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Valhalla: Hilo 52 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is It's Good. A fine choice. Godfrey has chosen War Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hubert Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godfrey moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Godfrey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Diaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Godfrey doesn't seem phased though.
Diego Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Godfrey works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Godfrey staying out of range there.
Godfrey checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Godfrey moved out of range.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Godfrey throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Godfrey scores with a jab.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godfrey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Diego Diaz has been cut.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Godfrey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey checks a leg kick.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Godfrey.
Diaz jabs Godfrey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Godfrey stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz moves out of range as Godfrey strikes.
Godfrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Godfrey.
Godfrey managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz avoiding damage.
Godfrey is trying to break free.
Godfrey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Godfrey tries to tie him up.
Diaz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Godfrey's head.
Diaz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Godfrey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Godfrey.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Godfrey is just out of range.
Godfrey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
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!
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godfrey throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Godfrey counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Godfrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godfrey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz has Godfrey up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hubert Godfrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Godfrey moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Godfrey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz slips a straight right by Godfrey.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Godfrey slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hubert Godfrey has been cut.
Godfrey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Godfrey counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch but Godfrey is having none of it.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Godfrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godfrey manages to avoid it.
Godfrey throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hubert Godfrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godfrey tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Godfrey jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Godfrey misses with a looping left.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Godfrey misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz thows a leg kick but Godfrey checks it
enabling Godfrey to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
Godfrey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Godfrey.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Godfrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Godfrey moved out of range nicely.
Godfrey misses with a wild body shot.
Godfrey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Godfrey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Godfrey missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz cracks the inside of Godfrey's front leg.
A left lands for Godfrey.
Godfrey misses with a head kick.
Godfrey misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Godfrey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Godfrey throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Godfrey scores with a shot to the body.
Godfrey tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Godfrey walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Godfrey moved out of range nicely.
Diaz scores with a push kick.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godfrey manages to avoid it.
Godfrey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Godfrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godfrey lands the left hand.
Jeez, Diego Diaz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A bone on bone clash there as Godfrey blocks the leg kick.
Godfrey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Godfrey momentarily.
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 Diego Diaz will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Godfrey's belly button to the back.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Godfrey moved out of range.
Godfrey throws a big shot that misses.
Godfrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Godfrey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Godfrey momentarily.
Godfrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Godfrey moves away and avoids it.
Godfrey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Godfrey throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Godfrey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Godfrey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Godfrey won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz stalls.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Godfrey blocks with his arms.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godfrey is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the cage.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Godfrey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Godfrey is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diego Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godfrey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godfrey connects with a single shot there.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Godfrey counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Godfrey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godfrey checks a low kick from Diaz.
A head kick misses from Godfrey.
Diaz defending well as Godfrey loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Godfrey sees coming a mile off.
Godfrey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godfrey can't break the clinch.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz with a knee to the head.
Godfrey is rocked!
Diaz throws a big uppercut that drops Godfrey! More strikes from Diaz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Godfrey lies dazed against the cage as Diaz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Diaz!
After winning the bout, Diego Diaz 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Only MacPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Subedei Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacPherson comes to the cage accompanied by welcome to the working week. Khan has chosen Watch All 4 Parts as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Only MacPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Subedei Khan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but MacPherson slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. MacPherson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped MacPherson's head back.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan misses the body punch
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan misses with a leg kick.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but MacPherson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan rushes MacPherson and presses him up against the cage.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MacPherson wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
MacPherson keeps the fight on the outside.
Subedei Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan rushes MacPherson and presses him up against the cage.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but MacPherson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
MacPherson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow inside that MacPherson shrugs off.
MacPherson is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow just above MacPherson 's eye.
MacPherson tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents MacPherson from breaking the clinch.
MacPherson takes an elbow to the temple.
MacPherson takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacPherson tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacPherson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan lands with a light punch inside.
Khan trying to stall but MacPherson improves his position.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
MacPherson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacPherson lands a head shot.
Both fighters circling a little - MacPherson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacPherson throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan rushes MacPherson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacPherson blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
MacPherson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left and a right from Khan both land. Nice combination.
Khan connects with a good right hand that stumbles MacPherson. MacPherson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
MacPherson moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MacPherson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khan's guard.
MacPherson stopping the sweep attempt from Khan.
