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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Grayson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grayson avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Grayson tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Grayson.
Kelly slips under a jab from Grayson.
Kelly swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Grayson with a hook.
Grayson shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
A big left from Grayson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marcus Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Grayson throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grayson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grayson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grayson throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Grayson jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Grayson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
A nice combination there by Grayson.
Grayson throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Grayson throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Grayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Grayson throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Grayson's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Grayson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Connor Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Grayson misses.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grayson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Grayson.
The crowd cheers as Grayson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grayson 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 Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grayson.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Grayson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
A combination from Grayson does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Grayson dominated that round.
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.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson scores with a jab to the body.
Grayson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grayson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grayson thinking.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayson.
Marcus Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grayson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Grayson misses with a hook.
Grayson misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Grayson avoids them all with ease.
Grayson lands a slapping body shot.
Grayson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grayson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelly tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands a right hook to the body.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Grayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Grayson misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Grayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a cross.
A jab from Grayson finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Grayson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayson slips a straight right by Kelly.
Grayson misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Grayson.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Grayson should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Grayson misses with a few strikes there.
Grayson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly lands an overhand right.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Kelly.
Grayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grayson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Grayson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grayson.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Grayson on that attempt.
Grayson checks a leg kick nicely.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grayson connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grayson, as that shot connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grayson.
Grayson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Grayson 's knee.
Grayson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Grayson working aggressively here.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Grayson controls the action.
Kelly has Grayson pushed against the cage.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grayson as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Grayson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grayson feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Grayson swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcus Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Grayson misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grayson throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Grayson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Grayson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Connor Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Grayson.
I've got Grayson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcus Grayson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Grayson made sure he mentioned Empire Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson McGinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGinley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I got this. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson McGinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine tries a head kick but it misses.
Caine takes a swing at McGinley's ribcage but misses.
McGinley throws a nice looking combination but Caine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McGinley avoids the body shot from Caine.
McGinley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Caine moves forwards but McGinley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McGinley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caine throws out the jab.
A head kick by Caine misses
and McGinley counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for McGinley.
Caine blocks a leg kick.
McGinley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caine looks winded!
Caine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Caiaphas Caine's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinley clobbers Caine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for McGinley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGinley connects with an inside leg kick.
Caine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGinley.
Caine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGinley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGinley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caine walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGinley.
Caine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The cut above Caiaphas Caine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice shot by McGinley.
McGinley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGinley drops Caine with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Caine looks back up at him and smiles so McGinley waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Caiaphas Caine's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Caiaphas Caine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anderson McGinley!
Anderson McGinley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine. Allan has chosen Total War as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mega Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allan slips a straight right by Funkyama.
Funkyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allan circles away.
Funkyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allan with a nice cross.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allan slips under a jab.
Funkyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Funkyama scores with a nice strike.
Funkyama blocks a low kick nicely.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Allan sprawls well. Allan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkyama throws a hook to the side of Allan's head but Allan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Funkyama is able to avoid easily.
Allan clinches with his opponent.
Allan lands a nice uppercut.
Funkyama turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Funkyama manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan sneaks back into half guard.
Funkyama wants to control but Allan is keeping him busy.
Funkyama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Funkyama throwing shots but Allan is blocking nicely.
Allan is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allan keeps working.
Funkyama misses with a head shot. Allan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Allan keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Funkyama is really struggling to control Allan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mega Funkyama has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Allan keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Funkyama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zack Allan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funkyama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Allan tries to avoid it but Funkyama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Allan to the ground. Allan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allan connects with an inside leg kick.
Funkyama fails to land the takedown.
Allan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funkyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allan moves away.
Allan wants to clinch up but Funkyama keeps it at a distance.
Funkyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan throws a leg kick but Funkyama moved away.
Allan works the jab nicely.
Allan looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Funkyama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama taking a break here but Allan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Funkyama controlling the pace.
Allan wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allan tries to get to full guard but Funkyama has control of the leg.
Allan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Funkyama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Funkyama's back!
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 Mega Funkyama will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funkyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allan. Allan obviously looking to wear him down.
Allan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Allan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Funkyama's sensitive parts.
Allan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zack Allan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funkyama closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allan to the mat! Allan manages to get full guard.
Allan pushes Funkyama off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Allan misses its intended target.
Allan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Funkyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Funkyama blocks the body kick.
Allan with a jab.
Funkyama avoids the head kick by Allan.
Allan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Allan connects with a body shot that sends Funkyama's belly button to the back.
Allan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Allan gets caught napping as Funkyama dives in and scores a takedown. Allan manages to retain guard.
Funkyama stands and throws Allan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Funkyama tries to move into full mount but can't pass Allan's legs.
Allan tries to buck Funkyama off but Funkyama is having none of it.
Allan wants to get back to his feet.
Funkyama scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan manages to get back to half guard.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but Allan defending well.
Funkyama prevents Allan from standing back up.
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!
Allan kicks off Funkyama and gets to his feet.
Allan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allan wants to clinch.
Funkyama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Funkyama looking to control but instead Allan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Funkyama thows a huge punch but Allan dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to control the action in half guard but Allan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Allan wants to get back to his feet.
Funkyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allan defending well though.
Funkyama prevents Allan from standing back up.
Funkyama seems to be working for a kimura but Allan defends the submission attempt.
Allan is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allan defending well though.
Funkyama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Funkyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Allan is defending well.
Funkyama lands strikes from half guard.
Allan is trying to stand.
Funkyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allan keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Allan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zack Allan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Allan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Funkyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funkyama shoots in for a double leg but Allan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funkyama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allan thows a body shot but no joy.
Allan scores with the left hand. Funkyama knows he should have avoided that one.
Allan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Funkyama checks it well.
Funkyama gets the takedown into side control.
Funkyama lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The strikes coming from Funkyama are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Allan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funkyama in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Allan is trying to control Funkyama's posture but Funkyama avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Allan tries to escape but Funkyama is in control.
Allan is trying to get back to half guard.
Mega Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funkyama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Funkyama is looking to take a break and control but Allan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Allan is trying to improve his position.
Allan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Funkyama off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allan avoiding Funkyama 's attempts to control his hands.
Allan is trying to stick to Funkyama's back but Funkyama is turning into Allan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Allan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Funkyama.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Allan is keeping the position.
Funkyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Allan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Funkyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Allan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Funkyama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Allan.
Funkyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allan.
A shot to the liver by Allan. Beautiful body shot.
Allan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allan stuffs the takedown attempt from Funkyama. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkyama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Funkyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Funkyama missing with a left hand there. Allan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Funkyama rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allan.
Allan avoids the body shot from Funkyama.
Allan throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick.
Allan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Funkyama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allan misses with a wild body shot.
Allan is looking to slow Funkyama down with leg kicks.
Allan scores with a head kick.
Allan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funkyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Funkyama avoids the head kick by Allan.
Allan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allan looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Allan finds it's target.
Allan misses with a body kick.
Funkyama shoots for a double leg takedown but Allan sprawls well. He's pushed Funkyama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allan throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Allan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allan 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zack Allan!
Zack Allan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leg Sweeperton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendry comes to the cage accompanied by Seed - By Sublime. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sweeperton's choice of entrance music: Sexy Body Girl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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167 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Sweeperton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendry avoids the body shot from Sweeperton.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hendry.
Sweeperton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hendry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sweeperton.
Sweeperton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeperton.
Hendry lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sweeperton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hendry throws a push kick but Sweeperton slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry tries to work over Sweeperton's front leg with a kick but Sweeperton checks it.
Colin Hendry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendry moves out of range of the body kick from Sweeperton.
Hendry lands a nice hook to Sweeperton's body. Sweeperton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hendry connects with a nice looking jab.
Sweeperton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Sweeperton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Hendry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sweeperton tries to land a front kick but Hendry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendry scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweeperton is just out of range.
Sweeperton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Hendry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sweeperton tries to clinch up.
Hendry lands with a nice combination. Sweeperton backs away looking to recover.
Hendry throws a series of punches but Sweeperton avoids them all with ease.
Hendry works Sweeperton's body with a nice hook.
Hendry is looking to wear down Sweeperton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hendry scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Hendry finds it's target.
Sweeperton throws a body punch but Hendry moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendry is just out of range.
Hendry looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweeperton is just out of range.
Hendry misses with the combination.
Sweeperton swings for the body but Hendry moves out of range.
Hendry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendry lands a nice hook to Sweeperton's body. Sweeperton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sweeperton tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hendry.
Colin Hendry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweeperton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sweeperton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeperton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sweeperton.
Sweeperton shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sweeperton looks winded!
Some bone on bone action there as Sweeperton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sweeperton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hendry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendry cracks Sweeperton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendry throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Leg Sweeperton has been cut.
Sweeperton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hendry scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Hendry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leg Sweeperton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hendry lands a big right hand that sends Sweeperton crashing to the mat! Hendry stays standing though and waves Sweeperton back to his feet!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sweeperton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hendry has got the better of the exchanges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweeperton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hendry manages to avoid it.
Hendry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hendry lands with a shot to the body.
Sweeperton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendry.
Sweeperton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hendry can pounce on him.
Hendry scores with a body shot.
Hendry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hendry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sweeperton can do to turn this around?
Hendry lands with a straight right. Sweeperton didn't see that one coming.
Sweeperton is breathing heavily.
Hendry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendry feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sweeperton sprawling to the canvas! Sweeperton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hendry finish him?!
Sweeperton is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendry drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Sweeperton's head, knocking him out cold! Hendry is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colin Hendry!
A pretty intense looking Colin Hendry took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto has chosen Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers as his entrance music. Simeon Malaya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roque Barretto's chin.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretto wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barretto looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barretto.
Barretto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaya connects with a body shot that sends Barretto's belly button to the back.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Barretto moves out of range easily.
Barretto misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malaya.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Barretto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Barretto blocks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malaya staying out of range there.
Malaya scores with a hook.
Malaya missing with a left hand there. Barretto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaya checks a low kick from Barretto.
Barretto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barretto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malaya scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Barretto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barretto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Barretto is out of range.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Barretto misses with an uppercut. Malaya saw that one coming.
Malaya lunges at Barretto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barretto's hand.
