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UPG Vegas 118 Krilla vs Vesnev PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffry McWild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mooney's choice of entrance music: Jump Around by House of Pain. Paul Mooney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffry McWild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mooney!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWild is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mooney.
A leg kick checked by McWild.
McWild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mooney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McWild darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McWild throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mooney to regain full guard.
McWild throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mooney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McWild wants to pass the guard but Mooney is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mooney keeping moving, preventing McWild from controlling successfully.
McWild is looking to work some ground and pound but Mooney has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McWild stops Mooney from standing up.
Mooney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McWild.
McWild controlling from the top position.
McWild trying to control the position from guard on top but Mooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McWild working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McWild throwing strikes but missing.
McWild has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McWild throwing strikes from guard but Mooney blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWild with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McWild postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McWild prevents Mooney from getting back to his feet.
McWild missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McWild trying to control but Mooney is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McWild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McWild postures up and lands a big shot to Mooney's brow.
McWild might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McWild in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWild throwing strikes from guard but Mooney blocks nicely.
Mooney keeping moving, preventing McWild from controlling successfully.
McWild missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McWild content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mooney is looking to stand up but McWild isn't so interested in that idea.
McWild throws a big elbow that misses.
Mooney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McWild controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McWild loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mooney wants to get back to his feet but McWild is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McWild trying to control but Mooney is working from the bottom.
Mooney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McWild. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mooney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McWild throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffry McWild dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McWild thumps Mooney with a low kick.
Mooney thows a body shot but no joy.
McWild throws a looping overhand right but Mooney ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McWild here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McWild misses with a low kick.
McWild shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mooney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McWildis looking to pass into half guard but Mooney pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mooney is in guard.
McWild has his feet on Mooney's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mooney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McWild can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mooney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mooney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McWild moves away from the strike by Mooney.
McWild missing with a left hand there. Mooney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney leaves McWild with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McWild misses with a low kick.
Mooney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McWild.
Mooney throws a looping overhand right but McWild ducks down to avoid it.
McWild throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mooney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McWild tries a head kick but it misses.
Mooney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Paul Mooney has been cut.
McWild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mooney.
A punch combination from Mooney misses.
McWild avoids the head kick by Mooney.
Mooney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from McWild finds it's way through Mooney's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mooney just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney thows a body shot but no joy.
Mooney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McWild.
McWild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mooney.
McWild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McWild lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mooney's sensitive parts.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick and McWild moves out of range easily.
Mooney is breathing heavily.
Mooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McWild.
Mooney throws a body punch but McWild moves out of range.
McWild misses with a takedown attempt - Mooney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McWild drives through and clinches with Mooney against the cage.
Mooney can't break the clinch.
McWild lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mooney.
A short right from McWild on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McWild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWild lands a body punch.
McWild cracks Mooney with a nice body shot.
A short left from McWild.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McWild lands a right hand.
McWild lands a knee to the body.
McWild has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mooney clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWild is landing with strikes. Mooney can't take much more of this.
Mooney is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McWild off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
McWild throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Mooney fending off the submission attempt from McWild.
McWild scores with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney avoids the strikes from McWild.
McWild has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mooney.
McWild trying to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mooney takes a big shot to the side of the head.
McWild is landing with strikes. Mooney can't take much more of this.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffry McWild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Mooney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McWild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mooney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mooney lands a glancing blow to the side of McWild's head.
Mooney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mooney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mooney misses with an uppercut.
Mooney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McWild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mooney can do to turn this around?
McWild throws a head kick but Mooney moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Mooney blocks the leg kick.
McWild misses with a low kick.
Mooney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mooney is rocked!
That has opened up Paul Mooney's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooney misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mooney is still on wobbly legs! Can McWild finish him?
Mooney is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. McWild doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Mooney crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Mooney's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffry McWild!
Jeffry McWild bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renars Stunza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renars Stunza!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Stunza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stunza.
Stunza connects with a looping right hand.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Stunza circles away.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stunza.
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!
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stunza.
Stunza just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut.
Stunza misses with a hook
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stunza throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Stunza.
Stunza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stunza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Stunza or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.
Stunza throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Renars Stunza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stunza.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Stunza misses.
Stunza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Stunza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stunza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stunza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stunza throwing strikes but missing.
Cooper throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stunza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looking to control.
Stunza is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
Stunza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stunza is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stunza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stunza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stunza's guard.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses. Stunza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cooper's guard. Nice move by Stunza!
Stunza wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Stunza throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stunza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stunza trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cooper trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cooper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stunza's guard.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing.
Cooper throwing strikes but missing.
Cooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stunza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stunza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stunza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cooper!
Stunza looking to ground and pound but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Stunza blocks Cooper's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Stunza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stunza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stunza punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cooper manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stunza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stunza throwing shots but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Stunza drops an elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renars Stunza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stunza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stunza is keen to just control but Cooper is a slippery customer.
Cooper misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stunza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stunza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooper wants to improve his position but Stunza is controlling well.
Cooper flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stunza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooper defending well though.
Cooper is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooper flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stunza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stunza is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to get back to full guard.
Stunza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stunza wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Stunza tries to stand and escape but Cooper is controlling the position.
Cooper wants to control but Stunza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Renars Stunza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stunza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stunza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Renars Stunza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stunza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper defending well as Stunza loads up on a big left hand.
