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C228: Ji Woo vs Benedetti II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 651 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 91 p4p, 337 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan lands with a good body shot.
Duggan throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Duggan finds it's way through Luciano's defenses.
Luciano with a jab.
Duggan checks a low kick from Luciano.
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Duggan's front leg but catches the back leg as Duggan tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Duggan misses the target.
Duggan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Luciano will feel that in the morning.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Luciano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Duggan thuds a left hand into Luciano's body.
Duggan lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duggan is able to avoid easily.
Duggan tries a quick counter leg kick but Luciano is wise to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luciano checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Duggan - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan lands a body shot.
Charles Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Luciano misses.
Luciano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duggan throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano pushes Duggan up against the cage in a clinch.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Duggan.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
Duggan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Duggan throws a push kick but Luciano slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duggan scores with a push kick.
Luciano scores with a jab.
Jab by Duggan.
A big left from Duggan misses.
Luciano is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Duggan there.
A jab from Luciano does it's job there.
Duggan tries to clinch up.
Duggan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano moves out of range as Duggan throws a body kick.
Duggan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luciano misses with a hook.
Duggan tries to clinch but Luciano is having none of it.
Duggan cracks Luciano with an open hand slap.
Luciano misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Charles Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duggan.
Duggan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan gets tackled into the cage by Luciano. Luciano maintains the clinch.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano gets through Duggan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Duggan.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duggan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duggan lands a slapping body shot.
Duggan lands a right hook to the body.
Duggan throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano wants to slow Duggan down by chopping away at his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan works Luciano's body with a nice hook.
Luciano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duggan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
A good leg kick by Luciano.
Jab from Luciano.
Duggan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Duggan's head.
Luciano wants to slow Duggan down by chopping away at his legs.
Duggan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duggan gets the takedown into side control.
Duggan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luciano keeps working.
Duggan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Duggan tries for a kimura but Luciano is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan throws a strike aimed at the side of Luciano's head but Luciano avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that round.
That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luciano throws a head kick that Duggan semi-blocks.
Luciano gets a clinch.
Luciano being controlled against the cage.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Duggan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duggan prevents Luciano from breaking the clinch.
Duggan tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duggan's elbow.
Luciano tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan wants a takedown but no success here.
Duggan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan looking to stall.
Luciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Duggan lands a body shot.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duggan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duggan delivers a nice body kick.
Luciano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duggan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Duggan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luciano.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Duggan.
Luciano went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Luciano takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Duggan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Duggan.
Duggan digs a good hook to Luciano's body.
Jim Duggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luciano avoids a kick to the body.
Duggan is looking to land body kicks.
Luciano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luciano connects with the punch.
Duggan avoids the head kick by Luciano.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duggan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Luciano misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Luciano. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duggan at a distance.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Duggan fakes the leg kick and cracks Luciano in the body.
Duggan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Duggan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duggan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duggan lands a head shot.
Duggan's corner calls for a 1-2. Duggan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duggan looks to land a body kick but Luciano moved away.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Duggan slips under a jab.
Duggan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luciano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano works over Duggan's head and body with a nice combination.
Duggan throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Duggan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan connects with a jab.
Duggan misses with a takedown attempt - Luciano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luciano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duggan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luciano stalks Duggan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duggan's face. Duggan staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to the liver by Duggan. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Luciano checks the leg kick.
A jab from Duggan misses.
A nice leg kick from Duggan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luciano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Duggan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duggan tries to work over Luciano's front leg with a kick but Luciano checks it.
Duggan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duggan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Duggan lands a nice shot to the body.
Duggan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charles Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Duggan.
A slow jab from Duggan misses its intended target.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Jab from Luciano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Luciano throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Duggan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Luciano stuffs the takedown.
Charles Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Duggan's front leg but catches the back leg as Duggan tries to avoid it.
Duggan has Luciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Duggan lands a hook that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duggans head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duggan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luciano or not.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Duggan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duggan throws a head kick but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick from Duggan.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luciano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Luciano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duggan eats them both and turns towards Luciano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Luciano dodges the punch combination from Duggan.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duggan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luciano scrambles back to his feet.
Duggan moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
Duggan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luciano momentarily.
Luciano swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Luciano scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duggan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano is looking to score with low kicks.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Duggan checks it.
Duggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duggan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duggan misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Duggan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duggan walks into a stiff left hand from Luciano.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan scores with a punch to the head.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a leg kick.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Duggan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duggan.
A nice leg kick from Duggan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duggan wants to clinch up but Luciano keeps it at a distance.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duggan at a distance.
Duggan avoids the head kick by Luciano.
Duggan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duggan.
A combination from Duggan does no damage.
Duggan clinches.
Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Duggan's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Charles Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Duggan.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Duggan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Luciano blocks the low kick.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Luciano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luciano throws a quick head kick that knocks Duggan silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Luciano is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Luciano!
An out of breath Charles Luciano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 530 p4p, 755 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 47 p4p, 68 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Courtial paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial connects with a crisp jab.
Joseph swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
Courtial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Courtial misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Courtial.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Courtial avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Joseph just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCourtial.
Courtial scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joseph looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joseph lands with a cross.
Joseph lands a jab to the nose.
Courtial misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph scores with a nice right hand.
Joseph has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial misses with the head strike.
Courtial digs a right hand into Joseph's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joseph's gas tank.
Joseph is looking to break free of the clinch but Courtial has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Courtial avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph cracks Courtial with a nice body shot.
Courtial misses with a punch to the body.
Courtial prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Courtial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Courtial staying out of range there.
Courtial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joseph swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial misses with a hook.
Courtial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
It looked like Courtial was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joseph.
Joseph swings for the body but Courtial moves out of range.
Joseph pushes Courtial up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joseph pushes Courtial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
A right hand to the body from Courtial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph can't break the clinch.
Courtial can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Courtial.
Joseph lands a body shot.
A short left from Courtial.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
Courtial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph misses with some punches.
Joseph effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph tries to work over Courtial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Courtial manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph is looking to clinch but Courtial is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Courtial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Courtial is just out of range.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Courtial blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Courtial tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Courtial misses.
Courtial throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Courtial misses its intended target.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Courtial takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Courtial swinging wildly here.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Courtial doesn't seem bothered though.
