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SYN 1153 Crispian vs Adofo II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 1068 p4p, 1427 weight class) and Alexander Korolev (ranked 133 p4p, 176 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Step Closer | Linkin Park. The crowd seem to be enjoying Korolev's choice of entrance music: Holding Out For A Hero (EuroMash). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 28 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox rushes Korolev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Korolev on the inside.
Korolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Korolev tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Korolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korolev keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox cracks Korolev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Korolev 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.
Korolev lands a right hook to the body.
Korolev slips a jab from Knox.
Korolev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
 It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Korolev lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Korolev misses.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korolev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox tests Korolev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
As Korolev tries to get set, Knox tries to push him back and clinch up but Korolev manages to avoid the attempt.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Korolev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Korolev misses with a body punch.
Korolev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox lands a right hand.
Korolev tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Korolev back against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Korolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korolev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Korolev looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with a double jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Korolev misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korolev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Korolev moved out of range nicely.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Korolev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knox walks into a jab.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Korolev is out of range.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Korolev.
Korolev throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab to Korolev's midsection.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Korolev counters with a stiff right hand.
Korolev catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the body from Korolev misses
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Korolev's head back.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox misses with a shot to the body
and Korolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev staying out of range there.
Knox clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Korolev.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korolev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Korolev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Korolev moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Korolev.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Korolev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Knox is rocked!
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korolev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Korolev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Korolev.
A jab from Korolev misses.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korolev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Korolev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox avoids the body shot from Korolev.
Korolev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Korolev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox throws a hook but Korolev avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Korolev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korolev.
Korolev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox jabs Korolev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Korolev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Korolev.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korolev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korolev misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Korolev throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Korolev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Korolev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Korolev off the cage and back into range.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Korolev is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Korolev misses.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Korolev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Korolev's head.
Korolev lands a big right hand that sends Knox crashing to the mat! Korolev stays standing though and waves Knox back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Korolev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Korolev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Korolev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to clinch up but Korolev circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexander Korolev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korolev throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Korolev slips the punch.
Knox connects with the punch.
Korolev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Korolev can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Korolev misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Korolev.
Korolev scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
Korolev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
Korolev lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Korolev working aggressively here.
Korolev misses with a punch to the body.
Korolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev lands a shot to the body.
Korolev lands a right hand.
Korolev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Korolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Alexander Korolev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Korolev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Korolev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Korolev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Korolev pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Korolev lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Korolev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korolev.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox prevents a body shot from Korolev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev lands a nice uppercut.
Korolev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Korolev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korolev works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Korolev digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korolev.
Korolev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Korolev creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Knox's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Knox drops to his knees and Korolev pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Korolev!
Alexander Korolev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kulma Rauta (ranked 338 p4p, 432 weight class) and Léopold Béliveau (ranked 44 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Léopold Béliveau!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Béliveau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rauta on the side of the head.
It looks like Kulma Rauta has been cut.
Béliveau with the inside leg kick.
Béliveau throws a lazy uppercut
and Rauta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rauta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Béliveau's head.
Rauta stuns Béliveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rauta throws a body punch but Béliveau moves out of range.
Béliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Béliveau scores with a decent looking hook.
We've been told by Rauta's head coaches at Ruttos gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Béliveau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Béliveau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Rauta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rauta misses with an uppercut. Béliveau saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Béliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rauta moves out of range of the body kick.
Béliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauta.
Béliveau with the inside leg kick.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Béliveau catches Rauta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Béliveau.
An inside leg kick lands from Rauta.
Béliveau cracks Rauta with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Béliveau.
Béliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Rauta.
Béliveau scores with a decent looking hook.
Béliveau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rautas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Béliveau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rauta.
Rauta's corner calls for a 1-2. Rauta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Béliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Léopold Béliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Béliveau throws a combination that misses
enabling Rauta to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Béliveau.
A jab from Rauta does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Béliveau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rauta.
Béliveau loads up on a big right hand but Rauta slips the punch.
Béliveau misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Rauta sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Béliveau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Béliveau does it's job there.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta throws a wild body kick that Béliveau sees coming a mile off.
Béliveau lands a jab to the nose.
Rauta avoids the head kick by Béliveau.
Béliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Béliveau throws a push kick but Rauta slaps the foot to one side.
Rauta lands with an overhand left.
 Béliveau is rocked!
 It looks like Léopold Béliveau has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Béliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Béliveau is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Béliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Rauta moves out of range easily.
Béliveau seems to have recovered his senses.
Béliveau misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rauta.
Rauta's corner calls for a 1-2. Rauta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rauta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rauta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kulma Rauta's cut is getting worse.