Stunza clinches up against the cage.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Renars Stunza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stunza fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stunza. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stunza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stunza moves away from the strike by Cooper.
Stunza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunza wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
Cooper is pressing down on Stunza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stunza trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stunza throwing strikes from guard but Cooper blocks nicely.
Stunza looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunza wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Stunza trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Renars Stunza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Stunza keeps it at a distance.
Stunza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stunza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stunza preventing the sweep.
Stunza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunza avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cooper.
Stunza decides to stand back up.
Stunza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stunza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooper at a distance.
Stunza is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Stunza tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Stunza.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stunza doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Stunza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renars Stunza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stunza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stunza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper slips a straight right by Stunza.
Cooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stunza.
Cooper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Stunza pushes him off.
Stunza misses with a left hand
and Cooper counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Stunza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stunza takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stunza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Stunza controls his hands.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper pushes Stunza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Stunza avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Stunza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stunza manages to break the clinch.
Stunza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Stunza.
Stunza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper throws a leg kick
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stunza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Stunza moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Stunza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooper connects with a body shot that sends Stunza's belly button to the back.
Stunza lands a jab to the head.
Cooper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stunza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stunza instigates a clinch.
Stunza looking to stall.
Stunza blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Stunza tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Stunza.
Stunza blocking some punches.
Stunza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stunza lands a right hand.
Adam Cooper's cut is getting worse.
A shot in the inside from Stunza.
Stunza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stunza digs a right hand underneath Cooper's ribcage. Cooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stunza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooper is keeping busy.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Stunza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stunza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stunza can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Stunza throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stunza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stunza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper wants to stall.
Stunza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stunza gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stunza.
A short right from Stunza on the inside.
Stunza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stunza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stunza throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Stunza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Stunza tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Stunza tightens his grip and picks Cooper up, before dumping him to the ground. Cooper manages to land in guard.
Stunza preventing the sweep.
Stunza 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.
Cooper throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Adam Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stunza is aware though and is defending well.
Cooper is working an open guard so Stunza takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stunza scores with a jab to the head.
Stunza throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renars Stunza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stunza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renars Stunza!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Clarksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. London Calling - The Clash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Warren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Clarksdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Frank Warren!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarksdale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warren moves away.
Warren doesn't manage to clinch there - Clarksdale circles away.
Clarksdale misses with a few strikes there.
Clarksdale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Warren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warren shoots in looking for a takedown but Clarksdale manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warren's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clarksdale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warren swings for the body but Clarksdale moves out of range.
Warren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Clarksdale.
Warren blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarksdale.
Clarksdale looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well.
Warren displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, jab by Warren - just one landing.
Warren throws a lazy right hand but Clarksdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarksdale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Isaac Clarksdale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarksdale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warren.
Warren throws a body punch but Clarksdale moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clarksdale defends it nicely.
Clarksdale misses with a wild combination.
Clarksdale fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarksdale throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range.
Warren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clarksdale at a distance.
Clarksdale keeps the fight on the outside.
Warren slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale leaves Warren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Isaac Clarksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Warren.
Clarksdale fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarksdale tries to bum rush Warren with a series of wild strikes but Warren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarksdale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warren looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarksdale is just out of range.
A left and a right from Warren both land. Nice combination.
Clarksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warren manages to avoid it.
Clarksdale connects with a nice looking jab.
Clarksdale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warren.
Clarksdale tries to bum rush Warren with a series of wild strikes but Warren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarksdale connects with a looping right hand.
Clarksdale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Isaac Clarksdale will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clarksdale throws a wild body kick that Warren sees coming a mile off.
Warren misses with a looping left.
Clarksdale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Warren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clarksdale scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Warren finds it's target.
Clarksdale misses the jab.
Clarksdale misses with a double jab
and Warren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warren throws a lazy right hand but Clarksdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clarksdale misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksdale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Warren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clarksdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clarksdale stuns Warren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clarksdale throws a jab when Warren was well out of range.
Isaac Clarksdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarksdale misses with a wild combination.
Clarksdale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Warren misses its intended target.
Clarksdale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Warren.
Warren dives in and grabs Clarksdale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clarksdale pushes down on Warren's head and hops out.
Warren lands a jab to Clarksdale's midsection.
Horrible takedown by Warren or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarksdale which made him look bad.
Warren misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warren. Clarksdale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarksdale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren thows a body shot but no joy.
Warren lands a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Warren.
A left lands for Clarksdale.
Clarksdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarksdale misses with a double jab.
Warren connects with a jab.
Clarksdale misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale moves away from the strike by Warren.
Clarksdale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Clarksdale as Warren shoots in.
Isaac Clarksdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Warren.
Clarksdale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clarksdale throws a wild body kick that Warren sees coming a mile off.
Warren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarksdale.
Clarksdale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarksdale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warren.
Clarksdale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warren circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Warren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice body punch from Clarksdale.
Clarksdale misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Clarksdale.
Isaac Clarksdale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warren shoots in for a double leg but Clarksdale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Warren swinging wildly here.
Clarksdale throws a nice looking combination but Warren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warren looks to land a left hand but Clarksdale moved out of range nicely.
Isaac Clarksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksdale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clarksdale throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
Warren shoots in and bounces Clarksdale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clarksdale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warren wants to control from the top but Clarksdale keeps moving.
Warren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warren tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarksdale is retaining full guard.
