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PFC 240 Golovkin vs Puno PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Point (ranked 519 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 63 p4p, 181 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed punishes Point's body with a nice straight punch.
Half Assed misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Half Assed misses
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
It looked like Point wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Point slips a jab from Half Assed.
Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
No joy there for Point, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Half Assed throws a hook but Point blocks it.
A jab lands there for Point.
Half Assed 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.
Half Assed scores with the left hand. Point knows he should have avoided that one.
Half Assed lands a body shot.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Half Assed is just out of range.
Half Assed throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Half Assed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Point takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Point.
Half Assed lands a body shot.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Half Assed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Half Assed.
Half Assed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Point.
Point lands a nice looking body shot.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Half Assed loads up on a big right hand but Point slips the punch.
Half Assed lands with a hook. Point tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Half Assed's shoulder, as Half Assed tries to avoid the shot.
Point misses with a straight right.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point tries to land a body kick
and Half Assed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Point swings widly with a right hand
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Half Assed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Point manages to avoid it.
Point is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Half Assed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Half Assed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Half Assed misses with a body shot
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Half Assed lands a jab.
Jesse Point is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
Point walks into a jab.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Point sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Half Assed throws a right hand that misses
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Point has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Point there as he acknowledges the shot.
Half Assed moves out of range as Point strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Point - that will leave a mark!
Half Assed avoids a kick to the body.
Half Assed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Point with a body shot.
Point lands with a good body shot.
Point throws a hook but Half Assed avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point staying out of range there.
Point uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a good cross that connects.
Point misses with a kick to the body
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Point pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Half Assed works Point's body with a nice hook.
Point throws a looping overhand right but Half Assed ducks down to avoid it.
Half Assed slips a straight right by Point.
Point fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Half Assed digs a good hook to Point's body.
Point connects with a right hand. Half Assed shakes it off.
Half Assed with a hook.
Point lands with an uppercut that bounces Half Assed off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Point walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Point takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Half Assed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A left lands for Half Assed.
Point turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Point takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Point throws a leg kick that is checked
and Half Assed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Point doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Half Assed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Point changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Half Assed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Point throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Half Assed is just out of range.
Point getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Half Assed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Point moves away and avoids it.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Point.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Point.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anti Half Assed will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Point thuds his shin into the meat of Half Assed's side.
Point lands a right hook to the body.
Point throws a hook but Half Assed avoids it easily.
Point avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Point.
Half Assed lands with a straight right. Point didn't see that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Point.
Point cracks Half Assed with an open hand slap.
Point cracks Half Assed with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Point 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 Half Assed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Half Assed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Nice jab there from Half Assed.
Point connects with a right hand. Half Assed shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Half Assed misses with an uppercut
and Point counters with a good low kick that Half Assed was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Half Assed. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Point was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Half Assed.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Half Assed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Point looks to throw the jab but Half Assed is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Half Assed.
Half Assed wants to counter with a clinch but Point pushes him away.
Point takes one on the button.
Half Assed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Half Assed.
Half Assed tries to clinch but Point moves out of range.
Point jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Half Assed.
Point throws a leg kick but Half Assed moved away.
Half Assed cracks Point with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Point scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Point's hands.
Half Assed takes one to the chin there.
Point tries a head kick but it misses.
Point misses with a body shot.
Half Assed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Point with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Half Assed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Point throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Point throws a wild body kick that Half Assed sees coming a mile off.
Half Assed staying out of range there.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Point moves away and avoids it.
Half Assed digs a good body shot into Point's ribs.
Half Assed scores with a hook.
Point missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Half Assed.
That kick from Half Assed tenderised Point's leg. Point is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Half Assed.
Half Assed moves out of range of the body kick from Point.
Anti Half Assed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Point throws a hook but Half Assed avoids it easily.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
An attempted straight right counter from Point misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Point throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Half Assed's shoulder, as Half Assed tries to avoid the shot.
Half Assed scores with a hook to the body. Point takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Point misses with a kick to the body
and Half Assed counters with a stiff right hand.
Point throws a hook to the side of Half Assed's head but Half Assed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Point.
Half Assed lands the left hand.
Half Assed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Point counters with a nice uppercut.
Half Assed jabs Point right on the nose. Point blinks but takes it well.
Half Assed looks to land a left hand but Point moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Point manages to avoid it.
Point cracks Half Assed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Point blocks a jab.
Half Assed connects with a jab.
Half Assed misses with a body punch
and Point counters with a stiff right hand.
Point scores with a punch to the head.
 Half Assed is rocked!
Point misses with a kick to the body.
Half Assed blocks a low kick nicely.
Point swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Point cracks Half Assed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Half Assed misses with a body shot
and Point connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Point dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Point slips under a jab.
A jab from Half Assed does it's job there.
