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GAMMA#855 Bolleke v Arundel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 787 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Hallis Mollen (ranked 106 p4p, 190 weight class). Mollen has chosen Rise Against - Like the Angel as his entrance music. Vertti Ekstrovertti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hallis Mollen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekstrovertti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ekstrovertti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mollen defending well as Ekstrovertti loads up on a big left hand.
Ekstrovertti misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Mollen 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekstrovertti. Mollen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mollen wants to clinch up but Ekstrovertti keeps it at a distance.
Ekstrovertti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mollen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mollen has closed the distance and engaged Ekstrovertti in a clinch.
Mollen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ekstrovertti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekstrovertti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ekstrovertti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mollen quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mollen pushes Ekstrovertti off looking to stand but Ekstrovertti dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Ekstrovertti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ekstrovertti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ekstrovertti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mollen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti chips away with some ground and pound.
Ekstrovertti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ekstrovertti trying to move into half guard but instead Mollen has managed to sweep!
Ekstrovertti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mollen defends it easily.
Mollen stands up from Ekstrovertti's guard - Mollen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ekstrovertti lands a lovely overhand right.
Mollen throws a looping overhand right but Ekstrovertti ducks down to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti is looking to counter punch.
Mollen moves out of range as Ekstrovertti strikes.
Ekstrovertti checks a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mollen circles away.
Ekstrovertti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mollen pinned against the cage. Mollen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ekstrovertti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti throws a right and a left that Mollen avoids nicely.
Ekstrovertti backing away here, and Mollen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mollen misses with an uppercut. Ekstrovertti saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti swats away the attempt to clinch by Mollen.
Mollen looks to land a left hand but Ekstrovertti moved out of range nicely.
Ekstrovertti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti throws an overhand right that lands on Mollen's shoulder, as Mollen tries to avoid the shot.
Mollen moves away from the strike by Ekstrovertti.
Mollen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ekstrovertti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mollen clinches up with Ekstrovertti and pushes him back against the cage.
Ekstrovertti is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mollen keeps control of Ekstrovertti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ekstrovertti breaks from the clinch.
Hallis Mollen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekstrovertti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mollen scores with a leg kick.
Mollen throws out a loose jab but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ekstrovertti misses with a low kick as Mollen jumps back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mollen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ekstrovertti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mollen digs a good hook to Ekstrovertti's body.
Mollen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekstrovertti.
Mollen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mollen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
Mollen throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ekstrovertti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mollen looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Mollen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ekstrovertti on the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti with a jab.
Mollen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mollen tries a quick counter leg kick but Ekstrovertti is wise to it.
Mollen throws an overhand right that lands on Ekstrovertti's shoulder, as Ekstrovertti tries to avoid the shot.
Ekstrovertti throwing a counter right hand but Mollen manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Mollen.
Ekstrovertti lands with an uppercut that bounces Mollen off the cage and back into range.
Ekstrovertti swats away the attempt to clinch by Mollen.
Ekstrovertti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mollen.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen looks for the body kick but Ekstrovertti saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Ekstrovertti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mollen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mollen can pounce on him.
Mollen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekstrovertti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ekstrovertti is looking to slow Mollen down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mollen to the ground. Ekstrovertti is now in Mollen's guard.
Ekstrovertti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ekstrovertti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ekstrovertti looking to sit in guard and control but Mollen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ekstrovertti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mollen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mollen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ekstrovertti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mollen has managed to get both his arms back between Ekstrovertti's legs - danger averted.
Ekstrovertti has a closed guard, preventing Mollen from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mollen defends well.
Ekstrovertti pulls Mollen in close to prevent any damage.
Ekstrovertti is working an open guard so Mollen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mollen misses with a wild body shot.
Ekstrovertti dives in and scores a takedown into Mollen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti wants to pass the guard but Mollen is keeping the position.
Ekstrovertti is looking to work some ground and pound but Mollen has wrist control.
Ekstrovertti wants to control from the top but Mollen keeps moving.
Ekstrovertti controlling from the top position.
Ekstrovertti wants to control from the top but Mollen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mollen wants to stand but Ekstrovertti is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ekstrovertti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mollen slips under a jab from Ekstrovertti.
Mollen slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Mollen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mollen is looking to clinch.
Mollen misses with a leg kick
so Ekstrovertti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mollen pushes Ekstrovertti off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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 Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mollen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mollen.
A nice leg kick from Mollen, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mollen checks a leg kick.
Mollen moves out of range of the body kick.
Mollen feints the counter takedown.
Ekstrovertti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ekstrovertti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mollen sneaks out the side door and pushes Ekstrovertti away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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!
Ekstrovertti tests Mollen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ekstrovertti throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekstrovertti scores with a nice right hand.
Mollen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mollen throws a low kick but Ekstrovertti avoids it.
A low kick lands for Mollen.
Mollen misses the shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mollen ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti swinging wildly here.
Mollen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mollen throws a shot from downtown. Ekstrovertti moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ekstrovertti checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ekstrovertti. Beautiful body shot.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is winning the standup battle so far.
Mollen connects with a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mollen on his heels. He'll look to pass Mollen's guard now, I'm sure.
Ekstrovertti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mollen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti trying to control but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Hallis Mollen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ekstrovertti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mollen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mollen is looking to stand up but Ekstrovertti isn't so interested in that idea.
Mollen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ekstrovertti controls the pace.
Mollen keeping moving, preventing Ekstrovertti from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mollen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ekstrovertti. Those never looked like landing.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ekstrovertti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mollen lands a head shot.
Ekstrovertti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mollen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ekstrovertti dips to his left and cracks Mollen with an uppercut!
Ekstrovertti works Mollen's body with a nice hook.
Mollen throws a lazy right hand but Ekstrovertti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ekstrovertti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ekstrovertti lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mollen misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Ekstrovertti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mollen.
Mollen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mollen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mollen misses with a leg kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mollen!
Ekstrovertti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mollen keeps working.
Mollen wants to get back to his feet.
Ekstrovertti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The strikes coming from Ekstrovertti are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ekstrovertti cracks Mollen with a big elbow.
Ekstrovertti is chipping away with strikes.
Vertti Ekstrovertti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ekstrovertti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mollen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vertti Ekstrovertti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ekstrovertti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vertti Ekstrovertti!
Vertti Ekstrovertti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 1109 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 170 p4p, 258 weight class). Ohanian has chosen The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohanian scores with a nice head shot.
Tulikoura throws out a leg kick but Ohanian moves out of range and Tulikoura only half commits.
Ohanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tulikoura moves away.
Ohanian takes a swing at Tulikoura's ribcage but misses.
Tulikoura slips under a jab.
Tulikoura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ohanian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tulikoura scrambles back to his feet.
Tulikoura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tulikoura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ohanian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ohanian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulikoura pinned against the cage. Tulikoura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tulikoura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohanian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tulikoura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tulikoura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tulikoura blocks a leg kick.
Ohanian dives in and grabs Tulikoura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tulikoura pushes down on Ohanian's head and hops out.
Tulikoura tries to counter by clinching up but Ohanian breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian throws a good cross that connects.
Ohanian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tulikoura was well out of range. Poor timing from Ohanian.
Jab by Ohanian.
Tulikoura fails with the takedown
and Ohanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ohanian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ohanian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tulikoura shoots for a double leg takedown but Ohanian sprawls well. He's pushed Tulikoura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ohanian cracks Tulikoura with an open hand slap.
Ohanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Ohanian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tulikoura on his heels. He'll look to pass Tulikoura's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ohanian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tulikoura keeping moving, preventing Ohanian from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian wants to pass the guard but Tulikoura is keeping the position.
Ohanian passes Tulikoura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tulikoura is trying to stand.
Ohanian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tulikoura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tulikoura regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ohanian trying to control but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.
Tulikoura is wriggling around but Ohanian manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ohanian seems content to control.
Ohanian trying to control from half guard but Tulikoura is working away.
Tulikoura wants to get back to full guard but Ohanian has mounted him!
Tulikoura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tulikoura tries to hold on but Ohanian postures up.
Tulikoura bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ohanian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tulikoura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ohanian.
Tulikoura is staying active underneath Ohanian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tulikoura preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ohanian stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Ohanian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tulikoura shoots for a takedown but Ohanian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tulikoura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johannes Tulikoura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ohanian misses with a hook. Tulikoura ducked under it nicely.
Tulikoura doesn't manage to clinch there - Ohanian circles away.
Ohanian fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tulikoura to the ground. Ohanian is now in Tulikoura's guard.
Ohanian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tulikoura has his hands on Ohanian's head, controlling the position.
Tulikoura keeping moving, preventing Ohanian from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohanian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tulikoura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tulikoura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ohanian has managed to get both his arms back between Tulikoura's legs - danger averted.
Tulikoura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ohanian is looking to advance position but Tulikoura has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tulikoura looking to control but Ohanian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ohanian can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tulikoura.
Ohanian is desperately trying to improve his position but Tulikoura has a good base and remains in mount.
Tulikoura sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ohanian wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura looking to control but Ohanian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tulikoura content just to control the position here.
Ohanian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tulikoura throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura trying to control but Ohanian is having none of it.
Tulikoura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ohanian because Tulikoura loaded up on that one.
Tulikoura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tulikoura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tulikoura wants to control the pace but Ohanian is squirming around nicely.
Ohanian really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tulikoura working the ground and pound effectively.
Tulikoura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ohanian is looking to escape.
Ohanian is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that second 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!
Tulikoura takes one to the chin there.
Ohanian looks to land a combination but Tulikoura avoids it well.
Ohanian connects with a body shot.
Ohanian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tulikoura's head.
Ohanian with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Ohanian.
Ohanian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tulikoura attempts a counter takedown but Ohanian avoids it well and moves away.
Tulikoura pushes Ohanian up against the cage in a clinch.
Tulikoura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tulikoura effectively controlling the action here.
Ohanian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulikoura is trying to pull guard but Ohanian has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohanian lands a knee to the body.
Ohanian breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ohanian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ohanian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tulikoura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tulikoura slips under a jab.
Tulikoura misses with a takedown attempt
and Ohanian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ohanian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tulikoura is fending him off so far but Ohanian persists. Nope, Tulikoura circles away and we're back to standing.
Ohanian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tulikoura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ohanian circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johannes Tulikoura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ohanian.
Ohanian leaves Tulikoura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ohanian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ohanian wants it to stay on the feet.
Ohanian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tulikoura is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian misses with a looping right.
Ohanian scores with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Tulikoura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Tulikoura.
Ohanian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alen Ohanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohanian stuffs the takedown.
Ohanian lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ohanian's corner calls for a 1-2. Ohanian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tulikoura misses with a low kick.
Tulikoura blocks a jab.
Tulikoura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ohanian.
Ohanian scores with a nice head shot.
Alen Ohanian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tulikoura blocks a head kick by Ohanian.
Good shot there by Ohanian.
Ohanian tries to work over Tulikoura's front leg with a kick but Tulikoura checks it.
Ohanian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tulikoura is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from Ohanian.
Tulikoura dives in and grabs Ohanian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ohanian pushes down on Tulikoura's head and hops out.
Tulikoura is looking to clinch.
Ohanian catches Tulikoura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tulikoura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ohanian misses with a wild combination.
Ohanian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tulikoura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ohanian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tulikoura throws a sloppy head kick and Ohanian moves out of range easily.
Ohanian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tulikoura.
Ohanian misses with a straight right.
Tulikoura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ohanian.
Ohanian moves away from the strike by Tulikoura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Ohanian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tulikoura misses with a takedown
and Ohanian counters with a nice body shot.
Ohanian catches Tulikoura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tulikoura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tulikoura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ohanian as he avoids it easily.
Ohanian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ohanian lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulikoura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ohanian. Ohanian obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ohanian is fending him off so far but Tulikoura persists. Nope, Ohanian circles away and we're back to standing.
Ohanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura lands a body shot.
Tulikoura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alen Ohanian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ohanian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Ohanian!
A relieved looking Alen Ohanian 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 682 p4p, 556 weight class) and Uesugi Mochinori (ranked 105 p4p, 86 weight class). Mochinori has chosen Japanese Battle Music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uesugi Mochinori!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirakanian throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sirakanian swings widly with a right hand
and Mochinori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sirakanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mochinori throws out the jab.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mochinori checks it well.
Mochinori looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mochinori.
Mochinori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Mochinori looks to move away, Sirakanian throws a big counter combo but Mochinori just gets out of the way.
Sirakanian lands a slapping body shot.
Sirakanian throws a right hand that misses
and Mochinori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sirakanian thinking.
Sirakanian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mochinori counters with a stiff right hand.
Sirakanian lands a right hook to the body.
Sirakanian misses with a hook. Mochinori ducked under it nicely.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Mochinori is just out of range.
