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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aadilou Ankutse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenek Ziemski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankutse comes into the arena with i ka kane blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zenek Ziemski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aadilou Ankutse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zenek Ziemski!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankutse throws a right hand that Ziemski ducks under and follows up with a left that Ziemski also avoids with ease.
Ankutse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ankutse lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ankutse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziemski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Xtreme Punishment inform us that Ziemski has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ziemski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ankutse.
Ziemski pulls Ankutse in to control the position.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Ziemski keeps moving.
Ankutse drops back looking for a leg! Ziemski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ziemski manages to kick Ankutse off! Ankutse jumps back into Ziemski's guard.
Ankutse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ziemski trying to keep a closed guard but Ankutse is proving a slippery customer.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Ziemski keeps moving.
Ziemski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ziemski pulls Ankutse in close to his closed guard and prevents Ankutse from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Zenek Ziemski.
Ankutse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ziemski!
We've been hearing that Ankutse has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemski manages to get back to half guard.
Ziemski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ankutse is working away from the top position though.
Ziemski is defending against the submission attempts here by Ankutse.
Ziemski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ziemski wants to control but Ankutse is keeping busy.
Ziemski tries to get to full guard but Ankutse has control of the leg.
Ankutse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ziemski trying to control from the bottom.
Ankutse is working for a kimura but Ziemski is defending it quite comfortably.
Ziemski is looking to control Ankutse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ziemski avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemski actively working from the bottom here.
Ziemski is trying to maintain the position but Ankutse is very close to passing his half guard.
Ziemski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ankutse pulls his head out easily.
Ankutse is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ziemski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ankutse wants to take a breather but Ziemski is having none of it.
Ziemski wants to control but Ankutse is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziemski wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziemski gets full guard.
Ankutse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ziemski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ankutse got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziemski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ankutse has managed to get both his arms back between Ziemski's legs - danger averted.
Ziemski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ziemski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ankutse.
Ankutse is looking to work some ground and pound but Ziemski has wrist control.
Ziemski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ankutse defends well.
Ziemski keeping moving, preventing Ankutse from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziemski controls Ankutse momentarily but Ankutse frees himself.
Ankutse preventing the sweep.
Ankutse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziemski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ankutse throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Ziemski keeps moving.
Ankutse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ankutse drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ankutse jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ankutse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziemski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ankutse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ankutse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ankutse tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziemski is retaining full guard.
Ankutse preventing the sweep.
Ankutse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziemski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankutse tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziemski is retaining full guard.
Ziemski is looking for a triangle but Ankutse pushes his legs off easily.
Ankutse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziemski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aadilou Ankutse will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ankutse bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ziemski struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Ankutse seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ankutse wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ziemski, who protects the arm well.
Ankutse tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ziemski can't do much from the bottom here.
Aadilou Ankutse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ankutse working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ankutse grinds an elbow into Ziemski's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemski struggling a bit here.
Ankutse looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ankutse wants to control but Ziemski is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Ziemski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ankutse tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ankutse working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ankutse is staying active.
Ziemski is trying to improve his position.
Ziemski is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Ankutse working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ankutse tries for a kimura but Ziemski is defending well.
Ankutse is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ziemski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ziemski gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ankutse is looking to advance position but Ziemski won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ankutse.
Ankutse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ankutse is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ziemski sees it coming and defends easily.
Ankutse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ankutse seems to be working for a kimura but Ziemski defends the submission attempt.
Ziemski gets back to full guard.
Ankutse drops back looking for a leg! Ziemski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ziemski manages to kick Ankutse off! Ankutse jumps back into Ziemski's guard.
Ziemski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ziemski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ankutse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziemski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziemski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziemski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ziemski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ankutse tries to free his leg and advance position but Ziemski is retaining full guard.
Ankutse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziemski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ankutse drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ankutse jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ankutse got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziemski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ankutse has managed to get both his arms back between Ziemski's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankutse preventing the sweep.
Ankutse slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ankutse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziemski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aadilou Ankutse dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ankutse looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ziemski wants to control but Ankutse is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ziemski is looking to improve his position.
Ziemski is trying to control but can't.
Ankutse wants to pass the guard but Ziemski is defending well.
Ankutse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ziemski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ankutse.
Ziemski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ankutse is looking for a kimura here.
Ziemski wants to get back to full guard.
Ziemski is trying to maintain the position but Ankutse is very close to passing his half guard.
Ankutse is working for a kimura but Ziemski is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemski trying to control from the bottom.