Courtial misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial staying out of range there.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Courtial misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph cracks Courtial with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Courtial throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Courtial keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Courtial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Joseph looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Courtial misses with a wild body shot.
Courtial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Courtial connects with a right hand. Joseph shakes it off.
Courtial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Courtial lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joseph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Courtial slips a straight right by Joseph.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joseph throws a lazy right hand but Courtial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Courtial stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Courtial stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Courtial has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Joseph throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Courtial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Joseph finds it's way through Courtial's defenses.
Courtial on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Courtial was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joseph.
Courtial cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
Courtial looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Courtial paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Courtial went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joseph scores with a crisp jab that stopped Courtial in his tracks.
Joseph scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial scores with a hook to the body. Joseph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Courtial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Courtial slips a jab from Joseph.
Courtial ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Nice cross by Courtial.
Courtial thumps Joseph with a low kick.
Courtial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Courtial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Courtial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Courtial needs to keep his hands up - Joseph had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joseph throws a body punch but Courtial moves out of range.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joseph misses with a hook.
It looked like Courtial was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Courtial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Courtial, pushing him back against the cage.
Courtial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Courtial backwards.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Courtial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Courtial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Courtial struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Courtial tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Courtial back against the cage.
Courtial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Courtial.
A short right from Joseph.
Courtial blocks a body shot from Joseph.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Courtial.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial misses with a looping left.
Courtial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Courtial is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Courtial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Courtial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Courtial.
Decent striking displayed by Joseph there.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Courtial throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Courtial misses with a straight left.
Joseph let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Joseph throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
Courtial lands with a right hand.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Courtial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joseph digs a good hook to Courtial's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph moves out of range as Courtial throws a body kick.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Courtial moved out of range.
Courtial works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Joseph throws a hook but Courtial avoids it easily.
Courtial takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Courtial drives through and clinches with Joseph against the cage.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Courtial moves out of range easily.
Joseph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Courtial has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Courtial misses.
Courtial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Courtial.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Courtial misses.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Courtial.
Joseph now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Courtial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Courtial throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Courtial takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Courtial throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
Courtial throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph lands with a slapping head kick.
Courtial loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joseph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Courtial. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Courtial scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joseph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Joseph has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Courtial seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joseph can turn it around.
Courtial lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Courtial.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Courtial.
Joseph blocks a low kick nicely.
Joseph lands the left hand.
Joseph throws a hook but Courtial blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Courtial misses the jab.
Courtial lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Courtial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph tries to clinch up but Courtial circles away and keeps his distance.
Courtial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Courtial looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Courtial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Courtial throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joseph scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Courtial misses with an uppercut.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Courtial moved out of range nicely.
Joseph cracks Courtial with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial avoids the head kick by Joseph.
Courtial with a nice calf kick.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Courtial avoids them all with ease.
Courtial throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Courtial keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Courtial.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Courtial.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Courtial slips the punch.
Courtial misses with a straight right.
Courtial lands with a cross.
Joseph lands with a hook. Courtial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Courtial looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joseph wants to clinch.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Courtial moved out of range nicely.
Jihadi Joseph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
Courtial on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joseph looks to land a combination but Courtial avoids it well.
Courtial checks a leg kick nicely.
Courtial takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph flicks out a counter leg kick but Courtial steps away.
Courtial slips a straight right by Joseph.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Courtial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Courtial tries a head kick but it misses.
Courtial keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Courtial misses its target.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick from Joseph, right into the meat of the thigh.
Courtial connects with a body shot that sends Joseph's belly button to the back.
Courtial ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Courtial tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Courtial looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lands a right hook to the body.
Courtial throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Courtial.
Courtial looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Courtial throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Courtial on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joseph works Courtial's body with a nice hook.
Courtial moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Joseph is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joseph scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Courtial connects with a crisp jab.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Courtial misses the target.
Courtial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joseph lands a nice looking body shot.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Courtial is looking to counter punch.
Godefroy Courtial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Courtial.
Courtial misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jihadi Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joseph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jihadi Joseph!
Our winner, Jihadi Joseph, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Phillips (ranked 842 p4p, 932 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 101 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shipilov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips misses with a body shot
and Shipilov counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Phillips misses the target.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Shipilov throws a big counter head kick but Phillips avoids it with no problem.
Shipilov looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Shipilov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick by Shipilov misses
and Phillips counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phillips fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips lunges at Shipilov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shipilov's hand.
Shipilov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Phillips drops his shoulder and cracks Shipilov with a huge uppercut! Shipilov goes down! Can Phillips finish him?
 Shipilov is rocked!
It looks like Sergey Shipilov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipilov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Phillips is controlling him.
Shipilov is still in real trouble! Can Phillips finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipilov seems to have recovered his senses.
Phillips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Shipilov keeps moving.
Phillips prevents Shipilov from getting back to his feet.
Shipilov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shipilov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Phillips finds it's way round the side to connect with Shipilov's head.
Phillips tries to move into range but Shipilov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Phillips throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shipilov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phillips lands a lovely overhand right.
Shipilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Shipilov goes down! Can Phillips finish him!?
Phillips won't allow Shipilov to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shipilov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Phillips has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shipilov.
Shipilov misses with a body punch.
Phillips prevents a body shot from Shipilov.
Phillips scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shipilov looking to stall.
Shipilov blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov lands a left hand.
Phillips working aggressively here.
Shipilov can't find room to land a body shot as Phillips controls the action.
Phillips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shipilov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phillips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phillips misses with some punches.
Phillips blocks a body shot from Shipilov.
Phillips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shipilov tries a body shot but Phillips blocks it.
Shipilov tries a body shot but Phillips blocks it.
Shipilov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
Shipilov can't break the clinch.
Shipilov misses with a punch on the inside.
Phillips tries to work over Shipilov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shipilov breaks from the clinch.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Shipilov's head but Shipilov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shipilov throws out a counter right but Phillips avoids it with no problem.
Phillips walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shipilov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shipilov ducks straight into an uppercut from Phillips and tumbles to the canvas! Its a flash knockdown though - Shipilov manages to regain guard straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips drops back looking for a leg! Shipilov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shipilov manages to kick Phillips off! Phillips jumps back into Shipilov's guard.
Phillips won't allow Shipilov to get back to his feet.
Phillips is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shipilov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips misses the body punch
letting Shipilov counter with a right hand.