Malaya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barretto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Barretto walks into a jab.
Malaya throws a looping overhand right but Barretto ducks down to avoid it.
Malaya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malaya misses with a kick to the body
and Barretto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barretto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malaya moves out of range as Barretto throws a body kick.
Barretto throws a low kick but Malaya moves out of range easily.
Barretto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A leg kick checked by Malaya.
Barretto connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
Barretto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malaya can pounce on him.
Barretto throws a body kick that misses.
Malaya misses with an uppercut.
Malaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barretto misses with a wild body shot.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Barretto misses with a body kick.
Barretto moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
Barretto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malaya is out of range.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Barretto.
Barretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malaya is out of range and Barretto settles back down.
Barretto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barretto misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Barretto.
Barretto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya sizes up Barretto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malaya misses with an uppercut. Barretto saw that one coming.
A low kick from Malaya misses
and Barretto counters with a two punch combo.
Malaya blocks the body kick.
Barretto jabs at Malaya's body.
Malaya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malaya throws a good cross that connects.
Barretto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barretto.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya throws a wild body kick that Barretto sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Barretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barretto tries to land a leg kick but Malaya saw it coming and moves away.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Barretto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malaya moves out of range as Barretto throws a body kick.
Barretto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaya connects with a nice looking jab.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaya's sensitive parts.
Malaya lands with a cross.
Barretto connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malaya throws a low kick, looking for Barretto's leg but Barretto calmly moves out of range.
Malaya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malaya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malaya throws a hook but Barretto blocks it.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Barretto uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
A big left from Malaya misses.
Barretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barretto. Barretto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malaya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barretto throws a body kick that misses.
Malaya throws a front kick that sends Barretto stumbling back into the cage.
Malaya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malaya connects with a single shot there.
Barretto checks a low kick from Malaya.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malaya crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barretto - the referee stops the clock and Malaya gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barretto. Malaya manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaya tries a low kick but Barretto avoids it.
Malaya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Barretto.
Malaya misses with a low kick.
Malaya misses with a low kick.
Malaya with a hook.
Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaya lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barretto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Malaya blocks the low kick.
Barretto checks a leg kick nicely.
Barretto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malaya rather than just go for the knockout.
Malaya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barretto misses with a kick to the body.
Barretto connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Barretto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malaya throws a lazy right hand but Barretto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malaya takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barretto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malaya.
Malaya 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.
Malaya connects with a body shot that sends Barretto's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Barretto moves out of range of the leg kick from Malaya.
Malaya misses with a hook. Barretto ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Barretto misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malaya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Barretto blocks the leg kick.
Barretto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
The fighters circling - Malaya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malaya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barretto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Barretto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malaya misses with a body kick.
Malaya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barretto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barretto lands with a right hand.
Barretto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Malaya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya stalks Barretto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barretto's face. Barretto staggers backwards, shaken.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barretto.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaya.
Barretto jabs Malaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malaya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barretto.
Barretto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barretto.
Malaya will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barretto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barretto digs a good body shot into Malaya's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barretto.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barretto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barretto lands a head kick. Malaya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Malaya lands a body shot.
Barretto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barretto throws a front kick that sends Malaya stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto works over Malaya's head and body with a nice combination.
Barretto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barretto lands with a nice body punch.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaya's sensitive parts.
Barretto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaya throws a front kick aimed at Barretto's knee but Barretto avoids it well.
Barretto throws the kick towards the body but Malaya avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barretto.
Malaya throws a lazy uppercut
and Barretto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malaya slips a jab and a cross from Barretto.
Barretto lands a nice hook to Malaya's body. Malaya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malaya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
Barretto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaya blocks the body kick.
Barretto defending well as Malaya loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roque Barretto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Barretto finds it's target.
Malaya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barretto.
Malaya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barretto. Barretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malaya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barretto. Barretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Barretto slips a jab from Malaya.
Malaya checks a low kick from Barretto.
Malaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barretto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaya misses the target.
Malaya avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Malaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barretto blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barretto lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
Malaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barretto's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaya throws a leg kick
and Barretto counters with an outside leg kick.
Barretto is looking to land body kicks.
Barretto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malaya throws the left hand but Barretto avoids the punch easily.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Barretto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barretto avoids a kick to the body.
Malaya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barretto throws a front kick that sends Malaya stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Barretto.
Good exchange - Barretto coming out on top.
Barretto pushes Malaya away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barretto misses with a body kick.
Malaya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barretto scoring well with a low kick there.
Malaya misses with a hook
so Barretto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Barretto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Malaya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Simeon Malaya.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaya's sensitive parts.
Barretto staying out of range there.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malaya there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaya is just out of range.
Barretto jabs at Malaya's body.
Malaya misses with a double jab.
Barretto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malaya on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barretto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malaya at a distance.
Barretto misses the shot to the body.
Barretto tries to land a leg kick but Malaya saw it coming and moves away.
Barretto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malaya lands a glancing blow to the side of Barretto's head.
Malaya throws a front kick aimed at Barretto's knee but Barretto avoids it well.
Roque Barretto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barretto lands with a nice body punch.
Barretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaya scores with a spinning back kick!
Barretto blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Barretto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barretto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malaya. Barretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barretto misses with a head kick.