Point avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
It looked like Point wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Point looks to land a right hand but Half Assed moved out of range.
Half Assed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Half Assed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Half Assed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Half Assed thuds a left hand into Point's body.
Point walks into a left hand.
Half Assed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Half Assed takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point with a hook.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed jabs Point to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Half Assed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point connects with a looping right hand.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Half Assed scores with a body shot.
Point lands a nice shot that snaps Half Assed's head back.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Half Assed misses the target.
Half Assed cracks a nice hook into Point's ribs.
Point on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Point throws a leg kick but Half Assed checks it.
Half Assed lands a head shot.
Point scores with a hook to the body. Half Assed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Point throws a head kick that misses.
Point misses with a low kick.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Point takes a swing at Half Assed's ribcage but misses.
Point misses with a hook
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed lands with a shot to the body.
Point jabs Half Assed right on the nose. Half Assed blinks but takes it well.
Point drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Point swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Point.
Half Assed takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Point.
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
Point scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Half Assed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Point. Point circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Half Assed throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
Half Assed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Point. That one must have hurt.
Half Assed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Point scores with a jab to the jaw.
Half Assed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Half Assed is still on wobbly legs! Can Point finish him?
Point moves out of range as Half Assed strikes.
Half Assed seems to have recovered his senses.
Half Assed lands a really nice looking cross but Point seems unphased.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Point moves away and avoids it.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Half Assed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Half Assed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Half Assed momentarily.
Half Assed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Point doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed misses with an uppercut
and Point counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point lands a head shot.
Half Assed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
Point throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Point drops Half Assed with a big left hand! Half Assed is injured, injured bad! Point jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Point!
Jesse Point thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pony Pony (ranked 857 p4p, 681 weight class) and Rich Silva Jr (ranked 106 p4p, 88 weight class). Silva Jr has chosen Sleeping Giant as his entrance music. Pony Pony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pony Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Pony takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr moves to clinch but Pony breaks away
and Pony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Pony counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva Jr misses with a hook
enabling Pony to counter with a crisp jab.
Pony has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva Jr is defending well for now.
Silva Jr avoiding damage as Pony throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pony throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silva Jrs head.
Silva Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva Jr jumps guard but Pony turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Pony really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Pony blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.
Pony has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pony lands a knee to the body.
Silva Jr avoiding damage as Pony throws knees to the body.
Pony lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pony trying to land knees to the body.
Silva Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pony using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pony misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva Jr avoiding damage as Pony throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pony walks away with a smile on his face. Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pony Pony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Silva Jr.
Pony throws a body punch but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Silva Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pony with a body shot.
Silva Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pony ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Pony is looking for a counter combo.
Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pony is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pony gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pony takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pony Pony dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva Jr misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Pony misses the target.
Pony rushes Silva Jr and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Good body shot from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Silva Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva Jr.
A nice left hand lands by Silva Jr.
Pony misses with a punch to the body.
Pony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Jr pushes Pony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Silva Jr.
Pony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pony.
Silva Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pony backwards.
Pony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva Jr scores with a shot to the side of Pony's head.
Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Pony controls the action.
Silva Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pony will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva Jr stops Pony from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pony sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr is working for a kimura but Pony is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Pony is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva Jr is working for a kimura but Pony is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva Jr is thwarting Pony's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva Jr is working for a kimura but Pony is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva Jr is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pony rushes Silva Jr and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony misses with a knee strike.
Pony tries to circle away but Silva Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Pony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Pony tries a knee to the head but Silva Jr blocks it.
Silva Jr misses with some punches.
Silva Jr tries to work over Pony's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pony lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pony lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva Jr.
Pony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Pony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pony throws a leg kick but Silva Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Silva Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pony connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony cracks Silva Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Pony.
Silva Jr lands a nice hook to Pony's body. Pony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Silva Jr circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Pony to the canvas! Pony doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Silva Jr keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Silva Jr!
Rich Silva Jr 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 471 p4p, 510 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 71 p4p, 78 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent 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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noir throws a nice looking combination but Steve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Noir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Steve misses.
Noir moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Noir is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Noir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
Noir scores with a decent looking hook.
Noir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
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!
Noir misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve misses the jab.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noir walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Noir misses with the combination.
Noir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Noir has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Noir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Noir looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Noir connects with a body shot.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Noir misses with a hook to the body
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve slips under a jab from Noir.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve defending well as Noir loads up on a big left hand.
Steve cracks Noir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Steve there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve defending well as Noir loads up on a big left hand.
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noir dips to his left and cracks Steve with an uppercut!
Noir looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve misses with a hook
and Noir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noir with a jab.
Noir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve connects with a looping right hand.
Noir punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steve is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Noir had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Noir misses.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noir's head.
Steve digs a good hook to Noir's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Noir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steve has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Noir is on him like a limpet, forcing Steve back against the cage.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noir prevents a body shot from Steve.