Phillips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shipilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Shipilov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Phillips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phillips jabs Shipilov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shipilov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shipilov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phillips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shipilov can do to turn this around?
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shipilov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shipilov tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Phillips on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Shipilov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips lands with a shot to the body.
Shipilov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shipilov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shipilov is breathing heavily.
Shipilov misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips looks to score with a jab to the body but Shipilov is just out of range.
Phillips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shipilov is able to avoid easily.
Phillips cracks Shipilov with a big right hand and Shipilov goes down!
Shipilov wants to get back to his feet but Phillips is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Phillips trying to control but Shipilov is working from the bottom.
Phillips won't allow Shipilov to get back to his feet.
Shipilov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Phillips manages to pass to side control.
Shipilov pushes Phillips off looking to stand but Phillips dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is working for a submission of some sort.
Shipilov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Phillips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips stops Shipilov from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shipilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking to slow Shipilov down with leg kicks.
Phillips misses with a low kick.
Jack Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Phillips and Shipilov goes tumbling to the canvas! Phillips follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shipilov!
Shipilov is not a happy chappy he wants out of there.
Phillips has hold of Shipilov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shipilov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Phillips fails to advance to Shipilov's back.
Shipilov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shipilov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Phillips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shipilov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shipilov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Phillips.
Shipilov bucks Phillips off and manages to get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Phillips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Shipilov's cut.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Phillips. That snapped Shipilov's head back.
A low kick from Phillips is predictable there
and Shipilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shipilov thuds his right hand into Phillips's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shipilov slips under a jab.
Shipilov tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips connects with a leg kick.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Shipilov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips slips a straight right by Shipilov.
A telegraphed right hand from Shipilov misses the target.
Phillips throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shipilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Shipilov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shipilov looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Phillips throws the left hand but Shipilov avoids the punch easily.
Phillips scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phillips lands with a good body shot.
Shipilov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shipilov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shipilov misses with a double jab.
Phillips throws a monster overhand right that drops Shipilov! Phillips follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Phillips!
A very excited looking Jack Phillips made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 161 p4p, 210 weight class) and Wanderson Machado (ranked 21 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obaminator might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Machado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Barrio. Barack Obaminator is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderson Machado!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obaminator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obaminator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Obaminator misses.
Obaminator misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
As Obaminator backs off Machado throws a huge counter combo but Obaminator manages to avoid it all.
Machado slips under a jab.
Obaminator tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Machado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obaminator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obaminator throws a low kick but Machado avoids it.
Obaminator throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machado thinks about the counter body kick.
Obaminator misses the shot to the body.
Obaminator uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machado has time to react.
Obaminator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
Obaminator walks forward, straight into a front kick from Machado.
Obaminator misses with a shot to the body
and Machado makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Obaminator really felt that one!
Machado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obaminator keeps Machado at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is looking to clinch but Obaminator is avoiding it.
Obaminator jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado throws a leg kick but Obaminator sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obaminator throws a body punch but Machado moves out of range.
Obaminator misses with a wild body shot.
Obaminator looks for the body kick but Machado saw that one coming.
Machado flicks out a counter leg kick but Obaminator steps away.
Obaminator scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obaminator looks to score with a jab to the body but Machado is just out of range.
And Machado responds with a good body kick, but Obaminator manages to step out the way in time.
Obaminator lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator loads up on a big right hand but Machado slips the punch.
Obaminator goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Obaminator does it's job there.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Obaminator.
Obaminator thuds his right hand into Machado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obaminator scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Obaminator fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Machado misses.
Machado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machado lands with an uppercut that bounces Obaminator off the cage and back into range.
Obaminator throws a hook but Machado avoids it easily.
Obaminator takes a swing at Machado's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obaminator scores with a kick to the body.
Obaminator misses with a body punch
and Machado counters with an outside leg kick.
Obaminator pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machado feints a counter leg kick.
Machado throws out a leg kick but Obaminator moves out of range and Machado only half commits.
Obaminator scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obaminator misses with a hook.
Machado is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Machado lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Machado misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Obaminator misses the target.
Machado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Obaminator blocks it well.
Barack Obaminator is winning the standup battle so far.
Obaminator throws an overhand right that lands on Machado's shoulder, as Machado tries to avoid the shot.
Obaminator throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machado counters with a body kick that stops Obaminator in his tracks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Machado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Obaminator has got the better of the exchanges.
A combination from Machado does no damage.
Obaminator misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Machado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado staying out of range there.
Obaminator is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Obaminator attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Obaminator backs off Machado throws a huge counter combo but Obaminator manages to avoid it all.
Obaminator tries to land a front kick but Machado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obaminator.
Machado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obaminator cracks a nice hook into Machado's ribs.
Machado is looking to land body kicks.
Machado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Obaminator rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch lands to the side of Machado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado is trying to counter with his kicks.
Obaminator moves away from the strike by Machado.
Machado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Wanderson Machado's cut even more.
Obaminator tests Machado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machado throws a low kick but Obaminator avoids it.
Obaminator uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machado has time to react.
Obaminator throws a leg kick
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado throws a right and a left that Obaminator avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Obaminator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obaminator connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obaminator jabs Machado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Obaminator misses with a body kick.
Obaminator throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Obaminator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obaminator throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Machado misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Obaminator.
Machado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Obaminator. That snapped Machado's head back.
Obaminator looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Obaminator. That snapped Machado's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obaminator keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado.
Obaminator misses with a body shot.
Obaminator looks to throw a body kick
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Obaminator dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Obaminator connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wanderson Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado gets a clinch.
Machado digs a right hand underneath Obaminator's ribcage. Obaminator let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machado throws a head punch that misses.
Obaminator manages to break the clinch.
Machado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obaminator will feel that in the morning.
Machado clinches up with Obaminator and pushes him back against the cage.
Obaminator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machado has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Obaminator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machado has him pressed against the cage.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obaminator lands with a left to the head.
Obaminator tries to pull guard but Machado won't allow it.
Obaminator throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obaminator gets through Machado's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Machado.
Machado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Machado lands a nice shot to the body.
Obaminator has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obaminator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obaminator lands an overhand right.
Machado moves into range and connects with a jab.
Obaminator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machado moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Machado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obaminator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machado walks into a straight right hand from Obaminator.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obaminator rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obaminator's knee momentarily.