Ankutse is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ziemski trying to control here.
Ankutse seems to be looking for submissions.
Ankutse is working for a kimura but Ziemski is defending it quite comfortably.
Ziemski moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemski has his hands on Ankutse's head, controlling the position.
Ziemski is trying to keep Ankutse in close.
Ziemski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ankutse haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Ziemski keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ziemski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ankutse is aware though and is defending well.
Ankutse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziemski is keeping the position for now.
Ziemski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ankutse postures up and lands a big shot to Ziemski's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ziemski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ankutse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ankutse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ziemski trying to keep a closed guard but Ankutse is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Ziemski keeps moving.
Ziemski is trying to control the position but Ankutse postures up.
Ankutse trying to control but Ziemski is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ankutse drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ankutse jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ziemski working a defensive guard here.
Ziemski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ankutse defends it easily.
Ziemski is trying to keep Ankutse in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ziemski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ankutse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziemski is keeping the position for now.
Ankutse postures up.
Ankutse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ziemski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ankutse defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziemski trying to control the position.
Zenek Ziemski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ankutse passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zenek Ziemski.
Well Ankutse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aadilou Ankutse!
Aadilou Ankutse thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koa Polunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King as his entrance music. Joe Saunders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Polunu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polunu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saunders misses with a lunging right hand
and Polunu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Saunders looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Polunu has picked Saunders up and slammed him! Saunders can't keep hold of the triangle and Polunu manages to pass to side control!
Saunders is trying to improve his position.
Saunders is not content to let Polunu control the position.
Saunders is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Polunu is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Saunders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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!
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Polunu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polunu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Polunu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polunu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saunders.
Saunders slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Saunders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saunders trying to control but Polunu is working from the bottom.
Polunu is controlling Saunders's posture.
Saunders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saunders is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Polunu keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Polunu blocks nicely.
Saunders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saunders is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saunders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Polunu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saunders with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polunu has control of Saunders's left arm, preventing Saunders from doing any damage.
Saunders postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saunders's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Polunu keeping full guard, as Saunders tries to pass.
Saunders postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Polunu holds on and takes a little breather.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Polunu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polunu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saunders got a little sloppy there for a moment and Polunu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saunders has managed to get both his arms back between Polunu's legs - danger averted.
Saunders postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Polunu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Polunu being controlled here, momentarily.
Saunders trying to control but Polunu is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Saunders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Polunu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polunu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Polunu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saunders checks it well.
Saunders misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Polunu finds it's target.
Polunu throws a head kick but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Polunu finds it's way round the side to connect with Saunders's head.
Saunders thuds his right hand into Polunu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Polunu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Polunu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saunders takes one to the side of the head.
Saunders throws a lazy right hand but Polunu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polunu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saunders manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Polunu coming out on top.
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Saunders changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Polunu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Saunders fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Joe Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saunders connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Polunu some visible discomfort.
Polunu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Saunders asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Polunu defending against the ground and pound.
Saunders in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Saunders throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders scores with a couple of short elbows.
Saunders postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Saunders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Polunu keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders in side control, throwing shots but Polunu defends.
Saunders scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Polunu to see if he's OK.
Saunders misses with the ground and pound.
Polunu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Polunu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Polunu is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Polunu keeping his opponent close.
Polunu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Saunders connects with a decent elbow.
Saunders throws an elbow but Polunu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Polunu is trying to control Saunders's posture but Saunders avoids it.
The strikes coming from Saunders are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Saunders creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Polunu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a nice forearm strike.
Saunders is working Polunu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Saunders working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Polunu is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saunders cracks Polunu with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Saunders immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Polunu is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Saunders!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Saunders!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Saunders thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Felipe Melo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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229 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Melo throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Melo only half commits.
We've been informed that Melo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown looks to land a combination but Melo avoids it well.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
Melo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Felipe Melo has been cut.
Melo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Melo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paul Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Melo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Melo on the side of the head.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Melo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a hook. Melo ducked under it nicely.
Melo tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Melo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melo feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brown crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Melo - the referee stops the clock and Brown gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Melo. Brown manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid body kick from Melo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Melo coming out on top.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crack! A monster head kick from Melo and Brown falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Melo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Felipe Melo!
Felipe Melo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krwawy Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent P.I.M.P. Lopez has chosen DJ Kronic feat. Bombs Away - Looking For Some Girls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
175 lbs
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29
180 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krwawy Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Santa Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santa Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Santa Cruz.
Lopez is looking to slow Santa Cruz down with leg kicks.
