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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Del Torro (ranked 4934 p4p, 22812 weight class) and AdmiralGeneral Aladeen (ranked 356 p4p, 400 weight class). Aladeen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arturo Del Torro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, AdmiralGeneral Aladeen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Torro takes a swing at Aladeen's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Torro.
Del Torro misses with a right hand
and Aladeen counters with a nice uppercut.
Aladeen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Torro.
Aladeen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Del Torro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aladeen instigates a clinch.
Aladeen blocking some punches.
Aladeen pushes Del Torro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Del Torro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Del Torro breaks from the clinch.
Del Torro scores with a nice head shot.
Del Torro misses with an uppercut
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aladeen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Del Torro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aladeen misses the jab.
Aladeen fails to land with a series of punches.
Del Torro slips under a jab from Aladeen.
A jab from Del Torro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Torro misses with a lunging right hand
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aladeen moves away from the strike by Del Torro.
Del Torro throws a jab but it's blocked by Aladeen.
Del Torro misses with a right hand
and Aladeen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Torro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aladeen throws a counter combo.
Aladeen throws out a loose jab but Del Torro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Torro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Del Torro misses with a body kick.
Arturo Del Torro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Torro throws an off balance right hand
and Aladeen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Torro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aladeen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Del Torro misses with a left hand
and Del Torro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Torro scores with a leg kick.
Del Torro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Del Torro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aladeen counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Torro tried to score with a low kick but Aladeen checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Torro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Aladeen counter with a right hand.
Aladeen blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro misses with a leg kick
and Del Torro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Torro throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Torro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Del Torro misses
enabling Aladeen to counter with a crisp jab.
Aladeen moves out of range of the leg kick from Del Torro.
Del Torro looks to land a left hand but Aladeen moved out of range nicely.
Aladeen throws a lazy right hand but Del Torro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aladeen scores with a three punch combo!
Jab by Del Torro.
Del Torro lands with a cross.
Aladeen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Del Torro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aladeen.
Aladeen moves out of range as Del Torro strikes.
Aladeen cracks Del Torro with a good jab.
Aladeen scores with a decent looking hook.
Aladeen dips to his left and cracks Del Torro with an uppercut!
Del Torro tests Aladeen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Torro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aladeen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aladeen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Del Torro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Del Torro misses with a right hand
enabling Aladeen to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Torro misses with a hook
and Aladeen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aladeen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Aladeen.
Del Torro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Del Torro misses
and Aladeen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Torro thows a leg kick but Aladeen checks it
and Aladeen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Torro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aladeen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aladeen lands a lovely overhand right.
Del Torro misses with a straight right.
Del Torro thuds his right hand into Aladeen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aladeen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Del Torro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Del Torro misses with a left hand
and Aladeen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Del Torro, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aladeen is out of range and Del Torro settles back down.
Del Torro misses with a combination
and Aladeen counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Torro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aladeen counters with a nice uppercut.
Aladeen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Aladeen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Torro misses the target.
Del Torro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arturo Del Torro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Torro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aladeen. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aladeen!
Del Torro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Torro misses with an uppercut
and Aladeen counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Aladeen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Del Torro misses
and Aladeen counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Torro throws a combination that misses
and Del Torro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aladeen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Del Torro's head.
Aladeen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Del Torro looks to score with a jab to the body but Aladeen is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aladeen! But no joy.
Del Torro lands with a straight right. Aladeen didn't see that one coming.
Del Torro ducks under a wild hook from Aladeen.
Del Torro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aladeen moves away from the strike by Del Torro.
Del Torro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Torro misses with a combination
and Del Torro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Torro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aladeen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Torro throws out a powerful jab.
Aladeen checks the leg kick.
Del Torro lands a leg kick that knocks Aladeen off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen looks to land a combination but Del Torro avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aladeen checks a leg kick.
Del Torro wants to clinch up but Aladeen keeps it at a distance.
Del Torro drops Aladeen with a beautiful combination! Aladeen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Del Torro is looking for the KO!
 Aladeen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Torro. That's going to slow Aladeen down.
Aladeen is still on wobbly legs! Can Del Torro finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Torro throws an off balance right hand
and Aladeen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Torro tries to land a leg kick but Aladeen saw it coming and moves away.
Del Torro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Torro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aladeen.
Del Torro thows a leg kick but Aladeen checks it
and Aladeen counters with a straight right hand.
Aladeen seems to have recovered his senses.
Aladeen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Del Torro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aladeen counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Torro. That's going to slow Aladeen down.
A shot to the body from Del Torro misses
and Aladeen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aladeen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aladeen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Del Torro thows a leg kick but Aladeen checks it
and Aladeen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Torro throws a body shot but no joy.
Del Torro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Torro pushes Aladeen up against the cage in a clinch.
Aladeen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aladeen scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Torro lands a left hand.
Del Torro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen blocks a body shot from Del Torro.
A right handed body shot lands from Aladeen.
Aladeen struggles to land a body shot inside as Del Torro controls his hands.
Aladeen lands with a short shot to the head.
Aladeen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Del Torro misses with the head strike.
Del Torro tries to work over Aladeen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Torro.
Aladeen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Del Torro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Del Torro thows a leg kick but Aladeen checks it
and Aladeen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Del Torro.
Aladeen cracks Del Torro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Del Torro is predictable there
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aladeen ducks under a wild hook from Del Torro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro throws a body shot but no joy.
Aladeen scores with a jab. Del Torro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Torro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aladeen throws a lazy right hand but Del Torro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Torro throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Aladeen counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Torro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aladeen looks to land a combination. Del Torro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Del Torro misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Aladeen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Del Torro misses with a leg kick
and Aladeen counters with a nice uppercut.
Del Torro swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Aladeen counter with a right hand.
Del Torro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aladeen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Torro throws a right hand that misses
and Aladeen counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Del Torro throws a leg kick
and Aladeen counters with a nice uppercut.
Aladeen clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Del Torro on the inside.
Del Torro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Del Torro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Del Torro throws a lazy right hand but Aladeen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aladeen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Del Torro.
Del Torro throws a hook but Aladeen blocks it.
Del Torro thows a leg kick but Aladeen checks it
letting Aladeen counter with a right hand.
A big left from Aladeen misses.
Del Torro misses with a left hand
and Aladeen counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Torro lands a leg kick that knocks Aladeen off balance momentarily.
Del Torro swings widly with a right hand
and Aladeen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Torro misses with an uppercut
and Aladeen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Torro swings widly with a right hand
and Aladeen counters with a one-two to the body.
Del Torro defending well as Aladeen loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Del Torro throws a body shot but no joy.
Del Torro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aladeen.
Aladeen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aladeen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Del Torro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aladeen's hands.
