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SYN 833 Crosby vs. Mfer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radio Active (ranked 1966 p4p, 1951 weight class) and Veikko Keskinen (ranked 259 p4p, 255 weight class). Active comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Active misses with a series of wild punches.
Keskinen tries to counter with a clinch but Active shakes him off and moves away.
Keskinen lands a jab to Active's midsection.
Keskinen misses the jab.
Active connects with a right hand. Keskinen shakes it off.
Active staying out of range there.
Active was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Active throws out a loose jab but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Active was well out of range. Poor timing from Keskinen.
Radio Active seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keskinen swings for the body but Active moves out of range.
Active lands an overhand right.
Keskinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Active manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Active misses with a hook to the body
and Keskinen counters by clinching up.
Active tries to circle away but Keskinen has him pinned against the cage.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Active blocks it.
Active makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keskinen cracks Active with a nice body shot.
Active breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Active keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keskinen tries to clinch but Active moves away
and Active counters with a stiff right hand.
Keskinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Active swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Active misses the shot to the body.
Keskinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Active counters with a stiff right hand.
Active pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Keskinen tries to clinch up but Active circles away and keeps his distance.
Active misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskinen.
Keskinen tries to clinch there but Active circles away.
Active tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keskinen swivels and escapes.
Keskinen tries to counter with a clinch but Active shakes him off and moves away.
Active misses with a body shot.
Active sets himself, and Keskinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Active avoids it this time.
Keskinen staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Keskinen scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Radio Active has been cut.
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!
Keskinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keskinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Active manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Active throws a body shot but no joy.
Active sets himself, and Keskinen steps forward looking for the clinch! Active avoids it this time.
We've been informed that Keskinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active misses with a wild body shot.
Active misses with a wild body shot.
Keskinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keskinen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keskinen punishes Active's body with a nice straight punch.
Active throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Active.
Keskinen blocks a jab.
Active lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keskinen has managed to clinch.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Active blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Keskinen.
Active takes a knee to the side of the body.
Keskinen tries a body shot but Active blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Active's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keskinen throws a body punch but Active moves out of range.
Keskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keskinen blocks a jab.
Keskinen thuds a left hand into Active's body.
Active throws a right and a left that both miss.
Active fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Active looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keskinen tries to clinch up.
Active scores with a punch to the head.
Active circles away from the clinch attempt.
Active closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Keskinen's guard.
Active works over Keskinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Keskinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Active trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keskinen trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Active throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Keskinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Active slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Active is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Keskinen is trying to control the position but Active postures up.
Active postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keskinen keeping full guard, as Active tries to pass.
Keskinen keeping moving, preventing Active from controlling successfully.
Keskinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Active slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Active has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Active taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radio Active dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Radio Active's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Active scores with a nice strike.
Keskinen takes one to the side of the head.
Keskinen looks to clinch
and Active counters with a nice uppercut.
Keskinen tries to bum rush Active with a series of wild strikes but Active uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Active swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Keskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keskinen ducks right into an uppercut from Active.
Keskinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Active manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Active swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Active throws a left that rocks Keskinen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Active dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Keskinen regain composure!
 Keskinen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Active! That's hurt Keskinen! Will he recover? Active fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radio Active!
Radio Active decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 1180 p4p, 1129 weight class) and Ronnie White (ranked 167 p4p, 165 weight class). White has chosen Battlesick as his entrance music. Chad Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronnie White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
A big right from White misses.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White prevents a body shot from Smith.
White tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
A short left from Smith.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
White tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White stalling.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
White tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
White blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Smith.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from White.
Smith lands a body punch.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Smith stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White has Smith pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith avoids the head kick by White.
White misses with a head kick.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith moves into the clinch.
White prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White walks into a jab.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
White throws an elbow that misses.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
White loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Smith cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White is struggling to control the position.
White trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
White is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
White blocks a body shot from Smith.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed White into the cage.
Smith lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chad Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith cracks White with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White is rocked!
Smith digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands a big right hand that drops White! The killer instinct kicks in and Smith finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Smith!
After the big win, Chad Smith made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FUClothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 1328 p4p, 1528 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 189 p4p, 220 weight class). Sobieski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Karnivool - Lifelike. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson tries to clinch up
and Sobieski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson 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.
Peterson looks to clinch
and Sobieski counters with a leg kick.
Sobieski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobieski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobieski's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Sobieski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peterson can't fight it off and eventually Sobieski manages to take the fight to the floor. Peterson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peterson holds on and takes a little breather.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobieski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski stops Peterson from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Sobieski is looking to counter punch.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobieski feinted with a counter takedown.
Peterson instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sobieski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson taking a breather.
Sobieski is pushing Peterson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobieski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peterson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson works on Sobieski's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sobieski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski is trying to trip Peterson. He has hold of a leg but Peterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sobieski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Peterson is wriggling around but Sobieski manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is controlling Sobieski's trapped leg to prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sobieski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobieski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobieski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobieski tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Sobieski back against the cage.
