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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Disney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walt Disney!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Disney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor misses with a right hand
and Disney counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Disney moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Disney - just one landing.
Disney's coach down at Canadian Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Disney's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Disney tries to sprawl but Taylor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Disney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor .
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taylor throwing shots but Disney is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Disney is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor stops Disney from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Taylor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Disney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Disney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor .
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Disney.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Walt Disney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Disney defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Disney into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a takedown.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor is trying to trip Disney. He has hold of a leg but Disney is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Taylor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Disney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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!
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Disney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Disney tries to stand but Taylor is controlling from the bottom.
Taylor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Disney is one step ahead there.
Taylor pulls Disney in close to prevent any damage.
Disney trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David Taylor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Disney saw that one coming.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Disney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Taylor . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Disney takes one to the chin there.
Disney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Disney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor . That did some damage!
Walt Disney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disney is looking to slow Taylor down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Disney moves away.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Disney was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor .
Disney doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Disney scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disney throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Disney is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Disney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Disney misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Disney!
Taylor scores with punches from side control.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Taylor 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.
Taylor throws an elbow but Disney slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee asks Taylor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Taylor prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Disney can't do much from the bottom here.
Disney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor trying to control the position but Disney is working away.
Taylor throws an elbow but Disney slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Taylor grinds an elbow into Disney's temple.
Disney is trying to escape the position but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor cracks Disney with a big right hand but Disney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Taylor working the ground and pound but Disney is defending the strikes.
Disney is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Disney is trying to escape the position but Taylor is controlling the position.
Disney pushes Taylor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Taylor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Disney will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Taylor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Taylor wants to control but Disney is keeping him busy.
Taylor is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Disney's shoulder. That is not cool.
Disney struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Disney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Disney is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disney wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor lands a few punches from side control.
Disney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Disney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Taylor 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Disney knows he should have avoided that one.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Disney gets a clinch.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Disney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Disney wants to stall.
Disney prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Disney working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Disney has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor tightens his grip and picks Disney up, before dumping him to the ground. Disney manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Disney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of David Taylor .
Disney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Disney walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taylor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
David Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Disney with an open hand slap.
Disney misses with a leg kick.
Disney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor .
Disney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Disney misses with a straight right.
Taylor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taylor lands in his opponent's guard.
Disney being controlled here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Disney is controlling Taylor 's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We're going to have a standup here because David Taylor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Disney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Disney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Disney swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Disney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walt Disney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Disney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Disney clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor lands a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Disney working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Taylor has passed into half guard!
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 David Taylor .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor , 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Taylor !
A victorious David Taylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Revenge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boreling comes to the cage accompanied by More than meets the eye. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Boreling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Revenge!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revenge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boreling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Revenge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boreling is not content to let Revenge control the position.
Boreling struggling a bit here.
Revenge wants to control but Boreling is keeping him busy.
Boreling is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Revenge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Revenge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boreling moves into full guard.
Revenge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boreling's head.
Revenge throws a strike but Boreling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boreling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boreling.
Boreling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boreling throwing strikes from guard but Revenge blocks nicely.
Revenge told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Revenge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boreling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Revenge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boreling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boreling works over Revenge with some ground and pound from guard.
Boreling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boreling throwing strikes from guard but Revenge blocks nicely.
Revenge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boreling.
Revenge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Revenge looking for a sweep. Not yet Revenge, not yet.
Revenge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Revenge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Revenge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boreling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boreling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boreling postures up in Revenge's guard and throws a big left but Revenge blocks it.
Boreling working some strikes from top position.
Revenge working a defensive guard here.
Boreling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Boreling has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boreling throwing strikes but missing.
Boreling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revenge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boreling throws a strike but Revenge rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boreling keeping moving, preventing Revenge from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boreling haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Revenge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boreling dives on top into guard.
Revenge managing to control the position.
Boreling chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Revenge keeping moving, preventing Boreling from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Boreling dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Revenge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boreling.
Boreling throws out a loose jab but Revenge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Revenge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boreling.
Revenge scores with a head kick.
