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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jubei Akechi (ranked 2027 p4p, 1570 weight class) and Deer Hunter (ranked 207 p4p, 166 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Jubei Akechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deer Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akechi tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunter throws an elbow but it misses.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Akechi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akechi backwards.
Akechi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Akechi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hunter as Akechi tries to tie him up.
Akechi tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
Akechi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akechi avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the cage.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Akechi.
Akechi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Akechi's head.
Hunter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akechi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akechi dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Akechi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akechi misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akechi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akechi.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
Akechi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akechi has Hunter pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to work over Akechi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akechi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akechi gets control of Hunter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Akechi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Akechi is controlling Hunter's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akechi keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Akechi keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Akechi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hunter cracks Akechi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunter has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Akechi prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Akechi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunter is keeping busy.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Akechi.
Akechi dodges an elbow strike from Hunter.
Akechi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunter.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akechi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Akechi.
Akechi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Akechi controls his hands.
Akechi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Akechi wants to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short body shot lands from Hunter as the two fighters clinch.
Hunter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Akechi misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Deer Hunter will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akechi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Akechi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Akechi is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Akechi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akechi blocks the body kick.
Akechi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Hunter. That snapped Akechi's head back.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hunter scores with the left hand. Akechi knows he should have avoided that one.
Akechi has closed the distance and engaged Hunter in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akechi tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter blocks an uppercut.
Akechi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Akechi has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Akechi.
Deer Hunter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akechi tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akechi avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Akechi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Akechi as the two fighters clinch.
Akechi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter lands an elbow inside that Akechi shrugs off.
 It looks like Jubei Akechi has been cut.
Hunter misses with a knee strike.
Hunter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akechi tries to throw a body punch but Hunter avoids it by throwing Akechi back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akechi avoids it.
Akechi blocks an uppercut.
Akechi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akechi tries to pull guard but Hunter won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akechi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akechi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akechi misses with a punch to the body.
Akechi takes a shot to the head.
Hunter pushes Akechi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Akechi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunter! But no joy.
Akechi misses with an uppercut
and Hunter counters with a thumping low kick.
Hunter cracks Akechi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hunter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Akechi to stand back up!
 Akechi is rocked!
Hunter connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Akechi out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deer Hunter!
A very excited looking Deer Hunter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 1121 p4p, 2323 weight class) and Donner Keil (ranked 147 p4p, 273 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donner Keil!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keil takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McCain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keil.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCain . Keil does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCain lands with an uppercut that bounces Keil off the cage and back into range.
McCain throws a lazy uppercut
and Keil counters with a nice uppercut.
McCain swinging wildly here.
Keil throws out a counter right but McCain avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCain .
Keil appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McCain throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Keil counter with a right hand.
Keil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain cracks a nice hook into Keil's ribs.
McCain misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Keil to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCain closes the distance and clinches.
Keil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCain blocking some punches.
Keil misses with a punch to the body.
Keil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCain tries to work over Keil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCain lands a nice uppercut.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keil backwards.
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Keil controls the action.
Keil misses with the head strike.
McCain slows down the pace here.
McCain lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCain lands with a short shot to the head.
McCain lands with a right to the head.
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!
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCain misses with a punch to the body.
McCain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keil backwards.
McCain lands a body punch.
Keil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from McCain .
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCain lands a hook that snaps the head of Keil backwards.
Keil gets through McCain 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McCain has a couple of punches blocked by Keil.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Keil.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCain .
McCain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCain blocks an uppercut.
McCain is struggling to control the position.
Keil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCain works on Keil's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from McCain .
A short body shot lands from McCain as the two fighters clinch.
Keil looks winded!
McCain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCain lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for McCain .
McCain gets through Keil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
McCain lands with a short shot to the head.
McCain tries to work over Keil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCain cracks Keil with a nice body shot.
McCain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McCain presses Keil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McCain pushes Keil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from McCain .
McCain lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCain has Keil pressed against the cage.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from McCain - that landed with a thud.
McCain misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCain clinches up against the cage.
Keil prevents a body shot from McCain .
McCain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keil lands with a right to the head.
Keil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCain misses with a punch to the body.
Keil swings wildly with an uppercut but McCain uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keil takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keil misses with some punches.
McCain tries to throw a body punch but Keil avoids it by throwing McCain back against the cage.