Peterson is trying to stall.
Sobieski breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson drives through and clinches with Sobieski against the cage.
Sobieski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobieski avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
Sobieski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson has Sobieski pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
Sobieski swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sobieski up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobieski as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Peterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
Sobieski struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobieski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peterson enables Sobieski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peterson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobieski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sobieski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Sobieski controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Sobieski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sobieski is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peterson!
Sobieski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobieski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Sobieski.
 It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobieski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Sobieski circles away.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobieski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peterson's head.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson forces Sobieski back against the cage and clinches.
Sobieski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peterson can't fight it off and eventually Sobieski manages to take the fight to the floor. Peterson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson is staying active underneath Sobieski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Sobieski working the head and body with strikes.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobieski tries to pass to full mount but Peterson defends it.
Sobieski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sobieski throwing shots but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Sobieski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Sobieski has control of the leg.
Sobieski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson trying to control here.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sobieski swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sobieski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sobieski controls the position.
Sobieski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski throws a strike aimed at the side of Peterson's head but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sobieski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medieval Mercenary (ranked 1552 p4p, 1505 weight class) and Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 218 p4p, 210 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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World class boxer
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercenary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leifsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leifsson.
Mercenary takes one on the button.
Mercenary throws a nice looking combination but Leifsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leifsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Leifsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mercenary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leifsson.
Mercenary misses with a wild combination.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercenary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercenary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leifsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercenary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercenary lands with a kick to the temple. Leifsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Mercenary connects with a high kick.
It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
A slow jab from Mercenary misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with an uppercut.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leifsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercenary thuds a left hand into Leifsson's body.
Mercenary lands a right hook to the body.
Leifsson connects with a body shot.
Leifsson throws a jab when Mercenary was well out of range.
Medieval Mercenary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Mercenary moves out of range easily.
Leifsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercenary throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Mercenary lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leifsson doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercenary lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leifsson is looking to clinch.
Mercenary loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Mercenary fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercenary misses with a leg kick
and Leifsson counters with a good low kick that Mercenary was not able to check.
Mercenary lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercenary darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercenary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Leifsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercenary off the cage and back into range.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercenary is looking to wear down Leifsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Leifsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mercenary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson lands a leg kick that knocks Mercenary off balance momentarily.
Leifsson moves into the clinch.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Mercenary swings wildly with an uppercut but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leifsson.
Mercenary pushes off an throws an elbow but Leifsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leifsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mercenary.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Leifsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Leifsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mercenary misses with some punches.
Leifsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercenary gets through Leifsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leifsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leifsson misses with the head strike.
Mercenary trying to land knees to the body.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Leifsson blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Leifsson lands a left hand.
Mercenary lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leifsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson fails to pull guard.
Mercenary struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Leifsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leifsson misses with some punches.
Leifsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leifsson backwards.
Leifsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leifsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Leifsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mercenary to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Mercenary.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Mercenary.
Mercenary blocks an uppercut.
Mercenary comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercenary.
Mercenary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Medieval Mercenary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leifsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mercenary takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mercenary goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercenary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leifsson avoids a kick to the body.
Leifsson unleashes a big counter combination but Mercenary bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Leifsson.
Sloppy strikes from Mercenary. Those never looked like landing.
Leifsson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A combination from Mercenary does no damage.
Mercenary cracks a nice hook into Leifsson's ribs.
Leifsson lands a front kick.
Leifsson misses with a right hand
and Mercenary counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercenary throws a quick counter head kick but Leifsson was just out of range.
Mercenary ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercenary. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercenary throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
Mercenary misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mercenary scores with a sloppy right hand. Leifsson should have avoided that one.
Mercenary throws a head kick that misses.
Leifsson looks to land a left hand but Mercenary moved out of range nicely.
Mercenary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leifsson can do to turn this around?
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Mercenary avoids a kick to the body.
Leifsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercenary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leifsson.
Mercenary throws a leg kick but Leifsson checks it.
Leifsson misses with a two punch combination.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mercenary lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercenary misses with a two punch combination.
Mercenary swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Mercenary just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Leifsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercenary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leifsson's hands.
Mercenary lands a jab to the nose.
Leifsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercenary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Medieval Mercenary is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercenary wants to land a leg kick but Leifsson is out of range.
Leifsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mercenary is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to bum rush Mercenary with a series of wild strikes but Mercenary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercenary swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercenary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercenary throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson forces Mercenary back against the cage and clinches.
Mercenary misses with a punch on the inside.
Medieval Mercenary has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mercenary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson can't find room to land a body shot as Mercenary controls the action.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Leifsson on the inside.
A short right from Mercenary on the inside.
Mercenary lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mercenary working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mercenary throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leifsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Mercenary misses with an elbow over the top.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Mercenary creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leifsson's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leifsson.
Mercenary makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leifsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercenary lands a left hand.
Leifsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leifsson.
Leifsson is leaning against Mercenary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leifsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercenary's elbow.
Mercenary blocking some punches.
Leifsson pushes Mercenary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercenary pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leifsson blocks the elbow strike.
Leifsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson lands with a left to the head.
Leifsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leifsson managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
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 Medieval Mercenary will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leifsson throws a body punch but Mercenary moves out of range.
Leifsson throws a right hand that misses
and Mercenary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson throws a leg kick which misses Mercenary's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercenary tries to avoid it.
Mercenary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercenary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leifsson.
Mercenary throws a big counter combination but Leifsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercenary throws a leg kick
and Leifsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leifsson clinches up with Mercenary and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercenary lands an uppercut.
A short right from Leifsson.
Mercenary connects with a knee to the head.
Leifsson manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson has his foot on Mercenary's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mercenary works his way back into a safe position though.
Leifsson has control of Mercenary's left arm, preventing Mercenary from doing any damage.
Mercenary gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercenary fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercenary swats away the attempt to clinch by Leifsson.
Mercenary lands with a nice body punch.
Leifsson misses with a leg kick.
Leifsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Leifsson coming out on top.
Leifsson delivers a nice body kick.
Mercenary tries to land a front kick but Leifsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercenary looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.
Leifsson connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Mercenary
and Leifsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
Skjoldr Leifsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leifsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercenary 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.
Leifsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Mercenary has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Leifsson throws a head punch that misses.
Leifsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Leifsson.
A body shot lands from Mercenary.
A left hand lands to the body for Leifsson.
Mercenary tries to land knees in the clinch but Leifsson avoids the damage to the body.
Leifsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mercenary walks away with a smile on his face. Leifsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leifsson throws a lazy right hand but Mercenary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercenary misses with a straight left.
Leifsson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mercenary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mercenary throws a series of punches but Leifsson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Leifsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenary misses the target.
Mercenary throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercenary feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leifssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mercenary getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercenary misses with a series of wild punches.
Mercenary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercenary thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leifsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Mercenary misses the jab.
Mercenary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Medieval Mercenary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leifsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leifsson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Mercenary counter with a right hand.
Leifsson defending well as Mercenary loads up on a big left hand.
Leifsson throws a counter combo.
Leifsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leifsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leifsson missing with a left hand there. Mercenary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercenary is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leifsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercenary is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mercenary scores with a nice strike.
Leifsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercenary throws a combination that misses
and Leifsson counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leifsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Leifsson catches Mercenary right on the button with a cross.
Mercenary moves out of range as Leifsson strikes.
Mercenary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mercenary tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 Mercenary is rocked!
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercenary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Medieval Mercenary.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercenary, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Medieval Mercenary!
After the big win, Medieval Mercenary made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KOMBAT KLOTHING and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Show (ranked 531 p4p, 759 weight class) and Stanley Steele (ranked 68 p4p, 112 weight class). Steele has chosen Manowar - Heart of Steel as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Steele!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
The Show throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
The Show uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
The Show wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
A left and a right from The Show both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Stanley Steele has been cut.
Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Show throws out the jab.
The Show has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Show there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
The Show wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The Show swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook. The Show ducked under it nicely.
The Show blocks a jab.
The Show tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steele manages to circle out of the way.
A big left from Steele misses.
Steele scores with a jab.
The Show takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
A quick step to the side and The Show tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele swings widly with a right hand
and The Show counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws out a loose jab but The Show uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from The Show misses its intended target.
The Show takes one to the chin there.
The Show connects with a body shot that sends Steele's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and The Show cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Show looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steele misses the body punch
letting The Show counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Stanley Steele's cut even more.
Steele avoids the body shot from The Show.
Steele walks into a jab.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but The Show slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Steele misses.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
The Show swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steele misses with an uppercut
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Show slips a jab from Steele.
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by The Show.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Show takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele throws a body shot but no joy.
The Show throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and The Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Stanley Steele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steele takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Steele looks to land a left hand but The Show moved out of range nicely.
Steele misses with a left hand
and The Show counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Steele.
Steele misses with a combination
and The Show holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Show throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Show misses with a body punch.
The Show misses with an elbow strike.
The Show tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steele obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Steele's cut.
That's time! The Show's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Show throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Show ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
Steele throws out a loose jab but The Show uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like The Show wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Show moves away.
It looked like The Show wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like The Show was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele misses with a body shot.
A big left from Steele misses.
The Show fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steele on the side of the head.
Steele throws out a loose jab but The Show uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Steele misses.
As Steele looks to move away, The Show throws a big counter combo but Steele just gets out of the way.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Show dodges the punch combination from Steele.
The Show wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Show counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Show moves out of range as Steele strikes.
The Show ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Stanley Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and The Show counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steele throws a big shot that misses.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Steele. That snapped The Show's head back.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Show.
A little feinted left hand from The Show on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
The Show staying out of range there.