Lopez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santa Cruz eats them both and turns towards Lopez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santa Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Santa Cruz misses.
Santa Cruz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Santa Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santa Cruz.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santa Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Santa Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rafael Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santa Cruz is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santa Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
We've been hearing reports that Santa Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A jab from Santa Cruz misses.
Santa Cruz misses with a leg kick.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santa Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Santa Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Lopez tries to bum rush Santa Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Santa Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santa Cruz clinches.
Santa Cruz misses with the head strike.
Santa Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santa Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Santa Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santa Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santa Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santa Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Santa Cruz moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Santa Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Santa Cruz.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Santa Cruz. That snapped Lopez's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Santa Cruz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santa Cruz, right into the meat.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santa Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Santa Cruz settles back down.
Santa Cruz lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Santa Cruz closes the distance but Lopez moves to the side
and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Santa Cruz keeps moving.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Santa Cruz.
Lopez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four 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!
Santa Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopez defends well.
Santa Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santa Cruz keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santa Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez trying to control but Santa Cruz is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krwawy Lopez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Santa Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santa Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santa Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Lopez is trying to improve his position.
Santa Cruz working away.
Santa Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santa Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santa Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santa Cruz is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santa Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santa Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Santa Cruz trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santa Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santa Cruz looks to land a strike but Lopez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Santa Cruz wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez is pulling down on Santa Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Santa Cruz, at least for the moment.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Santa Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santa Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Santa Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez pulls Santa Cruz in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throws a strike but Lopez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position.
Lopez trying to control but Santa Cruz is working from the bottom.
Santa Cruz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santa Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez lands a couple of digs.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz being controlled here, momentarily.
Santa Cruz is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez lands a couple of digs.
Lopez postures up.
Santa Cruz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lopez is now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santa Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael Santa Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santa Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santa Cruz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy body kick from Santa Cruz
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Santa Cruz 's knee.
Santa Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santa Cruz shoots for a takedown but Lopez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santa Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Santa Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santa Cruz 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 Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krwawy Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Santa Cruz tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santa Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Santa Cruz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Santa Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santa Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez cracks Santa Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Santa Cruz.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands with a slapping head kick.
Santa Cruz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Santa Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Santa Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Santa Cruz avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez drives through with a takedown into Santa Cruz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santa Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez pushing down on Santa Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
Lopez is nestled in close to Santa Cruz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santa Cruz gets full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lopez working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Santa Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Santa Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santa Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santa Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Santa Cruz's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Santa Cruz keeps moving.
Lopez content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lopez works over Santa Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Santa Cruz is pulling down on Lopez's head to control his posture.
Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Santa Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Santa Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Santa Cruz keeps moving.
Santa Cruz trying to control the position.
Santa Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santa Cruz keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krwawy Lopez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Santa Cruz slips a jab from Lopez.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krwawy Lopez.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Krwawy Lopez!
Krwawy Lopez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Helmet - Unsung kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Miles Harunodo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Harunodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo moves out of range of the body kick from Feitsora.
Harunodo misses with a hook.
Harunodo tries a head kick but it misses.
Feitsora delivers a nice body kick.
We've been told by Harunodo's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harunodo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harunodo feints a jab promting Feitsora to slip. Harunodo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Feitsora slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Feitsora has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harunodo misses with a looping right.
Feitsora scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feitsora connects with a single shot there.
Harunodo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Feitsora misses with a body kick.
Harunodo cracks Feitsora with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Harunodo misses.
Harunodo throws a nice head kick!
Harunodo throws a hook but Feitsora blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harunodo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Feitsora - the referee stops the clock and Harunodo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Feitsora. Harunodo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Feitsora moves out of range as Harunodo strikes.
Feitsora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Feitsora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harunodo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Feitsora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harunodo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Feitsora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harunodo avoiding damage as Feitsora throws knees to the body.
Harunodo tries to break free but Feitsora pushes him back against the cage.
Harunodo scores with a shoulder strike.
Harunodo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harunodo tries a body shot but Feitsora blocks it.
Harunodo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Feitsoras head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo avoids the elbow strike from Feitsora, against the cage.
Harunodo throws a head punch that misses.
Harunodo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Feitsora has Harunodo pressed against the cage, preventing Harunodo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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!
Feitsora has a couple of punches blocked by Harunodo.
Harunodo is looking to break free of the clinch but Feitsora has double underhooks.
Feitsora working aggressively here.
Feitsora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Feitsora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harunodo's efforts to push away.
Harunodo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Feitsora misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Feitsora scores with a nice short uppercut.
Feitsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Feitsora as Harunodo tries to tie him up.
Feitsora throws an elbow but it misses.