It looks like Karl Boreling has been cut.
Revenge dodges the punch combination from Boreling.
Karl Boreling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boreling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Revenge sprawls well. Revenge wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boreling gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boreling.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Boreling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revenge's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Revenge duly obliges.
Revenge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Boreling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Revenge cracks Boreling with a big right hand but Boreling just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Revenge scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling is trying to buck Revenge off.
Boreling is holding Revenge down, trying to stall.
Boreling 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.
Boreling takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Boreling gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Revenge connects with a nice short shot to Boreling's temple.
Boreling is looking to get back to is feet but Revenge passes into side control.
Revenge is looking to take a break and control but Boreling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boreling manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revenge is looking to control Boreling's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Revenge avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revenge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boreling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Revenge trying to hold on to Boreling's head to control him but Boreling postures up.
Boreling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Revenge defending well though.
Boreling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boreling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Revenge is concentrating on defense, preventing Boreling from advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boreling is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Revenge is just riding it out for now. Boreling eventually gives up the hold.
Boreling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge gets full guard.
Boreling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boreling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Revenge's head.
Revenge is looking to stand up but Boreling isn't so interested in that idea.
Boreling postures up in Revenge's guard and throws a big left but Revenge blocks it.
Boreling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boreling throwing strikes but missing.
Boreling lands a couple of elbows.
Boreling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Revenge working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boreling.
Boreling postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boreling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Revenge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boreling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Revenge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boreling postures up in Revenge's guard and throws a big left but Revenge blocks it.
Boreling throwing strikes from guard but Revenge blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Revenge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Boreling's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Revenge wants to clinch.
Revenge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boreling closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Revenge did well to prevent Boreling getting side control.
Boreling is thwarting Revenge's attempts to control the position.
Boreling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boreling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boreling looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boreling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boreling throwing shots but Revenge is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Boreling there.
Boreling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boreling throws a strike but Revenge avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Boreling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boreling throwing strikes but missing.
Boreling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boreling throwing strikes but missing.
Boreling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling works over Revenge with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revenge working a defensive guard here.
Boreling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Revenge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Revenge wants to stand and escape but Boreling is having none of it.
Revenge is pulling down on Boreling's head. It's preventing any offense from Boreling, at least for the moment.
Boreling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boreling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boreling stands up over Revenge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boreling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boreling postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Revenge wants to get back to his feet but Boreling is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Revenge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Revenge manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boreling manages to get himself to full guard.
Boreling keeping moving, preventing Revenge from controlling successfully.
Boreling has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Revenge has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boreling as Revenge tries to tie him up.
Revenge throws a punch but it's blocked by Boreling.
Boreling is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Revenge gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Revenge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revenge tries to close the distance and clinch but Boreling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boreling shoots in for a takedown but Revenge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boreling shoots in looking for a takedown. Revenge tries to sprawl out of it but Boreling keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Revenge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Boreling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boreling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Revenge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boreling somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Revenge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Revenge is trying to control the action in half guard but Boreling is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Revenge tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Boreling.
Boreling wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Boreling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boreling 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Boreling!
An out of breath Karl Boreling thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyawang Lhad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lhad comes to the cage accompanied by Iced Earth - Anthem. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gyawang Lhad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lhad keeps Lee at a distance using the push kick.
Lhad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lhad is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Lhad circles away and we're back to standing.
Lhad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lhad.
Lhad tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lhad scores with a head kick.
Lhad scoring well with a low kick there.
Lhad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lhad has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lhad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lhad pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Lhad keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lhad is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lee, into his guard.
Lhad throwing strikes but missing.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lhad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lhad throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee seems keen to control Lhad's posture.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lhad looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lee wants to control from the top but Lhad keeps moving.
Lee cracks Lhad with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is looking to advance position but Lhad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lee that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lhad raining down shots from the mount!
Lee is rocked!
The cut above Freddy Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Freddy Lee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gyawang Lhad!
A very excited looking Gyawang Lhad 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanpun has chosen Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
146 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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28
157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunitskiy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanpun throws a sloppy head kick and Kunitskiy moves out of range easily.