Barretto misses with a wild combination.
Malaya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malaya throws a big shot that misses.
Barretto connects with an inside leg kick.
Barretto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malaya if he has to take too many more of those.
Barretto scores with a hook to the body. Malaya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Barretto counters with a nice leg kick.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Barretto's head but Barretto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simeon Malaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roque Barretto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barretto 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roque Barretto!
A victorious Roque Barretto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox's entrance music is Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique. A fine choice. Domenic Maddox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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233 lbs
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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 New York, Domenic Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox throws a hook to the side of Vandalay's head but Vandalay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vandalay misses with a body kick.
Vandalay throws a low kick, looking for Maddox's leg but Maddox calmly moves out of range.
Vandalay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vandalay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maddox.
Vandalay avoids the head kick by Maddox.
Maddox throws a lazy right hand but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vandalay throws a leg kick
and Maddox counters with a thumping low kick.
Maddox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vandalay under the eye.
Maddox tries for a takedown but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vandalay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandalay.
Vandalay looks to land a body kick but Maddox moved away.
Maddox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vandalay.
Vandalay slips a straight right by Maddox.
Vandalay tries to work over Maddox's front leg with a kick but Maddox checks it.
Maddox throws a body punch but Vandalay moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vandalay. Maddox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vandalay throws a push kick but Maddox slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandalay misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maddox.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maddox.
An inside leg kick from Vandalay misses.
Vandalay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maddox rather than just go for the knockout.
Maddox thows a body shot but no joy.
Vandalay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maddox blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vandalay.
Maddox is looking to slow Vandalay down with leg kicks.
Art Vandalay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vandalay.
Vandalay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vandalay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
Vandalay misses with a hook. Maddox ducked under it nicely.
Vandalay throws a big shot that misses.
Maddox misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandalay throws a series of punches but Maddox avoids them all with ease.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay blocks the body kick.
Maddox misses with a two punch combination.
Vandalay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vandalay 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 Maddox.
Vandalay tries to land a body kick
and Maddox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maddox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vandalay working hard to break the clinch.
Maddox stalling.
Maddox trying to control the position but instead, Vandalay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maddox into the cage.
Vandalay lands a hook that snaps the head of Maddox backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Maddox.
Vandalay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maddox up against the cage.
Vandalay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maddox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vandalay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vandalay breaks from the clinch.
Vandalay throws a head kick but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vandalay digs a good body shot into Maddox's ribs.
Vandalay checks the leg kick.
Maddox walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Vandalay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maddox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maddox pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maddox throws a hook to the side of Vandalay's head but Vandalay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vandalay digs a good body shot into Maddox's ribs.
Vandalay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vandalay misses with a low kick as Maddox jumps back.
Nice shot lands for Maddox.
Maddox tries to clinch up but Vandalay circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox shoots in looking for a takedown. Vandalay tries to sprawl out of it but Maddox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vandalay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddox lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandalay dominated that round.
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.
Vandalay tries to land a front kick but Maddox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vandalay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vandalay. That's going to slow Maddox down.
Vandalay misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a jab.
Vandalay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maddox is able to avoid easily.
Vandalay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vandalay moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandalay throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Maddox counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox loads up on a big right hand but Vandalay slips the punch.
Vandalay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Maddox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Maddox throws a head kick that misses.
Vandalay missing with a left hand there. Maddox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maddox moves away from the strike by Vandalay.
Vandalay misses with a hook
and Maddox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maddox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vandalay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maddox moves out of range of the leg kick from Vandalay.
Vandalay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vandalay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maddox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Vandalay.
Maddox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vandalay throws a leg kick
and Maddox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vandalay wants a takedown but no success here.
Maddox tries a body shot but Vandalay blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Maddox controls the action.
Maddox stalls.
Maddox throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandalay.
Vandalay stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maddox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maddox taking a breather.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Maddox controls the action.
Maddox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vandalay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vandalay.
Vandalay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vandalay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vandalay misses with a low kick.
Maddox is looking to chop away at Vandalay's legs.
Maddox misses with a body shot.
Maddox wants to clinch up but Vandalay keeps it at a distance.
Vandalay misses with a hook
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vandalay throws a shot from downtown. Maddox moves away and avoids it.
Vandalay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vandalay connects with an inside leg kick.
Maddox misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Maddox.
Maddox slips a straight right by Vandalay.
A jab from Maddox finds it's way through Vandalay's defenses.
Vandalay tried to score with a low kick but Maddox checks it.
Art Vandalay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandalay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Vandalay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maddox scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A low kick from Vandalay is predictable there
and Maddox counters by clinching up.
Vandalay blocking some punches.
Vandalay working aggressively here.
Maddox misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vandalay fails to land.
Vandalay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maddox or not.
Maddox is trying to maintain a safe position but Vandalay gets an underhook and turns Maddox into the cage.
Maddox tries a body shot but Vandalay blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox tries to work over Vandalay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Art Vandalay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vandalay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maddox clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Vandalay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandalay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vandalay throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Vandalay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Maddox misses.
Maddox slips under a jab from Vandalay.
Maddox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maddox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandalay moves away.
