to land a body shot as Caunt controls the action.
Caunt lands an uppercut.
Caunt stalling in the clinch but Nielsen improves position.
A shot in the inside from Caunt.
Nielsen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Caunt prevents it.
Nielsen lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caunt presses Nielsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caunt lands a right hand.
Caunt tries to work over Nielsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nielsen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Caunt tries a body shot but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen misses with some punches.
Caunt effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nielsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Caunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nielsen effectively controlling the action here.
Nielsen blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Nielsen.
Caunt throws a head punch that misses.
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 Dick Caunt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielsen is just out of range.
Caunt tries a low kick but Nielsen avoids it.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nielsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt looks to throw the jab but Nielsen is out of range.
Caunt swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen is looking to chop away at Caunt's legs.
Nielsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caunt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nielsen looks for the body kick but Caunt saw that one coming.
Caunt throwing a counter right hand but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Nielsen is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Caunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caunt - that will leave a mark!
Nielsen tries to work over Caunt's front leg with a kick but Caunt checks it.
Nielsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen throws an overhand right that lands on Caunt's shoulder, as Caunt tries to avoid the shot.
Caunt is looking to slow Nielsen down with leg kicks.
Caunt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Caunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Nielsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Nielsen.
Caunt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Nielsen throws out a counter right but Caunt avoids it with no problem.
Caunt throws a solid leg kick but Nielsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielsen. Caunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nielsen's calf.
Nielsen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Caunt's guard.
Nielsen passes into half guard.
Nielsen prevents Caunt from improving his position.
Caunt trying to control but Nielsen postures up.
Nielsen thows a huge punch but Caunt dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throwing shots but Caunt is blocking nicely.
Nielsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Nielsen there.
Caunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nielsen moves into full mount! Caunt won't be happy about that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielsen looking to control but Caunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Caunt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nielsen.
Nielsen unloads with some shots from mount but Caunt bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nielsen.
Nielsen lands a couple of good shots and Caunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Caunt tries to escape but Nielsen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nielsen lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Caunt wants to control his opponent's hands but Nielsen gets his hands free.
Caunt tries to break free.
Nielsen softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Nielsen is looking to control Caunt but Caunt is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Caunt covering up well and avoiding damage.
Nielsen lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen missing with strikes.
Nielsen missing with strikes.
Nielsen misses with a punch to the head.
Caunt has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Nielsen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caunt avoids the strikes from Nielsen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nielsen throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Caunt covering up well and avoiding damage.
Nielsen punches the canvas rather than the man.
Nielsen thows a strike but Caunt uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Caunt as he ends up in Nielsen 's guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Nielsen really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nielsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Nielsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caunt is looking to counter punch.
Nielsen cracks Caunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caunt thuds his shin into the meat of Nielsen's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nielsen. That's going to slow Caunt down.
Caunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nielsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielsen.
Caunt works Nielsen's body with a nice hook.
Nielsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caunt checks the leg kick.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Nielsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caunt is able to avoid easily.
Nielsen jabs Caunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nielsen throws a jab when Caunt was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nielsen misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caunt throws a low kick but Nielsen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Caunt misses.
Nielsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Caunt lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Nielsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt staying out of range there.
And Caunt counters with a quick kick to the body but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen throws a shot from downtown. Caunt moves away and avoids it.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Nielsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt slips under a jab.
Caunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Caunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nielsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Caunt lands with a nice body kick.
Caunt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Nielsen saw that one coming.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Nielsen swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Caunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielsen.
Some bone on bone action there as Nielsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nielsen lands a front kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nielsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nielsen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Nielsen misses with a body kick.
Caunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nielsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielsen throws out the jab.
Good work by Nielsen as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nielsen.
Nielsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nielsen misses with a looping left.
Nielsen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caunt holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throwing shots but Caunt is blocking nicely.
Nielsen working Caunt over with strikes.
Nielsen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nielsen is looking to stall here but Caunt recovers full guard.
Nielsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caunt is keeping the position for now.
Nielsen landing with the ground and pound.
Nielsen trying to control but Caunt is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen looking to sit in guard and control but Caunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nielsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Nielsen controlling Caunt's posture.
Nielsen is trying to keep Caunt in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bobo Nielsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nielsen has a takedown stuffed.
Nielsen closes the distance and clinches up with Caunt, looking for a takedown. Nielsen pushes Caunt against the cage but Caunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Caunt does no damage.
A big right from Caunt misses.
Nielsen misses with a body shot.
Caunt blocks the body kick.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Caunt moved out of range.
Nielsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Caunt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nielsen darts in looking for a takedown but Caunt gets double underhooks and turns Nielsen into the cage.
Dick Caunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobo Nielsen.
Caunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nielsen is able to avoid easily.
Nielsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caunt.
Nielsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
Caunt throws a chopping leg kick but Nielsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caunt connects with a jab.
Caunt misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a jab when Nielsen was well out of range.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nielsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nielsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nielsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nielsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nielsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caunt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caunt lands with a nice body punch.
Caunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caunt checks a leg kick.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nielsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nielsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caunt. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caunt throws a hook but Nielsen avoids it easily.
Nielsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nielsen throws a series of punches but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nielsen moves away.
Caunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt blocks a low kick nicely.