Obaminator lands a right hook to the body.
Machado closes the distance and clinches.
Obaminator working aggressively here.
Machado scores with a shoulder strike.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Machado pushes Obaminator back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good body shot from Machado.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machado.
Machado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barack Obaminator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado presses Obaminator against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machado misses with some punches.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obaminator.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Obaminator controls the action.
Machado lands a body punch.
Obaminator is trying to force a seperation but Machado has the dominant position.
Machado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obaminator.
Machado misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Machado.
Obaminator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obaminator backwards.
Machado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obaminators head.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obaminator is trying to break free.
Machado gets through Obaminator's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obaminator manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Obaminator 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barack Obaminator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obaminator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obaminator connects with an inside leg kick.
Machado avoids the head kick by Obaminator.
Machado replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Obaminator blocks it well.
Obaminator throws a low kick but Machado avoids it.
Machado lands a big uppercut and Obaminator crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Obaminator looks OK. Machado waves Obaminator back to his feet!
 Obaminator is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderson Machado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Obaminator has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Obaminator!
Barack Obaminator seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 109 p4p, 277 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 18 p4p, 37 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dona Eis Requiem. Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yarborough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adam.
Adam 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.
Adam avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Adam staying out of range there.
As Yarborough looks to move away, Adam throws a big counter combo but Yarborough just gets out of the way.
Adam dives in and grabs Yarborough's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yarborough pushes down on Adam's head and hops out.
Adam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yarborough momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adam is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.
Yarborough rushes Adam and presses him up against the cage.
Adam throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
A body shot lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough gets underhooks to prevent Adam's takedown attempt.
Yarborough manages to break the clinch.
Adam lands with a right hand.
Yarborough lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam lands a jab to the head.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Yarborough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
Adam misses with a straight left.
Adam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yarborough misses with a lunging right hand
and Adam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Adam moves out of range.
Adam throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
James Yarborough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam lands a body shot.
Yarborough 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.
Yarborough throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Adam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yarborough.
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam looks to land a combination but Yarborough avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Yarborough with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adam checks it well.
Adam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yarborough takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good shot there by Adam.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Adam.
Yarborough was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yarborough's head.
Yarborough walks into a stiff left hand from Adam.
Adam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yarborough on the side of the head.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Adam avoids it.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Yarborough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yarborough has time to react.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a chopping leg kick but Adam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adam slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adam throws out the jab.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
A nice side step and Yarborough releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yarborough swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
Yarborough buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Adam. Beautiful body shot.
Yarborough lands a nice shot that snaps Adam's head back.
Adam checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
A good leg kick by Yarborough.
Adam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yarborough. Yarborough circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yarborough with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Adam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
Adam is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Adam shoots in but Yarborough avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Adam dives in and scores a takedown into Yarborough's guard.
Yarborough has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Adam off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yarborough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adam.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Yarborough doesn't manage to clinch there - Adam circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam closes the distance and clinches up with Yarborough, looking for a takedown. Adam pushes Yarborough against the cage but Yarborough circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Adam - just one landing.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch but Adam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yarborough throws a leg kick
and Adam counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Yarborough looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Adam.
Adam misses with a hook.
Adam digs a good body shot into Yarborough's ribs.
A jab from Adam finds it's way through Yarborough's defenses.
Adam throws a nice looking combination but Yarborough bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adam throws a good cross that connects.
Adam lands a right hook to the body.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Adam throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Adam avoids it with no problem.
Adam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yarborough avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yarborough! But no joy.
Yarborough on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yarborough wants to clinch up but Adam keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yarborough sprawls well. Yarborough wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarborough tries to avoid it but Adam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarborough to the ground. Yarborough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adam blocks a leg kick.
Adam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yarborough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adam has time to react.
Yarborough drives through and clinches with Adam against the cage.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Adam.
Adam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam is looking to break free of the clinch but Yarborough has double underhooks.
Adam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adam there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Adam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yarborough makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Adam throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Principo Adam is winning the standup battle so far.
Yarborough throws a right and a left that Adam avoids nicely.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Adam.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
A cross from Adam lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
It looks like Adam has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Adam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yarborough's head backwards.
Adam jabs at Yarborough's body.
Yarborough throws a low kick, looking for Adam's leg but Adam calmly moves out of range.
Yarborough walks into a stiff left hand from Adam.
Yarborough displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adam.
Yarborough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Adam throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yarborough misses with the combination.
Yarborough checks a leg kick.
Adam misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yarborough instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Yarborough 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yarborough takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam connects with a single shot there.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
and Adam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough 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.
Yarborough takes one to the side of the head.
Adam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yarborough.
Adam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Adam. That snapped Yarborough's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Yarborough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Principo Adam dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Adam checks a leg kick nicely.
Adam defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Adam throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Adam throws a leg kick but Yarborough sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adam lands a really nice looking cross but Yarborough seems unphased.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam blocks a head kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Adam.
Adam misses with a hook. Yarborough ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yarborough. That's going to slow Adam down.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam catches Yarborough with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yarborough to the mat! Yarborough manages to get full guard.
Yarborough keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully.
Adam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adam stops Yarborough from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough wriggles free and stands up.
Adam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yarborough can pounce on him.
Yarborough throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch but Adam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Adam.
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adam's hands.
Adam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Adam is trying to control the action in half guard but Yarborough is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yarborough looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam is trying to control. Yarborough wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adam seems to be looking for submissions.
Adam thows a huge punch but Yarborough dodges it nicely.
Yarborough wants to get back to his feet.
Yarborough makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam slips a jab from Yarborough.
Adam cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Adam slips a straight right by Yarborough.
Adam throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adam checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adam tries to counter with a takedown but Yarborough is quick to defend against it.
Adam cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Adam misses the jab.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Adam moves out of range.
A slow jab from Adam misses its intended target.
A combination from Yarborough does no damage.
Yarborough with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adam works the jab nicely.
Yarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adam.
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough thows a leg kick but Adam checks it
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adam to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adam counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yarborough!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough sneaks out the side door and pushes Adam away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Adam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yarborough defends it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Adam moves out of range.
It looked like Adam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yarborough.
Adam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yarborough is able to avoid easily.
Adam throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Adam backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Adam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Yarborough.