Vandalay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vandalay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maddox's calf.
A lazy body kick from Maddox
and Vandalay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vandalay is looking to score with low kicks.
Maddox moves out of range as Vandalay throws a body kick.
Maddox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maddox there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vandalay's waist but Vandalay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maddox off to one side.
Vandalay lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox blocks the body kick.
Vandalay lands a nice shot that snaps Maddox's head back.
Vandalay scores with a body shot.
Vandalay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maddox.
Maddox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vandalay.
Maddox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vandalay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maddox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vandalay. Vandalay obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandalay lands a head shot.
Vandalay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vandalay throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maddox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vandalay.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay throws a hook but Maddox blocks it.
Vandalay cracks Maddox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maddox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vandalay misses with an uppercut. Maddox saw that one coming.
A left lands for Vandalay.
Nice straight punches there by Maddox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maddox.
Maddox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vandalay misses with a leg kick.
Vandalay throws a leg kick but Maddox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Domenic Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox lands a two punch combo.
Maddox cracks Vandalay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vandalay looks for the body kick but Maddox saw that one coming.
Maddox throws a lazy right hand but Vandalay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vandalay scores with a jab. Maddox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay scores with a hook to the body. Maddox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Art Vandalay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vandalay's corner calls for a 1-2. Vandalay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vandalay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Maddox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vandalay scores with a nice head shot.
Maddox walks into a jab.
Vandalay tries to work over Maddox's front leg with a kick but Maddox checks it.
Vandalay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddox in his tracks.
Maddox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vandalay.
Vandalay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vandalay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandalay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Vandalay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maddox doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maddox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Art Vandalay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vandalay thows a body kick. Maddox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maddox misses with a head kick.
Vandalay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maddox.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Maddox tries to clinch but Vandalay moves out of range.
Vandalay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maddox misses with an uppercut
and Vandalay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vandalay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vandalay manages to avoid it.
Vandalay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maddox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maddox throws a wild body kick that Vandalay sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Art Vandalay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vandalay 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Vandalay!
As Art Vandalay got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Pathetic! Is that the best you can do Virtuouz?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Don't Worry, Be Happy!. A fine choice. Martel has chosen Dreams - The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel checks the leg kick.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martel.
Martel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Miller tries to clinch there but Martel circles away.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Miller.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martel has time to react.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hugo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Martel.
Donk. Martel catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel slips a jab from Miller.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martel's sensitive parts.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Martel avoids the head kick by Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Martel misses.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martel walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martel throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller looks for the body kick but Martel saw that one coming.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Martel, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Martel against the cage but Martel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martel catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martel walks into a left hand.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Martel is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martel connects with a single shot there.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller moves out of range as Martel throws a body kick.
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Martel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel lands with a nice body punch.
Miller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller checks a low kick from Martel.
Martel lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller avoids the head kick by Martel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel blocks the body kick.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Martel pushes him off.
Martel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller scores with a jab. Martel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Miller misses
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Martel blocks the low kick.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller tries to land a front kick but Martel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martel checks a leg kick nicely.
Martel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round.
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.
Martel misses with a straight left.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Martel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Miller avoids the body shot from Martel.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Martel misses with the combination.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martel throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Martel lands a left and a right that send Miller crashing to the mat, dazed. Martel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Miller is rocked!
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!
Martel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martel misses with a few strikes there.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Miller jabs Martel right on the nose. Martel blinks but takes it well.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Miller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martel misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Miller tenderised Martel's leg. Martel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller is looking to chop away at Martel's legs.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martel jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martel can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Martel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martel tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Martel counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Martel to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martel moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Martel misses with a wild combination.
Miller lands with a hook. Martel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Martel jabs at Miller's body.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Martel throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martel, as that shot connected.
Martel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martel blocks a head kick by Miller.
Martel moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Martel slips under a jab from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Martel blocks a leg kick.
Martel shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Martel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martel checks a leg kick.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel fails with the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miller. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller shoots for a takedown but Martel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Martel missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martel checks it well.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Martel blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller looks for the body kick but Martel saw that one coming.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Martel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miller showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martel.
Martel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martel controlling from the full mount.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Martel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martel wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martel avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.
Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martel prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Martel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martel avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Martel's lack of action.
Martel prevents Miller from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martel in particular looking to stall.
Miller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hugo Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is trying to control the position but Martel postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martel 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel!
Our winner, Charles Martel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker's entrance music is Hustlin'. A fine choice. Paulsen has chosen Man! I Feel Like a Woman as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
39 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Breaker.
A head kick by Breaker misses
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breaker.
Breaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Breaker throws a leg kick which misses Paulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulsen tries to avoid it.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paulsen.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Breaker misses.
Breaker lands with a shot to the body.
Paulsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Breaker. Breaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Breaker 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.
Breaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Breaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paulsen tries to land a front kick but Breaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Paulsen checks it.
Breaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Paulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Paulsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Breaker checks a low kick from Paulsen.
Breaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
Breaker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paulsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Breaker thinking.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. Breaker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Paulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Paulsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Paulsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like J Breaker has been cut.
Breaker thuds a left hand into Paulsen's body.
Breaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulsen.