A low kick from Del Torro misses
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aladeen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Del Torro.
A low kick from Del Torro is predictable there
and Aladeen counters with a nice uppercut.
Del Torro misses with a body punch
and Aladeen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aladeen looks to throw the jab but Del Torro is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Del Torro.
Del Torro tries to clinch up.
Aladeen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Del Torro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Torro looks to land a right hand but Aladeen moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aladeen lands with a cross.
Del Torro catches Aladeen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Torro is looking to score with low kicks.
Aladeen wants to counter with a clinch but Del Torro pushes him away.
Del Torro misses with a body shot.
Del Torro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aladeen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Torro.
Aladeen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Del Torro.
Del Torro throws a hook but Aladeen blocks it.
Aladeen tries to counter with a clinch but Del Torro shakes him off and moves away.
Del Torro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Del Torro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Del Torro throws a poor cross that misses
and Aladeen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Torro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aladeen.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Torro misses the target.
Del Torro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Del Torro tries a low kick but Aladeen avoids it.
Del Torro misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Torro ducks right into an uppercut from Aladeen.
Del Torro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Aladeen counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Torro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aladeen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aladeen throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Torro.
Aladeen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Del Torro misses with a right hand
and Aladeen counters with a straight right hand.
Del Torro is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aladeen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aladeen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aladeen throws a hook but Del Torro avoids it easily.
Aladeen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Torro clinches.
Del Torro is trying to force a seperation but Aladeen has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Del Torro.
Aladeen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Del Torro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aladeen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aladeen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Del Torro or not.
Aladeen throws a punch but it's blocked by Del Torro.
Del Torro can't find room to land a body shot as Aladeen controls the action.
Aladeen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Aladeen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Torro swings wildly with an uppercut but Aladeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Del Torro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Del Torro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arturo Del Torro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Del Torro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Del Torro swings wildly with an uppercut but Aladeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen throws a head punch that misses.
Del Torro swings wildly with an uppercut but Aladeen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aladeen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Torro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aladeen's elbow.
Del Torro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Del Torro blocking some punches.
Del Torro can't find room to land a body shot as Aladeen controls the action.
Del Torro has a couple of punches blocked by Aladeen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aladeen.
Aladeen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Del Torro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Aladeen can turn it around.
Del Torro misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
AdmiralGeneral Aladeen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aladeen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AdmiralGeneral Aladeen!
A very excited looking AdmiralGeneral Aladeen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keaton Vega (ranked 5484 p4p, 4906 weight class) and Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 491 p4p, 474 weight class). Blazkov has chosen Roar Of A Lion as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulysses Blazkov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov scores with a leg kick.
Ulysses Blazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vega appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vega dodges the punch combination from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a chopping leg kick but Vega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blazkov 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.
Blazkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vega has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blazkov.
Vega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blazkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blazkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blazkov.
Vega scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blazkov throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Vega.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega jabs at Blazkov's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega lands a nice hook to Blazkov's body. Blazkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blazkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Blazkov misses.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Vega misses the target.
Vega takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blazkov tries to work over Vega's front leg with a kick but Vega checks it.
Blazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vega jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vega moves out of range of the body kick from Blazkov.
It looked like Vega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Blazkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vega.
Blazkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vega avoids the body shot from Blazkov.
Blazkov misses with a double jab.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega staying out of range there.
Vega tried to counter with a leg kick but Blazkov avoided it.
Blazkov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blazkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blazkov misses with a leg kick
and Vega makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blazkov thows a leg kick but Vega checks it
and Vega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blazkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blazkov swinging wildly here.
Vega is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! Blazkov slams his shin into Vega's torso.
Vega throws a big shot that misses.
Vega tries a low kick but Blazkov avoids it.
Blazkov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vega blocks it well.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Vega takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blazkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vega moves out of range as Blazkov throws a body kick.
Blazkov throws a lazy body kick
and Vega counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blazkov's knee momentarily.
Vega lands a front kick.
Vega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blazkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vega.
Vega avoids the body shot from Blazkov.
Vega closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blazkov throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
Blazkov misses with a kick to the body.
Vega checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazkov misses with a right hand
and Vega counters with a thumping low kick.
Vega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vega blocks a leg kick.
Blazkov lands a high kick!
Vega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blazkov swings widly with a right hand
and Vega counters with an inside leg kick.
Blazkov misses with a body kick.
Vega steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blazkov. That one must have hurt.
Blazkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
Vega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blazkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blazkov is looking to score with low kicks.
Vega throws a quick counter kick to the body but Blazkov avoids it.
Blazkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blazkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ulysses Blazkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That kick from Vega tenderised Blazkov's leg. Blazkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blazkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blazkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vega throwing a counter right hand but Blazkov manages to avoid it.
Vega misses with a looping right.
Vega misses with a hook. Blazkov ducked under it nicely.
Blazkov throws out a counter right but Vega avoids it with no problem.
Vega scoring well with a low kick there.
Vega dips to his left and cracks Blazkov with an uppercut!
Blazkov throws a big shot that misses.
Blazkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vega.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazkov! But no joy.
Vega misses with the combination.
Blazkov throws a fast counter high kick but Vega manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov throws a push kick but Vega slaps the foot to one side.
Vega lands a front kick.
Vega misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov throws a sloppy head kick and Vega moves out of range easily.
Vega scores with a nice strike.
Vega looks for the body kick but Blazkov saw that one coming.
Blazkov flicks out a counter leg kick but Vega steps away.
Blazkov throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Blazkov is predictable there
and Vega counters with a body kick that stops Blazkov in his tracks momentarily.
Blazkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vega throws a jab when Blazkov was well out of range.
Blazkov throws a leg kick but Vega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vega tries to counter by clinching up but Blazkov breaks away and moves out of range.
Blazkov misses with a shot to the body
and Vega finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blazkov is breathing heavily.
Blazkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vega.
A good leg kick by Vega.
Blazkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blazkov misses with a kick to the body
and Vega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vega lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a few strikes there.
Blazkov misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Blazkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
Vega lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vega scores with a leg kick.
Blazkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vega feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blazkov throws a big shot that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blazkov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vega - the referee stops the clock and Blazkov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vega. Blazkov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blazkov misses with a body punch
and Blazkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blazkov throws a leg kick
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazkov throws a right hand that misses
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blazkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vega.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vega here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vega scores with the left hand. Blazkov knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega connects with a single shot there.
Vega throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blazkov throws a lazy body kick
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Vega keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vega tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blazkov is able to avoid easily.
Blazkov throws a body kick that misses
and Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vega. That's going to slow Blazkov down.
Blazkov throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.
Vega appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Blazkov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vega has got the better of the exchanges.
Vega lands a lovely overhand right.