Béliveau lands with a right hand.
Rauta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Béliveau throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauta steps in with a hook that catches Béliveau right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rauta follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Béliveau looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kulma Rauta!
A relieved looking Kulma Rauta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kuznecov (ranked 571 p4p, 272 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 30 p4p, 17 weight class). Oliva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). 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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznecov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oliva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Kuznecov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliva avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oliva tries to move into range but Kuznecov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuznecov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznecov is out of range and Oliva settles back down.
Kuznecov scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Oliva - just one landing.
Oliva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuznecov has time to react.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznecov.
Oliva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliva throws a hook but Kuznecov avoids it easily.
A low kick from Oliva misses
and Kuznecov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuznecov misses with an uppercut.
Kuznecov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Kuznecov misses its intended target.
Kuznecov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuznecov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliva.
Oliva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oliva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznecov wants to control but Oliva postures up.
Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuznecov keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov wants to control but Oliva postures up.
The strikes coming from Oliva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuznecov regains half guard.
Oliva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuznecov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliva is looking to take a break and control but Kuznecov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuznecov is controlling Oliva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Oliva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov punching from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oliva is keen to just control but Kuznecov is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kuznecov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuznecov misses with a looping left.
Kuznecov moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Oliva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oliva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuznecov looks to land a combination. Oliva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuznecov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
Oliva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov tries to clinch but Oliva moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kuznecov there.
Oliva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznecov throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuznecov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuznecov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oliva can pounce on him.
Kuznecov misses with a lunging right hand
and Oliva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuznecov's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Kuznecov.
Oliva throws a body punch but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Kuznecov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznecov throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuznecov blocks the leg kick.
Kuznecov throws a good cross that connects.
Kuznecov tries to clinch up but Oliva circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuznecov throws a one two combo.
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 Egor Kuznecov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oliva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kuznecov is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva prevents Kuznecov from escaping the position.
Kuznecov is looking for a sweep.
Kuznecov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliva is working away from the top position though.
Oliva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov is trying to control but can't.
Kuznecov controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuznecov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliva.
A jab lands there for Oliva.
Kuznecov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oliva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kuznecov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a body kick.
It looked like Kuznecov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuznecov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
Kuznecov ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Kuznecov looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Kuznecov ducks straight into an uppercut from Oliva and tumbles to the canvas! It�s a flash knockdown though - Kuznecov manages to regain guard straight away.
Kuznecov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliva wants to pass the guard but Kuznecov is keeping the position.
Kuznecov keeping moving, preventing Oliva from controlling successfully.
Kuznecov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuznecov is controlling Oliva's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva trying to control but Kuznecov is working from the bottom.
Kuznecov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oliva trying to control but Kuznecov is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kuznecov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliva controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuznecov darts in and clinches Oliva up against the cage.
Oliva misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliva is leaning against Kuznecov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliva misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznecov's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznecov.
Kuznecov tries to work over Oliva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznecov prevents a body shot from Oliva.
Kuznecov prevents a body shot from Oliva.
Oliva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Oliva fails to land.
Oliva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuznecov tries to work over Oliva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oliva gets through Kuznecov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliva lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oliva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Oliva circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kuznecov to the canvas! Kuznecov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Oliva keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biscuit Oliva!
Biscuit Oliva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Gordon (ranked 235 p4p, 581 weight class) and Sparring John (ranked 35 p4p, 78 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home - Ditty ft. Skylar Grey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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15 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon tries to clinch there but John circles away.
Gordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Gordon.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with the head strike.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lamar Gordon has been cut.
Gordon pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon cracks John with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Gordon gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gordon.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gordon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if John can turn it around.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon is looking to control John's arms but John gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gordon has his back to the cage.
Gordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt John or not.
John working aggressively here.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gordon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
A short uppercut from Gordon.
John lands an uppercut.
A short right from John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
John blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John misses with a body punch.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
John working aggressively here.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon blocking some punches.
John blocks an uppercut.
John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Gordon.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gordon.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
John lands with a right to the head.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Good body shot from Gordon.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from John.
Gordon gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Gordon tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John looks winded!
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon lands with a light punch inside.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Gordon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Gordon's cut.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Gordon counters with a good, hard body kick but John shrugs it off.
John misses with a body punch
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John scores with a hook to the body. Gordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gordon defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Gordon's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Gordon takes one on the button.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon clinches up against the cage.
Gordon tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
John lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Gordon gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
John misses with some punches.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
A short right from John.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from John.
John misses with some punches.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon blocks a body shot from John.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John blocks a body shot from Gordon.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John misses with the head strike.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gordon.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon misses with some punches.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon blocks a body shot from John.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon is working John over against the cage.