Noir blocks a body shot from Steve.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noir working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve is working Noir over against the cage.
Noir lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir pulls Steve into guard.
Steve gets to his feet. Noir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Steve avoids the body shot from Noir.
Noir lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steve cracks Noir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noir blocks a head kick by Steve.
Noir swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steve clobbers Noir with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Steve misses.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Noir slips a straight right by Steve.
Noir slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve jabs Noir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Noir loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steve throws a jab when Noir was well out of range.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Steve.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve 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.
Nice defenses there by Noir.
Noir slips a jab from Steve.
Noir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Noir slips a jab from Steve.
Noir lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve off the cage and back into range.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Noir lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve off the cage and back into range.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Noir attempts a counter takedown but Steve avoids it well and moves away.
Noir loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Noir ducks down to avoid it.
Steve connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
A lazy left from Noir finds it's target.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Noir counter with a right hand.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Noir throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Steve throws a hook but Noir blocks it.
Steve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Noir ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
It looked like Noir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Noir moved out of range nicely.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Noir slips the punch.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Noir.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Noir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noir appears to be looking for a big counter.
Noir thuds a left hand into Steve's body.
Noir just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Noir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Steve on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Noir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
A quick step to the side and Noir tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range.
Noir shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noir slips under a jab from Steve.
Noir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Noir throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steve on the side of the head.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noir.
Noir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noir slips a jab from Steve.
Jay Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Noir moved out of range.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Noir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Steve.
Noir looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Noir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Steve.
Noir lands a right hook to the body.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Steve lands a nice hook to Noir's body. Noir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Noir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noir misses the shot to the body.
Steve moves away from the strike by Noir.
Noir slips a jab from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws the left hand but Noir avoids the punch easily.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Noir tries to counter with a takedown but Steve is quick to defend against it.
Noir getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Noir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left and a right from Noir both land. Nice combination.
Noir blocks a head kick by Steve.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steve manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Noir throwing strikes from guard but Steve blocks nicely.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Noir is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Steve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Noir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Noir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steve scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve avoids the body shot from Noir.
Steve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steve there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Noir, as that shot connected.
A jab from Noir misses.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve throws a sloppy body shot
and Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noir throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
Steve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve moves out of range as Noir strikes.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Noir.
Good standup being displayed there by Steve as he connects with a hook.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Noir to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noir counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steve!
Steve explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir slips a jab from Steve.
Noir is looking to counter punch.
Noir slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Noir shoots and misses
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Noir's head but Noir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noir slips under a jab from Steve.
Noir scores with a hook.
James Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noir.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick by Steve misses
so Noir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steve wants to get back to his feet but Noir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Steve has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Noir has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Noir is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noir tries to pull guard but Steve holds him up against the cage and eventually Noir drops back down to his feet.
Noir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steve after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noir's elbow.
Noir tries to pull guard but Steve forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Noir can't get the takedown.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noir is trying to break free.
Noir wants a takedown.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Noir fails to land.
A short right from Steve.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve is leaning against Noir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noir prevents a body shot from Steve.
Noir has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steve uses from the top position.
Steve gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steve.
Jay Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steve listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Noir defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Noir appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Noir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noir moves out of range of the strikes.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve throws the left hand but Noir avoids the punch easily.
Noir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve.
Steve gets a clinch.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Noir tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Noir throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Noir is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noir.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Steve!
Jay Steve tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kidney Stone (ranked 295 p4p, 327 weight class) and Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 20 p4p, 22 weight class). Stone's entrance music is Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppord. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kidney Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a leg kick
and Tattoo Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Stone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tattoo Guy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tattoo Guy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tattoo Guy working the ground and pound but Stone is defending the strikes.
Tattoo Guy working away.
Tattoo Guy tries to advance to mount but Stone denies him.
Stone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stone is trying to control Tattoo Guy's posture but Tattoo Guy avoids it.
Stone is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tattoo Guy cracks Stone with a big elbow.
 Stone is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stone sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tattoo Guy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tattoo Guy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tattoo Guy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stone is trying to control Tattoo Guy's posture but Tattoo Guy avoids it.
Tattoo Guy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tattoo Guy tries for a kimura but Stone is defending well.
Check out the look on Tattoo Guy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Tattoo Guy.
Stone tries to bench press Tattoo Guy off him but Tattoo Guy keeps the position.
Tattoo Guy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tattoo Guy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stone is being controlled here.
Stone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tattoo Guy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tattoo Guy has hold of Stone's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Stone tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tattoo Guy cranks the arm and Stone screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Stone, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stupid Tattoo Guy!