Blazkov throws a sloppy head kick and Vega moves out of range easily.
Vega avoids a kick to the body.
Vega connects with a leg kick.
Keaton Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vega 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.
Vega throws a nice looking combination but Blazkov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Vega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega connects with a leg kick.
Vega throws a hook but Blazkov blocks it.
Blazkov throws a chopping leg kick but Vega manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Blazkov's head.
Vega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blazkov.
Vega quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vega looks to throw the jab but Blazkov is out of range.
Vega misses with a looping left.
Blazkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vega is able to avoid easily.
Vega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blazkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vega counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blazkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keaton Vega dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blazkov misses with an uppercut
and Vega counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vega moves out of range as Blazkov strikes.
Blazkov misses with a body kick.
Vega scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blazkov misses with a straight right.
Blazkov needs to keep his hands up - Vega had a free shot at his head there.
Blazkov throws a push kick but Vega slaps the foot to one side.
Blazkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blazkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blazkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blazkov avoids the body shot from Vega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega motions for Blazkov to come forward. Vega throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazkov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vega.
Vega scoring well with a low kick there.
Blazkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blazkov.
As Blazkov backs away, Vega returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blazkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega feints and then cracks Blazkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazkov down.
Blazkov misses with an uppercut
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Blazkov scores with a jab. Vega acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blazkov cracks Vega with an open hand slap.
Vega thuds his shin into the meat of Blazkov's side.
Blazkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blazkov can do to turn this around?
Blazkov moves out of range as Vega throws a body kick.
Blazkov misses with a straight right.
Blazkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blazkov tries to land a front kick but Vega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vega lands a front kick.
Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Blazkov throws a leg kick but Vega moved away.
Blazkov walks into a straight right hand from Vega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a really nice looking cross but Blazkov seems unphased.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Blazkov misses.
Blazkov throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Vega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blazkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Blazkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Blazkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Vega blocks a leg kick.
Vega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vega misses with a kick to the body.
Vega slips under a jab from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a lazy body kick
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Blazkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov swings widly with a right hand
and Vega counters with an inside leg kick.
Vega scores with a decent looking hook.
Blazkov throws a solid leg kick but Vega takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blazkov.
Vega throws a quick counter kick to the body but Blazkov avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Blazkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blazkov takes one on the button.
Vega throws a body kick that misses.
Blazkov misses with a straight left.
Vega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blazkov wants to land a leg kick but Vega is out of range.
Vega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blazkov throws out the jab.
Vega moves out of range of the body kick.
Vega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blazkov takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vega misses its target.
Blazkov throws an off balance right hand
and Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazkov throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blazkov throws a hook to the side of Vega's head but Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blazkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Blazkov is predictable there
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab.
Vega lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blazkov will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega lands a lovely overhand right.
Vega slips under a jab from Blazkov.
Blazkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vega. Vega obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Vega.
Vega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blazkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blazkov throws a big shot that misses.
Vega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Blazkov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keaton Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vega has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keaton Vega!
After winning the bout, Keaton Vega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ulysses Blazkov was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I'm cute.
I know I'm sexy.
I got the looks.
That drives the girls wild.
I got the moves.
That really move them.
I send chills.
Up and down their spine.
I'm just a sexy boy. (sexy boy)
I'm not your boy toy. (boy toy)
I'm just a sexy boy. (sexy boy)
I'm not your boy toy. (boy toy)'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1790 p4p, 2182 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 155 p4p, 186 weight class). Prince kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150
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Excellent 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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Doherty throws a counter combo.
Nice shot lands for Prince.
Prince misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prince is looking to chop away at O Doherty's legs.
Prince looks to throw a body kick
and O Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Prince.
O Doherty takes one to the side of the head.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but O Doherty slips the punch.
O Doherty moves away from the strike by Prince.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
O Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Doherty's head backwards.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Prince misses with a hook.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince throws a front kick aimed at O Doherty's knee but O Doherty avoids it well.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prince connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as O Doherty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid body kick from Prince.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prince darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nasir Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Doherty staying out of range there.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince throws the kick towards the body but O Doherty avoids it.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but O Doherty is just out of range.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Doherty.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
O Doherty staying out of range there.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses the body punch
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Prince misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Prince throws a body punch but O Doherty moves out of range.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince tries a low kick but O Doherty avoids it.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prince connects with a leg kick.
O Doherty walks into a left hand.
O Doherty moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Prince throws a leg kick but O Doherty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Prince backs off O Doherty throws a huge counter combo but Prince manages to avoid it all.
Prince lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by O Doherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Doherty's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Doherty slips a jab from Prince.
O Doherty throws a counter combo.
Prince connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prince.
Prince tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Doherty is able to avoid easily.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince throws a right hand that misses
and O Doherty counters with a one-two to the body.
Prince throws a leg kick but O Doherty checks it.
Prince lands the left hand.
Prince scores with a shot to the body.
Prince throws a body kick that misses.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prince throws a push kick but O Doherty slaps the foot to one side.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good shot there by Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Prince misses
and O Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Prince.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince lands a nice shot that snaps O Doherty's head back.
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prince tried to score with a low kick but O Doherty checks it.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
O Doherty staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by O Doherty.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Doherty is out of range.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince 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.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince misses with a low kick.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince misses with a low kick as O Doherty jumps back.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
O Doherty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prince.
A cross from Prince lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince dominated that round.
That's time! Prince's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combo that has Prince backing up. Prince nods at O Doherty to acknowledge the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Doherty checks a leg kick.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Doherty manages to avoid it.
Prince misses with a body shot.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cathal O Doherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince misses the body punch
and O Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Prince.
O Doherty takes one to the chin there.
Prince will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. O Doherty moves away and avoids it.
Prince lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Doherty was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince lands the left hand.
Prince tries a head kick but it misses.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by O Doherty.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prince lands a leg kick that knocks O Doherty off balance momentarily.
Prince misses with an uppercut
and O Doherty counters with a two punch combo.
Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and O Doherty counters with a series of strikes. Prince will be more careful next time no doubt.
Prince is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Doherty can do to turn this around?
Prince scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Doherty checks a leg kick nicely.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
O Doherty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but O Doherty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Prince has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Prince misses
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combo that has Prince backing up. Prince nods at O Doherty to acknowledge the strikes.
Prince lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Doherty's sensitive parts.
O Doherty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prince.
O Doherty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Prince misses with a low kick as O Doherty jumps back.
Prince throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O Doherty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A bone on bone clash there as O Doherty blocks the leg kick.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince looks to land a left hand but O Doherty moved out of range nicely.
O Doherty throws a counter combo.
Prince throws the left hand but O Doherty avoids the punch easily.
O Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Prince is predictable there
and O Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Prince.