Gordon controlling the action here for a moment.
Gordon blocking some punches.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
John is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gordon lands a left hand.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
John prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Gordon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
Gordon digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
A short right from Gordon.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
John blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John blocks an uppercut.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Gordon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Gordon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gordon lands a big uppercut and John crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but John looks OK. Gordon waves John back to his feet!
Gordon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John is rocked!
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Lamar Gordon is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Gordon blocks the leg kick.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gordon counters with a huge left! John is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gordon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save John from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gordon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamar Gordon!
Our winner, Lamar Gordon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 459 p4p, 632 weight class) and Third Wife (ranked 62 p4p, 81 weight class). Third Wife has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wahwah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wahwah lands a big right hand that sends Wife crashing to the mat! Wahwah stays standing though and waves Wife back to his feet!
Wife is rocked!
It looks like Third Wife has been cut.
Wahwah takes one to the chin there.
Wife is still on wobbly legs! Can Wahwah finish him?
Wahwah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wife scores with a jab to the head.
Wife seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Wife on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Wife.
Wife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wahwah moves away.
Wife misses with a hook. Wahwah ducked under it nicely.
Wahwah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wife's sensitive parts.
Wife throws a looping overhand right but Wahwah ducks down to avoid it.
Wife ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wahwah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wahwah wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wahwah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wahwah slips under a jab.
Wahwah throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife connects with a looping right hand.
Wife lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wife throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wahwah to counter with a crisp jab.
Wahwah misses with an uppercut. Wife saw that one coming.
Wahwah cracks Wife with an open hand slap.
Wife throws a looping overhand right but Wahwah ducks down to avoid it.
Wife lands a jab.
Wahwah staying out of range there.
Wahwah lands a right hook to the body.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wahwah counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Wife misses.
Wahwah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wife misses with a right hand
and Wahwah counters with a leg kick.
Wife 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.
Wife misses with a right hand
and Wahwah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wife 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.
Wife looks winded!
Wife walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Wife limp body while Wahwah jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Wahwah!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 278 p4p, 262 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 22 p4p, 20 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. Phil Sprintin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pho Hunna's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sprintin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Hunna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunna slips under a jab from Sprintin.
Hunna closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sprintin is trying to control but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hunna working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hunna tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sprintin controls his leg.
Hunna 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.
Sprintin is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunna wants to stand up but Sprintin manages to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin is pulling down on Hunna's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunna, at least for the moment.
Sprintin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunna wanted to stand there but Sprintin had control of the position.
Sprintin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunna's guard.
Sprintin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sprintin is working hard here to advance position.
Hunna is pulling down on Sprintin's head. It's preventing any offense from Sprintin, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunna is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sprintin rolls with it to try and escape but Hunna cranks on the arm and Sprintin is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pho Hunna!
An out of breath Pho Hunna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd (ranked 289 p4p, 397 weight class) and Mate Orsic (ranked 31 p4p, 45 weight class). Nerdspoof The 3rd kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Loser. Orsic has chosen KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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34 - 20 - 1 |
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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 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsic shoots in for a takedown but Nerdspoof The 3rd shows good takedown defense.
Orsic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orsic walks into a stiff left hand from Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Orsic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Orsic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Orsic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nerdspoof The 3rd misses the shot to the body.
Nerdspoof The 3rd lands a right hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Orsic enables Nerdspoof The 3rd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Orsic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Orsic wants to get back to his feet but Nerdspoof The 3rd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orsic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nerdspoof The 3rd is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic keeping moving, preventing Nerdspoof The 3rd from controlling successfully.
Orsic looking to control.
Orsic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nerdspoof The 3rd defends it easily.
Nerdspoof The 3rd slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nerdspoof The 3rd trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nerdspoof The 3rd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orsic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd walks into a straight right hand from Orsic.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsic is just out of range.
Orsic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsic moves out of range as Nerdspoof The 3rd strikes.
Orsic misses with a double jab.
Orsic looking to score a takedown here. Nerdspoof The 3rd is defending well but Orsic drives through and ends up in Nerdspoof The 3rd's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orsic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nerdspoof The 3rd keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Orsic postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nerdspoof The 3rd is on top in guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerdspoof The 3rd has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Orsic wants to sweep but no luck.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is stalling in the full guard.
Orsic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Orsic is looking for a triangle here but Nerdspoof The 3rd uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
Orsic wants to control but Nerdspoof The 3rd postures up.
Nerdspoof The 3rd controls the position.