The Show slips a jab from Steele.
The Show lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanley Steele's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Show shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and The Show counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanley Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 946 p4p, 630 weight class) and Jerry Azumah (ranked 101 p4p, 66 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Azumah!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a hook but Azumah blocks it.
A low kick from Azumah misses
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Azumah.
Rodriguez lunges at Azumah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azumah's hand.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Azumah counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Azumah with an uppercut!
Azumah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Azumah looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azumah.
Azumah digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azumah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah lands a right hook to the body.
Azumah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodriguez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azumah scrambles back to his feet.
Azumah moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Azumah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azumah misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Azumah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Azumah misses.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azumah moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
A little jabbing left from Azumah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azumah 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.
Azumah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from Azumah.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Azumah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Azumah slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Azumah needs to keep his hands up - Rodriguez had a free shot at his head there.
Azumah throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azumah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azumah misses with an uppercut.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses.
Azumah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rodriguez with a body shot.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Azumah.
Azumah just misses with a punch to the body.
Azumah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
Rodriguez tries to land a body kick
and Azumah counters with a nice uppercut.
Azumah tried to score with a low kick but Rodriguez checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez lands with a right hand.
Azumah checks a low kick from Rodriguez.
Azumah avoids a kick to the body.
Azumah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azumah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good shot there by Azumah.
Azumah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Azumah moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Azumah misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez thows a body kick. Azumah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Azumah slams his shin into Rodriguez's torso.
Rodriguez scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azumah misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azumah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azumah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azumah thows a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Azumah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azumah is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Azumah counter with a right hand.
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Azumah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Ryan Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Azumah tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throwing a counter right hand but Azumah manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Azumah misses the target.
Rodriguez with a nice calf kick.
Azumah throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azumah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodriguez. Rodriguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. Azumah shakes it off.
Azumah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez's head.
Azumah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Azumah's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azumah throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azumah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodriguez's hands.
Rodriguez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azumah defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Azumah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Azumah's head but Azumah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azumah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azumah at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Azumah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodriguez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Azumah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azumah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azumah. Azumah obviously looking to wear him down.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Azumah moved out of range nicely.
Azumah looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Rodriguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick from Rodriguez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azumah missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Azumah.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
letting Azumah counter with a right hand.
Azumah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Azumah looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez sizes up Azumah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azumah misses with a looping left.
Azumah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Azumah.
Azumah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Azumah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Azumah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Azumah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Azumah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Azumah throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Azumah tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azumah throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Azumah works Rodriguez's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azumah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodriguez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Azumah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Azumah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Azumah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice uppercut there from Azumah.
Azumah thuds a left hand into Rodriguez's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jerry Azumah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Azumah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azumah misses with a body shot.
It looked like Rodriguez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azumah looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Azumah moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Azumah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Azumah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Azumah lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azumah connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
Rodriguez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azumah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azumah scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azumah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azumah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azumah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azumah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Azumah cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Azumah saw that one coming.
Azumah ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Azumah misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Azumah counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Azumah avoids nicely.
Azumah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Azumah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodriguez backs up against the cage.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Azumah throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodriguez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azumah defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azumah takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Azumah avoids the punch easily.
Azumah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Azumah.
Azumah misses with a hook.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Azumah counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Azumah's leg but Azumah calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Azumah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Azumah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azumah. Azumah obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Azumah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Azumah motions for Rodriguez to come forward. Azumah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azumah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Azumah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azumah 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jerry Azumah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Steve (ranked 284 p4p, 237 weight class) and Alexei Babinski (ranked 3 p4p, 35 weight class). Babinski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raining Blood - Slayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Steve throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Steve throws a body punch but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve lands a nice shot that snaps Babinski's head back.
Babinski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Babinski blocks the body kick.
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steve cracks Babinski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Babinski misses its intended target.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Steve.
Babinski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Babinski counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babinski lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Babinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babinski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Steve looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steve looks to land a body kick but Babinski moved away.
Yago Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve lands a leg kick that knocks Babinski off balance momentarily.
Steve connects with a crisp jab.
Steve throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Babinski throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Babinski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Babinski lands.
Steve tries to work over Babinski's front leg with a kick but Babinski checks it.
Babinski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Steve lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Steve misses with a hook
and Babinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A thudding body kick lands there by Steve!
Babinski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Babinski blocks a jab.
Babinski throws a fast counter high kick but Steve manages to duck under it in time.
Steve throws a hook but Babinski blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a front kick.
Steve lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Steve.
Babinski drops his hands momentarily and Steve takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve misses with a kick to the body
and Babinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Babinski.
Babinski looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Steve tests Babinski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babinski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Babinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
Babinski walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babinski blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Babinski takes one on the button.
Steve is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steve throws a low kick but Babinski avoids it.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Babinski's head but Babinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve connects with a leg kick.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babinski! But no joy.