Prince scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Prince.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince takes a swing at O Doherty's ribcage but misses.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and O Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Doherty checks a leg kick.
Prince swings for the body but O Doherty moves out of range.
Prince missing with a left hand there. O Doherty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Prince fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Doherty on the side of the head.
O Doherty checks a leg kick.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince throws a sloppy body shot
and O Doherty counters with a two punch combo.
O Doherty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Doherty.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Doherty was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Doherty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prince throws a low kick, looking for O Doherty's leg but O Doherty calmly moves out of range.
Prince connects with a single shot there.
Prince with the inside leg kick.
O Doherty is working the combinations to good effect here.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince 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!
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but O Doherty slips the punch.
As Prince backs off O Doherty throws a huge counter combo but Prince manages to avoid it all.
Some bone on bone action there as O Doherty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Doherty is able to avoid easily.
Prince takes a swing at O Doherty's ribcage but misses.
O Doherty throws a counter combo.
Prince misses with an uppercut. O Doherty saw that one coming.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
A big left from Prince misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Doherty blocks a low kick nicely.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prince misses with a combination
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince lands a lovely overhand right.
O Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Prince moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prince misses with the combination.
O Doherty is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prince looks for the body kick but O Doherty saw that one coming.
Prince clobbers O Doherty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prince throws a head kick but O Doherty moves out of range.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prince tries to land a leg kick but O Doherty saw it coming and moves away.
O Doherty unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
O Doherty staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a left hand
and O Doherty counters with a left and a right that stings Prince.
A bone on bone clash there as O Doherty blocks the leg kick.
O Doherty throws a counter combo.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Doherty moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but O Doherty is just out of range.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince lands a jab to the head.
Prince misses with a low kick as O Doherty jumps back.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
Prince tries to land a leg kick but O Doherty saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince feints and then cracks O Doherty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Doherty down.
Prince throws a leg kick but O Doherty checks it.
O Doherty checks a leg kick.
O Doherty throws a counter combo.
Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Doherty counters with a one-two to the body.
Prince looks to land a right hand but O Doherty moved out of range.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince throws a leg kick but O Doherty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Prince throws a hook but O Doherty avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Prince.
O Doherty defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on O Doherty's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Prince lands a nice looking body shot.
Prince misses with an uppercut
and O Doherty counters with a series of strikes. Prince will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Prince misses with a right hand
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Doherty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince is looking to score with low kicks.
As Prince backs off O Doherty throws a huge counter combo but Prince manages to avoid it all.
Prince throws out a leg kick but O Doherty moves out of range and Prince only half commits.
O Doherty lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Doherty is looking for the big counter here.
O Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prince 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 O Doherty has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Doherty and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prince misses with a body shot
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combo that has Prince backing up. Prince nods at O Doherty to acknowledge the strikes.
Prince rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combo that has Prince backing up. Prince nods at O Doherty to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prince has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Prince!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Butler Hickok (ranked 2132 p4p, 2713 weight class) and Jarrod Beard (ranked 113 p4p, 138 weight class). Beard has chosen Ladies Love Country Boys - Trace Adkins as his entrance music. Jarrod Beard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarrod Beard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Jarrod Beard has been cut.
James Butler Hickok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hickok lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hickok throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Beard counters with a takedown into side control.
Hickok managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beard.
Beard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hickok pushes Beard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Beard tries to score with some ground and pound. Hickok controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beard tries to score with some ground and pound. Hickok controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Beard landing strikes.
Beard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickok keeps working.
Hickok avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Beard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hickok wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hickok has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Beard lands an elbow.
Hickok parries the strikes from Beard easily there. Beard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hickok to escape.
Beard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Beard misses with the ground and pound.
Beard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok is working to avoid the ground and pound but Beard connects with a decent elbow.
 It looks like James Butler Hickok has been cut.
Sloppy strikes there by Beard.
Beard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hickok on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Beard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Beard scores with punches from side control.
 Hickok is rocked!
James Butler Hickok's cut is getting worse.
Hickok is breathing heavily.
Beard lands a huge shot from side control! Hickok is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jarrod Beard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Atkins (ranked 1482 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Peoples Champion (ranked 171 p4p, 239 weight class). Champion has chosen Aegukka as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peoples Champion!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins is looking to land body kicks.
Atkins misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Champion catches Atkins right on the button with a cross.
Champion drops his shoulder and cracks Atkins with a huge uppercut! Atkins goes down! Can Champion finish him?
It looks like Adrian Atkins has been cut.
Atkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Champion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Champion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Champion gets to his feet - Atkins follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Champion. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick from Atkins.
Atkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Champion unleashes a big counter combination but Atkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Donk. Champion catches Atkins right on the button with a cross.
Champion misses with a wild combination.
Atkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion misses with a combination
and Atkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Peoples Champion has been cut.
Atkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Champion.
Champion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Atkins misses with a wild combination.
Atkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Champion moves away.
Atkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Champion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Champion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atkins counters with a big head kick but Champion shrugs it off.
Champion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Champion misses with the body kick
and Atkins counters with a straight right hand.
Champion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Atkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Champion moves out of range of the strikes.
Champion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Champion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atkins closes the distance and clinches.
Champion manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atkins.
Atkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Champion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Champion throws a lazy uppercut
and Atkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Champion misses with a low kick.
Champion swings widly with a right hand
and Atkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atkins tries to move into range but Champion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses the jab.
A jab from Atkins misses.
Champion misses with a left hand
and Atkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Peoples Champion's cut even more.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atkins.
Atkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Atkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Champion looks to land a left hand but Atkins moved out of range nicely.
Atkins tries to counter by clinching up but Champion breaks away and moves out of range.
Atkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Atkins throws a leg kick
and Champion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Champion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atkins feints and then cracks Champion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Champion down.
Atkins clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champion blocks a body shot from Atkins.
Champion is trying to break free.
Atkins lands a right hand.
Champion misses with a body punch.
Atkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Champion is looking to break free of the clinch but Atkins has double underhooks.
Champion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Champion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atkins steps into range and cracks Champion with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Champion flops backwards and Atkins dives into his guard looking to finish!
Champion is rocked!
Champion told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Champion keeping moving, preventing Atkins from controlling successfully.
Champion is still in real trouble! Can Atkins finish him?
Atkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Champion seems to have recovered his senses.
Champion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Atkins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Atkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Champion throws a looping overhand right but Atkins ducks down to avoid it.
Atkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Champion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Champion crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atkins - the referee stops the clock and Champion gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atkins. Champion manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Champion looks to land a combination but Atkins avoids it well.
Atkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Champion can do to turn this around?
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Champion throws a hook but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atkins slips a jab from Champion.
Atkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick lands from Atkins that sends Champion to the canvas. Champion tries to scramble back to his feet but Atkins brings him back down into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champion is looking to regain half guard here but Atkins keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Atkins.
Atkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Atkins lands a strong strike to the head of Champion. That's dazed him! Atkins looking to finish here. Champion is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Atkins lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Atkins!
Adrian Atkins 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aljamain Sterling (ranked 2363 p4p, 1017 weight class) and Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 164 p4p, 72 weight class). Sterling comes to the cage accompanied by I Love. Aljamain Sterling 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino scores with a nice head shot.
Sterling throws an overhand right that lands on Hoshino's shoulder, as Hoshino tries to avoid the shot.
Sterling misses with an uppercut.
Sterling shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoshino is trying to defend but Sterling finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hoshino is defending against the submission attempts here by Sterling.
Sterling is trying to work for a kimura but Hoshino is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoshino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sterling misses with an uppercut.
Sterling shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoshino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sterling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshino sprawls well. Hoshino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Sterling misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoshino! But no joy.
Sterling 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.
Hoshino throws a wild body kick that Sterling sees coming a mile off.
Hoshino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sterling's head backwards.
Hoshino throws an off balance right hand
and Sterling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sterling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hoshino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sterling somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Sterling misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Sterling misses
and Hoshino counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino gets through Sterling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sterling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoshino lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sterling manages to break the clinch.
Hoshino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoshino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aljamain Sterling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterling misses with a straight right.
Hoshino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sterling wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hoshino ducks under a wild hook from Sterling.
Hoshino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sterling's head.
Sterling misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a nice body kick.
Sterling throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoshino's waist but Hoshino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sterling off to one side.
Hoshino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sterling has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoshino.
Hoshino lands a jab to the nose.
Sterling missing with a left hand there. Hoshino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sterling.
Sterling appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hoshino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoshino wants to clinch up but Sterling keeps it at a distance.
Sterling went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sterling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoshino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Sterling misses.
Sterling lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hoshino moves out of range as Sterling strikes.
Sterling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoshino was well out of range. Poor timing from Sterling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sterling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sterling looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Sterling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sterling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sterling scores with a jab to the body.
Hoshino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Sterling misses its target.
Sterling looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Sterling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sterling throws a looping overhand right but Hoshino ducks down to avoid it.
Hoshino wants to counter the offense by Sterling and move into the clinch position.
Sterling goes for a double leg but Hoshino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoshino continues to drive forward.
Sterling pulls guard effortlessly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuuji Hoshino will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoshino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sterling.
Sterling misses with an uppercut.
Hoshino connects with a leg kick.
Hoshino scores with a hook.
Hoshino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sterling.
Hoshino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sterling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sterling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sterling was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hoshino, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoshino keeps working.
Sterling goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hoshino rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sterling's guard! Nice work there by Hoshino!
Hoshino wants to stand but Sterling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hoshino passes into side control.
Sterling is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hoshino wants to get back to his feet.
Sterling is working for a kimura but Hoshino is defending it quite comfortably.
Sterling is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoshino sees it coming and defends easily.
Sterling is looking to stall here but Hoshino recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Hoshino keeps moving.
Sterling is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sterling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sterling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sterling wants to control but Hoshino is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoshino pushes Sterling away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sterling gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sterling swings around for an armbar but Hoshino sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sterling's guard.
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hoshino can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hoshino preventing the sweep.
Hoshino wants to stand but Sterling has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sterling seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aljamain Sterling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoshino decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aljamain Sterling will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sterling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sterling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoshino.
A little jabbing left from Hoshino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sterling walks into a stiff left hand from Hoshino.
Sterling takes one to the side of the head.
Hoshino dips to his left and cracks Sterling with an uppercut!
Sterling with a poor takedown
and Hoshino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sterling misses with an uppercut.
Sterling misses with an uppercut.
Sterling goes for a double leg but Hoshino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoshino continues to drive forward.
Hoshino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoshino prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aljamain Sterling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hoshino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoshino lands with a light punch inside.
Hoshino lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoshino.
Sterling jumps guard but Hoshino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sterling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoshino's elbow.
Sterling blocks a body shot from Hoshino.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Hoshino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sterling goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hoshino prevents it.
Hoshino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshino has Sterling pushed against the cage.
Hoshino lands with a light punch inside.
Hoshino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sterling backwards.
Hoshino gets underhooks to prevent Sterling's takedown attempt.
Hoshino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoshino lands a body punch.
Sterling is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hoshino to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino lands an elbow just above Sterling 's eye.
A short right from Hoshino.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Hoshino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Hoshino.
Hoshino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshino stalling.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Sterling controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Sterling's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Hoshino.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sterling tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hoshino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoshino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Sterling.
A short right from Hoshino.
A short right from Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino slows down the pace here.
Hoshino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Hoshino won't allow it.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Hoshino holds him up against the cage and eventually Sterling drops back down to his feet.
Hoshino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hoshino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sterling jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoshino walks away with a smile on his face. Sterling gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sterling swings widly with a right hand
and Hoshino counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoshino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sterling.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Hoshino holds him up against the cage and eventually Sterling drops back down to his feet.
Hoshino lands an uppercut.
Yuuji Hoshino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sterling misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling tries to pull guard but Hoshino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hoshino scores with a shot to the side of Sterling's head.
Sterling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hoshino is defending well.
Hoshino misses with a body punch.
Sterling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hoshino after a bit of a struggle.
Sterling tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoshino smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Hoshino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoshino with a nice calf kick.
Yuuji Hoshino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sterling throws a body shot but no joy.
Sterling takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoshino lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuji Hoshino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoshino 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuji Hoshino!
Yuuji Hoshino seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Aljamain Sterling was interviewed post fight and said 'Whether it's Bellator, OneFC, World Series, whatever, the door's open for me. Financial stability is the most important thing for me'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Clarkson (ranked 2091 p4p, 1835 weight class) and Danny Davis (ranked 243 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hudson Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis gets caught napping as Clarkson dives in and scores a takedown. Davis manages to retain guard.
Clarkson wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis working a defensive guard but Clarkson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Davis prevents Clarkson from moving into mount.
Davis wants to control but Clarkson postures up.
Clarkson takes a little break here. Davis wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Clarkson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clarkson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Davis trying his best to control but Clarkson has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clarkson controlling from mount.
Clarkson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davis for as long as he can get away with.
Clarkson has hold of Davis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Clarkson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clarkson takes Davis's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Davis is in trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson is persistently looking for the submission but Davis is defending it well.
Davis is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Clarkson gets his way!
Davis fending off the submission attempt from Clarkson.