Nerdspoof The 3rd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nerdspoof The 3rd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nerdspoof The 3rd seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Orsic for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nerdspoof The 3rd feints and as Orsic raises his hands in defense, Nerdspoof The 3rd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orsic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nerdspoof The 3rd puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd trying to control from Orsic's half guard. Orsic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Orsic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nerdspoof The 3rd stacks Orsic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nerdspoof The 3rd!
Orsic is trying to control Nerdspoof The 3rd's posture but Nerdspoof The 3rd avoids it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orsic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orsic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Orsic tries to bench press Nerdspoof The 3rd off him but Nerdspoof The 3rd keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic seems a little lost for a moment, as Nerdspoof The 3rd dominates the positioning.
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orsic, who protects the arm well.
Nerdspoof The 3rd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orsic is looking to regain half guard here but Nerdspoof The 3rd keeps moving and retains side control.
Nerdspoof The 3rd trying to control the action but Orsic is working from the bottom.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nerdspoof The 3rd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Orsic is looking for a sweep.
Nerdspoof The 3rd happy to just control the position for now.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is trying to get an arm triangle but Orsic is defending well.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orsic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerdspoof The 3rd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nerdspoof The 3rd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Orsic is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is trying to get an arm triangle but Orsic is defending well.
Orsic can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to control but Orsic is keeping him busy.
Nerdspoof The 3rd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orsic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is just content to waste time from the top position. Orsic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orsic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nerdspoof The 3rd controls the pace.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nerdspoof The 3rd lands a really nice looking cross but Orsic seems unphased.
Orsic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orsic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Orsic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsic is just out of range.
Orsic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nerdspoof The 3rd shoots in and gets a takedown into Orsic's guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orsic keeping moving, preventing Nerdspoof The 3rd from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orsic is on top in guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nerdspoof The 3rd keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Nerdspoof The 3rd working a defensive guard here.
Mate Orsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nerdspoof The 3rd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orsic is aware though and is defending well.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orsic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nerdspoof The 3rd keeping full guard, as Orsic tries to pass.
Nerdspoof The 3rd lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Orsic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nerdspoof The 3rd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nerdspoof The 3rd seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is pushing down on Orsic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Orsic is fighting to maintain full guard but Nerdspoof The 3rd has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic tries to get to full guard but Nerdspoof The 3rd has control of the leg.
Nerdspoof The 3rd passes to full mount!
Nerdspoof The 3rd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nerdspoof The 3rd working for a guillotine from mount but Orsic is in no mood to give up.
Orsic can't escape the position.
Orsic regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic wants to control but Nerdspoof The 3rd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd not doing much here.
Orsic tries to roll over but Nerdspoof The 3rd keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orsic actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nerdspoof The 3rd 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd!
During a confident post fight interview, Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Macaco (ranked 17 p4p, 53 weight class) and Mason Jones (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Macaco comes to the cage accompanied by Can’t Touch This. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Macaco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
letting Macaco counter with a right hand.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macaco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones lands with a hook. Macaco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macaco.
Macaco moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Macaco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Macaco with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Macaco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Macaco tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Good exchange - Macaco coming out on top.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Macaco in his tracks.
Jones throws a hook but Macaco avoids it easily.
Macaco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macaco lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Macaco should have avoided that one.
Jones blocks a jab.
Macaco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Macaco moves away and avoids it.
Macaco jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Macaco's head backwards.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Macaco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Macaco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Macaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Macaco blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Macaco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Macaco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Macaco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a low kick but Macaco moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Macaco misses with a low kick.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Macaco throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Macaco missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macaco missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macaco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Macaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Macaco drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Macaco misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Macaco.
A little feinted left hand from Macaco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Macaco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Macaco stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Macaco slips the punch.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Macaco had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Macaco's shoulder, as Macaco tries to avoid the shot.
Macaco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Macaco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Macaco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macaco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Macaco doesn't seem phased though.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Macaco.
Macaco looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Macaco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Macaco is looking to counter punch.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macaco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones swings for the body but Macaco moves out of range.
Macaco misses with an uppercut.
Macaco lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Macaco misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Macaco.
Macaco jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones tries to work over Macaco's front leg with a kick but Macaco checks it.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Macaco checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Macaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
A slow jab from Macaco misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mason Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Macaco slips a straight right by Jones.
Macaco cracks Jones with a good jab.
A low kick lands for Jones.
Macaco moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Macaco.
Macaco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones wants to slow Macaco down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Macaco.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Macaco's shoulder, as Macaco tries to avoid the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Macaco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Macaco misses.
Jones throws the left hand but Macaco avoids the punch easily.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Macaco is out of range.
Macaco looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Macaco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco misses with a looping right.
As Macaco backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Macaco manages to avoid it all.
Jones with a nice calf kick.