Harunodo tries to work over Feitsora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harunodo is looking to break free of the clinch but Feitsora has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Feitsora fails to land.
Feitsora lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Miles Harunodo has been cut.
Feitsora throws an elbow but it misses.
Feitsora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Feitsora misses with some punches.
Feitsora lands a hook that snaps the head of Harunodo backwards.
Feitsora prevents Harunodo from breaking the clinch.
Feitsora lands a shoulder strike.
Feitsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harunodo tries a body shot but Feitsora blocks it.
Harunodo can't find room to land a body shot as Feitsora controls the action.
Harunodo blocks the elbow strike.
Feitsora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harunodo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harunodo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harunodo breaks the clinch.
Harunodo throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Harunodo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo throws a head kick but Feitsora moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Feitsora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harunodo misses with an uppercut. Feitsora saw that one coming.
Feitsora tries to clinch up.
Feitsora keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick by Feitsora misses
and Harunodo counters with a left and a right that stings Feitsora.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feitsora misses with a body kick.
Feitsora thumps Harunodo with a low kick.
Feitsora blocks a leg kick.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harunodo throws the kick towards the body but Feitsora avoids it.
Feitsora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harunodo if he has to take too many more of those.
Harunodo misses with a leg kick
and Feitsora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harunodo needs to keep his hands up - Feitsora had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miles Harunodo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Feitsora scores with a nice body kick.
Harunodo misses with a low kick.
Harunodo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harunodo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feitsora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feitsora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Feitsora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harunodo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Feitsora is out of range and Harunodo settles back down.
Harunodo gets tackled into the cage by Feitsora. Feitsora maintains the clinch.
Feitsora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harunodo backwards.
Harunodo is trying to break the clinch but Feitsora has him pressed against the cage.
Feitsora lands an elbow just above Harunodo 's eye.
Feitsora working Harunodo over with knees to the body.
Harunodo takes an elbow to the temple.
Harunodo breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Harunodo.
Harunodo throws out a loose jab but Feitsora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiyaro Feitsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harunodo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feitsora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Feitsora throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Feitsora wants to clinch.
Miles Harunodo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Feitsora checks a leg kick nicely.
Feitsora avoids the body shot from Harunodo.
Feitsora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harunodo throws a hook to the side of Feitsora's head but Feitsora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harunodo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora clinches up against the cage.
Harunodo has had enough of the clinch but Feitsora keeps him there for the moment.
Feitsora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harunodo tries to circle away but Feitsora has him pinned against the cage.
Feitsora lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Feitsora.
Feitsora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harunodo backwards.
Feitsora lands an elbow inside that Harunodo shrugs off.
Harunodo is rocked!
Feitsora misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh Harunodo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feitsora drops Harunodo with a big right hand! Feitsora charges in looking to finish - Harunodo manages to keep Feitsora in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Miles Harunodo's cut is getting worse.
Feitsora trying to control the position from guard on top but Harunodo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feitsora slips nicely into half guard.
Feitsora missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harunodo seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora wants to take a breather but Harunodo is having none of it.
Harunodo pushes Feitsora off looking to stand but Feitsora dives back in and keeps control.
Feitsora is trying to control the action in half guard but Harunodo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Feitsora is looking for a kimura here.
Feitsora frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Feitsora tries to control but Harunodo wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Miles Harunodo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Feitsora looking to finish Harunodo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harunodo!
Jeez, Miles Harunodo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miles Harunodo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiyaro Feitsora!
A less than humble Tiyaro Feitsora misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Winnfield. Beautiful body shot.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lyons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winnfield's head.
Lyons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lyons stops Winnfield from getting back to his feet.
Winnfield kicks off Lyons and gets to his feet.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Lyons moves away and avoids it.
Lyons fails with a takedown attempt.
Lyons works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons dives in and grabs Winnfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winnfield pushes down on Lyons's head and hops out.
Lyons closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield is trying to buck Lyons off.
Winnfield is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Wolfschanze that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lyons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Winnfield is trying to buck Lyons off.
Winnfield parries the strikes from Lyons easily there. Lyons is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Winnfield to escape.
Winnfield wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield is not content to let Lyons control the position.
The ground and pound from Lyons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Lyons crashes against the mat.
Winnfield is not content to let Lyons control the position.
Lyons is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lyons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Winnfield down.
Winnfield is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lyons asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lyons tries to score with some ground and pound. Winnfield controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lyons are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Winnfield is not content to let Lyons control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winnfield is trying to get back to his feet.
Lyons wants to take a breather but Winnfield manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lyons.