I think Yarborough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 86 p4p, 78 weight class) and Malcolm Rivera (ranked 15 p4p, 13 weight class). Rivera has chosen BAD COMPANY as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rivera back to the cage. Lehto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rivera wants to land a leg kick but Lehto is out of range.
Lehto connects with a right hand. Rivera shakes it off.
Rivera blocks the body kick.
Rivera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lehto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehto throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Lehto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Lehto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lehto throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charon Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehto scores with a push kick.
Lehto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lehto moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
And Lehto counters with a quick kick to the body but Rivera blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Lehto tenderised Rivera's leg. Rivera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lehto throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehto scores with a jab. Rivera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivera throws a push kick but Lehto slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
Lehto throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Lehto sees coming a mile off.
Lehto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lehto works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Lehto down.
Lehto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lehto tries to land a front kick but Rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Rivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rivera moves out of range of the leg kick from Lehto.
Rivera feints a counter leg kick.
Rivera lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lehto throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lehto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Lehto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lehto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Lehto jabs at Rivera's body.
Rivera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lehto. Rivera shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Lehto lands with a nice body kick.
Lehto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto lands with a nice body punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rivera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lehto has got the better of the exchanges.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lehto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Lehto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera tries to land a front kick but Lehto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lehto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lehto lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Malcolm Rivera has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lehto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lehto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lehto stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lehto throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera flicks out a counter leg kick but Lehto steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lehto throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Rivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lehto with a hook.
Lehto connects with an inside leg kick.
Lehto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rivera looks to land a body kick but Lehto moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Rivera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lehto lands a right hook to the body.
Lehto throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lehto misses with a wild body shot.
Lehto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Lehto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivera. Rivera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charon Lehto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Rivera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Lehto.
Lehto tries a head kick but it misses.
Lehto closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivera.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Lehto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lehtos head.
Lehto missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera lands with a right to the head.
Rivera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehto backwards.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehto avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charon Lehto is winning the standup battle so far.
Lehto throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lehto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Nice uppercut lands for Lehto. That snapped Rivera's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lehto is looking to wear down Rivera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lehto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivera.
Rivera wants to counter the offense by Lehto and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivera's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lehto.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Lehto swings widly with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Lehto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rivera lands with a hook. Lehto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Lehto finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lehto throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Lehto is looking to land body kicks.
Lehto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lehto lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malcolm Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Lehto moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
Lehto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malcolm Rivera.
I think Lehto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 13 p4p, 136 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 1 p4p, 10 weight class). Bualuang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by シャンティ. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albatross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bualuang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Albatross misses.
Albatross throws an overhand right that lands on Bualuang's shoulder, as Bualuang tries to avoid the shot.
Bualuang thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bualuang. That's going to slow Albatross down.
Bualuang throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bualuang.
Bualuang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Albatross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Albatross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bualuang looks to land a left hand but Albatross moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Albatross misses.
Bualuang misses with a hook to the body
and Albatross counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross misses with a low kick.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albatross moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bualuang throws a body kick that misses.
Albatross has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Undisputed in the buildup to the fight.
Albatross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bualuang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bualuang misses with a wild body shot.
Bualuang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albatross throws a shot from downtown. Bualuang moves away and avoids it.
Bualuang lands a really nice looking cross but Albatross seems unphased.
Bualuang connects with a nice looking jab.
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albatross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Albatross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Bualuang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Albatross scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albatross slips a jab from Bualuang.
Bualuang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bualuang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albatross is looking for a counter combo.
Bualuang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albatross circles away quickly and effectively.
Albatross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bualuang manages to avoid it.
Albatross lands a nice hook to Bualuang's body. Bualuang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Albatross slips under a jab from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
and Albatross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bualuang misses with a wild body shot.
Bualuang clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang misses the jab.
Bualuang throws a jab but it's blocked by Albatross.
Albatross takes one to the chin there.
Albatross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Albatross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bualuang misses with a body kick.
Bualuang misses with a jab to the body
and Albatross counters with a leg kick.
Albatross misses with a looping right.
Bualuang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bualuang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bualuang misses with a body shot.
Bualuang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albatross circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bualuang does no damage.
It looked like Albatross was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Albatross walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albatross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albatross moves away.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Albatross.
Bualuang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bualuang with the inside leg kick.
Albatross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bualuang.
Albatross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bualuang fails in his attempt to clinch.
It appears Albatross was looking to counter with a kick there.
Albatross with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anurak Bualuang will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Albatross swats away the attempt to clinch by Bualuang.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
Bualuang misses with a kick to the body.
Albatross looks to land a combination but Bualuang avoids it well.
Bualuang throws a lazy uppercut
and Albatross counters with a nice uppercut.
Bualuang throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Bualuang. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Albatross misses its target.
Albatross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bualuang.
Bualuang is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bualuang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Albatross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bualuang throws a solid leg kick but Albatross takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bualuang.
It looked like Albatross was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a jab when Albatross was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang misses with a body shot
and Bualuang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albatross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bualuang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bualuang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bualuang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albatross scores with a jab to the head.
Bualuang swinging wildly here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bualuang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bualuang tries to clinch up but Albatross circles away and keeps his distance.
Albatross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Albatross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bualuang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Albatross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Albatross feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bualuang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Albatross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Albatross misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bualuang swings widly with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albatross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bualuang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bualuang misses with a left hand
and Albatross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch but Albatross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bualuang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albatross.
It looked like Albatross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bualuang throws a front kick aimed at Albatross's knee but Albatross avoids it well.
Albatross feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Albatross lands a leg kick that knocks Bualuang off balance momentarily.
Bualuang misses with a looping right.
Albatross moves out of range as Bualuang throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Albatross tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but Albatross checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross blocks a leg kick.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bualuang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bualuang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albatross moves away.
Albatross on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Albatross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bualuang throws out the jab.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Albatross to counter with a crisp jab.
Bualuang rushes Albatross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albatross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bualuang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albatross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Albatross was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bualuang.
Bualuang moves to clinch but Albatross breaks away
and Albatross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bualuang thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Bualuang misses the target.
Bualuang tries to clinch up but Albatross circles away and keeps his distance.
As Bualuang looks to move away, Albatross throws a big counter combo but Bualuang just gets out of the way.
Albatross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albatross tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bualuang is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bualuang.
Bualuang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Albatross loads up on a big right hand but Bualuang slips the punch.