Clarksdale looking to control.
Clarksdale keeping full guard, as Warren tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warren trying to control but Clarksdale is working from the bottom.
Warren is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clarksdale.
Warren closes the distance and pushes Clarksdale back into the cage.
A short left from Warren.
Clarksdale working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Warren.
Warren struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarksdale controls his hands.
Clarksdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarksdale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clarksdale slips under a jab.
Clarksdale misses with the combination.
Warren misses with a body punch
and Clarksdale counters with a left and a right that stings Warren.
Warren has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clarksdale tries to bum rush Warren with a series of wild strikes but Warren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warren lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksdale moves out of range as Warren strikes.
Warren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clarksdale manages to avoid it.
Clarksdale misses with a two punch combination.
Clarksdale misses with a hook.
Warren loads up on a big right hand but Clarksdale slips the punch.
Warren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarksdale 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarksdale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Warren!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Shurk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shurk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Achy Breaky Heart. On his way into the cage it seems that Shawn Shurk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shawn Shurk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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149 lbs
10 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Shurk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Chen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shurk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shawn Shurk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shurk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen pinned against the cage. Chen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Chen misses.
Shurk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shurk.
A telegraphed right hand from Shurk misses the target.
Shurk fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen connects with a body shot.
Chen throws a head kick that Shurk semi-blocks.
Good shot there by Shurk.
Shurk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kung Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen lands a body shot.
Chen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk misses the body punch
and Chen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shurk throws a right hand that Chen ducks under and follows up with a left that Chen also avoids with ease.
Shurk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen throws out the jab.
Shurk has his takedown stuffed
and Chen counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Shurk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurk walks into a stiff left hand from Chen.
Chen leaves Shurk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shurk momentarily.
Chen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chen lands a high kick!
Chen takes a swing at Shurk's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Shurk.
Chen clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Chen.
Chen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shurk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chen prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Chen.
Chen landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chen lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Shawn Shurk has been cut.
Knees to the body from Chen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen scores a nice knee to the body.
Chen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Shurk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Chen.
Shurk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shurk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk is fighting to break Chen's control of his arms but Chen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shurk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shurk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shurk throwing strikes but missing.
Shurk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen is keeping the position for now.
Shurk passes Chen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chen is pressing down on Shurk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shurk preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chen is keeping the position for now.
Shurk preventing the sweep.
Shurk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chen keeping moving, preventing Shurk from controlling successfully.
Shurk throwing strikes but missing.
Chen controlling Shurk's posture.
Shurk throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shurk trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Shurk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shurk looking to sit in guard and control but Chen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shurk pushes Chen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Shurk swings widly with a right hand
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.
Shurk throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Chen lands a nice shot that snaps Shurk's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk looks to land a combination but Chen avoids it well.
Shurk throws a nice looking combination but Chen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shurk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chen slips a jab and a cross from Shurk.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Chen scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Shurk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Shurk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shurk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shurk shoots in but no luck this time.
Shurk avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shurk misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chen.
Shurk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shurk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk throws some wild stikes that Chen manages to avoid easily.
Chen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shurk tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shurk is trying to control here but Chen has managed to regain half guard.
Shurk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shurk.
Shurk trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Shurk postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to sweep but no luck.
Shurk is fighting to break Chen's control of his arms but Chen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shurk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shurk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shurk postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.
Chen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shurk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shurk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shurk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shurk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shurk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shurk is looking to work some ground and pound but Chen has wrist control.
Shurk trying to control the position from guard on top but Chen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shurk throws an elbow that misses. Chen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shurk's guard. Nice move by Chen!
Chen looking to pass the guard.
Chen 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.
Shurk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk with shots to the head and body - Chen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shurk looking to finish with strikes here!
Shurk scoring with strikes but Chen is staying in there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shurk with shots to the head and body - Chen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shurk misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shurk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Shurk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shurk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Shurk!
After winning the bout, Shawn Shurk 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Voit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zagorno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Voit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Zagorno'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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Voit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Zagorno!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagorno misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Zagorno misses the target.
Voit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zagorno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zagorno bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
No joy there for Zagorno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zagorno fails with a takedown attempt.
Voit slips under a jab from Zagorno.
Voit throws a series of punches but Zagorno avoids them all with ease.
Zagorno misses with an uppercut.
Zagorno slips a jab and a cross from Voit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagorno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Zagorno is predictable there
and Voit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zagorno throws a big shot that misses.
Zagorno misses with a hook.
Zagorno avoids the body shot from Voit.
Zagorno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voit.
Zagorno throws a jab when Voit was well out of range.
Zagorno scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Zagorno.
The fighters circling - Zagorno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zagorno dodges the punch combination from Voit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zagorno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zagorno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Voit throws an overhand right that lands on Zagorno's shoulder, as Zagorno tries to avoid the shot.
Zagorno throws a body punch but Voit moves out of range.
Zagorno connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voit. Zagorno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Voit throws a nice looking combination but Zagorno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zagorno avoids the body shot from Voit.
Voit misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voit.
Voit just misses with a punch to the body.
Zagorno misses with an uppercut.
Zagorno throws out a powerful jab.
Zagorno misses with a series of wild punches.
Zagorno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zagorno throws a big shot that misses.
Zagorno dodges the punch combination from Voit.
Voit is looking to wear down Zagorno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Voit throws a right and a left that Zagorno avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno throws a hook but Voit blocks it.