Sanpun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kunitskiy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanpun moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kunitskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanpun has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kunitskiy lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanpun off the cage and back into range.
Sanpun misses with a combination
and Kunitskiy counters with a two punch combo.
Sanpun lands with a nice body punch.
Kunitskiy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanpun throws a head kick but Kunitskiy moves out of range.
Kunitskiy misses with a hook to the body
and Sanpun counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanpun misses with a few strikes there.
Sanpun moves in looking to clinch but Kunitskiy pushes him off.
Sanpun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kunitskiy moves away.
A head kick from Kunitskiy lands but Sanpun takes it in his stride.
Kunitskiy staying out of range there.
Sanpun throws an overhand right that lands on Kunitskiy's shoulder, as Kunitskiy tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kunitskiy misses with a two punch combination.
Sanpun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kunitskiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kunitskiy loads up on a big right hand but Sanpun slips the punch.
Sanpun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanpun misses with a straight left.
Sanpun misses with a straight right.
Sanpun throws a head kick that misses
and Kunitskiy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kunitskiy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanpun if he has to take too many more of those.
Sanpun dives in for a single leg takedown but Kunitskiy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sanpun wants to take the fight to the mat but Kunitskiy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kunitskiy lands a left hand.
Sanpun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Sanpun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kunitskiy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kunitskiy blocks a body shot from Sanpun.
Kunitskiy lands an elbow that stopped Sanpun in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanpun.
Sanpun turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunitskiy sneaks back into half guard.
Sanpun is thwarting Kunitskiy's attempts to control the position.
Kunitskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanpun pulls his head out easily.
Kunitskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kunitskiy wants to control but Sanpun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanpun is looking for a kimura but Kunitskiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanpun to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kunitskiy is looking to control Sanpun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kunitskiy avoid being mounted?
Kunitskiy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanpun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanpun's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy wants to control but Sanpun is keeping busy.
Kunitskiy tightening his grip on Sanpun, looking for the choke.
Sanpun looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sanpun tries to escape but Kunitskiy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kunitskiy not allowing Sanpun to control his hands.
Sanpun is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanpun manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kunitskiy's guard. Nice work there by Sanpun.
Sanpun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kunitskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy 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.
Sanpun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanpun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanpun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kunitskiy looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanpun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanpun chips away with some ground and pound.
Kunitskiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanpun forces his way into half guard.
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 Vladimir Kunitskiy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanpun is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy lands an overhand right.
Sanpun rushes Kunitskiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanpun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kunitskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanpun blocks a body shot from Kunitskiy.
Sanpun throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunitskiy.
A shot in the inside from Kunitskiy.
Sanpun tries to score a body lock takedown but Kunitskiy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy managing to block the knees to the body from Sanpun.
Sanpun can't break the clinch.
Kunitskiy prevents a body shot from Sanpun.
Kunitskiy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
Sanpun dodges an elbow strike from Kunitskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun is trying to pull guard but Kunitskiy has him pressed against the cage.
Sanpun managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanpun.
Sanpun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kunitskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanpun.
Kunitskiy blocks an uppercut.
Kunitskiy lands a left hand.
Kunitskiy misses with a punch to the body.
Sanpun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanpun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanpun lands a nice shot to the body.
Kunitskiy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanpun misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanpun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kunitskiy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kunitskiy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kunitskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanpun backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanpun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanpun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kunitskiy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanpun pulls guard.
Kunitskiy wants to control from the top but Sanpun keeps moving.
Sanpun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kunitskiy manages to get himself to full guard.
Kunitskiy has his foot on Sanpun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanpun works his way back into a safe position though.
Kunitskiy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kunitskiy is looking for a triangle but Sanpun pushes his legs off easily.
Sanpun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kunitskiy looking for a guillotine here but Sanpun defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun trying to control but Kunitskiy is working from the bottom.
Kunitskiy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanpun defends well.
Sanpun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanpun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kunitskiy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kunitskiy has his foot on Sanpun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanpun works his way back into a safe position though.