Jones moves out of range as Macaco strikes.
Macaco throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Macaco tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries a quick counter leg kick but Macaco is wise to it.
Mason Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones tries to work over Macaco's front leg with a kick but Macaco checks it.
Macaco misses with a looping right.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Macaco lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Macaco blocks a low kick nicely.
Macaco misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macaco backing away here, and Jones unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Macaco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Macaco misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Macaco blocks the low kick.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Macaco misses the target.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macaco.
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!
Macaco slips a jab from Jones.
Macaco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Macaco throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macaco.
Macaco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macaco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macaco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Macaco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macaco misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macaco can pounce on him.
Macaco misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco throws a big shot that misses.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macaco throws out the jab.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Macaco misses with a body kick.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a hook but Macaco avoids it easily.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Macaco scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macaco scores with a leg kick.
Jones walks into a jab.
Macaco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Macaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Macaco tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Macaco misses with a low kick.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco misses with a hook.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Macaco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macaco lands with a cross.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Macaco misses with a looping left.
Macaco misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Macaco moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Macaco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macaco tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macaco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Macaco.
Macaco takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Macaco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones lands a nice hook to Macaco's body. Macaco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macaco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Macaco misses.
Macaco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macaco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones digs a good hook to Macaco's body.
Macaco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Macaco slips the punch.
Macaco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Macaco throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macaco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macaco.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macaco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macaco.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Macaco moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Macaco misses.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Macaco counters with a one-two to the body.
Macaco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Macaco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Macaco throws a good cross that connects.
Macaco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Macaco moves away and avoids it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaco wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macaco misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Macaco misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Macaco's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Macaco connects with a nice looking jab.
Macaco 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.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Macaco misses.
Jones throws out a counter right but Macaco avoids it with no problem.
Macaco throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones takes a swing at Macaco's ribcage but misses.
Macaco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good work by Macaco as he checks the leg kick.
Macaco throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones lands a body shot.
Macaco walks into a jab.
Macaco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Macaco moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Macaco slips the punch.
A big left from Macaco misses.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaco takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macaco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Macaco settles back down.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Macaco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Jones misses.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macaco.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macaco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones avoids the head kick by Macaco.
Jones punishes Macaco's body with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Macaco there.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macaco throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones blocks a head kick by Macaco.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macaco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a body punch but Macaco moves out of range.
Jones lands with a straight right. Macaco didn't see that one coming.
Macaco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Macaco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Macaco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a jab when Macaco was well out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Macaco.
Macaco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Macaco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Macaco misses.
Macaco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Macaco's head.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macaco manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macaco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Macaco ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macaco was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Macaco throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macaco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Macaco connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Macaco misses the target.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Macaco lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macaco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Macaco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Macaco slips the punch.
It appears Macaco was looking to counter with a kick there.
Macaco clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macaco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones avoids the body shot from Macaco.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Macaco throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones cracks Macaco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Macaco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macaco.
Macaco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones scores with a jab. Macaco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macaco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Macaco throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a hook but Macaco avoids it easily.
Macaco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Macaco throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Macaco throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Macaco ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Macaco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Macaco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Macaco slips a straight right by Jones.
Macaco misses with a hook.
Macaco misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones defending well as Macaco loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones digs a good hook to Macaco's body.
Macaco clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Macaco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Macaco controls his hands.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Macaco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Macaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Macaco as the two fighters clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Macaco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones prevents a body shot from Macaco.
Macaco prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Macaco scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macaco prevents a body shot from Jones.
Macaco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Macaco misses with a punch to the body.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Macaco.
A short right from Macaco.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Macaco misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macaco is defending well for now.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Macaco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Macaco avoids the body shot from Jones.
Macaco throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Macaco misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a hook but Macaco blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones punishes Macaco's body with a nice straight punch.
Macaco thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Jones misses.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Macaco darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Macaco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Macaco controls his hands.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Macaco misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Macaco throws an elbow but it misses.
Diego Macaco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working Macaco over against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macaco avoids it.
Mason Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Macaco misses with a punch to the body.
Macaco stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Macaco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Macaco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Macaco lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macaco.
Macaco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Macaco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Macaco takes one to the chin there.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macaco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macaco throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Macaco's shoulder, as Macaco tries to avoid the shot.
And Macaco counters with a quick kick to the body but Jones blocks it.
Macaco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Macaco misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Macaco 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.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Macaco. Macaco maintains the clinch.
Macaco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macaco.
Nice body punch from Macaco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Jones!
Mason Jones is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mason Jones 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 24 p4p, 75 weight class) and James River (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
River moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River blocking some punches.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from River .