McCain lands a shoulder strike.
McCain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from McCain .
A short left from McCain .
A nice right hand lands inside from McCain .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keil.
Keil blocks a body shot from McCain .
Keil misses with the head strike.
Keil scores with a shot to the side of McCain 's head.
McCain has a couple of punches blocked by Keil.
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Keil controls the action.
McCain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keil pushes McCain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keil misses with some punches.
McCain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keil tries to throw a body punch but McCain avoids it by throwing Keil back against the cage.
McCain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucas McCain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from McCain .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keil's elbow.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCain throws a head punch that misses.
Keil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCain backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Keil fails to land.
McCain just leaning against Keil, taking a breather.
Keil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCain misses with the head strike.
McCain tries to work over Keil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCain blocks an uppercut.
McCain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keil lands a body shot.
Keil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil working aggressively here.
McCain takes a shot to the head.
Keil blocking some punches.
McCain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCain prevents a body shot from Keil.
A nice left hand lands by McCain .
McCain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCain backwards.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCain tries to work over Keil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCain lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCain pushes Keil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain struggles to land a body shot inside as Keil controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from McCain .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keil.
McCain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keil takes a shot to the head.
Keil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keil can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCain misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCain .
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keil throws a head punch that misses.
Keil prevents a body shot from McCain .
A head punch on the inside from McCain fails to land.
Keil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCain misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCain prevents a body shot from Keil.
McCain lands with a right to the head.
Keil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Keil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Keil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCain lands a leg kick that knocks Keil off balance momentarily.
McCain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keil's head.
McCain moves in looking to clinch but Keil pushes him off.
Keil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McCain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keil momentarily.
McCain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keil on the side of the head.
Keil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Keil is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keil avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Keil misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by McCain as he connects with a hook.
Keil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCain scores with the left hand. Keil knows he should have avoided that one.
McCain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keil. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for McCain .
McCain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keil counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keil in his tracks.
Keil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCain throws a push kick but Keil slaps the foot to one side.
McCain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas McCain is winning the standup battle so far.
Keil moves out of range as McCain strikes.
McCain backing away here, and Keil unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain gets a clinch.
Keil prevents a body shot from McCain .
Keil takes a shot to the head.
McCain stalling the fight.
McCain tries to work over Keil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCain misses with a body punch.
McCain lands with a left to the head.
Keil tries to work over McCain 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCain lands a body shot.
Keil misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCain struggles to land a body shot inside as Keil controls his hands.
McCain misses with a body punch.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCain misses with a punch to the body.
McCain lands an uppercut.
McCain lands a right hand.
Keil throws a head punch that misses.
McCain lands a shoulder strike.
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keil's elbow.
Keil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCain 's elbow.
McCain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keil or not.
Keil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCain scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain lands a body punch in the clinch.
McCain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keil backwards.
McCain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, McCain scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keil or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McCain lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCain struggles to land a body shot inside as Keil controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from McCain as the two fighters clinch.
McCain tries a body shot but Keil blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCain .
McCain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCain .
McCain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donner Keil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keil takes a shot to the head.
Keil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCain 's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas McCain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCain 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas McCain !
A victorious Lucas McCain thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiya Pleb (ranked 1391 p4p, 1021 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 165 p4p, 120 weight class). Yarborough is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Derezzed. James Yarborough has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiya Pleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Pleb throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Pleb's head coaches at Stormcrow Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pleb scores with a nice body kick.
Yarborough lands a body shot.
Yarborough moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yarborough throws a hook but Pleb avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Pleb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yarborough walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pleb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pleb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
Yarborough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pleb walks into a straight right hand from Yarborough.
Pleb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Pleb.
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Pleb counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Pleb.
Pleb throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pleb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pleb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Pleb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yarborough connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pleb cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Yarborough swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pleb counters with a straight right hand.
Pleb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough throws a leg kick that misses.
Yarborough throws a poor cross that misses
and Pleb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up James Yarborough's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Pleb avoids the punch easily.
Pleb cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Pleb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough misses with a looping right.
Yarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Pleb's shoulder, as Pleb tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Pleb.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pleb 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 Yarborough has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yarborough and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Pleb throws the left hand but Yarborough avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yarborough.
Pleb is looking to counter punch.