A very excited looking Stupid Tattoo Guy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iolyn Madog (ranked 312 p4p, 210 weight class) and Cole Reynolds (ranked 34 p4p, 25 weight class). Madog's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Goldie Looking Chain - Guns Don't Kill People. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iolyn Madog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reynolds is looking to land body kicks.
Madog is looking for a counter combo.
Reynolds delivers a nice body kick.
Reynolds tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Madog takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Madog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds scores with the left hand. Madog knows he should have avoided that one.
Reynolds is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog lands a jab to the nose.
Madog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Madog.
Madog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds throws a lazy body kick
and Madog counters with a crisp right hand that drops Reynolds! Madog lets Reynolds back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Reynolds is rocked!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madog knocks out Reynolds with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Madog before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Madog picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iolyn Madog!
After winning the bout, Iolyn Madog thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 751 p4p, 626 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 93 p4p, 81 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John walks into a straight right hand from Murhaa.
John blocks a jab.
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but John circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from John misses.
John throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
Murhaa gets a clinch.
John blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Nice elbow from John.
 It looks like Mike Murhaa has been cut.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
John tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John feints a counter leg kick.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from John tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
and John counters with a good, hard body kick but Murhaa shrugs it off.
John shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Murhaa takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - John sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Murhaa bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott John!
Our winner, Scott John, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 90 p4p, 91 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 5 p4p, 6 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140
16 - 6 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki tried to score with a low kick but Kenobi checks it.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Kenobi ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Kenobi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenobi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nagasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Kenobi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Kenobi.
Kenobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Nagasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nagasaki misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kenobi counter with a right hand.
Kenobi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nagasaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Obi Wan Kenobi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenobi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nagasaki is able to avoid easily.
Nagasaki takes one to the chin there.
Nagasaki walks into a straight right hand from Kenobi.
A jab from Nagasaki misses.
Kenobi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kenobi cracks Nagasaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenobi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kenobi moves in looking to clinch but Nagasaki pushes him off.
Nagasaki closes the distance and clinches.
Nagasaki blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenobi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenobi wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagasaki won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenobi.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenobi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagasaki has a couple of punches blocked by Kenobi.
Kenobi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenobi.
Kenobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Nagasaki finds it's way through Kenobi's defenses.
Nagasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki lands with a right hand.
Nagasaki 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.
Kenobi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagasaki throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenobi is just out of range.
Nagasaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kenobi swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Kenobi strikes.
Kenobi walks into a left hand.
Nagasaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nagasaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kenobi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kenobi wants to get back to full guard.
Kenobi manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenobi pulls Nagasaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Nagasaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kenobi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nagasaki throws an elbow that misses. Kenobi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nagasaki's guard. Nice move by Kenobi!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nagasaki keeping full guard, as Kenobi tries to pass.
Kenobi wants to get up but he can't break Nagasaki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kenobi won't allow Nagasaki to sweep him here.
Kenobi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kenobi won't allow Nagasaki to sweep him here.
Kenobi looking to pass the guard.
Kenobi preventing the sweep.
Nagasaki has control of Kenobi's left arm, preventing Kenobi from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santosh Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kenobi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagasaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagasaki attempts a counter takedown but Kenobi avoids it well and moves away.
Kenobi lands a leg kick that knocks Nagasaki off balance momentarily.
Kenobi misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Kenobi tries a quick counter leg kick but Nagasaki is wise to it.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Kenobi strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenobi 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 Nagasaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nagasaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but Kenobi is having none of it.
Nagasaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nagasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kenobi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagasaki's head backwards.
Nagasaki blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki slips under a jab from Kenobi.
Kenobi punishes Nagasaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Nagasaki scores with a hook to the body. Kenobi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Nagasaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kenobi defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenobi misses with an uppercut.
Nagasaki misses with a straight left.
Kenobi misses with a body punch
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagasaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nagasaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kenobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obi Wan Kenobi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenobi lands with a nice body kick.
Nagasaki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kenobi's guard.
Nagasaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kenobi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nagasaki is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenobi trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Nagasaki postures up in Kenobi's guard and throws a big left but Kenobi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi wants to get back to his feet but Nagasaki passes into half guard.
Santosh Nagasaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nagasaki is nestled in close to Kenobi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nagasaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kenobi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kenobi regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenobi has momentary wrist control but Nagasaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenobi seems keen to control Nagasaki's posture.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenobi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a couple of elbows.
Nagasaki throwing strikes but missing.
Nagasaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kenobi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nagasaki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kenobi lands a head shot.
Kenobi misses with a leg kick.
Kenobi is looking to slow Nagasaki down with leg kicks.
Nagasaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kenobi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki tries to roll over but Kenobi keeps him under control.
Kenobi stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki is looking to control Kenobi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nagasaki avoid being mounted?
Kenobi trying to control from half guard but Nagasaki is working away.
Kenobi tries to stand and escape but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
Nagasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Nagasaki gets full guard.