Clarkson keeps control of the position easily here as Davis tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Clarkson looking to hold on to the position here but Davis rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Clarkson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clarkson has gone for a leg lock! Davis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Clarkson's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hudson Clarkson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Clarkson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Clarkson ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarkson.
Clarkson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Clarkson.
Clarkson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarkson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hudson Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarkson misses with a hook.
Clarkson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clarkson somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarkson's elbow.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Clarkson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Clarkson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Davis regains guard immediately.
Clarkson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clarkson won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis has his hands on Clarkson's head, controlling the position.
Clarkson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson advances to half guard.
Davis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Clarkson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clarkson trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.
Clarkson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clarkson.
Clarkson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Clarkson trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Clarkson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Clarkson pushes him off.
Hudson Clarkson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarkson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Davis pushes Clarkson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clarkson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clarkson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davis is trying to defend but Clarkson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Clarkson is trying for a kimura here. Davis looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Clarkson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hudson Clarkson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hudson Clarkson thanked PWNAGEâ„¢ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1800 p4p, 634 weight class) and Jimmie Vinge (ranked 273 p4p, 97 weight class). Third Wife has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wife throws a lazy uppercut
and Vinge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wife throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vinge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wife looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vinge misses with a straight right.
Wife seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vinge sends Wife crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vinge is motioning to the referee to let Wife up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wife is rocked!
It looks like Third Wife has been cut.
Third Wife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wife.
Oh Wife is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Wife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wife with a body shot.
Wife seems to have got his legs back now.
Wife misses with an uppercut
and Vinge counters with a nice right hand that sends Wife toppling to the canvas! Wife scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vinge finish him?!
Wife throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinge counters with a right hand from hell and Wife is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmie Vinge!
Jimmie Vinge thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McDade (ranked 350 p4p, 958 weight class) and John Burdon (ranked 58 p4p, 132 weight class). John Burdon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McDade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Burdon!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdon just misses with a punch to the body.
McDade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burdon's sensitive parts.
We've been told by McDade's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burdon slips a jab from McDade.
McDade with a jab.
Burdon scores with a decent looking hook.
McDade misses with a looping left.
McDade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burdon connects with a jab.
McDade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burdon.
McDade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burdon checks it well.
Burdon throws a shot from downtown. McDade moves away and avoids it.
McDade wants to clinch up but Burdon keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burdon moves away from the strike by McDade.
Burdon looks to land a combination but McDade avoids it well.
The fighters circling - McDade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burdon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDade.
Burdon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDade was well out of range. Poor timing from Burdon.
A jab from Burdon misses.
McDade misses with a few strikes there.
Burdon looks to land a right hand but McDade moved out of range.
Burdon throws a jab when McDade was well out of range.
McDade throws a shot to the body.
McDade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDade scores with a kick to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDade. Burdon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Burdon. Beautiful body shot.
Burdon misses the jab.
McDade thuds his right hand into Burdon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burdon avoids the body shot from McDade.
Burdon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDade blocks a jab.
McDade throws a hook but Burdon avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burdon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDade loads up on a big right hand but Burdon slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as McDade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burdon doesn't seem phased though.
McDade avoids the body shot from Burdon.
McDade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burdon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDade moves away from the strike by Burdon.
Burdon looks to land a left hand but McDade moved out of range nicely.
McDade lands a jab to Burdon's midsection.
Burdon keeps the fight on the outside.
McDade slips under a jab from Burdon.
McDade feints a jab promting Burdon to slip. McDade then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burdon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McDade misses with a right hand
and Burdon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDade moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burdon.
Nice body punch from Burdon - that landed with a thud.
McDade throws a punch but it's blocked by Burdon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade tries to work over Burdon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDade working aggressively here.
McDade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burdon misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDade gets through Burdon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDade blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burdon.
Burdon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burdon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burdon misses with some punches.
McDade lands a shot to the body.
McDade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burdon throws out the jab.
A big left from Burdon misses.
McDade misses with a low kick.
McDade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burdon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDade looks to throw the jab but Burdon is out of range.
Burdon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDade lands with a straight right. Burdon didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDade tries a head kick but it misses.
Burdon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burdon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from McDade misses.
It seemed like Burdon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDade staying out of range there.
Burdon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDade doesn't seem bothered though.
McDade lands a jab to Burdon's midsection.
McDade slips a jab from Burdon.
Burdon thuds a left hand into McDade's body.
Burdon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Burdon misses its intended target.
Burdon throws a looping overhand right but McDade ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from McDade.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin McDade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burdon takes one to the side of the head.
McDade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burdon.
A jab from Burdon misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Burdon misses the target.
McDade throwing a counter right hand but Burdon manages to avoid it.
McDade misses with a low kick as Burdon jumps back.
Burdon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDade at a distance.
Burdon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDade.
McDade misses with a looping left.
Burdon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDade manages to avoid it.
Burdon just misses with a punch to the body.
McDade slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdon clobbers McDade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kevin McDade is winning the standup battle so far.
Burdon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burdon throws out a loose jab but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burdon misses with a hook
and McDade counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Burdon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade throws a solid leg kick but Burdon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDade.
Burdon looks to land a right hand but McDade moved out of range.
McDade tried to counter with a leg kick but Burdon avoided it.
Burdon throws a body punch but McDade moves out of range.
Burdon looks to land a right hand but McDade moved out of range.
McDade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burdon.
Burdon misses with a looping left.
Burdon misses with a hook.
McDade connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for McDade.
A big left from Burdon misses.
Nice body punch from Burdon.
Burdon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDade lands with a hook. Burdon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDade misses with a hook. Burdon ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDade tries to clinch up.
Burdon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burdon misses the jab.
Burdon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burdon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burdon takes a swing at McDade's ribcage but misses.
Burdon lands an overhand right.
McDade slips under a jab from Burdon.
As Burdon backs away, McDade returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Burdon ducks under a wild hook from McDade.
McDade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McDade moves out of range as Burdon strikes.
Burdon misses with a body shot.
McDade throws a jab when Burdon was well out of range.
Burdon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burdon.
McDade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdon slips a jab from McDade.
McDade lands with a kick to the ribs.
McDade misses with a right hand
and McDade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burdon lunges at McDade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDade's hand.
Burdon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burdon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDade throws an overhand right that lands on Burdon's shoulder, as Burdon tries to avoid the shot.
McDade walks into a jab.
McDade avoids the body shot from Burdon.
Burdon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burdon.
McDade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Burdon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDade throws the left hand but Burdon avoids the punch easily.
Burdon connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDade misses with a lunging right hand
and McDade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Burdon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burdon. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDade throws the left hand but Burdon avoids the punch easily.
McDade throws an overhand right that lands on Burdon's shoulder, as Burdon tries to avoid the shot.