Steve throws the left hand but Babinski avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve throws a leg kick but Babinski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babinskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Babinski does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Steve dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Babinski slips the punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Babinski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steve has got the better of the exchanges.
Steve tests Babinski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Steve misses with an uppercut
letting Babinski counter with a right hand.
It looks like Yago Steve has been cut.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Babinski slips the punch.
Babinski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Babinski. Babinski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yago Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Babinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Babinski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Babinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Babinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
enabling Babinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babinski can do to turn this around?
Babinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babinski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve with a body shot.
Steve lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babinski's sensitive parts.
Babinski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Babinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Babinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve misses with a hook. Babinski ducked under it nicely.
Babinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Babinski throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Babinski moves out of range easily.
Babinski checks a low kick from Steve.
Steve finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Babinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babinski manages to avoid it.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Babinski off the cage and back into range.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Babinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Babinski.
Babinski 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.
Babinski looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Steve feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Babinski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Babinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Steve gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steve throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Babinski counters with a nice right hand that sends Steve toppling to the canvas! Steve scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Babinski finish him?!
Steve is rocked!
Steve is looking to land body kicks.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Steve.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babinski slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve lands a nice looking body kick.
Steve lands with a nice body kick.
Babinski is breathing heavily.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Babinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steve connects with an inside leg kick.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Babinski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Babinski throws a head kick that misses
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve misses the body punch
and Babinski counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve misses with a leg kick
enabling Babinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve throws a push kick but Babinski slaps the foot to one side.
Babinski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve swings for the body but Babinski moves out of range.
Steve connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Babinski.
Babinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babinski blocks a head kick by Steve.
Babinski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Yago Steve will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yago Steve's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve staying out of range there.
Babinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Steve slams his shin into Babinski's torso.
Babinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve throws a leg kick but Babinski moved away.
Babinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Babinski moves away from the strike by Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Steve.
Babinski lands a two punch combo.
Steve takes a swing at Babinski's ribcage but misses.
Babinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babinski.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Babinski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve with the inside leg kick.
Babinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve punishes Babinski's body with a nice straight punch.
Babinski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steve.
Steve connects with a leg kick.
Steve lands with a cross.
No joy there for Steve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve misses with a hook. Babinski ducked under it nicely.
Babinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alexei Babinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steve throws a good cross that connects.
Babinski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good shot there by Steve.
Babinski lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steve darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babinski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Babinski is rocked!
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babinskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Babinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
BAM! Steve delivers a spinning backfist that drops Babinski like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Yago Steve!
After the fight, Yago Steve was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 307 p4p, 131 weight class) and Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 47 p4p, 20 weight class). Inarritu comes to the cage accompanied by Vulcano. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blazkov's choice of entrance music: Me And The Devil. 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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inarritu.
Inarritu staying out of range there.
Blazkov with a jab.
It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
Inarritu tries to land a front kick but Blazkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Inarritu misses with a body punch
and Blazkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inarritu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inarritu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut
and Blazkov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
Inarritu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blazkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blazkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov misses with a right hand
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blazkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Felix Inarritu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inarritu is breathing heavily.
Inarritu swings widly with a right hand
and Blazkov counters with a nice right hand that sends Inarritu toppling to the canvas! Inarritu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Blazkov finish him?!
Inarritu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inarritu avoids a kick to the body.
Blazkov slips under a jab.
Inarritu slips under a jab from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blazkov.
Inarritu throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Blazkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inarritu doesn't seem phased though.
Inarritu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blazkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inarritu swings for the body but Blazkov moves out of range.
Blazkov lands a left and a right that send Inarritu crashing to the mat, dazed. Blazkov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Inarritu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blazkov counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Inarritu has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ulysses Blazkov!
A very excited looking Ulysses Blazkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 17 p4p, 58 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike McLaughlin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 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 36 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaughlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Ho Joy lands.
Ho Joy throws a head kick but McLaughlin moves out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good exchange - McLaughlin coming out on top.
Ho Joy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick
and McLaughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McLaughlin throws out a powerful jab.
McLaughlin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McLaughlin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McLaughlin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McLaughlin blocks a low kick nicely.
McLaughlin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ho Joy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLaughlin missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
McLaughlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
McLaughlin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Joy. Ho Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
Ho Joy with a jab.
McLaughlin looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a wild combination.
Ho Joy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Ho Joy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy throws a hook but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McLaughlin 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.
McLaughlin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho Joy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho Joy throws an overhand right that lands on McLaughlin's shoulder, as McLaughlin tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy checks a leg kick nicely.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
As McLaughlin backs away, Ho Joy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good work by Ho Joy as he checks the leg kick.
Ho Joy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho Joy scores with a four punch combination!
Ho Joy looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
Ho Joy rushes McLaughlin and presses him up against the cage.
McLaughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy lands a body shot.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Ho Joy displaying some good clinch control by pressing McLaughlin up against the cage.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
McLaughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaughlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho Joy scores with a nice head shot.