Kenobi content to stall in guard here.
Nagasaki 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Obi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nagasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenobi throws out the jab.
Nagasaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenobi throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Nagasaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenobi doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagasaki with a nice cross.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagasaki's head backwards.
Nagasaki goes for a double leg but Kenobi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kenobi continues to drive forward.
Nagasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenobi scores with a shot to the side of Nagasaki's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenobi.
Kenobi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kenobi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenobi lands a nice hook to Nagasaki's body. Nagasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi is looking to score with low kicks.
Nagasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenobi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nagasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki blocks a leg kick.
Nagasaki throwing a counter right hand but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kenobi slips a jab from Nagasaki.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagasaki misses with a straight right.
Kenobi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Kenobi strikes.
Kenobi defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Kenobi.
Kenobi looks to throw a body kick
and Nagasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Kenobi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nagasaki's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
It looked like Nagasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenobi.
Nagasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenobi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, jab by Kenobi - just one landing.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Kenobi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kenobi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Kenobi misses with a hook.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenobi with a nice calf kick.
Nagasaki misses with a looping left.
Kenobi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nagasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Kenobi seems unphased.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenobi.
Kenobi looks to throw a body kick
and Nagasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nagasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Kenobi lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenobi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kenobi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nagasaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nagasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenobi is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
Kenobi connects with the punch.
Kenobi throws a leg kick
and Nagasaki counters with a single leg into guard. Kenobi didn't expect that.
Kenobi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Kenobi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Nagasaki checks a low kick from Kenobi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki with a poor takedown
and Kenobi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenobi.
Kenobi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenobi misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Nagasaki does it's job there.
Kenobi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagasaki misses with a hook.
Kenobi takes the fight into the clinch.
Kenobi is trying to stall.
Kenobi manages to break the clinch.
Kenobi lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagasaki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nagasaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kenobi throws a shot from downtown. Nagasaki moves away and avoids it.
Kenobi wants to slow Nagasaki down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Nagasaki misses its target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Wan Kenobi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenobi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan Kenobi!
A very excited looking Obi Wan Kenobi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 288 p4p, 138 weight class) and Ross Kemp (ranked 48 p4p, 22 weight class). Kagonbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voodoo. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kemp misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagonbo.
Kemp lands a body shot.
Kemp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kagonbo.
Kemp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kemp 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.
Kemp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kagonbo's head backwards.
Kagonbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kagonbo finds it's way through Kemp's defenses.
Kemp slips a straight right by Kagonbo.
Kemp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kagonbo's sensitive parts.
Kagonbo misses with a straight left.
Kagonbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kagonbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kemp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kemp scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kagonbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Kemp.
Kagonbo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemp throws a body punch but Kagonbo moves out of range.
Kemp slips under a jab.
Kemp takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp pushes Kagonbo away with a front kick.
Kagonbo takes one to the side of the head.
Kagonbo looks to land a left hand but Kemp moved out of range nicely.
Kemp takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kemp throws a body shot but no joy.
Kemp lands a right hook to the body.
Kagonbo misses the jab.
Kemp takes one on the button.
Kagonbo throws out a loose jab but Kemp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kemp lands a body shot.
Kagonbo blocks a head kick by Kemp.
Kemp moves out of range of the body kick.
Kemp throws a hook but Kagonbo blocks it.
Kagonbo throwing a counter right hand but Kemp manages to avoid it.
Kemp slips a straight right by Kagonbo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Kemp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kagonbo doesn't seem phased though.
Kemp scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kagonbo in his tracks.
Kagonbo scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kemp.
Kagonbo throwing a counter right hand but Kemp manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kagonbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kagonbo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kemp connects with an inside leg kick.
Kagonbo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kemp shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kemp gets a clinch.
Kagonbo wants to break free but Kemp has control.
Kemp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kemp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kemp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kagonbo's head.
Kagonbo ducks under a wild hook from Kemp.
Kemp blocks a jab.
Kagonbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Kagonbo misses its intended target.
Kemp lands with an uppercut that bounces Kagonbo off the cage and back into range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kemp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kagonbo throws a right and a left that Kemp avoids nicely.
Kagonbo dips to his left and cracks Kemp with an uppercut!
Kemp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kemp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kemp tries to clinch up but Kagonbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kemp digs a good body shot into Kagonbo's ribs.
Kemp punishes Kagonbo's body with a nice straight punch.
Kemp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kagonbo throws out the jab.
Kagonbo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kemp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kemp.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kagonbo throws out a loose jab but Kemp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemp moves away from the strike by Kagonbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands with a good body shot.
Kemp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kagonbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kemp.
Kemp checks a low kick from Kagonbo.
Kemp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kemp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kemp moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Kemp walks into a jab.
Kemp lands with a cross.
Kagonbo looks to land a right hand but Kemp moved out of range.