Mochinori misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Sirakanian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mochinori.
Sirakanian checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian is looking to wear down Mochinori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mochinori moves away.
Sirakanian defending well as Mochinori loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick lands for Sirakanian.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian with a nice cross.
Mochinori throws a head kick but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Mochinori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Mochinori misses with a lunging right hand
and Sirakanian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mochinori.
Sirakanian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mochinori has time to react.
Mochinori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mochinori has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mochinori ducks right into an uppercut from Sirakanian.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mochinori - that will leave a mark!
Sirakanian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands a jab to the head.
Mochinori cracks Sirakanian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mochinori lands a glancing blow to the side of Sirakanian's head.
A jab lands there for Sirakanian.
A slow jab from Mochinori misses its intended target.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Mochinori checks it.
A big left from Sirakanian misses.
Sirakanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mochinori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mochinori moves away from the strike by Sirakanian.
Mochinori flicks out a counter leg kick but Sirakanian steps away.
Sirakanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mochinori tries a head kick but it misses.
Mochinori throws out a loose jab but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sirakanian misses the target.
Sirakanian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by Sirakanian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian tests Mochinori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick lands for Sirakanian.
Mochinori tries to move into range but Sirakanian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mochinori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sirakanian's sensitive parts.
Sirakanian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sirakanian misses the shot to the body.
Sirakanian misses with a body punch
letting Mochinori counter with a right hand.
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Mochinori moves out of range.
Mochinori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mochinori misses with a hook.
Donk. Mochinori catches Sirakanian right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Sirakanian misses.
Sirakanian with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mochinori takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Mochinori is just out of range.
Sirakanian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirakanian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mochinori was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Mochinori is just out of range.
Mochinori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirakanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Mochinori.
Sirakanian checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sirakanian 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 Mochinori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mochinori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sirakanian avoids the head kick by Mochinori.
A counter left hand to the body from Sirakanian misses its target.
Sirakanian throws out a loose jab but Mochinori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mochinori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Mochinori misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Sirakanian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mochinori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sirakanian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mochinori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian misses with a wild body shot.
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 Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sirakanian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mochinori manages to avoid it.
Mochinori motions for Sirakanian to come forward. Mochinori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mochinori, as that shot connected.
Mochinori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mochinori counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Mochinori blocks the leg kick.
Sirakanian throws a looping overhand right but Mochinori ducks down to avoid it.
Sirakanian digs a good body shot into Mochinori's ribs.
Mochinori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sirakanian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Sirakanian as he connects with a hook.
Mochinori throws a push kick but Sirakanian slaps the foot to one side.
Mochinori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sirakanian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mochinori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian connects with a solid leg kick.
Narek Sirakanian is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sirakanian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sirakanian connects with a leg kick.
Sirakanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mochinori.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick
and Mochinori counters with a right hand to the body.
Sirakanian throws a one two combo.
Sirakanian connects with the punch.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Mochinori moves out of range.
Sirakanian lands with a good body shot.
Mochinori dodges the punch combination from Sirakanian.
A little jabbing left from Mochinori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mochinori scores with the left hand. Sirakanian knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sirakanian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian slips under a jab.
Mochinori misses with the combination.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick
and Mochinori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mochinori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mochinori throws out a loose jab but Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mochinori looks to land a left hand but Sirakanian moved out of range nicely.
Mochinori pushes Sirakanian away with a front kick.
Mochinori tests Sirakanian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mochinori misses the jab.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mochinori misses with a wild body shot.
Mochinori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Sirakanian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sirakanian throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian digs a good hook to Mochinori's body.
Sirakanian lands with a hook. Mochinori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mochinori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mochinori looks to land a combination but Sirakanian avoids it well.
Mochinori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sirakanian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Mochinori 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Mochinori moves out of range.
Mochinori looks to throw the jab but Sirakanian is out of range.
Sirakanian takes a swing at Mochinori's ribcage but misses.
Mochinori misses with a body kick.
Mochinori throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mochinori backs up against the cage.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mochinori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mochinori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sirakanian.
A shot to the body from Sirakanian misses
and Mochinori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Mochinori.
Sirakanian throws a big shot that misses.
Mochinori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sirakanian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mochinori.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian avoids the head kick by Mochinori.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sirakanian jabs Mochinori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mochinori fakes the leg kick and cracks Sirakanian in the body.
Sirakanian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mochinori on the side of the head.
Sirakanian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mochinori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mochinori misses with an uppercut.
Sirakanian misses with a wild body shot.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.
Sirakanian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mochinori. Mochinori obviously looking to wear him down.
Sirakanian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mochinori works Sirakanian's body with a nice hook.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick which misses Mochinori's front leg but catches the back leg as Mochinori tries to avoid it.
Mochinori lands a head shot.
Mochinori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian lands a nice hook to Mochinori's body. Mochinori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sirakanian takes a swing at Mochinori's ribcage but misses.
Sirakanian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mochinori.
Mochinori misses the shot to the body.
Mochinori checks a low kick from Sirakanian.
Mochinori was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mochinori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sirakanian misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mochinori counter with a right hand.
Mochinori misses with a low kick.
Sirakanian 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.
Sirakanian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Sirakanian. Beautiful body shot.
Mochinori throws a lazy right hand but Sirakanian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mochinori might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sirakanian has got the better of the exchanges.
Mochinori looks to land a body kick but Sirakanian moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Sirakanian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sirakanian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mochinori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mochinori wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mochinori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sirakanian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mochinori throws a body kick that misses
and Sirakanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Mochinori is just out of range.
Mochinori lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mochinori misses with a leg kick.
Mochinori misses with a hook.
It looked like Sirakanian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mochinori keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mochinori blocks a leg kick.
Mochinori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirakanian with a nice calf kick.
Sirakanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mochinori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mochinori moves forwards but Sirakanian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mochinori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mochinori feints a counter leg kick.
Mochinori throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sirakanian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sirakanian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mochinori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sirakanian throws a hook but Mochinori avoids it easily.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
A big right from Sirakanian misses.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirakanian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mochinori.
It looked like Sirakanian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot that snaps Mochinori's head back.
Sirakanian misses the jab.
Mochinori misses with a straight left.
Narek Sirakanian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mochinori throws a head kick but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian throws an off balance right hand
and Mochinori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mochinori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mochinori is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mochinori on the side of the head.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Mochinori.
Mochinori shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sirakanian throws the left hand but Mochinori avoids the punch easily.
Sirakanian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uesugi Mochinori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mochinori moves away.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Mochinori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mochinori takes one on the button.
Sirakanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mochinori swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mochinori's hands.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirakanian cracks Mochinori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 Narek Sirakanian.
Well Sirakanian 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narek Sirakanian!
Our winner, Narek Sirakanian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dick (ranked 438 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 65 p4p, 178 weight class). Rick Dick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomaevaboff misses with a wild body shot.
Magomaevaboff's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Magomaevaboff's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magomaevaboff.
A lazy body kick from Magomaevaboff
and Dick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomaevaboff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Dick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magomaevaboff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Magomaevaboff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dick defends it easily.
Dick stays in close to Magomaevaboff's body and controls the position.
Dick with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is fighting to break Magomaevaboff's control of his arms but Magomaevaboff is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dick stays in close to Magomaevaboff's body and controls the position.
Magomaevaboff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dick is one step ahead there.
Dick controlling from the top position.
Dick postures up.
Magomaevaboff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Magomaevaboff being controlled here, momentarily.
Dick throwing strikes from guard but Magomaevaboff blocks nicely.
Dick postures up in Magomaevaboff's guard and throws a big left but Magomaevaboff blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dick preventing the sweep.
Dick distracts Magomaevaboff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick postures up.
Dick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dick works over Magomaevaboff with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magomaevaboff is trying to keep Dick in close.
Dick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dick cracks Magomaevaboff with a solid left hand.
Dick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dick is in close to Magomaevaboff's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomaevaboff has his foot on Dick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dick works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomaevaboff is trying to keep Dick in close.
Dick postures up and lands a big shot to Magomaevaboff's brow.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Magomaevaboff's hands, connecting with Magomaevaboff's forehead.
Magomaevaboff wants to improve his position but Dick is controlling well.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Magomaevaboff's head.
Dick is trying to control. Magomaevaboff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomaevaboff is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomaevaboff is staying active underneath Dick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Magomaevaboff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dick is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick stalling.
Dick is trying to control the action in half guard but Magomaevaboff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dick slips a nice elbow through Magomaevaboff's hands, connecting with Magomaevaboff's forehead.
Dick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomaevaboff keeps working.
Magomaevaboff moves into full guard.
Magomaevaboff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magomaevaboff is trying to control the position but Dick postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomaevaboff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dick postures up and lands a big shot to Magomaevaboff's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dick lands a nice hook to Magomaevaboff's body. Magomaevaboff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dick is defended easily by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.
Nice shot lands for Dick.
Magomaevaboff just misses with a punch to the body.
Dick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dick scores with a takedown into Magomaevaboff's guard.
Magomaevaboff wants to sweep here but Dick controlling him for the moment.
Magomaevaboff is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dick frees his head nicely. Oh but Magomaevaboff has switched to an armbar! Dick is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Husein Magomaevaboff!
A less than humble Husein Magomaevaboff misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 366 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Vladimir Impaler (ranked 6 p4p, 53 weight class). Dustin Kruger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Impaler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Impaler.
Kruger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruger checks a low kick from Impaler.
Kruger lands a big right hand that sends Impaler crashing to the mat! Kruger stays standing though and waves Impaler back to his feet!
Impaler thumps Kruger with a low kick.
Impaler misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger slips a jab from Impaler.
Kruger throwing a counter right hand but Impaler manages to avoid it.
Kruger misses the jab.
Kruger misses with a straight right.
Kruger throws a jab when Impaler was well out of range.
Kruger drops Impaler with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Impaler looks back up at him and smiles so Kruger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Impaler is rocked!
 It looks like Vladimir Impaler has been cut.
Impaler moves out of range of the strikes.
Impaler is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruger finish him?
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Impaler moved out of range nicely.
Impaler seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Kruger lands a beautiful left hook that drops Impaler. Impaler tries to recover but Kruger is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Impaler lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
During a confident post fight interview, Dustin Kruger 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between DeMario Valdez (ranked 580 p4p, 767 weight class) and Tomoe Gozen (ranked 70 p4p, 103 weight class). Valdez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Era - Ameno. 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozen works the jab nicely.
Gozen throws a leg kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gozen as he connects with a hook.
Gozen 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.
Gozen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gozen throws a shot from downtown. Valdez moves away and avoids it.
Valdez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gozen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valdez.
Gozen misses with an uppercut
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen scores with a body shot.
Gozen thuds his right hand into Valdez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdez blocks a jab.
A jab from Valdez does it's job there.
Gozen throws a sloppy head kick
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valdez.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Gozen tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Valdez lands with a right to the head.
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gozen controls his hands.
Valdez lands with a left to the head.
Gozen blocking some punches.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gozen.
Valdez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gozen lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gozen.
A left hand lands to the body for Gozen.
Gozen pushes Valdez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gozen blocks a body shot from Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen misses with an elbow over the top.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gozen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gozen.
Valdez blocks the elbow strike.
Valdez is pushing Gozen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gozen blocking some punches.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez is looking to control Gozen's arms but Gozen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valdez has his back to the cage.
Valdez manages to break the clinch.
Gozen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gozen lands a slapping body shot.
Gozen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gozen throws a shot to the body.
Valdez takes one to the side of the head.
Valdez needs to keep his hands up - Gozen had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valdez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gozen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valdez on the side of the head.
Valdez with a hook.
Gozen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valdez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gozen clobbers Valdez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gozen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gozen misses with a left hand
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Gozen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valdez.
Gozen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gozen is trying to stall.
Gozen misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gozen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Gozen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gozen lands a body shot.
Gozen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gozen is trying to stall.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gozen throws an elbow that misses.
Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gozen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gozen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen presses Valdez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomoe Gozen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Gozen
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gozen can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Gozen.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valdez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gozen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valdez scrambles back to his feet.
Gozen throws a combination that misses
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valdez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gozen.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gozen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gozen tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
Gozen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gozen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gozen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valdez lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Valdez as Gozen tries to tie him up.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gozen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomoe Gozen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Gozen.
Gozen lands a nice elbow.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Gozen digs a right hand underneath Valdez's ribcage. Valdez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gozen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valdez lands a hook that snaps the head of Gozen backwards.
Gozen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Gozen.
Gozen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gozen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen is struggling to control the position.
Valdez blocks an elbow strike from Gozen.
Gozen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valdez misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gozen blocks an uppercut.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gozen.
Gozen jabs Valdez right on the nose. Valdez blinks but takes it well.
Gozen misses with a left hand
and Valdez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Valdez checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Gozen.