McLaughlin missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy slips under a jab.
It looked like Ho Joy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho Joy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McLaughlin is able to avoid easily.
McLaughlin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho Joy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McLaughlin scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
McLaughlin throws a head kick that misses.
Ho Joy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLaughlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from McLaughlin misses its intended target.
Ho Joy throwing a counter right hand but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
Ho Joy misses with a looping left.
McLaughlin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ho Joy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
McLaughlin 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.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Ho Joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaughlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McLaughlin wants to clinch but Ho Joy slips to the side
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Joy misses with a hook. McLaughlin ducked under it nicely.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
McLaughlin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Joy at a distance.
McLaughlin slips under a jab.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho Joy misses with a lunging right hand
letting McLaughlin counter with a right hand.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the body.
Do Ho Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Joy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as McLaughlin blocks the low kick.
McLaughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Joy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McLaughlin on the side of the head.
McLaughlin misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McLaughlin swings for the body but Ho Joy moves out of range.
A head kick by Ho Joy misses
and McLaughlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy avoids a kick to the body.
Ho Joy misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
Ho Joy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
McLaughlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McLaughlin avoids the head kick by Ho Joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy throws a hook but McLaughlin blocks it.
Ho Joy connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Joy throws a series of punches but McLaughlin avoids them all with ease.
Ho Joy walks into a straight right hand from McLaughlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McLaughlin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Joy under the eye.
McLaughlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho Joy feints and then cracks McLaughlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLaughlin down.
Ho Joy looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
A jab from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
McLaughlin thuds a left hand into Ho Joy's body.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaughlin misses the target.
A jab from Ho Joy does it's job there.
Ho Joy throws a jab when McLaughlin was well out of range.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho Joy throws a hook but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a combination
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy cracks McLaughlin with an open hand slap.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from McLaughlin misses.
Ho Joy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Ho Joy throws a half hearted mid kick.
McLaughlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Joy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLaughlin can do to turn this around?
McLaughlin lands a slapping body shot.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ho Joy scores with a hook.
McLaughlin throws a series of punches but Ho Joy avoids them all with ease.
Ho Joy throws a big counter combination but McLaughlin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McLaughlin misses with the combination.
Ho Joy thumps McLaughlin with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McLaughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Joy half committed to a counter leg kick.
McLaughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that is checked
and McLaughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho Joy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McLaughlin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Joy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McLaughlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McLaughlin throws a head kick but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy throws a hook but McLaughlin avoids it easily.
McLaughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Ho Joy is predictable there
and McLaughlin counters with a low kick, right behind Ho Joy 's knee.
Ho Joy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin tries to land a leg kick but Ho Joy saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by Ho Joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLaughlin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy wants to slow McLaughlin down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by McLaughlin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McLaughlin.
McLaughlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
McLaughlin scores with a jab.
Nice shot by Ho Joy.
McLaughlin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Joy misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick from Ho Joy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Ho Joy.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ho Joy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McLaughlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Joy.
McLaughlin ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy wants to slow McLaughlin down by chopping away at his legs.
McLaughlin throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from McLaughlin lands.
McLaughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McLaughlin.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Joy misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from McLaughlin does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for McLaughlin. That snapped Ho Joy's head back.
McLaughlin blocks a jab.
Ho Joy wants to land a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho Joy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McLaughlin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Joy on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Ho Joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLaughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a low kick, right behind McLaughlin 's knee.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
McLaughlin takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy forces McLaughlin back against the cage and clinches.
McLaughlin lands with a light punch inside.
McLaughlin throws a head punch that misses.
McLaughlin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
Some bone on bone action there as Ho Joy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McLaughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ho Joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLaughlin tests Ho Joy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Joy misses with a hook.
Ho Joy scores with a nice strike.
McLaughlin misses with a hook
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Ho Joy.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.
Jab by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho Joy tries a low kick but McLaughlin avoids it.
Ho Joy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a looping left.
McLaughlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McLaughlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McLaughlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McLaughlin is able to avoid easily.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.
Ho Joy looks to land a body kick but McLaughlin moved away.
Ho Joy throws a front kick aimed at McLaughlin's knee but McLaughlin avoids it well.
McLaughlin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McLaughlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
McLaughlin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Joy misses with a lunging right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Ho Joy lands an impressive looking overhand right. McLaughlin doesn't seem phased though.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy throws a head kick but McLaughlin moves out of range.
A slow jab from McLaughlin misses its intended target.
Ho Joy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLaughlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ho Joy blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut. McLaughlin saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy throws the kick towards the body but McLaughlin avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy avoids the head kick by McLaughlin.
Ho Joy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McLaughlin at a distance.
McLaughlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Joy misses with a body kick.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
McLaughlin blocks a low kick nicely.
Ho Joy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
McLaughlin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy clearly takes that round.
That's time! Ho Joy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McLaughlin walks into a jab.
McLaughlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho Joy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ho Joy throws a low kick, looking for McLaughlin's leg but McLaughlin calmly moves out of range.