Kunitskiy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanpun gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kunitskiy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun wants to control from the top but Kunitskiy keeps moving.
Kunitskiy trying to control the position.
Sanpun trying to control the position from guard on top but Kunitskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanpun has gone for a leg lock! Kunitskiy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanpun's guard.
Kunitskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanpun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanpun looking to control but Kunitskiy passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Kunitskiy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Kunitskiy.
Sanpun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kunitskiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanji Sanpun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kunitskiy closes the distance and pushes Sanpun back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kunitskiy.
Sanpun trying to land knees to the body.
Kunitskiy lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunitskiy.
A head punch on the inside from Kunitskiy fails to land.
Kunitskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunitskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanpun backwards.
Sanpun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kunitskiy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sanpun.
Kunitskiy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun throws a low kick but Kunitskiy avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kunitskiy, as that shot connected.
Sanpun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanpun tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunitskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunitskiy misses with a hook.
Sanpun moves out of range as Kunitskiy throws a body kick.
Sanpun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunitskiy swings widly with a right hand
and Sanpun counters with a nice uppercut.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanpun crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kunitskiy - the referee stops the clock and Sanpun gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kunitskiy. Sanpun manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanpun slips a straight right by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy lands with a nice body punch.
Kunitskiy throws a sloppy head kick and Sanpun moves out of range easily.
Kunitskiy slips a straight right by Sanpun.
Sanji Sanpun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kunitskiy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanpun, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanpun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kunitskiy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kunitskiy lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunitskiy working Sanpun over with knees to the body.
Sanpun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kunitskiy.
Sanpun looking to throw knees to the head but Kunitskiy is blocking nicely.
Sanpun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanpun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunitskiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanpun checks the leg kick.
Kunitskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kunitskiy misses with a body kick.
Sanpun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanpun lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanpun is sitting in close to Kunitskiy's body. Kunitskiy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sanpun is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sanpun is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kunitskiy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vladimir Kunitskiy!
After the big win, Vladimir Kunitskiy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zipp Zapp and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nickolai Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ketchum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to XXX by Danny Brown. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
159 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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23
145 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nickolai Ketchum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moses Ohchooto!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchum swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohchooto.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto punishes Ketchum's body with a nice straight punch.
Ohchooto looks to score with a jab to the body but Ketchum is just out of range.
Ohchooto walks into a jab.
Ohchooto blocks a jab.
Ketchum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ketchum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ohchooto looks to land a left hand but Ketchum moved out of range nicely.
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Ketchum circles away.
Ketchum throws a series of punches but Ohchooto moves out of range.
We've been informed that Ohchooto 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.
Jab, jab by Ohchooto - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto lands a nice looking body shot.
Ketchum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohchooto.
Ketchum misses with a combination
and Ohchooto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ketchum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Ketchum.
Ketchum looks to land a combination but Ohchooto avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Ketchum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ketchum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ohchooto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ketchum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohchooto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Ketchum circles away.
Ohchooto throws a big shot that misses.
Ketchum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ketchum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ketchum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohchooto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Ohchooto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ketchum doesn't seem phased though.
Ohchooto misses with a body shot.
Ketchum throws a right and a left that Ohchooto avoids nicely.
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!
Ohchooto staying out of range there.
Ketchum misses with a double jab.
Ohchooto moves in looking to clinch but Ketchum pushes him off.
Ketchum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohchooto moves away.
Ohchooto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ketchum checks it well.
Ketchum lands a jab to the nose.
Ketchum looks to throw the jab but Ohchooto is out of range.
Ohchooto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ketchum slips a straight right by Ohchooto.
We've been told by Ketchum's head coaches at Game Of Thrones MMA. LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ohchooto jabs at Ketchum's body.
Ketchum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ketchum tries to land a front kick but Ohchooto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch but Ketchum is avoiding it.
Ketchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohchooto is just out of range.
Ohchooto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Ketchum does no damage.
Ketchum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ohchooto was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketchum.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ketchum is looking to wear down Ohchooto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ketchum throws the left hand but Ohchooto avoids the punch easily.