Khan pulls MacPherson in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacPherson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khan is pulling down on MacPherson's head to control his posture.
MacPherson is looking to stand up but Khan won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Subedei Khan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
MacPherson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Subedei Khan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacPherson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khan slips a jab from MacPherson.
Khan jabs MacPherson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacPherson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacPherson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Only MacPherson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
MacPherson slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
MacPherson throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacPherson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacPherson moves away.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Khan.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MacPherson is trying to break free.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. MacPherson won't want to take too many of those.
MacPherson working hard to break the clinch.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacPherson is defending well for now.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
MacPherson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
MacPherson wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on MacPherson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
MacPherson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacPherson's efforts to push away.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of MacPherson's head.
MacPherson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
MacPherson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacPherson's efforts to push away.
MacPherson is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Subedei Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Khan prevents MacPherson from breaking the clinch.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacPherson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacPherson throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MacPherson.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from MacPherson.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by MacPherson.
Khan looks to throw the jab but MacPherson is out of range.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan misses with the combination.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Subedei Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan slips a jab from MacPherson.
MacPherson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Subedei Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but MacPherson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
MacPherson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
MacPherson throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan with a jab.
Khan tries a low kick but MacPherson avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
MacPherson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Subedei Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
MacPherson moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Khan misses with a low kick as MacPherson jumps back.
A right-left combo lands from Khan.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and MacPherson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacPherson moves forwards but Khan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacPherson misses with a wild combination.
Khan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacPherson.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacPherson misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
MacPherson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacPherson.
MacPherson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan throws a right hand that MacPherson ducks under and follows up with a left that MacPherson also avoids with ease.
Khan tries to clinch there but MacPherson circles away.
MacPherson shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed MacPherson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan drives through and clinches with MacPherson against the cage.
Khan digs a right hand underneath MacPherson's ribcage. MacPherson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan prevents MacPherson from breaking the clinch.
Khan tries to stall but MacPherson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
MacPherson has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
MacPherson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but MacPherson avoids the damage to the body.
MacPherson tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacPherson's defenses.
MacPherson tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
MacPherson is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacPherson takes an elbow to the temple.
MacPherson tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacPherson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MacPherson somewhat.
MacPherson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
MacPherson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan jabs MacPherson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Khan.
MacPherson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
MacPherson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Only MacPherson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
MacPherson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
MacPherson throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
MacPherson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan rushes MacPherson and presses him up against the cage.
Subedei Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan avoiding damage.
MacPherson wants to break free but Khan has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacPherson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
MacPherson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacPherson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Subedei Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Subedei Khan!
Subedei Khan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Damnfield clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smackmy Bitshup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pico Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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142 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smackmy Bitshup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pico Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses
and Bitshup moves into the clinch.
Bitshup lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bitshup controlling the action here for a moment.
Rodrigo is trying to pull guard but Bitshup turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bitshup as the two fighters clinch.
Rodrigo tries to pull guard but Bitshup won't allow it.
Rodrigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bitshup lands a shot to the body.
Bitshup stalling.
Bitshup lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitshup tries a knee to the head but Rodrigo blocks it.
Bitshup lands an elbow inside.
Bitshup missing with knees to the body.
Bitshup is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigo is defending well for now.
Bitshup missing with knees to the body.
Bitshup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bitshup breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigo throws a head kick that misses
and Bitshup counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bitshup.
Nice elbow from Bitshup.
Bitshup comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitshup scores with a knee to the head.
Bitshup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitshup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitshup lands with a cross.
Rodrigo throws a lazy head kick
and Bitshup counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodrigo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rodrigo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitshup closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rodrigo! Bitshup dives in looking to finish! Rodrigo is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smackmy Bitshup!
After the big win, Smackmy Bitshup made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schilling kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
145 lbs
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22
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Cade!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Schilling
and Cade counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schilling thinking.
Schilling misses with a body shot.
Cade lands a nice shot to the body.
Cade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schilling.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schilling.
Schilling shoots in looking for a takedown. Cade tries to sprawl out of it but Schilling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cade takes one to the chin there.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schilling.
Schilling throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schilling shoots in for a takedown but Cade shows good takedown defense.
Schilling blocks a head kick by Cade.
Cade throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling motions for Cade to come forward. Schilling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schilling missing with a left hand there. Cade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schilling misses with a two punch combination.
Cade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab by Schilling.