Bualuang tries to clinch up.
Bualuang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Bualuang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anurak Bualuang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albatross seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bualuang is looking to score with low kicks.
Bualuang tries to score with a low kick but Albatross moves his leg out of the way.
Bualuang throws a push kick but Albatross slaps the foot to one side.
A quick step to the side and Albatross tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang throws a combination. Albatross tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Albatross throws a leg kick which misses Bualuang's front leg but catches the back leg as Bualuang tries to avoid it.
Bualuang swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Bualuang moves in looking to clinch but Albatross pushes him off.
Albatross appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bualuang wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang connects with a body shot that sends Albatross's belly button to the back.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Bualuang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Albatross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bualuang throws a low kick but Albatross moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Albatross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bualuang keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Albatross staying out of range there.
Bualuang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Albatross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albatross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bualuang.
Bualuang swings widly with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a two punch combo.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bualuang looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang fails to land with a series of punches.
Albatross is looking for a counter combo.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bualuang wants to clinch up but Albatross keeps it at a distance.
Bualuang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Albatross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Albatross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albatross avoids the body shot from Bualuang.
Albatross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Bualuang backs away, Albatross returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Albatross finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bualuang misses with a body shot.
Albatross is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bualuang looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
Albatross throws out a leg kick but Bualuang moves out of range and Albatross only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Albatross.
Albatross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bualuang.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang misses with a body shot.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut.
Albatross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Albatross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bualuang throws a lazy uppercut
and Albatross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bualuang thinking.
Bualuang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Albatross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Bualuang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bualuang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Albatross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bualuang counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Albatross, pushing him back against the cage.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Albatross.
Albatross lands a body shot.
Albatross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang darts in trying to clinch
enabling Albatross to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang throws a right hand that Albatross ducks under and follows up with a left that Albatross also avoids with ease.
Bualuang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Albatross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bualuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bualuang throws out a loose jab but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross works the jab nicely.
Bualuang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Albatross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anurak Bualuang just about did enough to take it.
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.
Bualuang looks to clinch
and Albatross counters with a low kick, right behind Bualuang 's knee.
Bualuang checks a leg kick.
Albatross throws a solid leg kick but Bualuang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Albatross.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Albatross was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bualuang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Albatross. That one must have hurt.
Bualuang misses with a looping right.
Bualuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Albatross is just out of range.
Bualuang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albatross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bualuang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bualuang counters with a nice uppercut.
Bualuang throws a jab when Albatross was well out of range.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albatross was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Albatross throws out a loose jab but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross misses with a double jab.
A shot to the body from Bualuang misses
and Albatross makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bualuang really felt that one!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bualuang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bualuang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albatross has time to react.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Albatross.
A slow jab from Bualuang misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross slips a straight right by Bualuang.
Albatross feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bualuang throws a combination that misses
and Albatross finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bualuang is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Albatross throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albatross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bualuang will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Albatross.
Albatross throws a wild body kick that Bualuang sees coming a mile off.
Bualuang misses with a body shot.
Bualuang wants to clinch
and Albatross counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Albatross checks a leg kick.
Bualuang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross throws a lazy body kick
and Bualuang counters with a right hand to the body.
Albatross avoids the head kick by Bualuang.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
Bualuang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bualuang is rocked!
Bualuang throws a head kick that misses
and Albatross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bualuang thinking.
Bualuang is still on wobbly legs! Can Albatross finish him?
Albatross throws a hook to the side of Bualuang's head but Bualuang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bualuang seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Albatross.
Bualuang tries to clinch but Albatross is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Albatross.
Bualuang misses with a shot to the body
and Bualuang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albatross scores with a kick to the midsection.
Albatross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Bualuang misses.
Bualuang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albatross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bualuang.
Bualuang tries to clinch there but Albatross circles away.
Bualuang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bualuang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bualuang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Albatross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bualuang throws the left hand but Albatross avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang tries to clinch up but Albatross circles away and keeps his distance.
Bualuang wants to slow Albatross down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Albatross had his way with Anurak Bualuang in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bualuang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnny Albatross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
Albatross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bualuang throws a lazy head kick
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bualuang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Albatross backs up against the cage.
Bualuang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Albatross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bualuang is out of range and Albatross settles back down.
Bualuang misses with a hook. Albatross ducked under it nicely.
Albatross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Anurak Bualuang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Albatross swats away the attempt to clinch by Bualuang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang forces Albatross back against the cage and clinches.
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Albatross.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albatross is looking to break free of the clinch but Bualuang has double underhooks.
Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albatross. Bualuang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bualuang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Albatross goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Albatross moves forwards but Bualuang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Albatross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bualuang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Bualuang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Albatross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bualuang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
Albatross appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Albatross avoids the head kick by Bualuang.
Bualuang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albatross tried to counter with a leg kick but Bualuang avoided it.
Albatross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albatross misses with an uppercut.
Albatross avoids the head kick by Bualuang.
Bualuang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Albatross.
Bualuang throws the left hand but Albatross avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang throws a nice looking combination but Albatross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Albatross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Bualuang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bualuang swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Bualuang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws an off balance right hand
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albatross throwing a counter right hand but Bualuang manages to avoid it.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bualuang's knee momentarily.
Bualuang is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bualuang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Albatross walks into a stiff left hand from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but Albatross moved away.
Bualuang misses with a series of wild punches.
Bualuang is looking to clinch but Albatross is avoiding it.
Bualuang looks to throw a body kick
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Albatross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang tries to close the distance and clinch but Albatross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albatross moves away from the strike by Bualuang.
Albatross slips under a jab from Bualuang.
Albatross is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bualuang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albatross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albatross is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bualuang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Albatross counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bualuang! Albatross lets Bualuang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
and Albatross counters with a crisp right that sends Bualuang to the canvas! Albatross follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Johnny Albatross 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Hoost (ranked 9 p4p, 44 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoost.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Line misses.
Hoost is looking to counter with a body kick.
Line's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoost connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Line scrambles back to his feet.
Hoost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoost scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line looks to land a right hand but Hoost moved out of range.
It looked like Hoost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Line sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Hoost on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoost misses with a low kick.
Line throws a big counter head kick but Hoost avoids it with no problem.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoost.
Line looks winded!
Hoost scores with a push kick.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoost.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoost throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost keeps Line at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hoost scores with a jab.