Ohchooto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ketchum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ketchum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ohchooto throws a nice looking combination but Ketchum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ohchooto delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Ketchum misses.
Ohchooto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ketchum blocks a jab.
Ohchooto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum misses with a body shot.
Ketchum swinging wildly here.
Ohchooto moves forwards but Ketchum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Ketchum uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Ketchum misses.
Ohchooto lands a jab to the nose.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ohchooto 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 Ketchum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ketchum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ketchum throws a big shot that misses.
Ohchooto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ketchum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ketchum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohchooto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ketchum throws a nice looking combination but Ohchooto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ketchum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moses Ohchooto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Ketchum. That snapped Ohchooto's head back.
Ohchooto tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Ketchum.
Ohchooto misses with an uppercut. Ketchum saw that one coming.
Ketchum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ohchooto looks for the body kick but Ketchum saw that one coming.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch but Ketchum is avoiding it.
Ketchum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ketchum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohchooto moves away.
Ketchum misses with a two punch combination.
Ohchooto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ohchooto looks for the body kick but Ketchum saw that one coming.
Ohchooto doesn't manage to clinch there - Ketchum circles away.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ketchum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ohchooto slips a straight right by Ketchum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohchooto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ketchum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Nice uppercut there from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ketchum.
Ketchum cracks a nice hook into Ohchooto's ribs.
No joy there for Ketchum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ketchum swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Ohchooto misses.
Ketchum avoids the head kick by Ohchooto.
Nice jab there from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ketchum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto looks to throw the jab but Ketchum is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ketchum misses.
Some wild striking there from Ketchum.
Ketchum swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ketchum swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto slips under a jab.
Ohchooto misses with a looping right.
Nickolai Ketchum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ohchooto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch but Ketchum is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohchooto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ketchum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohchooto lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ketchum. Ohchooto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohchooto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ohchooto scores with a nice strike.
Ohchooto misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Ohchooto misses.
Ohchooto dips to his left and cracks Ketchum with an uppercut!
Ohchooto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch.
Ohchooto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohchooto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Ketchum misses.
Ohchooto throws a body shot but no joy.
Ketchum thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohchooto. Ketchum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohchooto stuns Ketchum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ketchum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ohchooto was well out of range. Poor timing from Ketchum.
Ohchooto moves in looking to clinch but Ketchum pushes him off.
Ohchooto throws a looping overhand right but Ketchum ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum looks to land a combination but Ohchooto avoids it well.
Ketchum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ketchum walks into a jab.
Ketchum with a nice cross.
A combination from Ketchum does no damage.
Ketchum avoids the body shot from Ohchooto.
Ketchum throws a hook but Ohchooto avoids it easily.
Ketchum misses with a series of wild punches.
Ohchooto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ketchum.
Ohchooto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch but Ketchum is avoiding it.
Ohchooto works over Ketchum's head and body with a nice combination.
Ketchum lands a slapping body shot.
Ketchum throws a shot from downtown. Ohchooto moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moses Ohchooto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ketchum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ketchum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ohchooto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ohchooto misses with a straight right.
Ketchum swings for the body but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ketchum lands a lovely overhand right.
Ketchum throws a body punch but Ohchooto moves out of range.
Ketchum throws a hook but Ohchooto blocks it.
Ohchooto throws a shot from downtown. Ketchum moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Ohchooto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ketchum doesn't seem phased though.
Ketchum lands with a nice body punch.
Ohchooto cracks Ketchum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ketchum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ketchum avoids the head kick by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto defending well as Ketchum loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Ketchum. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ohchooto fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Ketchum misses.
Ketchum misses with a body shot.
Ohchooto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ketchum.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ohchooto.
Ketchum looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohchooto is just out of range.
Ketchum throws a body shot but no joy.
Ohchooto connects with a right hand. Ketchum shakes it off.
Ketchum throws a body shot but no joy.
Ketchum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
A punch combination from Ohchooto misses.
Ohchooto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ketchum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ohchooto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ketchum keeps the fight on the outside.