Zagorno misses with the combination.
Zagorno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voit lands a slapping body shot.
Voit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zagorno.
Zagorno misses with a leg kick.
Voit misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zagorno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zagorno misses with a straight left.
Zagorno misses with a takedown
and Voit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Zagorno will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zagorno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voit is fending him off so far but Zagorno persists. Nope, Voit circles away and we're back to standing.
Voit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zagorno.
Zagorno swings for the body but Voit moves out of range.
Zagorno throws a series of punches but Voit avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Zagorno catches Voit right on the button with a cross.
Zagorno misses with a hook.
Zagorno shoots in looking for a takedown but Voit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zagorno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zagorno throws out a loose jab but Voit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zagorno misses with a hook. Voit ducked under it nicely.
Zagorno fails to land with a series of punches.
Voit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voit throws a body punch but Zagorno moves out of range.
A big right from Voit misses.
Zagorno manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Voit on his heels. He'll look to pass Voit's guard now, I'm sure.
Zagorno wants to control from the top but Voit keeps moving.
Voit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zagorno is one step ahead there.
Voit is striking from the bottom but Zagorno uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Zagorno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Voit's head.
Voit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zagorno prevents Voit from improving his position.
Voit missing with punches from the bottom.
Zagorno wants to take a breather but Voit is having none of it.
Voit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zagorno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zagorno!
Voit landing strikes from the mount.
Voit is landing with some decent strikes but Zagorno is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zagorno regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Voit.
Zagorno wants to improve his position but Voit is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voit working over Zagorno with some ground and pound. Zagorno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zagorno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Voit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zagorno is looking for a sweep. Voit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zagorno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Voit.
Zagorno wants to control but Voit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Voit there.
Zagorno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voit winds up and cracks Zagorno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagorno regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Voit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno looking for a guillotine here but Voit defends easily.
Voit throws a big right hand that misses.
Voit postures up in Zagorno's guard and throws a big left but Zagorno blocks it.
Voit throws a big elbow that misses.
Voit lands a couple of elbows.
Voit won't allow Zagorno to sweep him here.
Zagorno working for a triangle but Voit defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagorno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Voit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Voit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Voit will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Voit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voit swings for the body but Zagorno moves out of range.
Voit scores with a body shot.
Zagorno avoids the body shot from Voit.
Zagorno thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voit slips under a jab from Zagorno.
Voit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horrible takedown by Zagorno or perhaps it was just good defense by Voit which made him look bad.
Gabriel Zagorno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagorno dives in and grabs Voit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Voit pushes down on Zagorno's head and hops out.
Voit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voit. Zagorno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voit lands with a good body shot.
Zagorno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zagorno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voit dodges the punch combination from Zagorno.
Voit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zagorno was well out of range. Poor timing from Voit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voit's hands.
Zagorno looks to land a right hand but Voit moved out of range.
Zagorno misses with a low kick.
Voit throws a right hand that Zagorno ducks under and follows up with a left that Zagorno also avoids with ease.
Zagorno moves out of range of the strikes.
Voit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Voit misses with a body shot.
Zagorno closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Voit quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zagorno wants to pass the guard but Voit is defending well.
Voit is staying active underneath Zagorno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno seems to be looking for submissions.
Voit gets full guard.
Voit throws a couple of heel strikes.
Voit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Voit keeping full guard, as Zagorno tries to pass.
Voit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Voit keeping moving, preventing Zagorno from controlling successfully.
Voit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zagorno is one step ahead there.
Voit keeping moving, preventing Zagorno from controlling successfully.
Zagorno is in close to Voit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zagorno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voit looking for a sweep. Not yet Voit, not yet.
Voit lands a decent punch to the body there.
Zagorno throws a big elbow that misses.
Voit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagorno wants to control from the top but Voit keeps moving.
Voit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Voit trying to strike off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zagorno trying to control but Voit is working from the bottom.
Joey Voit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zagorno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voit is keeping the position for now.
Voit trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Zagorno.
I think Zagorno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zagorno!
Gabriel Zagorno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - ARISE. Jho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Into the Abyss. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
167 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Jho.
Kayani throws a lazy right hand but Jho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kayani throws a leg kick but Jho checks it.
Kayani scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kayani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jho checks a leg kick.
Jho checks a leg kick nicely.
Jho looks for the body kick but Kayani saw that one coming.
Kayani pushes Jho up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jho.
Jho misses with a body punch.
Kayani tries a body shot but Jho blocks it.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
Kayani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kayani scores with a shoulder strike.
Jho lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayani blocks an elbow strike from Jho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jho misses with the head strike.
Kayani can't get the takedown.
Kayani tries to stall but Jho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kayani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jho scores with a hook to the body.
Kayani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jho lands a nice shot to the body.
Kayani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jho has Kayani pressed against the cage, preventing Kayani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kayani tries a body shot but Jho blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Jho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kayani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jho's efforts to push away.
Kayani throws a punch but it's blocked by Jho.
Jho misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kayani tries to stall but Jho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jho lands a left hand.
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kayani looking for a takedown.
Kayani throws a punch but it's blocked by Jho.
Kayani blocks a body shot from Jho.
Jho scores with a shot to the side of Kayani's head.
Jho managing to block the knees to the body from Kayani.
Kayani misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jho as Kayani tries to tie him up.
Kayani misses with a punch on the inside.
Jho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jho gets through Kayani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kayani is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wasim Kayani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayani takes a shot to the head.