McLaughlin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McLaughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Joy misses the target.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.
Ho Joy looks to land a body kick but McLaughlin moved away.
Ho Joy defending well as McLaughlin loads up on a big left hand.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Joy.
McLaughlin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ho Joy with a body shot.
McLaughlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
McLaughlin misses with a looping left.
Ho Joy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ho Joy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy loads up on a big right hand but McLaughlin slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from McLaughlin misses.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
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 scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McLaughlin works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
McLaughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking kick to the body. McLaughlin takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Ho Joy misses.
McLaughlin throws a wild body kick that Ho Joy sees coming a mile off.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Joy lands a front kick.
Ho Joy throws a low kick, looking for McLaughlin's leg but McLaughlin calmly moves out of range.
McLaughlin lands with a cross.
McLaughlin checks a leg kick.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - McLaughlin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Ho Joy tenderised McLaughlin's leg. McLaughlin is trying to keep his angry face on.
McLaughlin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McLaughlin avoids the body shot from Ho Joy.
McLaughlin throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
McLaughlin's corner calls for a 1-2. McLaughlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McLaughlin scores with a sloppy right hand. Ho Joy should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Jab, jab by Ho Joy - just one landing.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the body kick.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy throws a wild body kick that McLaughlin sees coming a mile off.
McLaughlin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Joy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLaughlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy scores with a leg kick.
Ho Joy moves forwards but McLaughlin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ho Joy connects with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy throws a right and a left that McLaughlin avoids nicely.
It seemed like McLaughlin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLaughlin throws a low kick but Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Joy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLaughlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy missing with a left hand there. McLaughlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Joy pivots, looking for a leg kick but McLaughlin is out of range and Ho Joy settles back down.
Ho Joy throws a front kick aimed at McLaughlin's knee but McLaughlin avoids it well.
Ho Joy slips a jab from McLaughlin.
Ho Joy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Joy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McLaughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
Ho Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLaughlin.
Ho Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - McLaughlin circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for McLaughlin. That snapped Ho Joy's head back.
McLaughlin lands a jab to Ho Joy's midsection.
Ho Joy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ho Joy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Joy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McLaughlin throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy had his way with Mike McLaughlin 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!
McLaughlin throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy throws a body punch but McLaughlin moves out of range.
Ho Joy moves out of range as McLaughlin throws a body kick.
McLaughlin tries to keep at a distance but Ho Joy has taken the fight into the clinch.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaughlin wants to clinch up but Ho Joy keeps it at a distance.
Ho Joy throwing a counter right hand but McLaughlin manages to avoid it.
McLaughlin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho Joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy scores with a hook.
McLaughlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho Joy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho Joy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLaughlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McLaughlin 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 Ho Joy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ho Joy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McLaughlin misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
McLaughlin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ho Joy tries to move into range but McLaughlin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Joy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
It looked like Ho Joy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ho Joy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Ho Joy does it's job there.
McLaughlin throws a shot to the body.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McLaughlin feints and then cracks Ho Joy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Joy down.
Ho Joy throws a low kick, looking for McLaughlin's leg but McLaughlin calmly moves out of range.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McLaughlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McLaughlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Joy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
Mike McLaughlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do Ho Joy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin looks to land a right hand but Ho Joy moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy tried to score with a low kick but McLaughlin checks it.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
McLaughlin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McLaughlin throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
A jab from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin walks into a jab.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McLaughlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ho Joy moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
McLaughlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ho Joy controls his hands.
McLaughlin misses with the head strike.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Ho Joy prevents McLaughlin from breaking the clinch.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch.
McLaughlin is looking to land body kicks.
Ho Joy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLaughlin.
Ho Joy lands with a right hand.
McLaughlin looks to land a left hand but Ho Joy moved out of range nicely.
McLaughlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McLaughlin thinking.
Ho Joy scores with a jab. McLaughlin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McLaughlin moves forwards but Ho Joy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin avoids the body shot from Ho Joy.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho Joy's head backwards.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
Ho Joy has McLaughlin up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
McLaughlin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
McLaughlin tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing McLaughlin back against the cage.
Ho Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as McLaughlin controls his hands.
Ho Joy blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Do Ho Joy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho Joy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 6 p4p, 38 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 1 p4p, 6 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer is looking to slow Crosby down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Crosby. That snapped Mfer's head back.
It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Mfer scores with a nice strike.
Mfer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crosby.
Mfer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer slips a jab from Crosby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Mfer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mfer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mfer with a jab.
Mfer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mfer throws a jab when Crosby was well out of range.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Mfer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crosby at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mfer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Crosby as he checks the leg kick.
Crosby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Mfer tenderised Crosby's leg. Crosby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mfer walks into a jab.
Mfer misses the jab.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer scores with a jab.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Crosby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a front kick aimed at Crosby's knee but Crosby avoids it well.
Mfer takes a swing at Crosby's ribcage but misses.