Kagonbo throws the left hand but Kemp avoids the punch easily.
Kagonbo throws a shot from downtown. Kemp moves away and avoids it.
Kagonbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kagonbo throws a hook but Kemp blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kemp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kagonbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kemp connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Kagonbo.
Kemp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ross Kemp will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kagonbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kagonbo misses with an uppercut.
Kemp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kemp walks into a jab.
Kemp scores with a nice right hand.
Kagonbo throws a hook but Kemp avoids it easily.
Kagonbo tries to score with a low kick but Kemp moves his leg out of the way.
Kemp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kagonbo.
Kemp moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Donk. Kemp catches Kagonbo right on the button with a cross.
Kemp lands a nice looking body shot.
Kagonbo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Kemp. Beautiful body shot.
Kagonbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kemp connects with a body shot that sends Kagonbo's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kemp scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slow jab from Kagonbo misses its intended target.
Kemp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Kemp tenderised Kagonbo's leg. Kagonbo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Kemp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kemp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp takes a swing at Kagonbo's ribcage but misses.
Kagonbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kemps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kagonbo misses the jab.
Kemp scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kemp connects with a high kick.
Kagonbo is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Kemp! Kagonbo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
After the big win, Ross Kemp made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors PWNAGE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Bismack Kagonbo spoke after the fight, saying 'Breathes heavily....growls...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 45 p4p, 68 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 6 p4p, 9 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Human's choice of entrance music: Adventure Time. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Human's corner calls for a 1-2. The Human obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Human connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho Joy momentarily.
The Human tries to clinch up
and Ho Joy counters with a nice uppercut.
The Human tries to clinch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
The Human throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
Ho Joy slips under a jab.
Ho Joy connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ho Joy lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Human doesn't seem phased though.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut.
A jab from The Human misses.
The Human cracks Ho Joy with a good jab.
Ho Joy needs to keep his hands up - The Human had a free shot at his head there.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Human misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Ho Joy tries to land a leg kick but The Human saw it coming and moves away.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human drops his hands momentarily and Ho Joy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Human cracks Ho Joy with an open hand slap.
Ho Joy slips a jab from The Human.
Ho Joy is looking to counter punch.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
The Human is looking to clinch.
The Human walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy needs to keep his hands up - The Human had a free shot at his head there.
The Human slips a jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to work over The Human's front leg with a kick but The Human checks it.
The Human lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from The Human.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human 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.
Ho Joy throws a big shot that misses.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Joy checks it well.
Ho Joy fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Human just manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ho Joy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The Human lands an overhand right.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.
The Human lands with a right hand.
Ho Joy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Joy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Human cracks Ho Joy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by The Human.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy digs a good body shot into The Human's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
The Human appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Human misses with a straight left.
The Human blocks a jab.
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by The Human - just one landing.
The Human misses the jab.
A nice leg kick from The Human, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human blocks a jab.
Ho Joy misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
The Human gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ho Joy lands a left hand.
Ho Joy lands with a light punch inside.
The Human blocking some punches.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ho Joy's elbow.
Ho Joy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from The Human.
The Human misses with a body punch.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch.
Ho Joy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Joy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Human.
Ho Joy misses with a looping right.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Human.
The Human lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Human.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
The Human lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Ho Joy.
The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Joy's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Human tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy blocks a body shot from The Human.
The Human misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Human can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Joy controls the action.
Ho Joy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Human.
The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
The Human misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy trying to control the position but instead, The Human has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ho Joy into the cage.
The Human misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy throws a head punch that misses.
The Human lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human misses with a punch on the inside.
The Human lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Human scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho Joy swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finn The Human will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ho Joy 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.
Ho Joy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Human on the side of the head.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho Joy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Human can pounce on him.
The Human on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ho Joy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Human with the inside leg kick.
A big right from The Human misses.
Ho Joy takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Human lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Human lands a leg kick that knocks Ho Joy off balance momentarily.
Ho Joy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but The Human moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by The Human.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Joy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Human struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Joy controls his hands.
The Human gets through Ho Joy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho Joy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Joy blocks a body shot from The Human.
Ho Joy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Human has him pressed against the cage.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
The Human softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Human is keeping busy.
The Human lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
The Human misses with an uppercut
and Ho Joy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
Ho Joy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Human moves away from the strike by Ho Joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Human.
The Human avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Human appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Joy missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Joy misses with a looping right.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human tries to clinch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
The Human dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Joy. That did some damage!
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
The Human thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ho Joy if he has to take too many more of those.
Ho Joy avoids a kick to the body.
Ho Joy cracks The Human with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ho Joy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ho Joy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. The Human does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Joy throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily.
Ho Joy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy misses with a looping right.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Human! But no joy.
Ho Joy checks a low kick from The Human.