Breaker connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is looking to land body kicks.
Paulsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Breaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Paulsen counters with an outside leg kick.
Paulsen tries for a takedown but Breaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
Paulsen throws a wild body kick that Breaker sees coming a mile off.
Paulsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A clash of legs there as Paulsen blocks the low kick.
Paulsen thows a leg kick but Breaker checks it
and Breaker counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Breaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Breaker avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Breaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paulsen.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Paulsen moved away.
A head kick by Breaker misses
and Paulsen counters with a body kick that stops Breaker in his tracks momentarily.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Breaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breaker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paulsen works Breaker's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on J Breaker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Breaker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Paulsen.
Breaker moves out of range as Paulsen throws a body kick.
Jan Paulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Breaker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paulsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Breaker's knee momentarily.
Paulsen lands a jab to Breaker's midsection.
Paulsen throws the kick towards the body but Breaker avoids it.
Breaker throws a leg kick
and Breaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Breaker lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breaker.
Paulsen with a hook.
Breaker scores with a leg kick.
Paulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulsen throws a leg kick which misses Breaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Breaker tries to avoid it.
Paulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paulsen motions for Breaker to come forward. Paulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Breaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a push kick but Breaker slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Breaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Breaker avoids a kick to the body.
Breaker slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Breaker misses with a hook.
Paulsen punishes Breaker's body with a nice straight punch.
Paulsen looks to land a body kick but Breaker moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Paulsen.
Breaker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Paulsen throws out a leg kick but Breaker moves out of range and Paulsen only half commits.
Breaker lands an overhand right.
Paulsen delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Breaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Breaker misses with a straight left.
Paulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Breaker motions for Paulsen to come forward. Breaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker slips a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Breaker rather than just go for the knockout.
Breaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Paulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Breaker tries to land a leg kick but Paulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Breaker.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Breaker throws an overhand right that lands on Paulsen's shoulder, as Paulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Paulsen lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Breaker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Breaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on J Breaker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paulsen throws a low kick, looking for Breaker's leg but Breaker calmly moves out of range.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paulsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Breaker throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Breaker throws a jab when Paulsen was well out of range.
Breaker blocks a jab.
J Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Breaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Paulsen.
Breaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Breaker misses with a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with a nice body shot.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Breaker.
Breaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paulsen checks it well.
Breaker throws an overhand right that lands on Paulsen's shoulder, as Paulsen tries to avoid the shot.
J Breaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tried to score with a low kick but Breaker checks it.
Breaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Breaker avoids it really well and circles away.
Breaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Breaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker misses with a hook to the body
and Paulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker looks to land a left hand but Paulsen moved out of range nicely.
Breaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paulsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paulsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paulsen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab by Paulsen.
Jan Paulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Breaker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good work by Paulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Breaker avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Breaker darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
Breaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulsen shoots in but no luck this time.
A low kick from Breaker is predictable there
and Paulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Paulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Breaker momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paulsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paulsen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paulsen!
An intense looking Jan Paulsen took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Your tiny little midget hands couldn't finish a bowl of cereal, let alone the mighty Jan Paulsen. Go back to fighting Afro Samurai and his ilk, this is where the big boys play.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel comes to the cage accompanied by Hino do Flamengo. Antonio Manoel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ethelbart Takahashi's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ethelbart Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manoel avoids the head kick by Takahashi.
Manoel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manoel drops Takahashi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Takahashi looks back up at him and smiles so Manoel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Takahashi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Manoel. That's going to slow Takahashi down.
Takahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Manoel finish him?
A big left from Manoel misses.
Manoel connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Takahashi to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Manoel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Manoel!
Antonio Manoel retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Antonio Manoel 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think al Din might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to قنب هندي. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurokawa Kenji!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenji throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck al Din on the side of the head.
al Din tries to clinch there but Kenji circles away.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenji is just out of range.
al Din moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenji.
Kenji avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenji.
Kenji lands with an uppercut that bounces al Din off the cage and back into range.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenji.
Kenji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenji.
Kenji avoids the head kick by al Din.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenji 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 al Din has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from al Din and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
Kenji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before al Din has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
al Din fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
al Din throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by al Din there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kenji lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from al Din misses the target.
Kenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
Kenji misses with an uppercut.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Din throws a shot from downtown. Kenji moves away and avoids it.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kenji's head.
al Din connects with a body shot.
Kenji misses with a hook.
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Kenji.
Kenji swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenji misses with a wild body shot.
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Kenji checks it.
al Din tries a head kick but it misses.
al Din avoids the body shot from Kenji.
A jab from Kenji misses.
Kenji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
Kenji slips under a jab from al Din.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenji throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck al Din on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenji, right into the meat.
al Din needs to keep his hands up - Kenji had a free shot at his head there.
Kenji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenji getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Din works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
al Din thuds a left hand into Kenji's body.
al Din dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenji misses the jab.
Kenji takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Kurokawa Kenji has been cut.
al Din checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al Din lands the left hand.
Kenji throws a chopping leg kick but al Din manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
al Din lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Din scores with a jab to the head.
Kenji throws a series of punches but al Din moves out of range.
Kenji throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a one-two to the body.