Valdez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdez throws a big counter combination but Gozen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valdez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Gozen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gozen throws an off balance right hand
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gozen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valdez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gozen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valdez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gozen wants to land a leg kick but Valdez is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Valdez misses its target.
Valdez checks a low kick from Gozen.
A little feinted left hand from Valdez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gozen closes the distance but Valdez moves to the side
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gozen punishes Valdez's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Gozen slips under a jab.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valdez cracks Gozen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Valdez's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gozen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gozen punishes Valdez's body with a nice straight punch.
Gozen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Valdez takes a swing at Gozen's ribcage but misses.
Gozen darts in and clinches Valdez up against the cage.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Gozen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gozen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valdez misses with a kick to the body.
Gozen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gozen misses with a hook
and Valdez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Valdez lands a really nice looking cross but Gozen seems unphased.
Gozen moves out of range of the strikes.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Gozen.
Gozen misses with a lunging right hand
and Valdez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valdez lands an uppercut.
Valdez is looking to control Gozen's arms but Gozen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valdez has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Gozen.
Gozen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gozen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valdez.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Good body shot from Gozen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gozen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gozen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Valdez blocks the elbow strike.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Valdez controlling the action here for a moment.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gozen misses with a knee to the head.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Gozen.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Gozen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gozen scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Gozen prevents Valdez from breaking the clinch.
Gozen presses Valdez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Gozen.
DeMario Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoe Gozen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Gozen has him pressed against the cage.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Gozen is controlling him.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
Valdez blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Valdez.
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!
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Valdez.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Gozen tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Gozen back against the cage.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez wants to stall.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Gozen controls the action.
A short uppercut from Gozen.
Gozen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valdez is struggling to control the position.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez gets through Gozen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valdez lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Gozen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gozen.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez misses with some punches.
Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomoe Gozen.
Well Gozen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomoe Gozen!
A less than humble Tomoe Gozen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boma (ranked 406 p4p, 91 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 52 p4p, 14 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester scores with a nice head shot.
Priester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Priester is looking to score with low kicks.
Priester lands a leg kick that knocks Boma off balance momentarily.
Landon Priester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Boma.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boma misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Boma.
Priester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priester lands with a kick to the temple. Boma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester connects with an inside leg kick.
Priester lands with an overhand left.
Priester misses with a kick to the body.
Priester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Priester misses.
A jab from Boma misses.
Priester throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
Priester lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Priester throws a head kick that misses
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Priester 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.
Boma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Priester fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boma is out of range.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Boma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Landon Priester has been cut.
Priester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priester manages to avoid it.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Priester's head but Priester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priester throws out the jab.
Boma is looking to counter with head kicks.
Boma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Priester only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Priester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bomas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priester throws a right and a left that Boma avoids nicely.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by Boma's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Priester tries to score with a low kick but Boma moves his leg out of the way.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boma.
Priester with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
Priester goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Priester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Priester throws a series of punches but Boma avoids them all with ease.
Boma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Boma misses.
Priester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boma throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Priester connects with a leg kick.
Priester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Boma went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Priester connects with the punch.
Priester throws a wild body kick that Boma sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Boma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boma tries to land a leg kick but Priester saw it coming and moves away.
Priester misses with a straight left.
Boma throws the kick towards the body but Priester avoids it.
Priester works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Priester throws a head kick that Boma semi-blocks.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Priester.
Boma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Priester.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Boma misses
and Priester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Boma - just one landing.
Boma is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Priester.
Boma misses with a hook. Priester ducked under it nicely.
Priester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boma.
Priester pushes Boma away with a front kick.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester lands a body shot.
Priester clobbers Boma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Priester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Priester.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priester lands with a hook. Boma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boma moves out of range of the leg kick from Priester.
Priester moves away from the strike by Boma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boma cracks Priester with an open hand slap.
A big right from Boma misses.
Boma scores with a jab. Priester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body kick from Priester.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma is looking to counter punch.
Priester tests Boma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Priester missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Priester lands a head kick!
Boma looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
Priester misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester takes a swing at Boma's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Boma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Priester.
Boma misses with a leg kick.
Priester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boma scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boma lands a nice shot that snaps Priester's head back.
Some bone on bone action there as Boma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priester throws out the jab.
Boma dodges the punch combination from Priester.
Boma drops his hands momentarily and Priester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Priester misses with a leg kick.
Boma has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boma misses with a low kick as Priester jumps back.
Priester throws out a counter right but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Priester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Boma misses.
Priester punishes Boma's body with a nice straight punch.
Boma staying out of range there.
Boma slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Priester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boma's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priester throws a quick inside leg kick.
Priester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priester throws a big counter head kick but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Priester! But no joy.
Priester slips a straight right by Boma.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Priester moves out of range easily.
Priester lands a jab to Boma's midsection.
The fighters circling - Boma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priester is looking to score with low kicks.
Boma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boma 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 Priester has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Priester and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Boma misses with a body shot.
Priester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Priester throws a lazy right hand but Boma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Priester saw that one coming.
Boma missing with a left hand there. Priester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Priester misses its intended target.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Priester drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boma throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Priester throws out the jab.
Priester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boma misses the jab.
Boma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boma avoids the body shot from Priester.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Priester loads up on a big right hand but Boma slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Priester 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.
Boma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Priester misses.
Priester scores with a decent looking hook.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma wants to land a leg kick but Priester is out of range.
Boma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boma backing away here, and Priester unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boma walks into a jab.
Priester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Priester throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boma.
Priester thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boma if he has to take too many more of those.
Priester throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boma throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Landon Priester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Priester misses with a hook.
Priester scores with a jab to the head.
Boma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Priester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Priester throws out a powerful jab.
Boma thuds his right hand into Priester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boma avoids the body shot from Priester.
Boma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Priester momentarily.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priester sizes up Boma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boma throws a front kick aimed at Priester's knee but Priester avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Priester.
Priester throws a leg kick but Boma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Priester needs to keep his hands up - Boma had a free shot at his head there.
Priester with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Priester - just one landing.
Boma throws a shot from downtown. Priester moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Priester.
Boma throws a lazy right hand but Priester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Priester throws a head kick that half lands.
 Boma is rocked!
Priester dodges the punch combination from Boma.
Priester throws out a counter right but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Oh Boma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma 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.
Boma throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Priester avoids the head kick by Boma.
Boma seems to have got his legs back now.
Priester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boma throws out the jab.
Boma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Priester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Priester throws a series of punches but Boma moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Priester.
Boma misses with an uppercut.