Lyons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyons with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Winnfield keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lyons postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Winnfield wants to stand up but Lyons is controlling him.
Lyons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winnfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lyons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lyons working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Winnfield is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Winnfield has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winnfield gets to his feet - Lyons follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyons slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Lyons dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lyons swings for the body but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lyons.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Lyons's shoulder, as Lyons tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winnfield sizes up Lyons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winnfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyons's sensitive parts.
Winnfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyons doesn't manage to clinch there - Winnfield circles away.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyons avoids the body shot from Winnfield.
Winnfield needs to keep his hands up - Lyons had a free shot at his head there.
Lyons cracks the inside of Winnfield's front leg.
Winnfield gets tackled into the cage by Lyons. Lyons maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyons.
Lyons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield is pressed up against the cage. Lyons has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Winnfield down to the mat. Winnfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winnfield looks to land a combination. Lyons sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Rory Lyons has been cut.
Lyons throws a shot from downtown. Winnfield moves away and avoids it.
Winnfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Lyons connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Lyons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winnfield.
Nice straight punches there by Lyons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lyons.
Winnfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyons defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.
Winnfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winnfield throws a lazy right hand but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Lyons misses.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Winnfield lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Winnfield.
Sloppy strikes from Lyons. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Winnfield finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winnfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lyons's hands.
Lyons tries for a takedown but Winnfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jules Winnfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Lyons.
Winnfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lyons's head.
Winnfield looks to land a right hand but Lyons moved out of range.
Lyons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lyons lands an overhand right.
Winnfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a straight right.
Lyons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Lyons shoots for a double leg takedown but Winnfield sprawls well. He's pushed Lyons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jules Winnfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyons misses with a body shot.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons swinging wildly here.
Lyons steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Winnfield. That one must have hurt.
Lyons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winnfield.
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lyons thows a body shot but no joy.
Lyons has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyons.
Lyons scores with a sloppy right hand. Winnfield should have avoided that one.
Lyons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Lyons blocks a leg kick.
Winnfield digs a good hook to Lyons's body.
Winnfield avoids the body shot from Lyons.
Winnfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lyons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lyons forces his way into half guard.
Winnfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Winnfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winnfield misses with a looping right.
Lyons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range.
Lyons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
Winnfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lyons.
Winnfield works Lyons's body with a nice hook.
Lyons needs to keep his hands up - Winnfield had a free shot at his head there.
Lyons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lyons connects with a body shot that sends Winnfield's belly button to the back.
Winnfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyons has time to react.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lyons throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons cracks Winnfield with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Lyons as he connects with a hook.
Winnfield misses with a head kick.
Winnfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winnfield looks for the body kick but Lyons saw that one coming.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses.
Lyons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Winnfield eats them both and turns towards Lyons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winnfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyons.
Winnfield throws a body punch but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winnfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lyons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winnfield throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield.
Lyons throws a leg kick but Winnfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Winnfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnfield connects with a single shot there.
Winnfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lyons counters with a nice uppercut.
Jules Winnfield is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Winnfield misses.
Winnfield missing with a left hand there. Lyons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyons. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winnfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lyons tries to clinch but Winnfield is having none of it.
Lyons misses with a body shot.
Lyons thuds a left hand into Winnfield's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons dodges the punch combination from Winnfield.
Winnfield slips under a jab from Lyons.
Winnfield connects with a jab.
Lyons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Winnfield avoids the head kick by Lyons.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyons throws an overhand right that lands on Winnfield's shoulder, as Winnfield tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a few strikes there.
Winnfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lyons's head backwards.
Winnfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winnfield as he avoids it easily.
Jules Winnfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Lyons.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lyons thows a body shot but no joy.
Lyons connects with a jab.
Lyons just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range and Lyons settles back down.
Lyons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown but Winnfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyons scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winnfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winnfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winnfield throws a sloppy head kick and Lyons moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jules Winnfield.
I think Winnfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jules Winnfield!
After winning the bout, Jules Winnfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moyses Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deidara Zetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetsu has chosen Make Me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moyses Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deidara Zetsu!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mattos lands a slapping body shot.
Zetsu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Deidara Zetsu has been cut.
Mattos lands a nice shot that snaps Zetsu's head back.
Mattos thows a body shot but no joy.
Mattos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mattos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mattos misses with an uppercut.
Mattos connects with a looping right hand.
Zetsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Zetsu.
Zetsu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mattos in his tracks.
Mattos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zetsus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mattos avoids the head kick by Zetsu.