Pleb missing with a left hand there. Yarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pleb backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yarborough swings widly with a right hand
and Pleb counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Pleb misses the target.
Pleb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yarborough throws a big shot that misses.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough throws a hook but Pleb avoids it easily.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pleb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pleb lands a leg kick that knocks Yarborough off balance momentarily.
Yarborough paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleb avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Pleb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pleb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pleb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Yarborough.
Yarborough swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pleb counters with a nice uppercut.
Pleb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Pleb's head but Pleb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pleb misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiya Pleb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
That's time! Pleb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pleb swinging wildly here.
Yarborough replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pleb blocks it well.
Pleb throws a poor cross that misses
and Pleb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pleb throws a push kick but Yarborough slaps the foot to one side.
Pleb lands the left hand.
Pleb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pleb blocks a jab.
Pleb throws a big counter combination but Yarborough scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pleb throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Pleb slips a straight right by Yarborough.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough swings for the body but Pleb moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
Yarborough digs a good body shot into Pleb's ribs.
A slow jab from Pleb misses its intended target.
Pleb lands a jab.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pleb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pleb swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pleb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleb. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pleb throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.
Yarborough bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pleb's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pleb avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
A shot to the liver by Pleb. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough scores with a sloppy right hand. Pleb should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Pleb avoids the punch easily.
Pleb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pleb moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
A counter left hand to the body from Pleb misses its target.
Yarborough takes one on the button.
The cut above James Yarborough's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pleb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Pleb slips under a jab from Yarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pleb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Yarborough blocks the leg kick.
Pleb scores with a jab to the body.
Pleb needs to keep his hands up - Yarborough had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Pleb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pleb with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Pleb ducked under it nicely.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pleb.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Pleb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough throws the kick towards the body but Pleb avoids it.
Yarborough pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarborough checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
A head kick by Yarborough misses
and Pleb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleb misses with a body shot.
Pleb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pleb looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Pleb loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Yarborough moves forwards but Pleb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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 Hiya Pleb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yarborough 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.
Hiya Pleb is winning the standup battle so far.
Yarborough throws a lazy head kick
and Pleb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yarborough thinking.
Pleb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Pleb misses with a left hand
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Pleb throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
A big left from Pleb misses.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Pleb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Pleb misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough throws a lazy head kick
and Pleb counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pleb throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Pleb avoids it with no problem.
Yarborough looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Pleb.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleb. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Pleb throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yarborough loads up on a big right hand but Pleb slips the punch.
Yarborough connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pleb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Pleb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Pleb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleb blocks a jab.
Pleb throws a shot to the body.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pleb moves away.
Yarborough throws a jab when Pleb was well out of range.
Pleb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pleb with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Pleb.
Pleb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pleb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Pleb misses with a body shot.
Pleb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pleb.
Yarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pleb checks a low kick from Yarborough.
Pleb throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough stuns Pleb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pleb drops his hands momentarily and Yarborough takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Pleb.
Yarborough throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pleb throws a wild body kick that Yarborough sees coming a mile off.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Pleb moved out of range.
Pleb misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a left hand
letting Pleb counter with a right hand.
Yarborough takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pleb moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Yarborough lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pleb doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough slips a straight right by Pleb.
Pleb defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Yarborough lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Pleb lands.
Pleb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Pleb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yarborough blocks a head kick by Pleb.
A little jabbing left from Yarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hiya Pleb.
Well Pleb 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiya Pleb!
In his post fight interview, Hiya Pleb started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jones (ranked 861 p4p, 2352 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 52 p4p, 113 weight class). Riker has chosen In The Summertime as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kim Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Riker's chin.
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265
25 - 20 - 0 |
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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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
William Riker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Riker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Riker has control of the leg.
Riker is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Jones manages to get to full guard.
Riker wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
My spies in Roosters Coop inform me that Riker has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jones controls Riker momentarily but Riker frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jones working for a triangle but Riker defends it easily.
Riker wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones controls Riker momentarily but Riker frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Riker misses.
Riker tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Riker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Riker wants to stand but Jones has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Riker tries to get to his feet but Jones is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Riker in his guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Riker wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Riker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riker dives on top into guard.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Riker pushes his legs off easily.
Jones is pulling down on Riker's head. It's preventing any offense from Riker, at least for the moment.