Jho lands with a light punch inside.
Kayani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kayani tries to land a knee to the head but Jho blocks with his arms.
Kayani blocks an uppercut.
Kayani avoiding damage as Jho throws knees to the body.
Jho lands an elbow that stopped Kayani in his tracks for a moment.
Kayani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A shot in the inside from Jho.
Kayani is trying to stall.
Kayani letting Jho take a breather here.
Jho has a couple of punches blocked by Kayani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kayani throws the left hand but Jho avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jho.
Jho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as Jho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kayani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kayani misses with a hook. Jho ducked under it nicely.
Kayani moves out of range as Jho strikes.
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jho moves away.
Jho moves into the clinch.
Jho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayani is looking to score with low kicks.
Jho works the jab nicely.
Kayani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kayani moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jho connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Jho finds it's target.
Jho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kayani. That did some damage!
Kayani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kayani throws a leg kick but Jho checks it.
Jho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jho 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 Kayani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kayani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab lands there for Jho.
Jho thuds his right hand into Kayani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayani throws a leg kick
and Jho counters with an inside leg kick.
Jho lunges at Kayani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kayani's hand.
Kayani is rocked!
Jho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Kayani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Devil Jho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jho thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Kayani.
Kayani seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kayani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kayani misses with a low kick.
Kayani walks into a stiff left hand from Jho.
Jho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kayani tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Kayani blocks the low kick.
Jho 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.
Kayani slips a jab from Jho.
Kayani looks for the body kick but Jho saw that one coming.
Jho avoids the head kick by Kayani.
Jho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kayani lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Kayani fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kayani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
Kayani misses with a punch to the body.
Jho tries a body shot but Kayani blocks it.
Kayani trying to stall but Jho improves his position.
Jho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jho controlling the action here for a moment.
Jho lands a hook that snaps the head of Kayani backwards.
Jho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kayani or not.
Jho pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kayani controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho lands an elbow inside that Kayani shrugs off.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
Jho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kayani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jho lands with a short shot to the head.
Jho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kayani throws a leg kick but Jho moved away.
Jho misses with a low kick.
Kayani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jho.
Kayani throws a hook to the side of Jho's head but Jho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kayani missing with a left hand there. Jho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wasim Kayani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kayani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kayani scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kayani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Kayani does no damage.
Kayani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kayani's calf.
Kayani misses with a straight left.
Kayani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jho's sensitive parts.
Jho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kayani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kayani will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kayani in his tracks.
Kayani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jho jabs at Kayani's body.
Jho takes a swing at Kayani's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Jho.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jho digs a good hook to Kayani's body.
Jho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kayani.
Jho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kayani throws out a powerful jab.
Kayani throws a solid leg kick but Jho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kayani.
Jho checks a low kick from Kayani.
A solid body kick from Jho.
The fighters circling - Kayani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kayani scores with a hook.
Kayani misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Kayani tenderised Jho's leg. Jho is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jho connects with a leg kick. Kayani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kayani throws a lazy right hand but Jho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Jho. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kayani 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.
Jho is looking to chop away at Kayani's legs.
Jho throws a good cross that connects.
Jho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Kayani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kayani throws a poor cross that misses
and Kayani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jho checks a leg kick.
Jho thows a body kick. Kayani tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kayani has time to react.
Jho tries to score with a low kick but Kayani moves his leg out of the way.
Wasim Kayani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Devil Jho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani tried to score with a low kick but Jho checks it.
Jho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Kayani.
Jho moves in looking to clinch but Kayani pushes him off.
Jho moves away from the strike by Kayani.
Kayani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jho scores with a nice body kick.
Jho tries to clinch up.
Jho lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Jho.
Jho connects with an inside leg kick.
Jho takes one to the chin there.
Jho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kayani thows a leg kick but Jho checks it
and Jho counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kayani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jho.
Kayani misses with a leg kick
and Jho makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kayani really felt that one!
Kayani tries to score with a low kick but Jho moves his leg out of the way.
Jho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kayani throws a low kick, looking for Jho's leg but Jho calmly moves out of range.
Kayani tries to clinch up.
Kayani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kayani throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Jho digs a good hook to Kayani's body.
Kayani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kayani.
Jho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kayani in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho thuds his right hand into Kayani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kayani is looking to clinch but Jho is avoiding it.
Jho jabs at Kayani's body.
Kayani misses with an uppercut. Jho saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kayani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kayani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jho lands with a nice body kick.
Jho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kayani under the eye.
Kayani takes one on the button.
Jho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kayani misses the shot to the body.
Kayani scores with a head kick.
Jho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho throws a series of strikes that have Kayani backpedaling.
Jho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kayani misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devil Jho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
During a confident post fight interview, Devil Jho 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshiro Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jun.
Jun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gomi backs up against the cage.
Gomi shoots for a takedown but Jun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jun slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yoshiro Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jun counters with a nice uppercut.
Jun slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Keio Jun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Gomi.
Gomi scores with a three punch combo!
Jun walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Jun moved out of range nicely.
Gomi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Jun.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jun wants it to stay on the feet.
Jun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gomi fails with the takedown
and Jun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomi looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun throws a chopping leg kick but Gomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jun lands with a kick to the temple. Gomi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt
and Jun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomi's knee momentarily.