Mattos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zetsu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Deidara Zetsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mattos jabs Zetsu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zetsu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetsu takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Deidara Zetsu's cut even more.
Mattos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mattos just misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos connects with a jab.
Mattos avoids the head kick by Zetsu.
Mattos tries to move into range but Zetsu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mattos misses the target.
Zetsu scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mattos defending well as Zetsu loads up on a big left hand.
Mattos clinches.
A short uppercut from Mattos .
Mattos tries a body shot but Zetsu blocks it.
Zetsu stalling in the clinch but Mattos improves position.
Mattos is struggling to control the position.
Mattos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zetsu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mattos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mattos avoiding damage as Zetsu throws knees to the body.
Mattos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zetsu backwards.
Mattos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Mattos .
Mattos blocking some punches.
Mattos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mattos has Zetsu pushed against the cage.
Mattos scores with a shoulder strike.
The cut above Deidara Zetsu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Zetsu.
Mattos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mattos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zetsu tries to break the clinch but Mattos is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Zetsu.
Mattos lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mattos fails to land.
Mattos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zetsu backwards.
Mattos is trying to maintain a safe position but Zetsu gets an underhook and turns Mattos into the cage.
Zetsu blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Mattos - that landed with a thud.
Mattos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zetsus head.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
Zetsu breaks the clinch.
Moyses Mattos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zetsu throws an overhand right that lands on Mattos 's shoulder, as Mattos tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mattos .
Mattos misses with a straight left.
Zetsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Zetsu.
Mattos clobbers Zetsu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Deidara Zetsu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zetsu is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Deidara Zetsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Moyses Mattos !
A very excited looking Moyses Mattos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is That Punjabi Jay-Z song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muakbar.
Haji Muakbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muakbar throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaze.
Muakbar throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muakbar walks into a left hand.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Muakbar throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Muakbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Muakbar really felt that one!
Blaze defending well as Muakbar loads up on a big left hand.
Muakbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Blaze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muakbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze gets caught flat footed, as Muakbar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Muakbar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muakbar postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Muakbar wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Muakbar throws a strike but Blaze rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze preventing the sweep.
Muakbar has Blaze pulled in close to control his posture.
Blaze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Muakbar is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar pulls Blaze in close to prevent any damage.
Muakbar is trying to control the position but Blaze postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Haji Muakbar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Muakbar looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
Blaze slips a jab from Muakbar.
Blaze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muakbar to score with a decent uppercut.
Muakbar jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Blaze throws a chopping leg kick but Muakbar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Muakbar.
Muakbar misses with a left hand
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Muakbar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muakbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muakbar walks into a jab.
Muakbar shoots in looking for a takedown but Blaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muakbar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Muakbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Muakbar misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muakbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Muakbar connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaze is looking to chop away at Muakbar's legs.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Muakbar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muakbar manages to avoid it.
Muakbar swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Muakbar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muakbar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Muakbar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blaze to the mat! Blaze manages to get full guard.
Muakbar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Muakbar postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Muakbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muakbar throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muakbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Blaze blocks nicely.
Muakbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muakbar is one step ahead there.
Muakbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Muakbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muakbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Muakbar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blaze's guard.
Muakbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
Muakbar is looking to take a break and control but Blaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muakbar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaze defending well though.
Muakbar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blaze is looking to control Muakbar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaze avoid being mounted?
Muakbar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar uses his free foot to push down on Blaze's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blaze.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Muakbar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Muakbar avoids the attempt from Blaze to control.
Muakbar with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muakbar with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muakbar landing shots from mount.
Muakbar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blaze wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Muakbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haji Muakbar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blaze stuffs the takedown.
Jab by Muakbar.
Muakbar moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Blaze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muakbar slips under a jab.
Muakbar takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Muakbar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaze's waist but Blaze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muakbar off to one side.
Muakbar throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Muakbar's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Muakbar tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muakbar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muakbar.
Muakbar throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Muakbar shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaze sprawls well. He's pushed Muakbar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haji Muakbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muakbar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Muakbar checks it.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
Muakbar misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Blaze as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar misses with a two punch combination.
Muakbar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaze defends it nicely.
Muakbar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaze. Blaze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar misses the jab.
Muakbar misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Muakbar throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Muakbar. Those never looked like landing.
Muakbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaze misses with the combination.
Blaze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muakbar to score with a decent uppercut.
Haji Muakbar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze stuffs the takedown.
Muakbar works the jab nicely.
Muakbar tried to score with a low kick but Blaze checks it.
Muakbar misses the jab.