Hoost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoost is looking to counter punch.
Hoost motions for Line to come forward. Hoost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoost is looking to land body kicks.
Line looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Line misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoost misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Hoost cracks Line with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hoost has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Line to stand back up!
Hoost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost avoids the head kick by Line.
Line misses with a hook.
Hoost looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Hoost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoost punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
Line on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hoost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Hoost dominated that round.
That's time! Hoost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoost cracks Line with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Line looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Hoost finish him?
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Line misses.
Hoost half committed to a counter leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Line might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hoost has got the better of the exchanges.
Hoost avoids the head kick by Line.
Hoost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Clarence Hoost is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hoost.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoost misses the target.
A shot to the body from Line misses
and Hoost makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Line really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line misses with a hook
and Hoost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Hoost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoost throws a quick counter kick to the body but Line avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Line in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hoost feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Line sprawling to the canvas! Line rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hoost finish him?!
Line is rocked!
Hoost connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Line is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoost finish him?
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!
Hoost connects with a body shot.
Line seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost lands a front kick.
Line is breathing heavily.
Hoost moves in close and cracks Line with a massive right hand! Line, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Hoost!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clarence Hoost!
Clarence Hoost retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Clarence Hoost thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 11 p4p, 54 weight class) and Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Nakagawa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Koto - CloZee. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
Giovanni misses the jab.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giovanni. Nakagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakagawa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Giovanni is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakagawa checks a leg kick.
Giovanni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakagawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakagawa avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Giovanni wants to land a leg kick but Nakagawa is out of range.
Nakagawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni clinches up with Nakagawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakagawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giovanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakagawa.
Giovanni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nakagawa backwards.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa misses with a punch to the body.
Nakagawa tries for a takedown but Giovanni manages to get underhooks.
Nakagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakagawa tries to work over Giovanni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giovanni trying to land knees to the body.
Nakagawa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Giovanni can't fight it off and eventually Nakagawa manages to take the fight to the floor. Giovanni looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakagawa trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Giovanni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakagawa.
Giovanni looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Giovanni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Giovanni holds on and takes a little breather.
Nakagawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giovanni is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nakagawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Giovanni defends well and Nakagawa ends up having to push Giovanni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Giovanni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
Nakagawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giovanni tries to avoid it but Nakagawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giovanni to the ground. Giovanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giovanni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakagawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakagawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakagawa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Giovanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakagawa slips a jab from Giovanni.
Nakagawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giovanni lands a nice shot that snaps Nakagawa's head back.
Nakagawa lands the left hand.
Giovanni throws a hook but Nakagawa blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Giovanni. No joy for Nakagawa on that attempt.
Good work by Nakagawa as he checks the leg kick.
Nakagawa feints the counter takedown.
Giovanni is looking to clinch but Nakagawa is avoiding it.
A bone on bone clash there as Nakagawa blocks the leg kick.
Nakagawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakagawa lands a nice hook to Giovanni's body. Giovanni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giovanni.
Giovanni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakagawa to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been told by Giovanni's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giovanni throws a leg kick but Nakagawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Nakagawa. Beautiful body shot.
Nakagawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giovanni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakagawa connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Giovanni misses its intended target.
Nakagawa feints the counter takedown.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Nakagawa.
Nice defenses there by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa with the counter takedown but Giovanni avoids it easily.
Nakagawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakagawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giovanni swivels and escapes.
A lazy left from Giovanni finds it's target.
Giovanni throws a lazy right hand but Nakagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Giovanni stuns Nakagawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Giovanni.
Nakagawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Giovanni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakagawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Giovanni misses its intended target.
And Nakagawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Giovanni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Giovanni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakagawa can do to turn this around?
Nakagawa blocks a jab.
Giovanni tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa tries to clinch but Giovanni moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni cracks Nakagawa with an open hand slap.
Giovanni misses with a straight left.
Giovanni is looking to clinch but Nakagawa is avoiding it.
Nakagawa shoots in and drives through. Giovanni sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Giovanni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Giovanni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Giovanni misses.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakagawa.
Nakagawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nakagawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giovanni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakagawa takes a swing at Giovanni's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Giovanni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nakagawa under the eye.
Giovanni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakagawa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakagawa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakagawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakagawa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giovanni smiles and moves away.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
Nakagawa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakagawa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Giovanni misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakagawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giovanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giovanni works the jab nicely.
Giovanni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakagawa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nakagawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakagawa closes the distance and pushes Giovanni back into the cage.
Nakagawa digs a right hand underneath Giovanni's ribcage. Giovanni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Giovanni.
Giovanni scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Giovanni fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nakagawa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakagawa tries to throw a body punch but Giovanni avoids it by throwing Nakagawa back against the cage.
Nakagawa lands an uppercut.
Nakagawa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nakagawa postures up in Giovanni's guard and throws a big left but Giovanni blocks it.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing Nakagawa from controlling successfully.
Giovanni trying to control the position here.
Nakagawa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Giovanni is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nakagawa, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa is looking for a triangle but Giovanni pushes his legs off easily.
Nakagawa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Giovanni defends well.
Nakagawa trying to keep a closed guard but Giovanni is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that second 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.
Giovanni swings for the body but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Nakagawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Giovanni defends it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giovanni.
Nakagawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Giovanni counters with a good low kick that Nakagawa was not able to check.
Nakagawa takes one to the side of the head.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Nakagawa moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giovanni.
And Nakagawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Giovanni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nakagawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakagawa lands a body punch.
Sonny Giovanni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giovanni trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giovanni.
Nakagawa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Giovanni lands with a left to the head.
Giovanni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakagawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giovanni or not.
Nakagawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giovanni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa jumps into guard, dragging Giovanni to the mat.
Nakagawa is trying to keep Giovanni in close.
Giovanni is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nakagawa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakagawa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakagawa wants to sweep here but Giovanni controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Giovanni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakagawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakagawa looks to land a right hand but Giovanni moved out of range.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut. Nakagawa saw that one coming.
Giovanni throws a wild body kick that Nakagawa sees coming a mile off.
Giovanni has closed the distance and engaged Nakagawa in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakagawa lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa misses with the head strike.
Nakagawa jumps into guard, dragging Giovanni to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakagawa looking to control.
Nakagawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Giovanni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakagawa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Giovanni has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giovanni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Giovanni. Nakagawa shrugs it off though.
Giovanni's corner calls for a 1-2. Giovanni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakagawa staying out of range there.
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Nakagawa goes for a double leg but Giovanni avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Giovanni continues to drive forward.
Giovanni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakagawa walks into a stiff left hand from Giovanni.
Giovanni throws out a loose jab but Nakagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
Nakagawa blocks a jab.
Nakagawa with the counter takedown but Giovanni avoids it easily.
Giovanni tries to clinch but Nakagawa is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giovanni 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 Nakagawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakagawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakagawa wants to counter the offense by Giovanni and move into the clinch position.
Nakagawa throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giovanni. Nakagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakagawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Giovanni defends it well.
Nakagawa is looking to clinch.
Giovanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giovanni stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakagawa. Nakagawa gets slowly back to his feet.
Giovanni looks to land a body kick but Nakagawa moved away.
Nakagawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakagawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakagawa gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Giovanni regains guard.
Giovanni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakagawa on the ground.
Nakagawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Giovanni trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing Nakagawa from controlling successfully.
Nakagawa throwing strikes but missing.
Giovanni keeping full guard, as Nakagawa tries to pass.
Nakagawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Giovanni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Giovanni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakagawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giovanni sizes up Nakagawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giovanni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Nakagawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Giovanni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nakagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giovanni.
Nakagawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakagawa shoots in for a takedown but Giovanni shows good takedown defense.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Giovanni sprawls well. He's pushed Nakagawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Giovanni misses.
Nakagawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Giovanni defends it well.
Nakagawa avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Nakagawa with the counter takedown but Giovanni avoids it easily.
Giovanni connects with a looping right hand.
Giovanni misses with a low kick as Nakagawa jumps back.
And Nakagawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Giovanni pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Giovanni doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakagawa circles away.
Giovanni throws a body kick that misses.
Nakagawa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakagawa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giovanni moves into range and clinches up with Nakagawa.
Giovanni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giovanni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakagawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giovanni is pressed up against the cage. Nakagawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giovanni down to the mat. Giovanni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonny Giovanni is winning the standup battle so far.
Giovanni scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni had his way with Shinnosuke Nakagawa in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Giovanni wants to clinch.
Giovanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giovanni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Giovanni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nakagawa.
That kick from Giovanni tenderised Nakagawa's leg. Nakagawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Giovanni throws a shot to the body.
Giovanni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nakagawa 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.
Giovanni thuds his right hand into Nakagawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giovanni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakagawa throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giovanni. Nakagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa moves in looking to clinch but Giovanni pushes him off.
Giovanni lands with a straight right. Nakagawa didn't see that one coming.
Nakagawa ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
Giovanni slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakagawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good exchange - Giovanni coming out on top.
Nakagawa pushes Giovanni up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakagawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giovanni's elbow.
Giovanni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakagawa's elbow.
Nakagawa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giovanni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nakagawa scores with a hook to the body.
Giovanni blocks an uppercut.
Nakagawa takes a shot to the head.
Giovanni lands a body punch.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakagawa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giovanni.
Nakagawa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giovanni lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nakagawa tries to work over Giovanni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giovanni throws a head punch that misses.
Nakagawa tries to pull guard but Giovanni holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakagawa drops back down to his feet.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
Nakagawa misses with a body punch.
Nakagawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giovanni.
Nakagawa tries a body shot but Giovanni blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Giovanni.
Giovanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakagawa is defending well for now.
Giovanni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nakagawa fails to land.
Nakagawa has Giovanni pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nakagawa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Giovanni tumbling to the mat - Nakagawa dives into Giovanni's guard.
Giovanni controlling Nakagawa's posture.
Nakagawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giovanni is keeping the position for now.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakagawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giovanni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giovanni looking for a sweep. Not yet Giovanni, not yet.
Nakagawa throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Giovanni misses with a body kick.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a clinch but Giovanni shakes him off and moves away.
Nakagawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Giovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giovanni, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
Sonny Giovanni retains his middleweight title!
Sonny Giovanni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 6 p4p, 46 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Ji Woo comes into the arena with FED UP blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ji Woo.
Ji Woo slips a jab from Benedetti.
Ji Woo misses with a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ji Woo's knee momentarily.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Ji Woo lands with a cross.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ji Woo.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Ji Woo blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo misses with a low kick.
Benedetti is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ji Woo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Benedetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ji Woo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ji Woo clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ji Woo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti is leaning against Ji Woo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Ji Woo struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti is leaning against Ji Woo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
A head punch on the inside from Ji Woo fails to land.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benedetti smiles and moves away.
Ji Woo scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Ji Woo thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
A left and a right from Ji Woo both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ji Woo takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Ji Woo avoids it.
Ji Woo tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
Ji Woo scores with a hook.
Benedetti digs a good body shot into Ji Woo's ribs.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ji Woo scores with a spinning back kick!
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Ji Woo circles away.
Ji Woo works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Ji Woo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Benedetti throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ji Woo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ji Woo misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Ji Woo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ji Woo slips under a jab.
Ji Woo slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ji Woo misses with a looping left.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Ji Woo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Ji Woo's leg but Ji Woo calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ji Woo is out of range.
Ji Woo throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Ji Woo throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Ji Woo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ji Woo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
Ji Woo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti wants to clinch.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ji Woo closes the distance and clinches.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Ji Woo prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ji Woo decides to pull guard.
Benedetti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Benedetti wants to control but Ji Woo is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Benedetti 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.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Ji Woo walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Ji Woo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Ji Woo controls the action.
Benedetti tries to work over Ji Woo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ji Woo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ji Woo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ji Woo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benedetti trying to keep a closed guard but Ji Woo is proving a slippery customer.
Ji Woo stops Benedetti from standing up.
Benedetti working a defensive guard here.
Benedetti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benedetti tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ji Woo controls his leg.
Benedetti controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to take a break and control but Ji Woo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benedetti stalling away here and it's allowed Ji Woo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Benedetti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benedetti tries to free his leg and advance position but Ji Woo is retaining full guard.
Ji Woo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benedetti controls the pace.
Benedetti trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.
Benedetti sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Ji Woo doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Benedetti paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Ji Woo - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Bong Ji Woo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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