Kenji takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji tries to score a power double leg takedown but al Din sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kenji somewhat.
al Din with a nice cross.
al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenji.
al Din with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
al Din takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kenji.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Kenji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Din moves out of range as Kenji strikes.
Kenji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenji takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenji.
al Din cracks Kenji with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Din is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji moves out of range as al Din throws a body kick.
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
al Din throws a head kick but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al Din fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenji.
The fighters circling - Kenji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Kenji.
al Din throws a big shot that misses.
al Din swings for the body but Kenji moves out of range.
al Din on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kenji. Kenji obviously looking to wear him down.
Kenji takes one on the button.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
al Din scores with a spinning back kick!
al Din throws a hook but Kenji blocks it.
Kenji motions for al Din to come forward. Kenji throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din slips a straight right by Kenji.
Kenji shoots in but al Din avoids the takedown attempt easily.
al Din takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurokawa Kenji will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
al Din closes the distance and lands a one-two.
al Din throws a push kick but Kenji slaps the foot to one side.
Kenji misses with a looping right.
Kenji throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Din's waist but al Din gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kenji off to one side.
Kenji is looking to chop away at al Din's legs.
al Din fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from al Din.
al Din scores with a hook.
Kenji throws the left hand but al Din avoids the punch easily.
al Din throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Din fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kenji has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
al Din bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din misses with a two punch combination.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Kenji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot by Kenji.
al Din moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenji shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kenji connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from al Din.
Kenji connects with a body shot.
al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from al Din.
al Din bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
al Din throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenji.
al Din avoids the head kick by Kenji.
Kenji misses with a body shot.
A jab from al Din misses.
al Din jabs at Kenji's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kenji misses with a hook. al Din ducked under it nicely.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Kenji sees coming a mile off.
Kenji throws a looping overhand right but al Din ducks down to avoid it.
al Din is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by al Din.
Kenji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Din doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenji misses with a hook.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenji was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
al Din misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Kenji moved out of range nicely.
Kenji lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenji blocks a low kick nicely.
al Din throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kenji connects with a single shot there.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al Din blocks a head kick by Kenji.
al Din misses the jab.
Kenji comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from al Din misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji fails with a takedown attempt.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurokawa Kenji.
al Din takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kenji attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kenji takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Din avoids the head kick by Kenji.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din blocks a head kick by Kenji.
al Din dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenji. That did some damage!
Kenji thuds his right hand into al Din's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
al Din cracks Kenji with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from al Din misses.
Kenji lands a slapping body shot.
al Din tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenji throws a push kick but al Din slaps the foot to one side.
al Din throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Kenji lands an impressive looking overhand right. al Din doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for al Din.
Kenji slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenji throws a leg kick but al Din sees it coming and moves out of range.
al Din connects with the punch.
Kenji thows a body kick. al Din tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kenji tried to score with a low kick but al Din checks it.
al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenji.
Kenji throws a looping overhand right but al Din ducks down to avoid it.
Kenji has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by al Din.
Kenji throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Kenji throws a right and a left that al Din avoids nicely.
Kenji throws a hook but al Din avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji moves out of range as al Din throws a body kick.
al Din scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kenji ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
al Din drives through and clinches with Kenji against the cage.
al Din scores with a shot to the side of Kenji's head.
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 Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kenji defending well as al Din loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenji blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from al Din misses its intended target.
Kenji lands an overhand right.
Kenji throws a head kick that misses.
Kenji throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Din.
Kenji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Din. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by al Din.
al Din throws a looping overhand right but Kenji ducks down to avoid it.
al Din steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenji.
Kenji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from al Din.
Kenji slips a straight right by al Din.
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Din finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenji's head.
A cross from al Din lands.
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!
al Din rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenji counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din misses with the combination.
Kurokawa Kenji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenji looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenji throws a lazy right hand but al Din sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenji throws a leg kick but al Din sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kenji slips under a jab.
Kenji connects with a crisp jab.
Kenji listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenji fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Kenji misses.
al Din digs a good hook to Kenji's body.
Kenji has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al Din.
A slow jab from Kenji misses its intended target.
al Din attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as al Din blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din tries to clinch but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji scores with a nice right hand.
Kenji throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
al Din throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
al Din connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
al Din lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
al Din cracks a nice hook into Kenji's ribs.
al Din scores with a sloppy right hand. Kenji should have avoided that one.
Kenji misses with a body kick.
al Din lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenji's sensitive parts.
al Din moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Kurokawa Kenji's cut even more.
al Din scores with a punch to the head.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Kenji.
al Din throws a shot from downtown. Kenji moves away and avoids it.
al Din throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands with a straight right. Kenji didn't see that one coming.
al Din throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenji has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
al Din's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kenji under the eye.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din avoids the head kick by Kenji.
al Din is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by al Din.
al Din slips a jab from Kenji.
Kenji takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
al Din lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Din is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before al Din has time to react.
Nice defenses there by al Din.
al Din's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kenji under the eye.
Kenji takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kenji thumps al Din with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
al Din lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenji swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by al Din.
Kenji is looking to slow al Din down with leg kicks.