Sitsongrit tries to work over River 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from River .
River misses with the head strike.
River blocking some punches.
River tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Good body shot from River .
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of River 's head.
River misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sitsongrit is trying to keep an underhook but River manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River is stalling here. Sitsongrit is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! River seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sitsongrit has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit decides to stand back up. Sitsongrit steps back and let's River get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit forces River back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
River pulls guard successfully.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but River won't let him.
River has his foot on Sitsongrit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sitsongrit works his way back into a safe position though.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
River not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit wants to get up but he can't break River 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Our spies down at at Rivers Edge Gym inform us that River has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sitsongrit decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on River , up you get!
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
James River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River throws an off balance right hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit lunges at River with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by River 's hand.
River misses with a hook
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
River scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
River misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
River misses with a body shot.
River lands a jab to the head.
River instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for River .
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into River 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River 's gas tank.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
River blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit gets through River 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
River stalling the fight.
River stalls.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from River .
A short right hand to the side of the head by River .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River misses with a body punch
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Sitsongrit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
River tries to clinch
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River misses with a few strikes there.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River .
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
River lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
River throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
River scores with a body shot.
A big right from River misses.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
River moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from River .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into River 's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
River misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
River misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
River wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of River 's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River 's hands.
River is rocked!
Sitsongrit tests River 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp right that sends River to the canvas! Sitsongrit follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class) and Chumani Adofo (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adofo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Adofo misses.
Nice defenses there by Adofo.
Adofo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adofo tries to score with a low kick but Crispian moves his leg out of the way.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
enabling Adofo to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian lands a slapping body shot.
Adofo looks for the body kick but Crispian saw that one coming.
Adofo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
Crispian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Crispian.
Adofo slips under a jab.
Adofo misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crispian lands with an uppercut that bounces Adofo off the cage and back into range.
Adofo lands with an overhand left.
Adofo misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Adofo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crispian counters with a good low kick that Adofo was not able to check.
Adofo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adofo throws a solid leg kick but Crispian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adofo.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Crispian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adofo doesn't seem phased though.
Crispian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adofo.
A good leg kick by Crispian.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range.
Adofo throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Crispian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo checks a low kick from Crispian.
Crispian throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crispian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adofo tries to land a front kick but Crispian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crispian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adofo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Adofo.
A little feinted left hand from Crispian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adofo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crispian tried to counter with a leg kick but Adofo avoided it.
Crispian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adofo has time to react.
Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adofo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo thumps Crispian with a low kick.
Crispian misses with a hook.
Adofo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crispian, pushing him back against the cage.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crispian is looking to break free of the clinch but Adofo has double underhooks.
Crispian breaks from the clinch.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adofo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Adofo checks a leg kick nicely.
Crispian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adofo defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adofo missing with a left hand there. Crispian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adofo's corner calls for a 1-2. Adofo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adofo misses with a low kick.
Crispian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Crispian blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Crispian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adofo misses with a low kick as Crispian jumps back.
Crispian moves out of range as Adofo throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adofo misses the jab.
Adofo misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adofo! But no joy.
Adofo lands a leg kick that knocks Crispian off balance momentarily.
Adofo misses with an uppercut.
Adofo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crispian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crispian scores with a kick to the body.
Adofo moves out of range of the body kick.
Crispian backing away here, and Adofo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crispian lands a head shot.
Adofo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Crispian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Adofo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crispian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Adofo moves forwards but Crispian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adofo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adofo misses with a hook.
Crispian checks a leg kick.
Adofo throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adofo tries to clinch up but Crispian circles away and keeps his distance.
Crispian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adofo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adofo throws a sloppy head kick and Crispian moves out of range easily.
A combination from Adofo does no damage.
Adofo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adofo looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range.
Crispian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Adofo just manages to avoid it.
Adofo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crispian.
Adofo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Crispian's head but Crispian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crispian swinging wildly here.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Crispian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Adofo.
Adofo lands an overhand right.
Adofo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chumani Adofo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crispian dips to his left and cracks Adofo with an uppercut!
Adofo blocks a low kick nicely.
Crispian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
Adofo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crispian. Crispian obviously looking to wear him down.
Adofo checks a leg kick nicely.
Crispian misses with an uppercut.
Adofo throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
Adofo throws a shot from downtown. Crispian moves away and avoids it.
Adofo lands with a cross.
Adofo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crispian lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crispian.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
Crispian jabs Adofo right on the nose. Adofo blinks but takes it well.
Adofo tries to clinch up.
Adofo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Crispian lands.
Crispian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adofo throws the kick towards the body but Crispian avoids it.