Jones looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Riker passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Riker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riker misses with a hook.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riker throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Riker scores with a jab to the body.
Riker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Riker in his tracks momentarily.
Riker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Riker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riker connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Kim Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Riker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Riker is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker wants to stand up but Jones manages to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Riker escapes and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Riker tries to stand but Jones is controlling his head.
Riker wants to stand but Jones has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Riker has passed into half guard!
It looks like Riker is going to stand back up.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Riker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four 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.
Riker wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Jones uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Riker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones has his foot on Riker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riker works his way back into a safe position though.
Riker wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riker stands up from Jones's guard - Riker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Riker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Riker misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Kim Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riker throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Riker scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones lands with a cross.
It looks like William Riker has been cut.
Riker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riker defends well.
William Riker has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riker is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riker tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riker stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riker cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riker throws a right hand that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Riker throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riker checks a leg kick.
Riker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Riker misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a crisp right that sends Riker to the canvas! Jones follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jones!
After the fight, Kim Jones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Ferguson (ranked 744 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Balthasar Van Thüringen (ranked 44 p4p, 66 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235
19 - 12 - 2 |
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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 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khabib Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Balthasar Van Thüringen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Thüringen throws out a powerful jab.
Balthasar Van Thüringen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen throws a right hand that misses
and Ferguson counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Thüringen toppling to the canvas! Van Thüringen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ferguson finish him?!
It looks like Balthasar Van Thüringen has been cut.
Van Thüringen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Thüringen misses with a straight left.
Van Thüringen cracks a nice hook into Ferguson's ribs.
Van Thüringen throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferguson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferguson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Thüringen.
Ferguson throws a big counter combination but Van Thüringen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Thüringen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Thüringen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferguson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Thüringen throws out the jab.
Van Thüringen missing with a left hand there. Ferguson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferguson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferguson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut there from Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Thüringen throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Van Thüringen throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Thüringen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Thüringen lands with a nice body punch.
Van Thüringen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Van Thüringen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Thüringen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Van Thüringen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Van Thüringen.
Van Thüringen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Thüringen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Thüringen lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Van Thüringen misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Van Thüringen throws a shot to the body.
Ferguson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Thüringen.
Ferguson is looking to counter punch.
Van Thüringen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferguson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Van Thüringen coming out on top.
Ferguson moves out of range as Van Thüringen strikes.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferguson walks into a left hand.
Van Thüringen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferguson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Thüringen on the side of the head.
Van Thüringen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson counters with a big right hand! Oh Van Thüringen is in trouble here! Ferguson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Ferguson!
A less than humble Khabib Ferguson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 528 p4p, 1037 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 62 p4p, 108 weight class). Asteroid comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jake Paulson enters the cage!
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13 - 10 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson ducks under a wild hook from Asteroid.
Paulson misses with a double jab.
Paulson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asteroid in his tracks.
Paulson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Asteroid throws a series of strikes that have Paulson backpedaling.
Asteroid fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Paulson misses.
Asteroid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jake Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asteroid drops his hands momentarily and Paulson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Asteroid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paulson circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paulson moves into the clinch successfully.
Paulson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson gets through Asteroid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paulson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Asteroid has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Paulson misses with some punches.
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
Paulson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asteroid lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Paulson looking to stall.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asteroid lands a head shot.
Asteroid throws an overhand right that lands on Paulson's shoulder, as Paulson tries to avoid the shot.
Asteroid misses with a double jab.
Asteroid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paulson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paulson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paulson misses.
Asteroid ducks under a wild hook from Paulson.
A jab from Paulson does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson misses with a hook.
Asteroid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Asteroid finds it's way through Paulson's defenses.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Paulson throws a hook to the side of Asteroid's head but Asteroid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asteroid misses with an uppercut
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Asteroid throws a hook but Paulson blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Asteroid tries to clinch but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a looping overhand right but Asteroid ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Asteroid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asteroid scores with a leg kick.
Asteroid blocks a jab.
Asteroid lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Asteroid.
Asteroid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Paulson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asteroid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson presses Asteroid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asteroid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asteroid working Paulson over with knees to the body.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
Paulson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson throws an off balance right hand
and Asteroid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asteroid throws a head kick that misses.
Asteroid misses with a few strikes there.