The Human takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human misses with a hook
and Ho Joy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Joy lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Joy lands with a nice body punch.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
The Human scores with a leg kick.
Ho Joy motions for The Human to come forward. Ho Joy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from The Human misses
and Ho Joy counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Human's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Human sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Human.
Ho Joy misses with a looping left.
The Human moves out of range as Ho Joy strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Human.
The Human wants to land a leg kick but Ho Joy is out of range.
Ho Joy takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Human will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Human looks to land a body kick but Ho Joy moved away.
The Human takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Ho Joy as he checks the leg kick.
That kick from Ho Joy tenderised The Human's leg. The Human is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Human clinches.
The Human lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of The Human backwards.
Ho Joy lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Human backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from The Human.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Human loads up on a big right hand but Ho Joy slips the punch.
The Human with the inside leg kick.
The Human cracks Ho Joy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Joy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Human fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Human scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
The Human misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ho Joy swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
The Human lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Human steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Joy slips under a jab from The Human.
The Human connects with a leg kick.
The Human misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Joy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A leg kick checked by The Human.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Human motions for Ho Joy to come forward. The Human throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Human tries to bum rush Ho Joy with a series of wild strikes but Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho Joy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Human.
The Human pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Human lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ho Joy misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from The Human.
The Human shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Ho Joy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Human connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Human uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Joy.
The Human misses with a hook.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a looping right.
Ho Joy misses with a straight left.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human tries to land a leg kick but Ho Joy saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Ho Joy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Human looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho Joy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Ho Joy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ho Joy misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
The Human throws a low kick but Ho Joy avoids it.
Ho Joy pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Human is out of range and Ho Joy settles back down.
A little jabbing left from The Human on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Human connects with a right hand. Ho Joy shakes it off.
The Human takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
The Human is looking to clinch but Ho Joy is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Ho Joy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ho Joy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Humans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy drives through and clinches with The Human against the cage.
Finn The Human seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Human tries to work over Ho Joy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Human fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Joy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Human misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Joy misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from The Human finds it's target.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Human connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Joy's head.
Ho Joy scores with the left hand. The Human knows he should have avoided that one.
The Human misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human lands a jab to the nose.
Ho Joy throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Human throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Human misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
Ho Joy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Human is out of range.
It seemed like The Human was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human misses with a body shot
and Ho Joy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Human sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Joy takes one to the chin there.
The Human steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
The Human slips a straight right by Ho Joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Joy. That's going to slow The Human down.
Ho Joy throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Human tried to score with a low kick but Ho Joy checks it.
Ho Joy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finn The Human.
Well The Human 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Do Ho Joy!
In his post fight interview, Do Ho Joy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 3 p4p, 16 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puno cracks Golovkin with an open hand slap.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Puno has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Golovkin counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Puno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Golovkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puno doesn't seem phased though.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puno throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Puno avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golovkin defends it nicely.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Golovkin stuffs the takedown.
Vadim Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Puno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A lazy left from Golovkin finds it's target.
No luck for Puno with that takedown attempt.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
Puno misses with a hook.
A low kick lands for Golovkin.
Puno avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Puno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin is looking to wear down Puno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Golovkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puno tries to bum rush Golovkin with a series of wild strikes but Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Golovkin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vadim Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puno misses with a wild combination.
Puno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puno is keen to just control but Golovkin is a slippery customer.
Golovkin has hold of Puno's hands but Puno slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Golovkin trying to hold on to Puno's head to control him but Puno postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin is not content to let Puno control the position.
Puno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Golovkin wants to control the action here but instead Puno manages to pass to full mount!
Golovkin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Puno.
Puno pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Puno looking to control but Golovkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Puno raining down hammerfists from mount.
Golovkin tries to lock up and control but Puno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno can't control as he wanted to and Golovkin manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Puno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puno working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Puno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Golovkin defending well though.
Puno landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Puno looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Golovkin defending well though.
Golovkin is looking for a sweep. Puno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Golovkin won't allow Puno to pass to mount.
Puno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Puno is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno punching from mount but Golovkin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Puno throws a strike there. Golovkin manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Golovkin is looking to get back to full guard here but Puno has managed to pass to side control instead.
Puno grinds an elbow into Golovkin's temple.
Golovkin is not content to let Puno control the position.
Golovkin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Phoenix Fight Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
A shot to the liver by Golovkin. Beautiful body shot.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Golovkin connects with a single shot there.
Puno scores with the left hand. Golovkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Golovkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Puno feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Puno is looking to work some ground and pound but Golovkin has wrist control.
Puno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Golovkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Golovkin trying to keep a closed guard but Puno is proving a slippery customer.
Golovkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puno stopping the sweep attempt from Golovkin.
Puno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin being controlled for a moment.