Crispian checks a low kick from Adofo.
Crispian connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo avoids the body shot from Crispian.
Adofo staying out of range there.
Crispian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adofo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Adofo.
Adofo throws a leg kick but Crispian checks it.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Adofo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adofo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adofo throws a leg kick but Crispian checks it.
Crispian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crispian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adofo misses with an uppercut. Crispian saw that one coming.
Crispian misses the jab.
Crispian scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Crispian.
Crispian tries to bum rush Adofo with a series of wild strikes but Adofo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adofo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Crispian throws a right hand that Adofo ducks under and follows up with a left that Adofo also avoids with ease.
Adofo swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian throwing a counter right hand but Adofo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian needs to keep his hands up - Adofo had a free shot at his head there.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Crispian moves out of range of the body kick from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a straight left.
Crispian scores with a nice strike.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crispian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adofo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Adofo is looking to score with low kicks.
Adofo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Adofo.
Crispian moves out of range of the strikes.
Adofo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Nice body punch from Crispian.
Crispian throws a low kick, looking for Adofo's leg but Adofo calmly moves out of range.
Crispian lands a lovely overhand right.
Crispian blocks a jab.
Adofo drops his hands momentarily and Crispian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian checks a leg kick.
Crispian wants to land a leg kick but Adofo is out of range.
Crispian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adofo.
Adofo scores with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adofo.
Adofo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo slips a straight right by Crispian.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Adofo counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crispian misses with a hook.
Crispian throws a hook but Adofo avoids it easily.
Adofo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crispian misses with a double jab.
Adofo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adofo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crispian blocks a low kick nicely.
Crispian throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adofo.
Adofo scores with a jab to the body.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Adofo slips the punch.
Adofo misses the shot to the body.
Crispian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Adofo throws an overhand right that lands on Crispian's shoulder, as Crispian tries to avoid the shot.
Adofo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Crispian.
Adofo tries to land a front kick but Crispian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adofo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crispian will feel that in the morning.
Crispian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian throws a hook to the side of Adofo's head but Adofo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Adofo checks the leg kick.
Crispian throws a wild body kick that Adofo sees coming a mile off.
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 Ben Crispian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crispian misses with a leg kick.
Adofo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adofo throws a sloppy head kick and Crispian moves out of range easily.
Adofo looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adofo 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 Crispian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crispian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Adofo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crispian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crispian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crispian misses with a body shot.
Adofo takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Crispian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adofo. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adofo connects with a crisp jab.
Crispian swats away the attempt to clinch by Adofo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
A little jabbing left from Adofo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Crispian there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian connects with a leg kick.
Adofo moves out of range of the leg kick from Crispian.
Crispian cracks a nice hook into Adofo's ribs.
Crispian tests Adofo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adofo throws a jab when Crispian was well out of range.
Adofo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crispian counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian misses the jab.
Adofo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adofo throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian blocks a leg kick.
Adofo throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Crispian.
Adofo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crispian is out of range.
Adofo misses with a leg kick.
Adofo checks a low kick from Crispian.
A jab from Crispian finds it's way through Adofo's defenses.
Crispian misses with a wild body shot.
Adofo tries a quick counter leg kick but Crispian is wise to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adofo 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 Crispian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crispian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crispian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian avoids the body shot from Adofo.
Adofo digs a good body shot into Crispian's ribs.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adofo.
Adofo is looking to score with low kicks.
Crispian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Crispian misses.
Crispian throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian throws a chopping leg kick but Adofo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Adofo misses its intended target.
Adofo checks a low kick from Crispian.
Crispian backing away here, and Adofo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adofo connects with a solid leg kick.
Crispian scores with a hook to the body. Adofo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crispian checks the leg kick.
Crispian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adofo digs a good body shot into Crispian's ribs.
Crispian scores with a hook.
Crispian connects with a leg kick.
Adofo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Adofo.
Adofo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crispian slips a straight right by Adofo.
Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adofo.
Adofo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Adofo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adofo throws a right and a left that Crispian avoids nicely.
As Adofo backs away, Crispian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adofo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Crispian connects with a jab.
Adofo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adofo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adofo slips under a jab.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Adofo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adofo keeps Crispian at a distance using the push kick.
Adofo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crispian is able to avoid easily.
Crispian throws a leg kick that misses.
Crispian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adofo looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adofo in his tracks.
Adofo with a nice calf kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crispian slips a jab from Adofo.
Adofo ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Adofo.
Adofo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crispian checks a leg kick.
Crispian throws a chopping leg kick but Adofo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Crispian misses.
Adofo catches Crispian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adofo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crispian drops his hands momentarily and Adofo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adofo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Adofo misses its intended target.