Muakbar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Muakbar finds it's way through Blaze's defenses.
Blaze looks to land a left hand but Muakbar moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muakbar is out of range and Blaze settles back down.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Haji Muakbar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muakbar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantastic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System Of A Down-Cigaro. Styles has chosen Theme tune to muslamic ray guns as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Xavier Styles!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Styles moves away from the strike by Fantastic.
Fantastic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Styles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Styles.
Fantastic misses with a low kick.
Styles fails to land with a series of punches.
Styles shoots in and drives through. Fantastic sprawls well.
Fantastic is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles shoots in for a double leg but Fantastic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Fantastic tries a low kick but Styles avoids it.
Styles lands a jab.
Styles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fantastic defends it nicely.
Johnny Fantastic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Styles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic moves out of range as Styles throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Fantastic misses its intended target.
Styles scores with a jab.
Fantastic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles blocks the body kick.
Styles throws a combination that misses
and Fantastic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Styles lands with an uppercut that bounces Fantastic off the cage and back into range.
Styles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fantastic sprawls well. Fantastic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Styles gets slowly back to his feet.
Styles moves out of range as Fantastic strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Styles. That did some damage!
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Fantastic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Styles has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A combination from Styles does no damage.
Fantastic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastic throws a push kick but Styles slaps the foot to one side.
Styles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic checks the leg kick.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic moves out of range as Styles strikes.
Styles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Styles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fantastic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Fantastic as he connects with a hook.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fantastic was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Johnny Fantastic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles moves out of range of the leg kick from Fantastic.
Styles thumps Fantastic with a low kick.
Xavier Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Fantastic misses its intended target.
Styles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Styles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fantastic. That did some damage!
Styles blocks a jab.
Fantastic looks to score with a jab to the body but Styles is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Styles. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Styles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic misses with a body shot
and Styles counters with an inside leg kick.
Styles moves out of range as Fantastic strikes.
Nice cross by Fantastic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Styles misses.
Styles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fantastic counters with a body kick.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fantastic.
Fantastic throws a hook but Styles avoids it easily.
Fantastic lands a big head kick that sends Styles tumbling to the mat! Fantastic takes a step backwards and waves Styles back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Styles is rocked!
It looks like Xavier Styles has been cut.
Fantastic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Styles is still on wobbly legs! Can Fantastic finish him?
Fantastic throws a right hand that misses
and Styles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Styles's calf.
A jab from Styles misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styles looks winded!
Styles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic misses with a straight right.
Fantastic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Fantastic engages and cracks Styles with a massive lead left hook - Styles tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Fantastic is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Fantastic!
Johnny Fantastic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Xavier Styles was interviewed post fight and said 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Vieri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nichi Hong!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri tries to clinch there but Hong circles away.
Hong throws a lazy uppercut
and Vieri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vieri.
Vieri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Vieri moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Vieri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vieri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vieri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieri was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Vieri is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
Vieri digs a good body shot into Hong's ribs.
Vieri gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hong wants to get back to full guard.
Hong wants to control but Vieri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong is looking to improve his position.
Hong wants to control but Vieri is keeping busy.
Vieri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vieri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vieri passes to side control.
Vieri looks up at the clock and then as Hong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vieri smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vieri postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vieri trying to control the position but Hong is working away.
Hong defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri trying to control the position but Hong is working away.
Vieri scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vieri working away.
Hong dodges the ground and pound from Vieri.
Hong is looking for a sweep.
Hong regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Vieri there.
Hong trying to control but Vieri postures up.
Vieri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hong's head.
Vieri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Vieri jumps into side control!
Hong tries to bench press Vieri off him but Vieri keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vieri connects with a decent elbow.
Vieri is chipping away with strikes.
Vieri fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Hong's face as Vieri controls the position.
Vieri is looking to take a break and control but Hong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vieri wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vieri off and has taken his back!
Vieri staying busy and making it hard for Hong to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieri is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri is working hard here to advance position.
I would not like to be Vieri right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vieri prevents Hong from getting a body triangle.
Vieri tries to roll but Hong sticks to his back.
Hong trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hong biding his time, controlling Vieri.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hong's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Vieri dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hong needs to keep his hands up - Vieri had a free shot at his head there.
Vieri closes the distance and clinches up with Hong, looking for a takedown. Vieri pushes Hong against the cage but Hong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Hong finds it's target.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Vieri.
Vieri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vieri.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieri was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Vieri is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nichi Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieri lands a head shot.
Vieri slips a jab from Hong.