Puno in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Puno.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Golovkin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Puno trying to control from Golovkin's half guard. Golovkin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Golovkin is trying to control the position but Puno postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Puno throwing strikes but missing.
Puno controls from within his opponent's guard.
Puno wants to control from the top but Golovkin keeps moving.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Golovkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puno has a closed guard, preventing Golovkin from standing up.
Puno controlling Golovkin's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Golovkin stopping the sweep attempt from Puno.
Manny Puno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Golovkin being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Golovkin connects with a jab.
Manny Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands with a hook. Puno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Puno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Golovkin avoids it really well and circles away.
Puno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Puno.
Golovkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puno circles away quickly and effectively.
Puno throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Puno lands a really nice looking cross but Golovkin seems unphased.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golovkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Puno. Puno gets slowly back to his feet.
Puno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golovkin moves forwards but Puno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy left from Puno finds it's target.
Vadim Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Golovkin swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno shoots in and drives through. Golovkin sprawls well.
Puno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golovkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Golovkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puno trying to control the pace.
Golovkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puno is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno trying to control from half guard but Golovkin is working away.
Puno is looking to advance position but Golovkin won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Puno is trying to control the action in half guard but Golovkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Golovkin is trying to get back to full guard.
Puno looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Puno connects with a nice short shot to Golovkin's temple.
Puno trying to mount his opponent but Golovkin defends it.
Golovkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puno.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Golovkin staying out of range there.
Golovkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Golovkin.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Golovkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puno misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a two punch combination.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Puno.
Puno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Golovkin.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golovkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Puno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golovkin pinned against the cage. Golovkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno jabs Golovkin right on the nose. Golovkin blinks but takes it well.
Puno walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Golovkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Puno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Golovkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Golovkin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Golovkin wants it to stay on the feet.
Vadim Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Puno.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vadim Golovkin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Golovkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Puno might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Puno shoots and misses
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puno misses with a right hand
and Golovkin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puno lands with a right hand.
Puno dives in for a single leg takedown but Golovkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Puno shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golovkin sprawls well. Golovkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puno gets slowly back to his feet.
Vadim Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Puno.
Golovkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golovkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Puno counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Golovkin!
Golovkin throws Puno to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno slips a jab from Golovkin.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puno on the side of the head.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Golovkin.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Puno misses with a right hand
and Golovkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puno thinking.
Golovkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Golovkin.
Golovkin cracks Puno with an open hand slap.
Golovkin lands a body shot.
Puno looks for a takedown but Golovkin sprawls well.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Puno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golovkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puno.
Puno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Golovkin misses with a looping right.
Golovkin lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin lands with a nice body punch.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Puno ducked under it nicely.
Puno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puno shoots in but no luck this time.
Puno moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golovkin.
Golovkin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puno. That did some damage!
Puno shoots in looking for a takedown but Golovkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno scores with a jab. Golovkin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puno avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin moves away from the strike by Puno.
Golovkin with a nice calf kick.
Puno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Golovkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Puno defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Golovkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puno's head.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puno can do to turn this around?
Puno fails with a takedown attempt.
Puno dives in and grabs Golovkin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Golovkin pushes down on Puno's head and hops out.
Golovkin cracks Puno with a good jab.
Golovkin ducks right into an uppercut from Puno.
Puno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Golovkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puno takes a swing at Golovkin's ribcage but misses.
Puno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golovkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puno lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Puno trying to control but Golovkin is working from the bottom.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golovkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Golovkin is pulling down on Puno's head. It's preventing any offense from Puno, at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin had his way with Manny Puno in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Puno scores with a hook to the body. Golovkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Golovkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Golovkin.
Puno avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Golovkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Puno misses with a hook.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Golovkin is looking to slow Puno down with leg kicks.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Puno lands a lovely overhand right.
Puno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Puno ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin connects with the punch.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Puno feints a jab promting Golovkin to slip. Puno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Golovkin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Puno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Puno misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puno misses with a straight right.
Puno avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
Puno slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Puno lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
Puno throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Puno throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puno thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Golovkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Golovkin.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Golovkin loads up on a big right hand but Puno slips the punch.
Golovkin scores with a nice strike.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Puno misses.
Puno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a double jab.
Puno slips a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
A counter left hand to the body from Golovkin misses its target.
Puno slips a straight right by Golovkin.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Puno.
Golovkin takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
A nice leg kick lands there from Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the body.
Puno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Puno scores with a nice right hand.
Puno walks into a straight right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Puno avoids the punch easily.
Puno is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puno throws out the jab.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Puno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Golovkin in his tracks.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
Puno with the counter takedown but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Golovkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Puno misses the jab.
Golovkin scores with a leg kick.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Puno throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Golovkin enables Puno to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Golovkin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Golovkin keeping moving, preventing Puno from controlling successfully.
Manny Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golovkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Vadim Golovkin.
I think Golovkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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