Jun keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jun sprawls well. Jun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jun - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Jun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jun lands a head kick. Gomi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jun scores with a jab. Gomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jun lands with a hook. Gomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gomi moves out of range as Jun throws a body kick.
Gomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jun throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
A big left from Jun misses.
Gomi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jun is fending him off so far but Gomi persists. Nope, Jun circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Jun looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Jun lands a head kick!
Jun tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomi did well to prevent Jun getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, if Jun is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keio Jun wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jun is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jun keeps working.
Gomi with the ground and pound but Jun regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jun tries to kick Gomi off in order to stand up. Gomi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi takes a little break here. Jun wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jun regains half guard, as Gomi was trying to land strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi throwing shots but Jun is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keio Jun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Yoshiro Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jun has his feet on Gomi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jun keeps the fight on the outside.
Jun moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Jun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomi.
Keio Jun is winning the standup battle so far.
Jun tried to score with a low kick but Gomi checks it.
Jun throws a nice head kick!
Jun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun lands with a hook. Gomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gomi moves in looking to clinch but Jun pushes him off.
Gomi looks to clinch
and Jun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomi gets a clinch.
Gomi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Gomi.
Jun lands with a light punch inside.
Jun swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Jun is leaning against Gomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun breaks from the clinch.
Jun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Jun tenderised Gomi's leg. Gomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot by Jun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jun can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Jun as Gomi shoots in.
Keio Jun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Gomi.
Jun thumps Gomi with a low kick.
Jun shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gomi eats them both and turns towards Jun to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Keio Jun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gomi's head.
Jun swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Jun scores with a body shot.
Jab by Jun.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi 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.
Jun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
Jun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jun can pounce on him.
Jun looks to land a combination. Gomi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jun to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomi walks into a jab.
Gomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jun.
Jun scores with a head kick. Gomi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jun lands with a nice body punch.
Jun throws a nice head kick!
Gomi takes a swing at Jun's ribcage but misses.
Jun fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomi in the body.
Jun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jun throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands a front kick.
Jun scores with a shot to the body.
Jun thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Gomi moves forwards but Jun connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jun, as that shot connected.
Gomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jun works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keio Jun dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jun scores with a leg kick.
Jun misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Jun thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Jun misses.
Jun moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gomi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jun.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Jun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jun throws a front kick aimed at Gomi's knee but Gomi avoids it well.
Jun throws out a powerful jab.
Jun scores with a nice body kick.
Gomi shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keio Jun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Gomi.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jun keeps Gomi at a distance using the push kick.
Gomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun scores with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Jun scores with a four punch combination!
Gomi tries for a takedown but Jun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Jun. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jun.
Jun sizes up Gomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Jun.
Jun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jun looks to land a body kick but Gomi moved away.
Gomi wants to clinch up but Jun keeps it at a distance.
Jun scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot by Jun.
Jun misses with a wild body shot.
Jun tries a head kick but it misses.
Jun takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gomi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jun circles away.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomi's knee momentarily.
Gomi is looking to clinch.
Jun connects with a right hand. Gomi shakes it off.
Jun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?
Gomi shoots in and drives through. Jun sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jun, right into the meat.
Jun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jun!
Jun scores with a body shot.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jun on his heels. He'll look to pass Jun's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keio Jun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jun uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jun swivels and escapes.
Gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Jun connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jun looks for the body kick but Gomi saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Jun finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gomi moves out of range as Jun strikes.
Yoshiro Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jun throws a sloppy head kick and Gomi moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
Jun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keio Jun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keio Jun!
Keio Jun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Mavromatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mavromatis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Whom The Bell Tolls. Mikey Kim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andreas Mavromatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mavromatis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mavromatis. That did some damage!
Mavromatis throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim lands with a nice body kick.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mavromatis misses with a jab to the body
and Kim counters with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mavromatis checks a leg kick.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Mavromatis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim wants to clinch up but Mavromatis keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Mavromatis. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mavromatis, pushing him back against the cage.
Mavromatis avoids a wild elbow strike from Kim.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mavromatis blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Mavromatis.
Mavromatis working hard to break the clinch.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim with a knee to the head.
Mavromatis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mavromatis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mavromatis.
Andreas Mavromatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mavromatis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mavromatis tries to work over Kim's front leg with a kick but Kim checks it.
Mavromatis connects with a body shot that sends Kim's belly button to the back.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mavromatis's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim tries to score with a low kick but Mavromatis moves his leg out of the way.
Mavromatis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mavromatis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mavromatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Mavromatis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Mavromatis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mavromatis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Mavromatis scores with a shot to the body.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mavromatis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mavromatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Mavromatis misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mavromatis lands with a good body shot.
Mavromatis throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mavromatis throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Mavromatis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mavromatis lands a high kick!
Kim is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mavromatis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Mavromatis finish him?
Kim misses with a body kick.
Mavromatis keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mavromatis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Mavromatis saw it coming and moves away.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Mavromatis dominated that round.
That's time! Mavromatis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mavromatis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Mavromatis moves out of range easily.
Mavromatis cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Mavromatis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mavromatis is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Mavromatis misses.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mavromatis.
Kim staying out of range there.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Mavromatis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kim misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Mavromatis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim slips a straight right by Mavromatis.
Kim lands a head kick. Mavromatis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mavromatis checks a leg kick nicely.
Mavromatis throws the kick towards the body but Kim avoids it.
The fighters circling - Mavromatis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
letting Mavromatis counter with a right hand.