Paulson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asteroid had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Asteroid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
Asteroid walks into a jab.
Asteroid slips a straight right by Paulson.
Paulson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paulson lands a really nice looking cross but Asteroid seems unphased.
Paulson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Asteroid misses with a left hand
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asteroid is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Paulson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paulson defending well as Asteroid loads up on a big left hand.
Asteroid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asteroid throws a series of punches but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson misses with a straight right.
Paulson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asteroid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asteroid walks into a jab.
Paulson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paulson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asteroid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paulson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Asteroid.
Paulson cracks Asteroid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid has managed to clinch.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Asteroid blocks with his arms.
Asteroid works on Paulson's body with a couple of short punches.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asteroid is looking to break free of the clinch but Paulson has double underhooks.
Asteroid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paulson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asteroid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asteroid blocks it with crossed arms.
Asteroid tries to work over Paulson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asteroid tries to throw a body punch but Paulson avoids it by throwing Asteroid back against the cage.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asteroid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asteroid misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulson counters with a good, hard body kick but Asteroid shrugs it off.
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!
Paulson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anabolic Asteroid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asteroid blocks it with crossed arms.
Asteroid misses with the head strike.
Asteroid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asteroid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paulson backwards.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Paulson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Asteroid lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Paulson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asteroid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
Paulson throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Asteroid was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paulson.
Donk. Asteroid catches Paulson right on the button with a cross.
Paulson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
Asteroid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulson moves away from the strike by Asteroid.
Paulson misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asteroid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asteroid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid throws an off balance right hand
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
Paulson connects with a right hand. Asteroid shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid throws a body punch but Paulson moves out of range.
Asteroid tries to clinch there but Paulson circles away.
Paulson scores with a one two! Asteroid had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paulson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asteroid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asteroid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Paulson misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Paulson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Asteroid rushes Paulson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anabolic Asteroid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asteroid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson takes a shot to the head.
Paulson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulson 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.
Asteroid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paulson, pushing him back against the cage.
Asteroid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulson's elbow.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulson with a hook.
Asteroid throws a big shot that misses.
Asteroid misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson cracks Asteroid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paulson misses with a lunging right hand
and Asteroid counters with a stiff right hand.
Paulson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asteroid on the side of the head.
Asteroid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulson.
Paulson throws out a counter right but Asteroid avoids it with no problem.
Paulson throws a lazy uppercut
and Asteroid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paulson's knee momentarily.
Asteroid lands a big head kick that sends Paulson tumbling to the mat! Asteroid takes a step backwards and waves Paulson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Paulson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asteroid counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Paulson out cold! What a finish! Asteroid is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anabolic Asteroid!
During a confident post fight interview, Anabolic Asteroid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorgen Kruth (ranked 123 p4p, 418 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 12 p4p, 39 weight class). Kruth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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12 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorgen Kruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruth misses with a takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Kruth slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Kruth's front leg but catches the back leg as Kruth tries to avoid it.
Kruth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sitsongrit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kruth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sitsongrit is fending him off so far but Kruth persists. Nope, Sitsongrit circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorgen Kruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruth.
Kruth fails with the takedown.
Kruth shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Kruth avoids it with no problem.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Kruth has his takedown stuffed
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kruth is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kruth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kruth.
Sitsongrit explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kruth misses.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jorgen Kruth has been cut.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kruth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruth tries to score a body lock takedown but Sitsongrit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruth controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is working Kruth over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Kruth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sitsongrit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Kruth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sitsongrit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kruth is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruth goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruth closes the distance and clinches up with Sitsongrit, looking for a takedown. Kruth pushes Sitsongrit against the cage but Sitsongrit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kruth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kruth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to avoid it but Kruth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sitsongrit to the ground. Sitsongrit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruth.
Kruth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sitsongrit but Sitsongrit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kruth fails with the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruth tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Kruth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Kruth shakes it off.
Kruth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruth is rocked!
Kruth shoots in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kruth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kruth gets slowly back to his feet.
Kruth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit punishes Kruth's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Kruth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Kruth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit cracks Kruth with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kruth looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kruth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Kruth staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruth seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruth with a poor takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kruth! Sitsongrit lets Kruth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Jorgen Kruth's cut is getting worse.