Schilling shoots in for a double leg but Cade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Schilling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schilling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cade has time to react.
Schilling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Cade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carl Cade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schilling blocks a jab.
Cade slips a jab and a cross from Schilling.
Schilling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling throws out a loose jab but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe Schilling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade closes the distance and clinches.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Schilling controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling blocking some punches.
Schilling is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cade gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schilling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cade after a bit of a struggle.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Cade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schilling is trying to stall.
Cade manages to break the clinch.
Cade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schilling takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schilling ducks right into an uppercut from Cade.
Schilling throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Cade misses.
Schilling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schilling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schilling.
Schilling fails to land with a series of punches.
Cade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schilling moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cade instigates a clinch.
Schilling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cade.
Schilling taking a breather.
Cade tries a body shot but Schilling blocks it.
Cade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade clinches up with Schilling and pushes him back against the cage.
Cade lands a right hand.
Schilling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Cade.
Cade prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling tries to stall but Cade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schilling blocks an uppercut.
Schilling tries to work over Cade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade manages to break the clinch.
Cade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schilling.
Cade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cade moves out of range of the body kick.
Cade lands a brutal head kick. Schilling looks out on his feet and Cade throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Carl Cade!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
158 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a left hand
and Matoshin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Lannister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Matoshin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lannister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Matoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Matoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lannister looking to slow down the pace here.
Lannister tries to work over Matoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Matoshin to work.
Matoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lannister.
Matoshin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lannister pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Lannister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lannister can't find room to land a body shot as Matoshin controls the action.
Lannister lands with a short shot to the head.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Lannister.
Matoshin stalling.
Matoshin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lannister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
Lannister misses with a punch on the inside.
Lannister trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Matoshin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lannister throws an elbow that misses.
Matoshin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matoshin.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
Lannister lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lannister swings wildly with an uppercut but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lannister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matoshin throws a chopping leg kick but Lannister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lannister misses with a double jab.
Lannister lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Matoshin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lannister in his tracks.
Lannister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lannister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matoshin.
Lannister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matoshin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lannister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matoshin throws a series of punches but Lannister avoids them all with ease.
Matoshin scores with a jab.
Matoshin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lannister to counter with a crisp jab.
Matoshin is rocked!
Matoshin dips to his left and cracks Lannister with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matoshin misses with a two punch combination.
Lannister walks into a straight right hand from Matoshin.
Matoshin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matoshin looks to land a right hand but Lannister moved out of range.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Lannister takes a swing at Matoshin's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lannister lands with an uppercut that bounces Matoshin off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin darts in and clinches Lannister up against the cage.
Matoshin manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lannister, as that shot connected.
Lannister throws a jab but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Lannister keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matoshin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lannister ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
Lannister throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matoshin wants to clinch up but Lannister keeps it at a distance.
Matoshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Matoshin lands with a right hand.
Matoshin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lannister cracks Matoshin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matoshin slips a straight right by Lannister.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matoshin closes the distance and pushes Lannister back into the cage.
Lannister works on Matoshin's body with a couple of short punches.
Lannister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Matoshin pushes Lannister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lannister on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lannister swats away the attempt to clinch by Matoshin.
Matoshin has closed the distance and engaged Lannister in a clinch.
Matoshin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matoshin.
Lannister missing with knees to the body.
Matoshin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lannister backwards.
Lannister lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lannister tries to throw a body punch but Matoshin avoids it by throwing Lannister back against the cage.
Matoshin is trying to pull guard but Lannister has him pressed against the cage.
Matoshin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lannister is rocked!
Matoshin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lannister is still on wobbly legs! Can Matoshin finish him?
Matoshin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Matoshin fails to land.
Matoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Matoshin.
A head punch on the inside from Matoshin fails to land.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Lannister.
Matoshin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matoshin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matoshin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matoshin forces his way into half guard.
Matoshin is trying for a kimura here. Lannister looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Matoshin wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toshi Matoshin!
A relieved looking Toshi Matoshin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molito comes to the cage accompanied by Mohito. Enrique Molito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
150 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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23
150 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molito cracks a nice hook into Campbell's ribs.
Molito throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Molito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
Campbell tries to bum rush Molito with a series of wild strikes but Molito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Campbell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Molito slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Enrique Molito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Campbell.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molito misses the jab.