Mfer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crosby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mfer 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 Crosby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crosby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crosby seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Crosby moved out of range.
Good shot there by Mfer.
Mfer looks for the body kick but Crosby saw that one coming.
Crosby throws an off balance right hand
and Mfer counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Crosby throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mfer blocks a jab.
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!
Mfer dips to his left and cracks Crosby with an uppercut!
Mfer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crosby moves in looking to clinch but Mfer pushes him off.
Mfer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mfer.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Ispa Mfer's cut even more.
Crosby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mfer lands the left hand.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Crosby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Crosby slips under a jab.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Crosby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosby jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Crosby misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Mfer misses
and Crosby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Crosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mfer. That's going to slow Crosby down.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Crosby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Mfer lands with a cross.
Mfer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Crosby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crosby throws a right hand that misses
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
Crosby lands a slapping body shot.
Mfer throws out a leg kick but Crosby moves out of range and Mfer only half commits.
Mfer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
A big left from Crosby misses.
Mfer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crosby tries to move into range but Mfer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crosby throws a sloppy body shot
and Mfer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mfer stuns Crosby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mfer connects with a nice looking jab.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crosby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mfer works Crosby's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Crosby is just out of range.
Crosby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer misses with a hook to the body
and Crosby counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Crosby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crosby misses with a left hand
and Mfer counters with a thumping low kick.
Mfer swats away the attempt to clinch by Crosby.
Crosby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crosby throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a chopping leg kick but Crosby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Crosby counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mfer! Crosby lets Mfer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mfer is rocked!
The cut above Ispa Mfer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crosby's sensitive parts.
Crosby moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosby.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Crosby might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Mfer is predictable there
letting Crosby counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Crosby.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer feints and then cracks Crosby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crosby down.
Jab from Mfer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Mfer is looking to chop away at Crosby's legs.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Crosby misses with an uppercut
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer dips to his left and cracks Crosby with an uppercut!
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and Crosby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Crosby misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crosby throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Crosby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Crosby saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Mfer scores with a head kick. Crosby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Mfer swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Mfer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crosby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Mfer.
Crosby misses with a looping left.
Crosby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crosby 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.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Crosby moved out of range.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mfer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crosby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer tries a low kick but Crosby avoids it.
Crosby lands with a cross.
Crosby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mfer.
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!
Mfer moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Crosby misses.
Mfer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mfer scoring well with a low kick there.
Mfer throws a chopping leg kick but Crosby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crosby slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer throws a hook but Crosby avoids it easily.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mfer thuds his right hand into Crosby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crosby defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Crosby tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Crosby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crosby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Crosby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mfer counters with a right hand to the body.
Crosby moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Crosby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crosby 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Crosby throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Mfer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Crosby is looking for a counter combo.
Mfer throws a right and a left that Crosby avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mfer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And Crosby counters with a quick kick to the body but Mfer blocks it.
Crosby takes one to the side of the head.
Crosby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crosby there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mfer throws a jab when Crosby was well out of range.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mfer swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Mfer slips a jab from Crosby.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crosby counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mfer! Crosby lets Mfer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mfer connects with a leg kick.
Crosby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A left lands for Mfer.
Mfer with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Crosby.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mfer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crosby.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crosby moves away.
Mfer misses with a hook. Crosby ducked under it nicely.
Crosby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mfer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Crosby's belly button to the back.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crosby's sensitive parts.
Mfer misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby wants to clinch up but Mfer keeps it at a distance.
Mfer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer staying out of range there.
It seemed like Mfer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mfer moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Mfer there.
Crosby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Mfer motions for Crosby to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crosby closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crosby is out of range and Mfer settles back down.
Crosby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mfer.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer looks to land a body kick but Crosby moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Mfer moves away and avoids it.
Crosby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crosby checks a low kick from Mfer.
Mfer swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Mfer scores with a punch to the head.
Crosby slips a straight right by Mfer.
Crosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
Crosby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crosby misses with a hook
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Crosby moves his leg out of the way.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses
and Crosby counters with a nice body shot.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Crosby saw that one coming.
Crosby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mfer thows a leg kick but Crosby checks it
and Crosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer scores with a leg kick.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer throws out a leg kick but Crosby moves out of range and Mfer only half commits.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Crosby's head but Crosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mfer there.
Mfer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Crosby sees coming a mile off.
Crosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mfer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mfer lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer throws a hook but Crosby avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a lazy body kick
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Crosby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mfer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crosby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer slips under a jab from Crosby.
Nice shot lands for Mfer.
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick from Mfer.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Crosby seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws a big shot that misses.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Crosby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mfer scores with a nice head shot.
Mfer scores with a push kick.
Crosby misses with a hook
and Mfer counters with a thumping low kick.
Dany Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer throws a push kick but Crosby slaps the foot to one side.
Crosby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crosby throws out the jab.
Mfer throws the left hand but Crosby avoids the punch easily.
Crosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mfer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer is the new middleweight champion!
Ispa Mfer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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