Vieri takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Vieri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vieri walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Vieri misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Vieri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Vieri checks a leg kick.
Vieri misses with a low kick.
Hong throws a body punch but Vieri moves out of range.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Vieri tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri avoids a kick to the body.
Hong misses with a looping left.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Vieri wants to clinch
and Hong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vieri's knee momentarily.
Erkki Vieri is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vieri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hong at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vieri.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vieri blocks a head kick by Hong.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vieri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hong clobbers Vieri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vieri takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieri manages to avoid it.
Vieri misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Vieri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vieri.
Vieri lands with a good body shot.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vieri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Vieri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieri dives in for a single leg takedown but Hong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vieri is pushing Hong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Vieri blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieri displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hong up against the cage.
Vieri can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vieri blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vieri pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nichi Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vieri wants to slow Hong down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vieri.
Hong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hong scores with a punch to the head.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Vieri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vieri misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hong.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vieri.
Vieri throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hong jabs Vieri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vieri misses with a wild body shot.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Vieri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Vieri moved out of range nicely.
Vieri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hong on the side of the head.
Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vieri.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vieri looking to score a takedown here. Hong is defending well but Vieri drives through and ends up in Hong's guard.
Hong keeping full guard, as Vieri tries to pass.
Vieri is looking to work some ground and pound but Hong has wrist control.
Hong looking to control.
Hong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vieri looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hong has control of Vieri's left arm, preventing Vieri from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nichi Hong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Vieri misses with a double jab.
Vieri checks the leg kick.
Vieri doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
Vieri doesn't manage to clinch there - Hong circles away.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieri.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vieri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong defending against the ground and pound.
Hong regains half guard.
Vieri trying to mount his opponent but Hong defends it.
Vieri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hong's head.
Vieri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hong wants to sweep but no luck.
Vieri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vieri is one step ahead there.
Vieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vieri throwing strikes from guard but Hong blocks nicely.
Hong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vieri's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong stopping the sweep attempt from Vieri.
Vieri keeping moving, preventing Hong from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Erkki Vieri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hong scores with a hook.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vieri.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vieri. Vieri obviously looking to wear him down.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vieri motions for Hong to come forward. Vieri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Hong lands a jab to the head.
Hong jabs Vieri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Hong lands but Vieri takes it in his stride.
Vieri misses with a low kick.
Vieri is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Vieri moves out of range as Hong strikes.
A big left from Hong misses.
Vieri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a hook. Vieri ducked under it nicely.
Vieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Vieri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
A lazy left from Hong finds it's target.
A punch combination from Vieri misses.
Vieri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vieri is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Hong.
Vieri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Vieri slips the punch.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of Vieri's head.
Vieri throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Vieri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vieri wants to clinch.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vieri keeps Hong at a distance using the push kick.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vieri works the jab nicely.
Vieri moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Vieri slips under a jab from Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vieri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vieri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hong throws a jab when Vieri was well out of range.
Vieri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong swings for the body but Vieri moves out of range.
Vieri drops his hands momentarily and Hong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Vieri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
Vieri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieri with a jab.
Hong avoids the body shot from Vieri.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Vieri ducks down to avoid it.
Hong connects with a body shot.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong thows a body shot but no joy.
Vieri tries to clinch up but Hong circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Vieri.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieri connects with a body shot.
A jab from Vieri does it's job there.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nichi Hong dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hong is looking to slow Vieri down with leg kicks.
Hong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vieri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vieri moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieri thumps Hong with a low kick.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Vieri tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vieri scores with a three punch combo!
Vieri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vieri avoids the body shot from Hong.
Vieri clinches with his opponent.
Vieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Vieri missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vieri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vieri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vieri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hong.
Vieri throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vieri throws a combination. Hong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vieri connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong takes a swing at Vieri's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Hong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Vieri there.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong missing with a left hand there. Vieri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hong throws a leg kick but Vieri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vieri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Vieri slips under a jab.
Vieri ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vieri goes for a double leg but Hong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hong continues to drive forward.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieri.
Vieri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vieri misses with some punches.
Vieri has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vieri pushes Hong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hong blocking some punches.
Vieri misses with a body punch.
Hong prevents a body shot from Vieri.
Hong tries to break free but Vieri pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Hong on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Vieri working aggressively here.
Vieri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vieri misses with a body punch.
Vieri can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Vieri scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieri trying to stall but Hong improves his position.
Hong crunches a lovely knee into Vieri's ribcage.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erkki Vieri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vieri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Erkki Vieri retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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