Burdon cracks McDade with an open hand slap.
Burdon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDade throws a big shot that misses.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Burdon.
A jab from McDade misses.
Jab from Burdon.
A big left from Burdon misses.
McDade is looking to counter punch.
McDade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burdon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDade looks to score with a jab to the body but Burdon is just out of range.
Burdon just misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Burdon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
McDade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burdon's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDade is looking to score with low kicks.
McDade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burdon just misses with a punch to the body.
Burdon tries to keep at a distance but McDade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burdon cracks McDade with a nice body shot.
Burdon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burdon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burdon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burdon misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from McDade on the inside.
Burdon tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
Burdon has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
Burdon misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDade misses with a short punch on the inside.
John Burdon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McDade.
Burdon effectively controlling the action here.
McDade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burdon lands a hook that snaps the head of McDade backwards.
Burdon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burdon pushes McDade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burdon misses with the head strike.
Burdon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDade breaks the clinch.
McDade throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burdon missing with a left hand there. McDade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDade with the inside leg kick.
McDade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burdon slips a straight right by McDade.
Burdon staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McDade walks into a stiff left hand from Burdon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDade misses with an uppercut. Burdon saw that one coming.
McDade misses the jab.
McDade throws a leg kick which misses Burdon's front leg but catches the back leg as Burdon tries to avoid it.
Burdon ducks under a wild hook from McDade.
Burdon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burdon finds it's way round the side to connect with McDade's head.
Burdon throws a jab but it's blocked by McDade.
McDade lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Burdon.
Burdon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDade manages to avoid it.
Burdon lands a jab to the nose.
McDade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burdon.
McDade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade misses with a hook. Burdon ducked under it nicely.
McDade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burdon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from McDade.
McDade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burdon.
A telegraphed right hand from Burdon misses the target.
Burdon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McDade ducks under a wild hook from Burdon.
Burdon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burdon needs to keep his hands up - McDade had a free shot at his head there.
Burdon loads up on a big right hand but McDade slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Burdon misses the target.
Burdon looks to land a left hand but McDade moved out of range nicely.
Burdon slips a straight right by McDade.
Burdon throws a lazy right hand but McDade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burdon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdon misses with a hook.
Burdon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDade. McDade obviously looking to wear him down.
Burdon looks to land a left hand but McDade moved out of range nicely.
A big right from McDade misses.
Burdon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good exchange - Burdon coming out on top.
Burdon lands with a nice body punch.
Burdon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDade lands a jab.
McDade throws a low kick but Burdon avoids it.
Burdon blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Burdon just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDade drops his hands momentarily and Burdon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDade throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDade scores with a shot to the body.
Burdon misses with a straight right.
A jab from Burdon misses.
A swing and a miss from Burdon.
Jab, jab by Burdon - just one landing.
Burdon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burdon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDade was well out of range. Poor timing from Burdon.
McDade slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burdon moves away.
Burdon swings for the body but McDade moves out of range.
McDade loads up on a big right hand but Burdon slips the punch.
McDade misses with an uppercut.
Burdon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDade has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burdon with a hook.
Burdon misses with a hook.
Burdon throws a right hand that misses
and McDade counters with an inside leg kick.
Burdon throws an off balance right hand
and McDade counters with a straight right hand.
Burdon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick from McDade misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burdon, as that shot connected.
McDade looks to score with a jab to the body but Burdon is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Burdon.
Burdon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Burdon.
Burdon scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McDade lands a nice looking body kick.
McDade jabs Burdon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDade lands a right hook to the body.
Burdon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDade tries a head kick but it misses.
Burdon throws an overhand right that lands on McDade's shoulder, as McDade tries to avoid the shot.
Burdon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDade on the side of the head.
A big left from Burdon misses.
McDade pushes Burdon away with a front kick.
McDade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Burdon.
McDade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burdon! But no joy.
McDade throws a head kick but Burdon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade slips under a jab.
Burdon swings widly with a right hand
letting McDade counter with a right hand.
McDade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burdon.
McDade throwing a counter right hand but Burdon manages to avoid it.
Burdon misses with a hook. McDade ducked under it nicely.
McDade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burdon just manages to avoid it.
McDade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burdon slips under a jab from McDade.
Burdon misses with a hook.
McDade keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Burdon. Those never looked like landing.
Burdon throws a good cross that connects.
Burdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burdon lands with a shot to the body.
McDade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McDade misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdon scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burdon throws a looping overhand right but McDade ducks down to avoid it.
Burdon misses with a looping left.
Burdon throws a body punch but McDade moves out of range.
McDade was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burdon.
Burdon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burdon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDade manages to avoid it.
McDade with a nice cross.
Kevin McDade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDade wants to clinch.
McDade misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Burdon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Burdon dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McDade slips a jab from Burdon.
McDade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burdon.
Burdon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDade.
A telegraphed right hand from McDade misses the target.
McDade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burdon to score with a decent uppercut.
McDade throws an off balance right hand
and Burdon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burdon misses the jab.
Burdon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDade.
Burdon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDade counters with a stiff right hand.
Burdon lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Burdon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Burdon misses.
Burdon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDade moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade blocks a jab.
McDade scores with a kick to the body.
McDade looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Burdon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDade misses with a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Burdon misses.
Burdon walks into a straight right hand from McDade.
Burdon jabs McDade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burdon throws a lazy uppercut
and McDade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burdon scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDade in his tracks.
A punch combination from Burdon misses.
Burdon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from McDade.
McDade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burdon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McDades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Burdon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDade throws a hook but Burdon avoids it easily.
Burdon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDade with a body shot.
McDade misses with a hook
and McDade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burdon thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDade went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burdon lands a glancing blow to the side of McDade's head.
Burdon misses with an uppercut. McDade saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burdon. McDade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burdon checks a leg kick.
McDade throws an off balance right hand
and Burdon counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Burdon misses.
Burdon scores with a shot to the body.
Burdon swats away the attempt to clinch by McDade.
Burdon swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McDade counter with a right hand.
Burdon is rocked!
McDade defending well as Burdon loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDade walks into a left hand.
McDade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burdon throws out the jab.
McDade staying out of range there.
Burdon takes a swing at McDade's ribcage but misses.
Burdon 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.
McDade misses with a low kick as Burdon jumps back.
Burdon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burdon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burdon moves out of range of the body kick from McDade.
Burdon throws a hook to the side of McDade's head but McDade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burdon connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Burdon - just one landing.
McDade throws a jab but it's blocked by Burdon.
McDade throws a jab but it's blocked by Burdon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burdon.
Burdon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDade.
McDade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burdon throws a body punch but McDade moves out of range.