Ohchooto moves into the clinch.
Ohchooto misses with a knee to the head.
Ohchooto working aggressively here.
Ohchooto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ketchum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohchooto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ketchum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohchooto.
Jab, jab by Ketchum - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ketchum looks to land a combination but Ohchooto avoids it well.
Ketchum avoids the body shot from Ohchooto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ohchooto.
Ketchum walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ohchooto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ketchum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ohchooto throws the left hand but Ketchum avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Ohchooto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ketchum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Ohchooto misses with a looping right.
Ketchum throws a shot from downtown. Ohchooto moves away and avoids it.
Ohchooto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ketchum connects with a jab.
Ohchooto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ketchum counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohchooto cracks Ketchum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ohchooto wants to clinch.
Ketchum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohchooto misses with a body shot.
Ohchooto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ohchooto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ketchum.
Nice defenses there by Ohchooto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ketchum staying out of range there.
Ohchooto misses the shot to the body.
Nickolai Ketchum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ketchum misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohchooto. Ketchum does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moses Ohchooto.
Well Ohchooto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Ohchooto!
After winning the bout, Moses Ohchooto 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 Madz Ladz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ghiorghos Papadopoulos enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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266 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madz Ladz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papadopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Papadopoulos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papadopoulos wants it to stay on the feet.
We've been told by Ladz's head coaches at GnP Factory Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ladz doesn't seem bothered though.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the body
and Ladz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ladz trying to control the position from guard on top but Papadopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papadopoulos 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.
Ladz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ladz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Papadopoulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ladz postures up and lands a big shot to Papadopoulos's brow.
Ladz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Papadopoulos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Ladz lands a couple of elbows.
Ladz preventing the sweep.
Papadopoulos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ladz lands a couple of digs.
Ladz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ladz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ladz postures up in Papadopoulos's guard and throws a big left but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos looking for a sweep. Not yet Papadopoulos, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadopoulos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ladz has wrist control.
Papadopoulos cracks Ladz with a solid left hand.
Ladz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ladz wants to stand but Papadopoulos is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ladz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ladz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papadopoulos postures up in Ladz's guard and throws a big left but Ladz blocks it.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ladz pulls Papadopoulos in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Papadopoulos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ladz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ladz has wrist control.
Papadopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ladz is trying to control the position but Papadopoulos postures up.
Ladz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Papadopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ladz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ladz 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.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Ladz blocks nicely.
Ladz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papadopoulos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Papadopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Ladz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Ladz!
Papadopoulos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ladz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papadopoulos is one step ahead there.
Ladz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos being controlled here momentarily.
Papadopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Ladz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Ladz!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ladz stands and throws Papadopoulos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Papadopoulos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ladz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ghiorghos Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ladz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ladz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ladz prevents Papadopoulos from improving his position.
Papadopoulos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Papadopoulos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Papadopoulos is staying active underneath Ladz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Papadopoulos gets back to full guard.
Ladz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Madz Ladz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos trying to strike off his back.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Papadopoulos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ladz has passed into side control.
Papadopoulos is trying to get back to half guard.
Papadopoulos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Papadopoulos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ladz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Papadopoulos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ladz moves into full mount!
Papadopoulos is looking to improve his position but Ladz isn't that keen on the idea.
Ladz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Papadopoulos hang on?
Ladz prevents Papadopoulos from getting the reversal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladz with the ground and pound from mount.
Papadopoulos can't escape the position.
Papadopoulos keeps trying to improve his position.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Ladz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Papadopoulos looks a forlorn figure.
Papadopoulos is rocked!
Ladz prevents Papadopoulos from getting the reversal.
Papadopoulos is still in real trouble! Can Ladz finish him?
Ladz lands a big shot to the head and Papadopoulos winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Madz Ladz!
Madz Ladz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slicer's choice of entrance music: Morbid Angel - Rapture. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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274 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Slicer. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slicer throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Slicer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Slicer lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Slicer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slicer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slicer swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Slicer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Nice body punch from Slicer.