Kruth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit rattles Kruth with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Kruth tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Sitsongrit dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Kruth stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Graves (ranked 265 p4p, 260 weight class) and Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 17 p4p, 16 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Kyrylo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves jabs Kyrylo right on the nose. Kyrylo blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Jerome Kyrylo has been cut.
Kyrylo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Graves feints and then cracks Kyrylo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyrylo down.
Kyrylo takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves scores with a nice head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graves.
Graves moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKyrylo.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyrylo misses the target.
Graves thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kyrylo if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrylo connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyrylo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyrylo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves misses with a hook.
Kyrylo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Graves blocks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves takes one on the button.
It looks like Tyrone Graves has been cut.
Graves scores with a three punch combo!
Kyrylo slips a jab from Graves.
Kyrylo swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Kyrylo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyrylo counters with a thumping low kick.
Graves misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Graves backs off Kyrylo throws a huge counter combo but Graves manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
Graves swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyrylo.
Graves catches Kyrylo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That has opened up Jerome Kyrylo's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyrylo just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Kyrylo lands a nice shot that snaps Graves's head back.
Kyrylo lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Kyrylo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyrylo swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kyrylo counters with a nice body shot.
Kyrylo delivers a nice body kick.
Kyrylo misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyrylo connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyrylo with the inside leg kick.
Graves tried to score with a low kick but Kyrylo checks it.
Kyrylo misses with a body shot.
Kyrylo slips under a jab from Graves.
A left lands for Kyrylo.
Tyrone Graves's cut is getting worse.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyrylo manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Graves will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graves avoids the head kick by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo moves out of range as Graves throws a body kick.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyrylo is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Kyrylo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyrylo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Graves was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrylo lands a high kick!
Kyrylo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kyrylo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyrylo.
Graves appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves moves away from the strike by Kyrylo.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyrylo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graves.
A low kick from Kyrylo misses
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves thumps Kyrylo with a low kick.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo throws a right and a left that Graves avoids nicely.
Graves thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kyrylo if he has to take too many more of those.
Graves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyrylo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyrylo misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kyrylo! Graves lets Kyrylo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kyrylo is rocked!
Graves circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Kyrylo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Graves wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Graves!
After winning the bout, Tyrone Graves 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 35 p4p, 176 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 4 p4p, 22 weight class). John comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Me Now. Jaegerjaquez has chosen Рем Дигга - В огне as his entrance music. Chris John 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 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 24 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John thuds a left hand into Jaegerjaquez's body.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
John throws a jab when Jaegerjaquez was well out of range.
John lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaegerjaquez.
John misses with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a thumping low kick.
John moves out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaegerjaquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
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!
Jaegerjaquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Jaegerjaquez flicks out a counter leg kick but John steps away.
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a body kick that stops John in his tracks momentarily.
A big right from John misses.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
John lands a jab.
Jaegerjaquez defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
John throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Jaegerjaquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from John misses.
John lands a head kick. Jaegerjaquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaegerjaquez just misses with a punch to the body.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaegerjaquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez digs a good hook to John's body.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
A little jabbing left from Jaegerjaquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John catches Jaegerjaquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John misses with a hook
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands a slapping body shot.
John misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John misses with a looping right.
John takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris John will probably get the nod.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John misses with a leg kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with an outside leg kick.
John works Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice hook.
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaegerjaquez. That's going to slow John down.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice body kick.
John cracks a nice hook into Jaegerjaquez's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John misses the shot to the body.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
John throws a good cross that connects.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John staying out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jaegerjaquez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, John has got the better of the exchanges.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John digs a good hook to Jaegerjaquez's body.
A big right from John misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a powerful jab.
John misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
John takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice leg kick.
John misses with a leg kick.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
John connects with a nice looking jab.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John misses with a looping left.
John misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jaegerjaquez to counter with a crisp jab.
John scores with a jab to the head.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaegerjaquez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John looks to land a body kick but Jaegerjaquez moved away.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John with a nice calf kick.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaegerjaquez can do to turn this around?
Jaegerjaquez takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez misses the jab.
Jaegerjaquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as John strikes.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Jaegerjaquez shrugs it off though.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John misses with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John staying out of range there.
John fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaegerjaquez just manages to avoid it.
John misses with an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John lunges at Jaegerjaquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John 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.