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mavromatis throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mavromatis.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mavromatis on the side of the head.
Mavromatis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mavromatis scores with a one two! Kim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mavromatis counters with a nice leg kick.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mavromatis checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavromatis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
A low kick from Mavromatis is predictable there
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim moves out of range as Mavromatis throws a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mavromatis.
Mavromatis lands a big head kick that sends Kim tumbling to the mat! Mavromatis takes a step backwards and waves Kim back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mavromatis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mavromatis scores with a spinning back kick!
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim slips a jab from Mavromatis.
Mavromatis lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Kim goes down and covers up as Mavromatis starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Mavromatis!
Andreas Mavromatis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hong-man Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Shikoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shikoku has chosen Shikoku Shikoku as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hong-man Choi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dynamite Shikoku's chin.
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hong-man Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dynamite Shikoku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikoku throws a body punch but Choi moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Shikoku.
Shikoku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shikoku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shikoku walks forward, straight into a front kick from Choi.
Shikoku scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choi in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shikoku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shikoku. Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Choi tries to close the distance and clinch but Shikoku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shikoku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shikoku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shikoku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choi defending well though.
Shikoku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shikoku content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shikoku seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Choi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikoku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shikoku wants to take a breather but Choi is having none of it.
Choi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shikoku.
Shikoku lands strikes from half guard.
Shikoku not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shikoku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Choi won't allow Shikoku to pass to mount.
Shikoku thows a huge punch but Choi dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shikoku lands a nice short elbow.
Shikoku looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Choi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shikoku trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shikoku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shikoku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
Shikoku is controlling the pace.
Shikoku wants to take a breather but Choi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku with the ground and pound but Choi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shikoku working some strikes from top position.
Shikoku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shikoku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shikoku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shikoku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choi is keeping the position for now.
Choi seems keen to control Shikoku's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku throwing strikes from guard but Choi blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shikoku won't allow Choi to sweep him here.
Shikoku tries to free his leg and advance position but Choi is retaining full guard.
Choi wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shikoku wants to pass the guard but Choi is keeping the position.
Choi is pulling down on Shikoku's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Shikoku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shikoku.
Shikoku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choi sizes up Shikoku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Shikoku lands with a shot to the body.
Dynamite Shikoku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Choi walks into a stiff left hand from Shikoku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shikoku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
Choi shoots for a takedown but Shikoku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Choi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with a hook.
Hong-man Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shikoku misses with a straight left.
Good work by Shikoku as he checks the leg kick.
Choi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shikoku.
Choi throws an off balance right hand
and Shikoku counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shikoku misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikoku tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Choi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shikoku misses with an uppercut.
Choi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shikoku throws a right and a left that Choi avoids nicely.
Shikoku stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Choi shoots in and drives through. Shikoku sprawls well.
Choi 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.
Shikoku tries to work over Choi's front leg with a kick but Choi checks it.
Shikoku cracks Choi with a hook to the temple - Choi is on wobbly legs here! Shikoku swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Choi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Shikoku wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dynamite Shikoku!
Dynamite Shikoku was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mic Krilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Krilla might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mic Krilla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesnev scores with a nice strike.
Krilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vesnev.
Vesnev throws a hook but Krilla blocks it.
A low kick from Vesnev is predictable there
and Krilla counters with a nice body shot.
Krilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Vesnev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vesnev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krilla's sensitive parts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vesnev.
Vesnev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krilla throws a head kick but Vesnev moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krilla.
Krilla swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vesnev misses with an uppercut
and Krilla counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Vesnev. That snapped Krilla's head back.
Krilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vesnev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vesnev throws a solid leg kick but Krilla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vesnev.
Vesnev cracks a nice hook into Krilla's ribs.
Vesnev misses with a hook
and Krilla holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krilla blocks an elbow strike.
Vesnev blocks a body shot from Krilla.
Vesnev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vesnev blocks it with crossed arms.
Vesnev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krilla avoids it.
Vesnev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vesnev lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesnevis looking to pass into half guard but Krilla pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Krilla is in guard.
Krilla is looking to stand up but Vesnev won't let him.
Vesnev looking for a guillotine here but Krilla defends easily.
Krilla wants to get up but he can't break Vesnev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vesnev wants to sweep here but Krilla controlling him for the moment.
Vesnev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krilla's guard.
Vesnev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krilla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vesnev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vesnev drops back looking for a leg! Krilla is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krilla manages to kick Vesnev off! Vesnev jumps back into Krilla's guard.
Krilla keeping moving, preventing Vesnev from controlling successfully.
Vesnev tries to free his leg and advance position but Krilla is retaining full guard.
Krilla looking to control.
Krilla wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krilla is keeping the position for now.
Krilla keeping moving, preventing Vesnev from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vesnev stuns Krilla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vesnev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krilla misses with a body shot.
Vesnev misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesnev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krilla.
Vesnev scores with a jab to the body.
Vesnev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vesnev jabs Krilla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krilla staying out of range there.
Krilla throws a looping overhand right but Vesnev ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krilla. Vesnev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vesnev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vesnev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vesnev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krilla is out of range and Vesnev settles back down.
Vesnev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses.
Vesnev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krilla as he avoids it easily.
Vesnev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krilla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla tries to clinch there but Vesnev circles away.
No joy there for Vesnev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krilla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vesnev.
Vesnev digs a good hook to Krilla's body.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vesnev throws a jab but it's blocked by Krilla.