Johny Slicer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooh!!! Slicer has knocked Emelianenko down with a huge combo! Slicer steps away and waves a wobbly Emelianenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Emelianenko is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slicer keeps Emelianenko at a distance using the push kick.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Slicer. Emelianenko shrugs it off though.
We've been told by Emelianenko's head coaches at The Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slicer connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Emelianenko out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Slicer!
An out of breath Johny Slicer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Fontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Fontes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontes darts in and clinches Ki Duk up against the cage.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ki Duk digs a right hand underneath Fontes's ribcage. Fontes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ki Duk misses with an elbow over the top.
Ki Duk lands a body shot.
Ki Duk avoids a wild elbow strike from Fontes.
Nice body punch from Ki Duk - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fontes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ki Duk lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Fontes blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk has Fontes pressed against the cage, preventing Fontes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ki Duk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fontes blocks it with crossed arms.
Fontes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fontes misses with some punches.
Fontes misses with a knee to the head.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ki Duk lands a shoulder strike.
Ki Duk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
Fontes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ki Duk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Ki Duk.
Fontes tries to land a knee to the head but Ki Duk blocks with his arms.
Fontes blocks an elbow strike.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Fontes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Fontes.
A head punch on the inside from Fontes fails to land.
Fontes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ki Duk cracks Fontes with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk presses Fontes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fontes looks winded!
Ki Duk looking to throw knees to the head but Fontes is blocking nicely.
Fontes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ki Duk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fontes can turn it around.
Fontes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ki Duk scores with a head kick.
Fontes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fontes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands a left hand.
Ki Duk digs a right hand into Fontes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fontes's gas tank.
Fontes wants to break free but Ki Duk has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Ki Duk.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ki Duk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk has Fontes pressed against the cage.
Ki Duk lands with a light punch inside.
Ki Duk avoiding damage as Fontes throws knees to the body.
Ki Duk is working Fontes over against the cage.
Ki Duk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fontes.
Ki Duk lands a hook that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Ki Duk is working Fontes over against the cage.
Ki Duk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ki Duk pushes Fontes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ki Duk.
Fontes is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontes is still on wobbly legs! Can Ki Duk finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fontes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fontes drops to his knees and Ki Duk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bong Ki Duk!
An intense looking Bong Ki Duk took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracey's entrance music is Metallica - Seek & Destroy. A fine choice. Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koothrappali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tracey.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tracey.
Tracey misses with a body kick.
Tracey takes a swing at Koothrappali's ribcage but misses.
Tracey swings widly with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tracey's knee momentarily.
Tracey misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Koothrappali misses.
Koothrappali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tracey.
Koothrappali slips a jab and a cross from Tracey.
Koothrappali cracks Tracey with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Tracey saw it coming and moves away.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tracey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Tracey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tracey throws a body punch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
Koothrappali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Tracey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tracey misses with a two punch combination.
Koothrappali scores with a spinning back kick!
Koothrappali lands a lovely overhand right.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick
and Tracey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koothrappali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tracey is looking to wear down Koothrappali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koothrappali wants to land a leg kick but Tracey is out of range.
Koothrappali misses with a looping right.
Koothrappali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tracey. Koothrappali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Tracey. That snapped Koothrappali's head back.
Koothrappali lands a nice hook to Tracey's body. Tracey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tracey checks a leg kick.
Tracey cracks Koothrappali with an open hand slap.
Tracey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that misses
and Tracey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Tracey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tracey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tracey.
Koothrappali moves out of range as Tracey throws a body kick.
Koothrappali keeps Tracey at a distance using the push kick.
Koothrappali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koothrappali misses with a looping right.
Tracey scores with a body shot.
Tracey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koothrappali was well out of range. Poor timing from Tracey.
Tracey is looking to slow Koothrappali down with leg kicks.
Tracey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tracey. Koothrappali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koothrappali lands with a straight right. Tracey didn't see that one coming.
Tracey throws a leg kick
and Koothrappali counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tracey swinging wildly here.
Tracey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tracey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tracey slips under a jab from Koothrappali.
A low kick from Koothrappali is predictable there
and Tracey counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali checks a low kick from Tracey.