Molito scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Molito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Molito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Campbell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Molito swivels and escapes.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Molito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito throws a leg kick which misses Campbell's front leg but catches the back leg as Campbell tries to avoid it.
Campbell looks winded!
Molito lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell takes one on the button.
Campbell fails to land the takedown.
Molito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campbell's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Molito.
Campbell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell leaves his chin hanging out and Molito seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Campbell crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enrique Molito!
A victorious Enrique Molito 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Aigars Senko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hype Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senko comes to the cage accompanied by will.i.am T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) . Williams has chosen P.O.D. - Boom as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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23
144 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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141 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aigars Senko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hype Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to bum rush Senko with a series of wild strikes but Senko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hype Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Senko.
Williams takes a swing at Senko's ribcage but misses.
Senko throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Senko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Senko.
Senko lands a jab.
It looks like Hype Williams has been cut.
Senko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Senko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Senko misses the target.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a series of punches but Senko avoids them all with ease.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Senko moves away.
A swing and a miss from Senko.
Senko works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Senko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Senko eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Senko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams catches Senko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams slips a straight right by Senko.
Senko cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Senko checks a leg kick.
Senko lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Senko looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams throws a right hand that Senko ducks under and follows up with a left that Senko also avoids with ease.
Senko scores with a kick to the body.
Senko cracks Williams with a hook to the temple - Williams is on wobbly legs here! Senko swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Williams falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Senko wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aigars Senko!
In his post fight interview, Aigars Senko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spox Beard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spock's Beard - The Great Nothing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spox Beard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garcia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Beard! Garcia is out on his feet! Beard rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Garcia is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Garcia is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spox Beard!
Spox Beard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Psi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psi has chosen The Final Countdown - Europe as his entrance music. Nick Shields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Psi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psi slips a straight right by Shields.
Psi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shields swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shields takes a swing at Psi's ribcage but misses.
Shields moves out of range of the strikes.
Shields throws out a loose jab but Psi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Psi moves out of range of the leg kick from Shields.
Shields thows a body shot but no joy.
Abraham Psi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields moves out of range of the strikes.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Psi.
Psi wants to clinch up but Shields keeps it at a distance.
Psi connects with a body shot.
Psi clinches up against the cage.
Psi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shields fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Psi smiles and moves away.
Shields scores with a body shot.
Shields throws a leg kick but Psi sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shields. Psi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Psi lands with a shot to the body.
Shields steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Psi.
Psi misses with a right hand
so Shields counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Psi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shields has gone for a leg lock! Psi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shields's guard.
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!
Shields is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Psi gets to his feet - Shields follows without any prompting.
Psi closes the distance and pushes Shields back into the cage.
Psi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nick Shields has been cut.
Psi lands an elbow just above Shields 's eye.
Shields is trying to pull guard but Psi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psi has Shields pushed against the cage.
Psi lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Psi.
Shields tries to pull guard but Psi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Psi.
Psi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Psi.
Shields jumps guard but Psi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shields is trying to pull guard but Psi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Psi lands with a left to the head.
Shields is trying to pull guard but Psi has him pressed against the cage.
Shields jumps guard but Psi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Psi missing with knees to the body.
Psi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Psi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Psi.
Shields being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Psi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psi lands a nice uppercut.
Shields is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Psi to keep the fight standing.
Shields is trying to pull guard but Psi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields is trying to pull guard but Psi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Psi.
Shields fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Psi to work.
A short right from Psi.
Shields jumps guard but Psi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Psi to keep the fight standing.
Shields is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Psi to keep the fight standing.
Psi lands an elbow that stopped Shields in his tracks for a moment.
Psi stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Psi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shields's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Psi throws a poor cross that misses
so Shields counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Psi keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Psi is trying to keep Shields in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Psi wants to stand but Shields is controlling the position.
Psi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shields. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Psi is keeping the position.
Psi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shields.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Psi is on top in guard.
Shields is trying to control the position but Psi postures up.
Psi trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
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!
Psi passes Shields's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nick Shields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psi tries to pass to full mount but Shields defends it.
Psi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shields wants to get back to full guard.
Psi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shields is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shields looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Psi pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Psi seems content to control.
Shields gets back to full guard.
Psi wants to pass the guard but Shields is keeping the position.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Psi from controlling successfully.
Shields escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Psi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields keeping full guard, as Psi tries to pass.