Crispian connects with an inside leg kick.
Adofo misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ben Crispian did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crispian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adofo throws out the jab.
Jab from Crispian.
Adofo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crispian with a jab.
Crispian looks to throw the jab but Adofo is out of range.
Adofo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crispian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adofo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crispian swings for the body but Adofo moves out of range.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Adofo scores with a jab. Crispian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crispian throws a chopping leg kick but Adofo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crispian connects with a body shot that sends Adofo's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crispian is able to avoid easily.
Crispian is looking to counter with a body kick.
Adofo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crispian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crispian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crispian throws a solid leg kick but Adofo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crispian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crispian slips under a jab from Adofo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Adofo checks it.
A big left from Adofo misses.
Crispian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crispian cracks Adofo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adofo feints and then cracks Crispian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crispian down.
Crispian moves out of range of the strikes.
Crispian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adofo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
Adofo checks a low kick from Crispian.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adofo.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Crispian.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
Crispian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adofo.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adofo.
Crispian thuds a left hand into Adofo's body.
Adofo throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Crispian lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Adofo ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo checks a low kick from Crispian.
Crispian defending well as Adofo loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crispian throws a combination that misses
and Adofo counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
Adofo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crispian scores with a nice body kick.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Adofo slips under a jab.
Adofo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crispian moves away from the strike by Adofo.
Crispian lands a head shot.
Adofo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crispian looks to score with a jab to the body but Adofo is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crispian 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 Adofo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adofo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good exchange - Crispian coming out on top.
A nice leg kick from Crispian, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo lands a nice shot that snaps Crispian's head back.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Crispian's head but Crispian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crispian throws the kick towards the body but Adofo avoids it.
Adofo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crispian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crispian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adofo is out of range.
Adofo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adofo moves out of range of the body kick.
Crispian moves out of range as Adofo throws a body kick.
Adofo 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.
Crispian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adofo momentarily.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
Adofo throws a body kick that misses
and Crispian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adofo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crispian.
Crispian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian connects with a solid leg kick.
Adofo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crispian takes one to the chin there.
Crispian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Adofo, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crispian.
Donk. Adofo catches Crispian right on the button with a cross.
Adofo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adofo throws a jab but it's blocked by Crispian.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crispian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crispian lands with a hook. Adofo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab by Adofo.
Crispian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adofo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adofo misses with an uppercut. Crispian saw that one coming.
Crispian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crispian connects with a single shot there.
Crispian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Adofo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crispian moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian had his way with Chumani Adofo in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Adofo rushes Crispian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adofo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adofo seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Crispian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Adofo.
Adofo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crispian finds it's way round the side to connect with Adofo's head.
Adofo slips under a jab from Crispian.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian.
Crispian is looking to chop away at Adofo's legs.
Adofo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crispian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crispian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adofo.
Crispian thumps Adofo with a low kick.
Adofo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crispians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crispian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adofo scrambles back to his feet.
Adofo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crispian blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Crispian.
Crispian throws an off balance right hand
and Adofo counters with a two punch combo.
Adofo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crispian.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Adofo moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adofo! But no joy.
Adofo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crispian.
Crispian throws a big shot that misses.
Adofo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adofo connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo scoring well with a low kick there.
Crispian throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian misses with an uppercut.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range.
Chumani Adofo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian walks into a left hand.
Adofo throws the kick towards the body but Crispian avoids it.
Crispian swats away the attempt to clinch by Adofo.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adofo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adofo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Adofo throws a hook but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adofo's sensitive parts.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
Crispian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian takes a swing at Adofo's ribcage but misses.
Adofo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Adofo lands a jab.
Crispian feints and then cracks Adofo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adofo down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Adofo throws a big shot that misses.
Adofo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crispian to score with a decent uppercut.
Adofo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adofo. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crispian - that will leave a mark!
Crispian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adofo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Adofo tries to clinch but Crispian is having none of it.
Crispian moves out of range as Adofo strikes.
Crispian works Adofo's body with a nice hook.
Adofo blocks a jab.
Adofo scores with a push kick.
Crispian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crispian lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adofo throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adofo.
Adofo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adofo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adofo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crispian.
Crispian scores with the left hand. Adofo knows he should have avoided that one.
Adofo throws a body kick that misses.
Adofo throws a low kick, looking for Crispian's leg but Crispian calmly moves out of range.
Adofo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Adofo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Crispian to counter with a crisp jab.
Adofo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adofo throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo throws an overhand right that lands on Crispian's shoulder, as Crispian tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Adofo does it's job there.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crispian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Ben Crispian.
I think Crispian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian retains his featherweight title!
Ben Crispian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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