Krilla is looking to clinch but Vesnev is avoiding it.
Krilla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vesnev misses with a right hand
and Krilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krilla throws a hook but Vesnev blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vesnev dodges the punch combination from Krilla.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vesnev connects with a body shot that sends Krilla's belly button to the back.
Vesnev misses with a straight left.
Vesnev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krilla in his tracks.
That kick from Krilla tenderised Vesnev's leg. Vesnev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vesnev swings for the body but Krilla moves out of range.
Vesnev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krilla manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesnev throws a body punch but Krilla moves out of range.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krilla moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throws a hook but Krilla avoids it easily.
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
Vesnev lands a glancing blow to the side of Krilla's head.
Vesnev lands with an overhand left.
Vesnev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krilla is trying to defend but Vesnev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vesnev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vesnev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krilla has managed to free his arm - good work.
Krilla tries to get to full guard but Vesnev has control of the leg.
Vesnev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krilla defending well though.
Krilla trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krilla is refusing to be controlled, as Vesnev sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vesnev misses with a looping left.
Vesnev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krilla on the side of the head.
Krilla slips under a jab.
Vesnev tries to score with a low kick but Krilla moves his leg out of the way.
Krilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Vesnev circles away.
Vesnev throws a low kick, looking for Krilla's leg but Krilla calmly moves out of range.
Krilla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vesnev.
Vesnev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krilla's waist but Krilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vesnev off to one side.
Krilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Krilla.
Vesnev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krilla circles away.
Krilla defending well as Vesnev loads up on a big left hand.
Krilla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vesnev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Krilla is adopting a defensive guard.
Vesnev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vesnev passes Krilla's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev with the ground and pound but Krilla uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Krilla is trying to control the position but Vesnev postures up.
Krilla keeping moving, preventing Vesnev from controlling successfully.
Vesnev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Krilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesnev postures up in Krilla's guard and throws a big left but Krilla blocks it.
Krilla 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilla trying to control the position.
Vesnev has gone for a leg lock! Krilla slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vesnev's guard.
Krilla is fighting to break Vesnev's control of his arms but Vesnev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Vesnev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Krilla moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krilla!
Krilla moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Krilla misses.
Vesnev drives through with a takedown into Krilla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vesnev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krilla is keeping the position for now.
Vesnev preventing the sweep.
Vesnev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vesnev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krilla's head.
Vesnev seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Krilla has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev really dominated 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.
Krilla scores with a three punch combo!
Yury Vesnev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vesnev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krilla at a distance.
A slow jab from Vesnev misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Krilla.
Krilla is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vesnev tests Krilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vesnev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Krilla!
Vesnev landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Krilla is looking to control Vesnev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krilla avoid being mounted?
Vesnev is looking to pass Krilla's guard but actually Krilla recovers to full guard.
Vesnev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vesnev throwing strikes from guard but Krilla blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krilla controls Vesnev momentarily but Vesnev frees himself.
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Krilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krilla can't keep his opponent in guard - Vesnev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vesnev seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Krilla has recovered full guard.
Vesnev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vesnev trying to control but Krilla is working from the bottom.
Vesnev looking to sit in guard and control but Krilla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krilla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vesnev wants to sweep here but Krilla controlling him for the moment.
Yury Vesnev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vesnev pulls Krilla in to control the position.
Krilla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Krilla is looking to stand up but Vesnev won't let him.
Vesnev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krilla gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krilla wants to stand but Vesnev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vesnev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krilla's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vesnev wants to control from the top but Krilla keeps moving.
Vesnev is looking to work some ground and pound but Krilla has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vesnev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vesnev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krilla's waist but Krilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vesnev off to one side.
Vesnev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krilla under the eye.
Vesnev throws an overhand right that lands on Krilla's shoulder, as Krilla tries to avoid the shot.
Krilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vesnev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krilla.
Vesnev throws a leg kick but Krilla checks it.
Vesnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krilla moves away.
Krilla throws a jab but it's blocked by Vesnev.
Vesnev closes the distance and clinches up with Krilla, looking for a takedown. Vesnev pushes Krilla against the cage but Krilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krilla moves out of range of the leg kick from Vesnev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev slips under a jab.
Vesnev moves out of range of the strikes.
Krilla keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Horrible takedown by Vesnev or perhaps it was just good defense by Krilla which made him look bad.
Mic Krilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yury Vesnev.
Krilla thuds a left hand into Vesnev's body.
Vesnev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vesnev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Krilla catches Vesnev right on the button with a cross.
Krilla misses the jab.
Mic Krilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throws a hook to the side of Krilla's head but Krilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vesnev misses with a hook
and Krilla counters with a head kick. That will keep Vesnev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vesnev swings for the body but Krilla moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vesnev.
Krilla misses with a combination
and Vesnev counters with a nice body shot.
Vesnev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krilla at a distance.
Krilla takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vesnev connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krilla.
Krilla throws a lazy right hand but Vesnev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vesnev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vesnev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Vesnev.
Krilla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vesnev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krilla throws out the jab.
Vesnev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krilla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vesnev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krilla quickly recovers to half guard.
Vesnev is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Krilla preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krilla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vesnev throwing shots but Krilla is blocking nicely.
Vesnev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vesnev lands a nice short elbow.
Vesnev is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yury Vesnev.
Well Vesnev 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yury Vesnev!
Yury Vesnev is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Yury Vesnev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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