Psi stands up from Shields's guard - Psi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shields shoots for a double leg takedown but Psi sprawls well. He's pushed Shields's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Psi closes the distance and pushes Shields back into the cage.
Shields tries to pull guard but Psi won't allow it.
Shields tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Psi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Psi just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Psi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psi is stalling here.
Shields tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Psi smiles and moves away.
A low kick from Shields is predictable there
and Psi counters with a straight right hand.
Psi throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
Shields misses with an uppercut. Psi saw that one coming.
Shields missing with a left hand there. Psi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Psi tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Psi moves out of range as Shields strikes.
Psi connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Psi.
Shields shoots in but no luck this time.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abraham Psi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nick Shields's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Psi throws a series of punches but Shields moves out of range.
Psi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shields.
Psi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Psi.
Shields on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shields throws a leg kick that is checked
and Psi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Psi scores with a nice right hand.
Psi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shields successfully pulls guard.
Shields is trying to keep Psi in close.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Psi from controlling successfully.
Psi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shields, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields misses with a hook. Psi ducked under it nicely.
Psi scores with a jab.
Psi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shields avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Psi throws a right and a left that Shields avoids nicely.
Shields takes a swing at Psi's ribcage but misses.
Shields punishes Psi's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Psi as he connects with a hook.
Psi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Psi moves into the clinch.
Psi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Psi stalling against the cage.
Nick Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shields avoids it.
Shields jumps guard but Psi stands there with Shields around his waist. Shields gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shields jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Psi walks away with a smile on his face. Shields gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Psi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Psi slips a straight right by Shields.
Shields looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Shields throws a leg kick that misses.
Shields swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shields swings for the body but Psi moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Psi 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 Shields has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shields and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shields throws a shot from downtown. Psi moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Shields throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Psi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Psi cracks the inside of Shields's front leg.
Psi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shields connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Psi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shields jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Psi walks away with a smile on his face. Shields gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Psi, as that shot connected.
Shields drops his hands momentarily and Psi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Psi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
Psi looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Psi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Psi.
Abraham Psi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Psi connects with a right hand. Shields shakes it off.
Shields throws a leg kick but Psi moved away.
Shields throws a predictable looking body shot
and Psi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Psi lands a right hand.
Abraham Psi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shields tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Psi smiles and moves away.
Psi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Psi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Psi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Psi 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Psi!
Abraham Psi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$), into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Rokusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Sherry Monocle. Ikki Rokusho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ikki Rokusho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokusho works the jab nicely.
Rokusho lands with a straight right. Morgan didn't see that one coming.
Rokusho misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rokusho's knee momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rokusho 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 Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rokusho.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rokusho connects with a nice looking jab.
Rokusho is looking to land body kicks.
Rokusho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Rokusho misses.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Rokusho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Rokusho.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rokusho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rokusho is able to avoid easily.
Rokusho blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Rokusho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Rokusho.
Rokusho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rokusho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rokusho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rokusho misses the jab.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Rokusho scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Rokusho misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Rokusho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Rokusho sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ikki Rokusho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokusho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokusho.
Good shot there by Rokusho.
Rokusho tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan is looking to wear down Rokusho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rokusho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rokusho throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan cracks Rokusho with a good jab.
Rokusho tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Rokusho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morgan. Morgan obviously looking to wear him down.
Rokusho moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rokusho to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Rokusho throws a shot to the body.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan tries to move into range but Rokusho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Rokusho.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morgan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rokusho throws a lazy head kick
and Rokusho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rokusho checks a leg kick.
Rokusho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rokusho checks a leg kick nicely.
Morgan slips a straight right by Rokusho.
Rokusho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rokusho throws a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Rokusho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rokusho misses
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rokusho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan is looking to slow Rokusho down with leg kicks.
Rokusho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan throws a body punch but Rokusho moves out of range.
Rokusho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rokusho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rokusho misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Rokusho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan moves out of range as Rokusho strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokusho moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Rokusho throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Rokusho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rokusho throws a low kick, looking for Morgan's leg but Morgan calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ikki Rokusho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rokusho looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by Rokusho.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rokusho can pounce on him.
Ikki Rokusho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rokusho looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Rokusho throws a shot to the body.
Rokusho looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Rokusho throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Rokusho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rokusho.
Rokusho connects with an inside leg kick.