Nielsen misses with a low kick.
Nielsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nielsen.
Caunt throws a body punch but Nielsen moves out of range.
Caunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nielsen cracks Caunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Caunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Caunt.
Nielsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caunt's calf.
Nielsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caunt is out of range and Nielsen settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt lands with a straight right. Nielsen didn't see that one coming.
Caunt tries a low kick but Nielsen avoids it.
Nielsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt misses with a straight right.
Nielsen wants to slow Caunt down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Nielsen misses its intended target.
Nielsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nielsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caunt. That did some damage!
That kick from Caunt tenderised Nielsen's leg. Nielsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Caunt finds it's target.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Nielsen lands with a straight right. Caunt didn't see that one coming.
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!
Nielsen lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caunt has time to react.
Caunt misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt throws a hook but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Nielsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielsen swings for the body but Caunt moves out of range.
Caunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nielsen takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
Nielsen lands a leg kick that knocks Caunt off balance momentarily.
Caunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nielsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caunt moves out of range as Nielsen throws a body kick.
Nielsen wants to land a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nielsen misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nielsen throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Caunt.
I think Caunt 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Caunt!
Dick Caunt is the new featherweight champion!
Dick Caunt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 8 p4p, 1 weight class) and Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 93 p4p, 7 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A lazy left from Bathory finds it's target.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Bathory defending well as Fitzpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it.
Bathory tries to work over Fitzpatrick's front leg with a kick but Fitzpatrick checks it.
Bathory throws a lazy right hand but Fitzpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bathory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bathory.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
Fitzpatrick staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Bathory circles away.
Bathory clobbers Fitzpatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bathory fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick rushes Bathory and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bathory throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Fitzpatrick.
Nice body punch from Bathory - that landed with a thud.
Bathory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzpatrick's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bathory lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Fitzpatrick.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bathory - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Bathory avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Bathory tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Bathory avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Bathory lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bathory tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Bathory back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory blocks an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick scores with a hook to the body.
Bathory breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bathory throws a body punch but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Bathory fakes the leg kick and cracks Fitzpatrick in the body.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Fitzpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Fitzpatrick works Bathory's body with a nice hook.
Fitzpatrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bathory.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bathory.
Bathory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bathory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick checks a leg kick nicely.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bathory takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Fitzpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws a good cross that connects.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzpatrick is just out of range.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory lands a slapping body shot.
Bathory is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Bathory.
Bathory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzpatrick manages to avoid it.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Fitzpatrick checks it.
Nice jab there from Bathory.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzpatrick.
Bathory tries a low kick but Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Fitzpatrick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab.
Bathory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Bathory cracks the inside of Fitzpatrick's front leg.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzpatrick lands a jab.
Fitzpatrick rushes Bathory and presses him up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Fitzpatrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Fitzpatrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bathory blocks an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Francis Fitzpatrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bathory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bathorys head.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Fitzpatrick wants to stall.
Bathory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzpatrick can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bathory breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
It looks like Bathory has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Fitzpatrick's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzpatrick tries to avoid it.
Bathory connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bathory lands a jab to the nose.
Bathory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Fitzpatrick unleashes a big counter combination but Bathory bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bathory lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory keeps Fitzpatrick at a distance using the push kick.
Bathory misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bathory thuds his right hand into Fitzpatrick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Bathory both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Bathory.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bathory. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bathory.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory staying out of range there.
Bathory is looking to chop away at Fitzpatrick's legs.
Bathory falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitzpatrick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fitzpatrick.
Bathory scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Bathory stalling the fight.
Bathory can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzpatrick controls the action.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzpatrick controls his hands.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory leaning against his opponent.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Fitzpatrick back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzpatrick.
Bathory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Bathory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bathory lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzpatrick.
Bathory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bathory connects with a single shot there.
Bathory scoring well with a low kick there.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fitzpatrick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Fitzpatrick misses.
Bathory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzpatrick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzpatrick swinging wildly here.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch there but Bathory circles away.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Fitzpatrick sees coming a mile off.
Fitzpatrick throws a series of punches but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzpatrick misses the target.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Fitzpatrick slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick clinches up with Bathory and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick is trying to stall.
Bathory manages to break the clinch.
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 Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight right.
Fitzpatrick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bathory swinging wildly here.
Fitzpatrick throws a combination. Bathory tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fitzpatrick scores with a hook.
Fitzpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory throws a front kick aimed at Fitzpatrick's knee but Fitzpatrick avoids it well.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight left.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick misses with a few strikes there.
As Fitzpatrick backs away, Bathory returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bathory.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Fitzpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Bathory catches Fitzpatrick right on the button with a cross.
Fitzpatrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Bathory throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bathory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fitzpatrick doesn't seem bothered though.
Fitzpatrick misses with a looping left.
Bathory cracks a nice hook into Fitzpatrick's ribs.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bathory lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bathory lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bathory. Bathory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bathory scores with a kick to the body.
Fitzpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Bathory was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big left from Fitzpatrick misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzpatrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bathory smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzpatrick is just out of range.
Fitzpatrick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Bathory fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bathory tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bathory lands with a cross.