McDade walks into a straight right hand from Burdon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burdon connects with the punch.
McDade throws a hook but Burdon blocks it.
Burdon lands a really nice looking cross but McDade seems unphased.
Burdon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDade.
Burdon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burdon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burdon catches McDade with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDade misses with a kick to the body
and Burdon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John Burdon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burdon ducks under a wild hook from McDade.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Burdon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burdon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Burdon!
John Burdon is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, John Burdon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iago Farfan (ranked 285 p4p, 924 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 39 p4p, 105 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezzik misses with a low kick.
Farfan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farfan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farfan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Fezzik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fezzik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fezzik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fezzik throws a body shot but no joy.
Farfan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Farfan missing with a left hand there. Fezzik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fezzik lands with a nice body punch.
Farfan connects with a solid leg kick.
Farfan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fezzik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fezzik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Farfan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fezzik misses with a hook.
Farfan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fezzik.
Fezzik throws a looping overhand right but Farfan ducks down to avoid it.
Farfan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan misses with a kick to the body.
Fezzik misses with a hook. Farfan ducked under it nicely.
Farfan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farfan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Farfan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fezzik moves away.
Farfan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Fezzik.
Some bone on bone action there as Fezzik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fezzik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farfan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fezzik scores with a body shot.
Fezzik lands a jab to Farfan's midsection.
A nice combination there by Fezzik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fezzik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farfan.
Fezzik looks to score with a jab to the body but Farfan is just out of range.
Farfan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fezzik is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik throws a hook but Farfan avoids it easily.
Farfan slips a jab and a cross from Fezzik.
Farfan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farfan.
Farfan defending well as Fezzik loads up on a big left hand.
Farfan is looking to score with low kicks.
Fezzik digs a good hook to Farfan's body.
A jab lands there for Fezzik.
Fezzik looks to land a right hand but Farfan moved out of range.
Farfan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fezzik stuns Farfan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hassan Fezzik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fezzik looks to land a left hand but Farfan moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fezzik.
Fezzik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farfan.
Fezzik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farfan.
Farfan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fezzik.
Farfan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fezzik moves out of range of the strikes.
Fezzik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farfan. That did some damage!
Fezzik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farfan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farfan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fezzik.
Fezzik looks to throw the jab but Farfan is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Farfan misses its target.
A punch combination from Farfan misses.
A low kick lands for Farfan.
Fezzik connects with a right hand. Farfan shakes it off.
Fezzik cracks Farfan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Farfan throws a body shot but no joy.
Farfan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fezzik.
Fezzik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Farfan misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farfan slips under a jab.
Fezzik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farfan.
Fezzik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fezzik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Farfan connects with an inside leg kick.
Farfan scores with a leg kick.
Fezzik sizes up Farfan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fezzik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Iago Farfan has been cut.
Fezzik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farfan.
Farfan throwing a counter right hand but Fezzik manages to avoid it.
Fezzik looks to throw the jab but Farfan is out of range.
It looked like Farfan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fezzik.
Farfan needs to keep his hands up - Fezzik had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fezzik misses with an uppercut. Farfan saw that one coming.
Farfan slips under a jab.
It appears Farfan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Farfan moves away from the strike by Fezzik.
Farfan with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fezzik throws out a loose jab but Farfan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fezzik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fezzik misses with a double jab.
Fezzik just misses with a punch to the body.
Farfan tried to counter with a leg kick but Fezzik avoided it.
Fezzik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Farfan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fezzik throws a jab when Farfan was well out of range.
Farfan defending well as Fezzik loads up on a big left hand.
Hassan Fezzik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fezzik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farfan ducks under a wild hook from Fezzik.
Fezzik connects with a right hand. Farfan shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fezzik lands a right hook to the body.
Farfan takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Farfan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Farfan misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fezzik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farfan to score with a decent uppercut.
Farfan avoids the body shot from Fezzik.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farfan.
Fezzik throws an overhand right that lands on Farfan's shoulder, as Farfan tries to avoid the shot.
Fezzik lands a jab.
Farfan looks to score with a jab to the body but Fezzik is just out of range.
Fezzik checks a low kick from Farfan.
Farfan lands a jab to the nose.
Farfan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fezzik.
Fezzik misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Fezzik.
Farfan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fezzik.
Fezzik throws a lazy right hand but Farfan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fezzik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farfan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fezzik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fezzik checks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Farfan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fezzik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farfan can pounce on him.
Fezzik throws a hook but Farfan avoids it easily.
Farfan 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.
Fezzik throws a lazy right hand but Farfan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Fezzik.
Fezzik misses with a straight right.
Fezzik lands a nice hook to Farfan's body. Farfan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farfan throws a hook but Fezzik blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Fezzik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fezzik connects with a single shot there.
Farfan throws a lazy right hand but Fezzik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Fezzik misses
letting Farfan counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Fezzik.
A slow jab from Fezzik misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan moves out of range of the strikes.
Fezzik throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fezzik.
A shot to the body from Fezzik misses
and Farfan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
You can see that Fezzik has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Fezzik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Farfan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Fezzik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farfan doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farfan, as that shot connected.
Farfan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Fezzik.
The fighters circling - Fezzik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fezzik misses with a body shot.
Farfan catches Fezzik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Hassan Fezzik's cut even more.
Fezzik misses with a right hand
and Farfan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Farfan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fezzik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fezzik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farfan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fezzik is breathing heavily.
Farfan misses with an uppercut.
Fezzik throws a right hand that misses
and Farfan counters with a stiff right hand.
Farfan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farfan throwing a counter right hand but Fezzik manages to avoid it.
Fezzik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farfan.
Fezzik throws a right hand that misses
and Farfan counters with a leg kick.
Farfan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fezzik throws an off balance right hand
and Farfan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farfan sizes up Fezzik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farfan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fezzik was well out of range. Poor timing from Farfan.
Farfan throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hassan Fezzik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Farfan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Farfan.
Fezzik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Farfan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fezzik! Farfan lets Fezzik back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fezzik is rocked!
Fezzik throws a poor cross that misses
and Farfan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fezzik is still on wobbly legs! Can Farfan finish him?
Fezzik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farfan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fezzik.
Fezzik seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fezzik misses with a straight right.
Farfan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fezzik defending well as Farfan loads up on a big left hand.
Farfan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fezzik.
Fezzik misses with a few strikes there.
Farfan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farfan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fezzik takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Farfan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fezzik.
Fezzik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farfan lands a big head kick that sends Fezzik tumbling to the mat! Farfan takes a step backwards and waves Fezzik back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The cut above Hassan Fezzik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Farfan.
Farfan sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Fezzik's defenses. It connects perfectly with Fezzik's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iago Farfan!
Iago Farfan retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Iago Farfan 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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