Kenji throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Kenji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
al Din scores with a jab. Kenji acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
al Din stalks Kenji and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenji's face. Kenji staggers backwards, shaken.
al Din moves in looking to clinch but Kenji pushes him off.
Kenji takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kenji throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Din counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Kenji as he checks the leg kick.
Kenji fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenji misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
al Din looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Kenji tenderised al Din's leg. al Din is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Din dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenji. That did some damage!
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Din moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenji.
Kenji shoots in but al Din avoids the takedown attempt easily.
al Din throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from al Din.
Kenji has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenji takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kenji misses with a looping left.
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji tests al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenji thumps al Din with a low kick.
Kenji is trying hard to land a takedown here. al Din sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenji is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
al Din lands with a good body shot.
al Din takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Kenji misses.
A combination from al Din does no damage.
al Din gets a clinch.
al Din has a couple of punches blocked by Kenji.
Kenji misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kenji.
al Din scoring well with a low kick there.
al Din scores with a jab to the head.
Kenji takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenji slips a jab from al Din.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenji darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din ducks under a wild hook from Kenji.
A leg kick checked by al Din.
al Din throws a body punch but Kenji moves out of range.
Kenji thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenji takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kenji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenji lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
al Din works Kenji's body with a nice hook.
al Din works Kenji's body with a nice hook.
al Din checks a leg kick.
al Din tries to work over Kenji's front leg with a kick but Kenji checks it.
Kenji tried to score with a low kick but al Din checks it.
al Din scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenji thumps al Din with a low kick.
al Din fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenji avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenji.
Kenji throws a low kick but al Din avoids it.
Kenji scores with a leg kick.
al Din listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The cut above Kurokawa Kenji's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
al Din throws out a leg kick but Kenji moves out of range and al Din only half commits.
al Din checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenji lands with a nice body punch.
Kenji throws a low kick, looking for al Din's leg but al Din calmly moves out of range.
Kenji scores with a jab to the body.
Kenji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenji cracks al Din with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
al Din keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from al Din.
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!
Kenji takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kenji takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by al Din. Beautiful body shot.
Kenji tries to work over al Din's front leg with a kick but al Din checks it.
al Din connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenji dives in and grabs al Din's left leg, looking for a takedown. al Din pushes down on Kenji's head and hops out.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurokawa Kenji.
al Din misses with a series of wild punches.
al Din is looking to clinch but Kenji is avoiding it.
Kenji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Din sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenji ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
al Din waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenji.
Kenji changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenji ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din throws a looping overhand right but Kenji ducks down to avoid it.
Kenji moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenji misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurokawa Kenji's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
al Din scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kenji in his tracks.
al Din throws a jab when Kenji was well out of range.
Kenji scores with a jab. al Din acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck for Kenji with that takedown attempt.
Kenji has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Din.
Nice body kick there by al Din.
al Din dodges the punch combination from Kenji.
al Din wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
al Din throws a leg kick but Kenji checks it.
al Din bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
al Din throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din checks the leg kick.
Kenji is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A slow jab from Kenji misses its intended target.
al Din blocks a jab.
Kenji just misses with a punch to the body.
al Din lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din lands a two punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Kenji. Beautiful body shot.
Kenji has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kenji there as he acknowledges the shot.
al Din misses with a straight left.
al Din throws a leg kick but Kenji moved away.
Kenji throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenji takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Kenji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Din connects with a jab.
Kenji throws a shot from downtown. al Din moves away and avoids it.
al Din misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Din fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kenji checks it well.
Kenji tests al Din's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenji lands a jab to the nose.
al Din cracks the inside of Kenji's front leg.
Kenji throws out a loose jab but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din catches Kenji with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al Din jabbing away but nothing is landing.
al Din listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenji throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kenji scores with a leg kick.
Kenji throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Kenji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Kenji on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kenji throws a hook but al Din blocks it.
Kenji lands a nice shot that snaps al Din's head back.
Kenji takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kenji is defended easily by al Din.
Kenji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
al Din misses with a hook. Kenji ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenji 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.
Kenji throws a leg kick but al Din moved away.
Kenji is trying desperately to land a takedown but al Din is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kenji.
Kenji 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.
Kenji moves out of range of the leg kick from al Din.
al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenji.
al Din jabs Kenji right on the nose. Kenji blinks but takes it well.
al Din takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Din lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenji circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenji takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kenji dodges the punch combination from al Din.
al Din rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kenji misses with a right hand
and al Din counters with a head kick.
Kenji connects with a leg kick. al Din looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
al Din misses with an uppercut. Kenji saw that one coming.
Kenji takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenji is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
Kenji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenji. That snapped al Din's head back.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Din misses with an uppercut. Kenji saw that one coming.
Kenji connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Din moves away.
al Din misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Kenji finds it's target.
Kenji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Din.
Good shot there by al Din.
Kenji is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenji wants to slow al Din down by chopping away at his legs.
Kenji misses with a takedown attempt - al Din sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taj al Din has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurokawa Kenji.
Good shot there by al Din.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj al Din showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Din has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taj al Din!
Our winner, Taj al Din, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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