John throws a looping overhand right but Jaegerjaquez ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
John connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Jaegerjaquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Jaegerjaquez cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaegerjaquez cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
John throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
John connects with a body shot that sends Jaegerjaquez's belly button to the back.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
John checks a leg kick.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good work by Jaegerjaquez as he checks the leg kick.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John thuds a left hand into Jaegerjaquez's body.
John misses with a left hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a left to the body.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
A leg kick checked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a big shot that misses.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a low kick, right behind John 's knee.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaegerjaquez jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Jaegerjaquez tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John stuns Jaegerjaquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jaegerjaquez does it's job there.
John throws a lazy head kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick that misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John misses with a low kick.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaegerjaquez at a distance.
John ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by John.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles John's knee momentarily.
Good exchange - Jaegerjaquez coming out on top.
John misses with a double jab
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Jaegerjaquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a jab when Jaegerjaquez was well out of range.
And Jaegerjaquez responds with a good body kick, but John manages to step out the way in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaegerjaquez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from John misses.
John ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
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!
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John scores with a jab to the head.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Jaegerjaquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaegerjaquez - the referee stops the clock and John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaegerjaquez. John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Jaegerjaquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez just about did enough to take it.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaegerjaquez should have avoided that one.
John loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
A head kick by John misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
A lazy body kick from John
and Jaegerjaquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John works Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice hook.
John cracks Jaegerjaquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez 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.
John takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John misses with an uppercut.
John looks to land a left hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range nicely.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Jaegerjaquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.
It looked like John was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaegerjaquez.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaegerjaquez. That did some damage!
Jaegerjaquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from John does it's job there.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaegerjaquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
John misses the shot to the body.
John misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's front leg with a kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
John bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John slips under a jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John misses with a double jab
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand.
John misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Jaegerjaquez cracks John with a good jab.
Jaegerjaquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John is looking to counter punch.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
John slips under a jab.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jaegerjaquez. That one must have hurt.
John throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John misses with a body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John cracks Jaegerjaquez with a good jab.
John connects with the punch.
John checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
John throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
John will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
John misses the body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez thows a leg kick but John checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to chop away at John's legs.
As Jaegerjaquez backs away, John returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses the shot to the body.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from John misses.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from John misses.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John misses with a hook
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice uppercut.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Jaegerjaquez moves out of range easily.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaegerjaquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John misses with a head kick.
John misses with a leg kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
John misses the shot to the body.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
John misses with a jab to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A lazy body kick from John
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jaegerjaquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
John connects with the punch.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a straight right hand from John.
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John misses with an uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with an outside leg kick.
John throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John misses with a body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John misses with a left hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a left to the body.
John misses the body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaegerjaquez in his tracks.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John.
Jaegerjaquez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jaegerjaquez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jaegerjaquez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and John connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaegerjaquez scrambles back to his feet.
John swings for the body but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaegerjaquez throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
Chris John bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 1 p4p, 47 weight class) and Ryder Young (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Fleximario comes to the cage accompanied by Funkmeister. Young is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryder Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young takes a swing at Fleximario's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Young.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fleximario connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Young misses
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ryder Young has been cut.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fleximario counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Fleximario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young misses with a jab to the body
and Fleximario counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryder Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleximario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young misses with a right hand
and Fleximario counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fleximario circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Fleximario wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fleximario rather than just go for the knockout.
Fleximario sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Young is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Hawk Fleximario has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleximario staying out of range there.
It looked like Fleximario wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Fleximario has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fighters circling - Fleximario throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fleximario counters with a stiff right hand.
Young throws out a loose jab but Fleximario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fleximario jabs at Young's body.
Fleximario lands a nice shot to the body.
Young looks winded!
Fleximario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young scores with a jab. Fleximario acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fleximario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Fleximario lands.
Young misses with a body shot
and Fleximario makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Young really felt that one!
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!
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleximario.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fleximario misses with a head kick.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fleximario counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fleximario digs a good hook to Young's body.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fleximario counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fleximario scores with a body shot.
Fleximario scores with a jab to the body.
Young gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hawk Fleximario!
Hawk Fleximario retains his super heavyweight title!
Hawk Fleximario seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ryder Young spoke after the fight, saying 'I don’t know mate. Someone said the pub was this way but I don’t see a fucking bar, do you?'.
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