Mark Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Priester slips a jab from Boma.
Priester fails to land with a series of punches.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Priester lands with a right hand.
Boma throws a lazy head kick
and Priester counters with a right hand to the body.
Boma walks into a stiff left hand from Priester.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Priester.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boma might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Priester. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma throwing a counter right hand but Priester manages to avoid it.
Boma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Priester lands a nice shot to the body.
Boma throws out a loose jab but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma connects with a right hand. Priester shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Priester checks a low kick from Boma.
Priester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Priester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boma throws a lazy uppercut
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boma moves out of range as Priester throws a body kick.
Boma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Priester slips a jab and a cross from Boma.
Priester cracks Boma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Priester.
Priester misses with a looping left.
Boma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Priester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Priester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Priester thuds a left hand into Boma's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with a head kick.
Priester throws out a counter right but Boma avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Priester defending well as Boma loads up on a big left hand.
Priester tries a head kick but it misses.
Boma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Priester thuds a left hand into Boma's body.
Boma swings for the body but Priester moves out of range.
Priester with a jab.
Priester lunges at Boma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boma's hand.
Priester scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Priester misses with a jab, cross combination.
Priester throws a head kick but Boma moves out of range.
Boma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Priester.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Priester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
Landon Priester decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 69 p4p, 89 weight class) and Dougal McCraken (ranked 9 p4p, 16 weight class). Baba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nation Arabic Orchestra. McCraken has chosen Bulgine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCraken throws a low kick, looking for Baba's leg but Baba calmly moves out of range.
A jab from McCraken does it's job there.
A big right from McCraken misses.
McCraken has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Baba misses with an uppercut
and McCraken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCraken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCraken.
Baba misses with the body kick
and McCraken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCraken blocks a jab.
Baba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCraken has managed to clinch.
McCraken swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
McCraken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCraken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba prevents a body shot from McCraken.
Baba tries to work over McCraken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCraken lands a shoulder strike.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but McCraken avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Baba tries a body shot but McCraken blocks it.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken gets through Baba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCraken misses with a body punch.
McCraken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baba just misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCraken thumps Baba with a low kick.
Baba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baba pushes McCraken away with a front kick.
McCraken misses with a body kick.
McCraken lands a jab.
Baba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Baba.
Nice shot lands for McCraken.
McCraken lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCraken stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baba tries to move into range but McCraken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCraken throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCraken throws a leg kick that misses.
Baba swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baba misses with a series of wild punches.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCraken scores with the left hand. Baba knows he should have avoided that one.
McCraken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken drops his hands momentarily and Baba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Baba.
Baba lands a nice shot that snaps McCraken's head back.
McCraken throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCraken avoids a kick to the body.
Baba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baba lands the left hand.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
McCraken throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baba.
McCraken stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baba takes one 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!
McCraken moves out of range of the body kick.
McCraken lands with an uppercut that bounces Baba off the cage and back into range.
Baba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCraken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baba falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCraken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCraken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baba takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
Baba misses with an uppercut
and McCraken counters with a low kick, right behind Baba 's knee.
McCraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baba.
McCraken lands a jab.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
McCraken throws the kick towards the body but Baba avoids it.
McCraken throws a leg kick which misses Baba's front leg but catches the back leg as Baba tries to avoid it.
Baba looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.
McCraken shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by McCraken - just one landing.
McCraken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baba had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McCraken lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken 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.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba cracks McCraken with an open hand slap.
Baba misses with an uppercut
and McCraken counters with a straight right hand.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and McCraken moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCraken - that will leave a mark!
McCraken throws a leg kick but Baba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baba walks into a stiff left hand from McCraken.
Baba walks into a jab.
McCraken stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
Baba throws a series of punches but McCraken moves out of range.
McCraken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for McCraken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCraken throws a solid leg kick but Baba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCraken.
McCraken lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dougal McCraken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba misses with a hook. McCraken ducked under it nicely.
McCraken throws a good cross that connects.
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like McCraken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCraken scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Baba.
Baba checks a low kick from McCraken.
McCraken explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCraken misses with a hook.
Baba walks into a left hand.
Baba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCraken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Baba. That snapped McCraken's head back.
Baba tries to keep at a distance but McCraken has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCraken blocks a body shot from Baba.
McCraken lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as McCraken controls the action.
McCraken swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba blocking some punches.
McCraken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
McCraken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as McCraken controls his hands.
McCraken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baba scores with a shoulder strike.
Baba cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCraken.
A shot in the inside from McCraken.
McCraken tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing McCraken back against the cage.
McCraken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCraken has had enough of the clinch but Baba keeps him there for the moment.
Baba blocking some punches.
McCraken blocking some punches.
McCraken misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken blocks an uppercut.
McCraken lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken blocks an uppercut.
McCraken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCraken tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
A short right from McCraken.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
McCraken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCraken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCraken moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
A jab from McCraken finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
Baba misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from McCraken misses.
Baba looks to land a right hand but McCraken moved out of range.
McCraken tries to land a front kick but Baba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCraken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baba scores with a sloppy right hand. McCraken should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by McCraken.
A jab from McCraken does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCraken blocks a head kick by Baba.
McCraken takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCraken avoids the body shot from Baba.
Baba looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
McCraken dips to his left and cracks Baba with an uppercut!
Baba cracks a nice hook into McCraken's ribs.
A shot to the liver by McCraken. Beautiful body shot.
McCraken works Baba's body with a nice hook.
McCraken scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from McCraken is predictable there
letting Baba counter with a right hand.
McCraken stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCraken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baba thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougal McCraken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCraken bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCraken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Baba throws a head kick but McCraken moves out of range.
Baba throws out a loose jab but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCraken flicks out a counter leg kick but Baba steps away.
Baba connects with a nice looking jab.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
McCraken lands with a nice body kick.
McCraken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Baba.
A slow jab from McCraken misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baba swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCraken throws a right hand that misses
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCraken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba throws a head kick that misses
and McCraken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCraken scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by McCraken.
McCraken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baba gets tackled into the cage by McCraken. McCraken maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Baba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCraken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baba blocks a body shot from McCraken.
McCraken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba lands a nice uppercut.
Afeef Isa Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by McCraken.
Baba pushes McCraken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from McCraken.
McCraken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCraken misses with a body punch.
McCraken tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
McCraken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCraken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baba lands with a right to the head.
Baba blocking some punches.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCraken has had enough of the clinch but Baba keeps him there for the moment.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but McCraken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCraken throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
McCraken pushes Baba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCraken working aggressively here.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCraken lands a shoulder strike.