Rokusho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rokusho slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Rokusho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan throws a low kick but Rokusho avoids it.
Rokusho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rokusho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokusho looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokusho misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Rokusho misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rokusho misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rokusho lands a head kick!
Rokusho throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Rokusho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rokusho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokusho manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rokusho. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Rokusho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rokusho misses.
Rokusho misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Rokusho.
A head kick by Rokusho misses
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Rokusho looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Rokusho connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rokusho throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Rokusho throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Rokusho just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a swing at Rokusho's ribcage but misses.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rokusho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Rokusho takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokusho throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Rokusho.
Rokusho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rokusho lands an overhand right.
Rokusho misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rokusho thinking.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikki Rokusho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rokusho tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Rokusho misses.
A swing and a miss from Rokusho.
Rokusho misses the shot to the body.
Morgan defending well as Rokusho loads up on a big left hand.
Rokusho cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Rokusho throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rokusho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rokusho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rokusho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Rokusho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Morgan is out of range and Rokusho settles back down.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rokusho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Rokusho is predictable there
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Rokusho was not able to check.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokusho just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokusho was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokusho moves away.
Rokusho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rokusho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rokusho.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rokusho, right into the meat.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokusho is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Rokusho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Morgan.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Rokusho misses.
Rokusho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokusho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morgan. Rokusho shrugs it off though.
Rokusho checks a low kick from Morgan.
Rokusho looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Morgan blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rokusho throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Rokusho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rokusho misses with a double jab.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rokusho walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
Rokusho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokusho is just out of range.
Rokusho looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Rokusho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokusho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rokusho misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rokusho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokusho.
Rokusho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Rokusho.
Morgan works Rokusho's body with a nice hook.
Morgan pushes Rokusho away with a front 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!
Rokusho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rokusho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rokusho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Rokusho avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokusho throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Rokusho misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morgan thumps Rokusho with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Simon Morgan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rokusho there.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Rokusho's body.
Nice straight punches there by Rokusho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rokusho.
Rokusho takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokusho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morgan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Rokusho throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rokusho throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokusho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Rokusho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rokusho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rokusho is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
Rokusho smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rokusho. That did some damage!
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rokusho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan scores with a push kick.
Morgan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rokusho throws a series of strikes that have Morgan backpedaling.
Rokusho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokusho misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rokusho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rokusho misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rokusho scores with a sloppy right hand. Morgan should have avoided that one.
Rokusho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Rokusho throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Rokusho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Morgan punishes Rokusho's body with a nice straight punch.
Rokusho swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Rokusho throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Rokusho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Rokusho catches Morgan right on the button with a cross.
Rokusho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
Rokusho throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Rokusho misses with a looping left.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rokusho misses with a wild combination.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rokusho connects with a crisp jab.
Rokusho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokusho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokusho thows a body shot but no joy.
Rokusho is looking to land body kicks.
Rokusho lands a lovely overhand right.
Rokusho throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rokusho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rokusho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Rokusho misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokusho.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a crisp jab.
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 Simon Morgan 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rokusho misses with a looping left.
Rokusho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Rokusho 's knee.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Rokusho misses its intended target.
Morgan scores with a one two! Rokusho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rokusho misses the shot to the body.
Rokusho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan throws a body kick that misses.
Rokusho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rokusho throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rokusho misses.
Rokusho looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Rokusho.
A jab from Rokusho misses.
Rokusho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rokusho throws a big shot that misses.
Rokusho throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokusho.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rokusho.
Rokusho checks a low kick from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho throws a low kick but Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a hook but Rokusho avoids it easily.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Rokusho.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokusho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Rokusho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rokusho is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rokusho's sensitive parts.
Rokusho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Rokusho.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rokusho throws out the jab.
Rokusho thumps Morgan with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokusho.
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokusho. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokusho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morgan.
Rokusho tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokusho misses the target.
Rokusho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rokusho.
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokusho misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Rokusho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Rokusho.
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Rokusho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Rokusho does no damage.
Rokusho tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morgan is able to avoid easily.
Rokusho swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokusho.
Rokusho lands with a kick to the temple. Morgan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan feints and then cracks Rokusho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rokusho down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikki Rokusho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rokusho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ikki Rokusho!
Ikki Rokusho is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Ikki Rokusho, 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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