Fitzpatrick moves away from the strike by Bathory.
Nice shot lands for Bathory.
Bathory fakes the leg kick and cracks Fitzpatrick in the body.
A big right from Fitzpatrick misses.
Bathory with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a hook to the side of Fitzpatrick's head but Fitzpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitzpatrick moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Fitzpatrick throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fitzpatrick blocks a leg kick.
Fitzpatrick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bathory with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
A punch combination from Fitzpatrick misses.
Bathory fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fitzpatrick just manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A cross from Fitzpatrick lands.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight right.
Bathory misses with a hook. Fitzpatrick ducked under it nicely.
Bathory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzpatrick's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Fitzpatrick misses its intended target.
Fitzpatrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Good leg kick by Bathory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory tries to land a front kick but Fitzpatrick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fitzpatrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory looks to land a left hand but Fitzpatrick moved out of range nicely.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzpatrick takes a step back to recover.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bathory misses the shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick misses with a straight right.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Fitzpatrick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fitzpatrick takes one to the side of the head.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Fitzpatrick off balance momentarily.
Fitzpatrick throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bathory.
Fitzpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzpatrick slips a straight right by Bathory.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fitzpatrick! But no joy.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory clearly takes that round.
That's time! Bathory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bathory thuds a left hand into Fitzpatrick's body.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Fitzpatrick jabs Bathory right on the nose. Bathory blinks but takes it well.
Nice body kick from Bathory.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bathory, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Bathory.
Fitzpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bathory.
Bathory feints and then cracks Fitzpatrick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzpatrick down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bathory.
Fitzpatrick checks a leg kick nicely.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bathory misses the target.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Fitzpatrick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bathory.
Fitzpatrick checks a leg kick.
Bathory thuds his shin into the meat of Fitzpatrick's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick digs a good body shot into Bathory's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bathory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzpatrick's calf.
Fitzpatrick takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Fitzpatrick misses.
Fitzpatrick scores with a hook to the body. Bathory takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good exchange - Bathory coming out on top.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzpatrick. That did some damage!
Bathory fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Fitzpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bathory.
Fitzpatrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fitzpatrick eats them both and turns towards Bathory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzpatrick.
Bathory slips a jab from Fitzpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick blocks a jab.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Fitzpatrick misses with the combination.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Bathory ducks down to avoid it.
Bathory throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bathory scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild combination.
Fitzpatrick walks into a straight right hand from Bathory.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Fitzpatrick's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzpatrick tries to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Fitzpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
Bathory misses the shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Fitzpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitzpatrick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fitzpatrick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory is looking to counter punch.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a shot to the body.
Fitzpatrick digs a good body shot into Bathory's ribs.
Bathory's corner calls for a 1-2. Bathory obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzpatrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Fitzpatrick down.
Fitzpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bathory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzpatrick at a distance.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory tries to land a front kick but Fitzpatrick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitzpatrick takes a step back to recover.
Bathory throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bathory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Fitzpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Fitzpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bathory lands an overhand right.
Fitzpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory had his way with Francis Fitzpatrick in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fitzpatrick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fitzpatrick counters with a body kick.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzpatrick misses with a looping right.
Fitzpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Bathory moves out of range as Fitzpatrick strikes.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Fitzpatrick.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Fitzpatrick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bathory connects with a nice looking jab.
Bathory connects with a looping right hand.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzpatrick is just out of range.
Fitzpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bathory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Bathory.
Bathory scores with the left hand. Fitzpatrick knows he should have avoided that one.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bathory.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzpatrick. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bathory throws a looping overhand right but Fitzpatrick ducks down to avoid it.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Fitzpatrick off balance momentarily.
Fitzpatrick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fitzpatrick throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick misses with an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory feints and then cracks Fitzpatrick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzpatrick down.
Bathory scores with a push kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bathory.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory throws a lazy right hand but Fitzpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzpatrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bathory lands a nice shot that snaps Fitzpatrick's head back.
That kick from Bathory tenderised Fitzpatrick's leg. Fitzpatrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Fitzpatrick defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Fitzpatrick blocks the low kick.
Bathory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzpatrick throws out the jab.
Bathory thuds his shin into the meat of Fitzpatrick's side.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bathory. Fitzpatrick shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Bathory. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Bathory tenderised Fitzpatrick's leg. Fitzpatrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bathory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzpatrick.
Bathory looks to throw a body kick
and Fitzpatrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzpatrick at a distance.
Fitzpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Fitzpatrick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bathory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bathory tries to bum rush Fitzpatrick with a series of wild strikes but Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bathory lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bathory misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fitzpatrick missing with a left hand there. Bathory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bathory slips a straight right by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick lands a jab to Bathory's midsection.
Bathory tests Fitzpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fitzpatrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Francis Fitzpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bathory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bathory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzpatrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good shot there by Fitzpatrick.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bathory scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Fitzpatrick scores with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bathory dips to his left and cracks Fitzpatrick with an uppercut!
Arzlan Bathory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bathory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bathory, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
Arzlan Bathory retains his lightweight title!
Arzlan Bathory 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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