McCraken breaks from the clinch.
Baba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Baba misses.
McCraken throws a nice looking combination but Baba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
McCraken lands with a hook. Baba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baba tries to land a front kick but McCraken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baba tries to bum rush McCraken with a series of wild strikes but McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baba backing away here, and McCraken unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baba looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
McCraken lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baba swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling McCraken to counter with a crisp jab.
Baba with a jab.
Baba swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
Baba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCraken.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
Baba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McCraken scores with a hook to the body. Baba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba takes a kick to the side of the head.
McCraken connects with a jab.
Baba misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCraken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
Dougal McCraken decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 123 p4p, 99 weight class) and Farboleous Ricard (ranked 17 p4p, 15 weight class). Ricard has chosen Vibe Killer as his entrance music. Farboleous Ricard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Banner misses.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
Ricard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Ricard 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.
Banner swinging wildly here.
Banner slips a jab from Ricard.
Ricard scores with a decent looking hook.
Banner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricard.
Ricard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banner misses with an uppercut
and Ricard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Banner 's knee momentarily.
Banner lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ricard cracks Banner with a good jab.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricard was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner . Ricard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ricard moves out of range as Banner strikes.
Ricard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ricard throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick from Ricard.
Ricard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Banner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ricard somewhat.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banner misses the jab.
Ricard lands a nice shot to the body.
Banner works the jab nicely.
Ricard misses with a head kick.
Banner lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Banner .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner misses with a body shot.
Banner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Banner there.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banner can pounce on him.
Banner moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Banner slips a straight right by Ricard.
Ricard takes one to the side of the head.
Ricard scores with a shot to the body.
Banner connects with a solid leg kick.
Lamont Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard doesn't manage to clinch there - Banner circles away.
Ricard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricard moves out of range as Banner strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banner swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Ricard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ricard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
A nice side step and Ricard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ricard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Ricard counters with a right hand to the body.
Banner scoring well with a low kick there.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick.
Banner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ricard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner .
Ricard tries a low kick but Banner avoids it.
Banner moves away from the strike by Ricard.
Ricard throws a combination. Banner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ricard throws out the jab.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Ricard throws an overhand right that lands on Banner 's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Banner if he has to take too many more of those.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricard.
Ricard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Banner .
Ricard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Banner backing away here, and Ricard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Ricard moves away and avoids it.
Ricard scores with a spinning back kick!
Banner tried to score with a low kick but Ricard checks it.
Ricard gets the takedown into side control.
Ricard is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Banner 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Banner is trying to get back to his feet.
Banner is looking to regain half guard here but Ricard keeps moving and retains side control.
Banner prevents Ricard from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ricard tries to move to mount but Banner blocks the move with his legs.
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 Lamont Banner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
A swing and a miss from Banner .
Ricard avoids the head kick by Banner .
Banner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ricard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banner is out of range.
Banner is looking to counter punch.
Ricard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner .
Ricard slips a jab from Banner .
Ricard tries a quick counter leg kick but Banner is wise to it.
Banner misses with a body shot
and Ricard counters with a right hand to the body.
Banner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ricard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banner .
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Ricard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ricard tries to land a front kick but Banner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner scores with a head kick.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Ricard ducks down to avoid it.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner walks into a stiff left hand from Ricard.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner defending well as Ricard loads up on a big left hand.
Ricard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banner can pounce on him.
Ricard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banner misses with a left hand
and Ricard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ricard defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Ricard misses with a low kick as Banner jumps back.
Ricard misses the jab.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lamont Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner throws a wild body kick that Ricard sees coming a mile off.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Banner as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Banner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ricard.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ricard throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Ricard lands a lovely overhand right.
Banner throws a leg kick that misses.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick from Banner .
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Ricard's head but Ricard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ricard lands a really nice looking cross but Banner seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard connects with a looping right hand.
Ricard is looking to land body kicks.
Ricard throws the kick towards the body but Banner avoids it.
It looked like Banner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ricard throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Banner misses.
And Ricard responds with a good body kick, but Banner manages to step out the way in time.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ricard is looking to clinch.
Ricard with a nice cross.
Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banner with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Banner , right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner scores with a nice strike.
Banner misses with a hook.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Ricard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ricard moves out of range of the strikes.
Ricard throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Ricard as he checks the leg kick.
Banner misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Banner misses.
Ricard tries a quick counter leg kick but Banner is wise to it.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner scores with a hook.
Ricard throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Ricard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ricard.
Banner throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ricard.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricard swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner lands with a nice body punch.
Banner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Ricard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ricard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Banner 's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard misses with a looping left.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick from Ricard.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Ricard slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Ricard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banner 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ricard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banner scrambles back to his feet.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Banner throws the left hand but Ricard avoids the punch easily.
Banner slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Ricard's shoulder, as Ricard tries to avoid the shot.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Ricard misses.
Banner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner throws out a loose jab but Ricard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Ricard misses.
Ricard checks a low kick from Banner .
Ricard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Lamont Banner will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Ricard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Good work by Banner as he checks the leg kick.
Ricard misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Banner misses the target.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Banner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Banner takes a swing at Ricard's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ricard or perhaps it was just good defense by Banner , which made it look bad.
Banner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ricard. Ricard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Banner misses the target.
Banner blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricard circles away quickly and effectively.
A leg kick checked by Banner .
Ricard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Ricard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ricard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banner tests Ricard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Banner .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ricard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard throws a leg kick which misses Banner 's front leg but catches the back leg as Banner tries to avoid it.
Banner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ricard staying out of range there.
Ricard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Banner .
No joy there for Banner , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ricard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banner finds it's way round the side to connect with Ricard's head.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
Banner misses the jab.
Ricard throws a series of strikes that have Banner backpedaling.
A jab from Banner misses.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Banner throws a leg kick but Ricard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ricard. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner misses with a left hand
enabling Ricard to counter with a crisp jab.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Farboleous Ricard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Ricard lands a leg kick that knocks Banner off balance momentarily.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ricard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banner moves out of range of the leg kick from Ricard.
Ricard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Banner 's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ricard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricard delivers a nice body kick.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banner lands a jab to Ricard's midsection.
Ricard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banner misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricard avoids the body shot from Banner .
Ricard scores with a jab to the head.
Banner throws a series of punches but Ricard avoids them all with ease.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Ricard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Banner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Banner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Banner .
Ricard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Banner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ricard on the side of the head.
Banner with a nice calf kick.
Banner lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Ricard tries to land a front kick but Banner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banner connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner .
Lamont Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ricard slips under a jab.
Ricard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ricard misses the jab.
Banner throws a body punch but Ricard moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Banner . That snapped Ricard's head back.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Banner blocks the low kick.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A lazy left from Ricard finds it's target.
Ricard throws the left hand but Banner avoids the punch easily.
Ricard takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ricard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Ricard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Banner .
And that's the end of the fight!
Lamont Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banner , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lamont Banner !
During a confident post fight interview, Lamont Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class) and Latrobe Arundel (ranked 2 p4p, 1 weight class). Arundel has chosen Shook Ones as his entrance music. 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel ducks under a wild hook from Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolleke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arundel misses with a straight left.
Arundel misses with a looping right.
Arundel lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolleke throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Arundel stuns Bolleke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arundel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Arundel responds with a good body kick, but Bolleke manages to step out the way in time.
A cross from Arundel lands.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Arundel 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.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Arundel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arundel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bolleke misses with a series of wild punches.
Arundel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bolleke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arundel is fending him off so far but Bolleke persists. Nope, Arundel circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arundel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Arundel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bolleke is one step ahead there.
Bolleke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arundel has his hands on Bolleke's head, controlling the position.
Bolleke slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bolleke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arundel is not content to let Bolleke control the position.
Arundel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bolleke trying to pass the guard but Arundel defending well.
Arundel moves into full guard.
Bolleke trying to control but Arundel is working from the bottom.
Arundel 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.
Bolleke passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolleke wants to pass the guard but Arundel is defending well.
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 Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bolleke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arundel is looking to slow Bolleke down with leg kicks.
Bolleke looks to throw the jab but Arundel is out of range.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arundel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Arundel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arundel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Latrobe Arundel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
Bolleke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bolleke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Bolleke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolleke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke with a poor takedown
and Arundel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolleke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arundel needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Arundel wants to land a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
Bolleke staying out of range there.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke blocks a jab.
Arundel needs to keep his hands up - Bolleke had a free shot at his head there.
Bolleke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arundel throws out the jab.
Bolleke throws a lazy uppercut
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolleke missing with a left hand there. Arundel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Arundel coming out on top.
Arundel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolleke's sensitive parts.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Bolleke misses with a hook to the body
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Latrobe Arundel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke shoots and misses
and Arundel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arundel.
A short uppercut from Arundel.
Arundel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arundel.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arundel prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arundel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Arundel.
Good body shot from Arundel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Arundel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arundel lands a right hand.
Arundel cracks Bolleke with a nice body shot.
Bolleke gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Arundel is looking to control Bolleke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arundel avoid being mounted?
Arundel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arundel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolleke.
Arundel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bolleke working Arundel over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel is controlling Bolleke's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bolleke is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bolleke is pressing down on Arundel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arundel is holding on for now.
Arundel is not content to let Bolleke control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolleke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arundel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arundel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolleke's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Bolleke.
Bolleke throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Bolleke connects with a jab.
Arundel throws an overhand right that lands on Bolleke's shoulder, as Bolleke tries to avoid the shot.
Bolleke tries for a takedown but Arundel circles away easily
and Arundel counters with a left to the body.
Bolleke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arundel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bolleke.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bolleke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arundel lands a lovely overhand right.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolleke.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arundel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bolleke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolleke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Arundel.
Bolleke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arundel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolleke.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolleke is just out of range.
Bolleke attempts a counter takedown but Arundel avoids it well and moves away.
Bolleke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke misses with a takedown
and Arundel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Arundel moved out of range.
Bolleke throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Arundel tries to score with a low kick but Bolleke moves his leg out of the way.
Bolleke attempts a counter takedown but Arundel avoids it well and moves away.
Bolleke misses with a jab to the body
and Arundel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke throws out a loose jab but Arundel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Bolleke misses.
Arundel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bolleke blocks it well.
Arundel lunges at Bolleke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolleke's hand.
Arundel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Arundel connects with an inside leg kick.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arundel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Arundel.
Bolleke loads up on a big right hand but Arundel slips the punch.
Arundel lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolleke's head.
Bolleke is rocked!
Arundel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Bolleke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Arundel misses the target.
Bolleke seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arundel.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolleke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Bolleke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolleke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Arundel moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel with a nice calf kick.
Arundel lands a slapping body shot.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bolleke misses with an uppercut
and Arundel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arundel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolleke.
Arundel struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolleke controls his hands.
Bolleke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arundel has him pressed against the cage.
Bolleke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arundel misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolleke.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Arundel.
Bolleke blocks a body shot from Arundel.
Arundel misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolleke.
Arundel misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel can't find room to land a body shot as Bolleke controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolleke blocks an uppercut.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arundel is pressed up against the cage. Bolleke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arundel down to the mat. Arundel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arundel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bolleke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arundel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a hook to the body
letting Bolleke counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Bolleke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolleke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bolleke throws out a powerful jab.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Arundel.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arundel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bolleke slips a jab from Arundel.
Arundel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolleke throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Bolleke throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke lands the left hand.
Arundel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolleke misses the target.
Bolleke throws a shot from downtown. Arundel moves away and avoids it.
Arundel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bolleke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arundel.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Arundel connects with a solid leg kick.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Arundel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bolleke blocks it well.
Bolleke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arundel in his tracks.
A cross from Arundel lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arundel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bolleke looks to land a right hand but Arundel moved out of range.
Arundel walks into a jab.
Bolleke misses with a hook.
Arundel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bolleke walks into a stiff left hand from Arundel.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bolleke swings for the body but Arundel moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Arundel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arundel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arundel looks to land a right hand but Bolleke moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke misses with a body punch
and Arundel counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arundel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolleke somewhat.
Bolleke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arundel throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolleke.
Bolleke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arundel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolleke throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Arundel cracks Bolleke with an open hand slap.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke gets tackled into the cage by Arundel. Arundel maintains the clinch.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Arundel.
Arundel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arundel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolleke backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arundel fails to land.
Bolleke has had enough of the clinch but Arundel keeps him there for the moment.
Bolleke tries for a takedown but Arundel manages to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Arundel.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke takes a shot to the head.
Arundel is working Bolleke over against the cage.
Arundel lands with a left to the head.
Arundel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arundel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bolleke to his knees! Arundel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latrobe Arundel!
Latrobe Arundel 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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