Koothrappali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick which misses Tracey's front leg but catches the back leg as Tracey tries to avoid it.
Koothrappali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tracey.
Tracey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tracey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koothrappali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracey misses the shot to the body.
Koothrappali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tracey.
Koothrappali tries a low kick but Tracey avoids it.
Koothrappali checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tracey lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Tracey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koothrappali scores with a jab. Tracey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick
and Tracey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tracey moves out of range of the body kick from Koothrappali.
Tracey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koothrappali walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tracey blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tracey misses the target.
Koothrappali 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.
A leg kick checked by Tracey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tracey throws a leg kick but Koothrappali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tracey throws a shot from downtown. Koothrappali moves away and avoids it.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Tracey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tracey's calf.
Koothrappali has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koothrappali - that will leave a mark!
Koothrappali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koothrappali throws the kick towards the body but Tracey avoids it.
Koothrappali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koothrappali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tracey.
Tracey connects with a crisp jab.
Tracey connects with a single shot there.
Koothrappali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koothrappali.
Tracey just misses with a punch to the body.
Koothrappali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tracey connects with a single shot there.
Tracey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koothrappali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Koothrappali throws a head kick but Tracey moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a jab when Tracey was well out of range.
Koothrappali looks to land a body kick but Tracey moved away.
Koothrappali tries to land a leg kick but Tracey saw it coming and moves away.
Koothrappali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Koothrappali as he connects with a hook.
Koothrappali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tracey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Koothrappali tests Tracey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tracey throws a hook to the side of Koothrappali's head but Koothrappali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tracey.
Tracey cracks Koothrappali with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Koothrappali there.
Tracey throws a big shot that misses.
Koothrappali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tracey connects with an inside leg kick.
Tracey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koothrappali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tracey throws a hook but Koothrappali blocks it.
Koothrappali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali misses with a body kick.
Koothrappali tries to land a front kick but Tracey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tracey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koothrappali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Rob Tracey has been cut.
Tracey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koothrappali's head.
Tracey moves forwards but Koothrappali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tracey misses with a wild body shot.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Tracey slaps the foot to one side.
Tracey throws a body shot but no joy.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tracey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koothrappali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koothrappali throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tracey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracey misses with a double jab.
Koothrappali moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tracey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tracey.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Tracey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koothrappali throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Tracey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koothrappali. That one must have hurt.
Rajesh Koothrappali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tracey moves out of range of the leg kick from Koothrappali.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tracey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tracey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koothrappali.
Tracey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Tracey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Koothrappali misses with a leg kick
and Tracey counters with an outside leg kick.
Koothrappali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koothrappali punishes Tracey's body with a nice straight punch.
Koothrappali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tracey.
Tracey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koothrappali avoids the head kick by Tracey.
Tracey throws a hook but Koothrappali avoids it easily.
Tracey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tracey throws a shot from downtown. Koothrappali moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tracey.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a push kick but Tracey slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Tracey misses the target.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a lazy right hand but Tracey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tracey throws an overhand right that lands on Koothrappali's shoulder, as Koothrappali tries to avoid the shot.
Tracey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tracey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koothrappali manages to avoid it.
Tracey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koothrappali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tracey looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Tracey moves out of range of the strikes.
Koothrappali looks to throw the jab but Tracey is out of range.
Koothrappali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koothrappali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tracey lunges at Koothrappali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koothrappali's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali tries to work over Tracey's front leg with a kick but Tracey checks it.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Tracey.
Koothrappali lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Koothrappali does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koothrappali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Tracey blocks the low kick.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tracey takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Tracey misses the target.
Koothrappali misses with a lunging right hand
and Tracey counters with a right hand to the body.
Koothrappali misses with a low kick.
Koothrappali moves out of range of the strikes.
Tracey blocks a jab.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tracey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali throws a chopping leg kick but Tracey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tracey moves out of range as Koothrappali strikes.
Tracey throws a body shot but no joy.
Koothrappali misses with a body shot.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Tracey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tracey wants to land a leg kick but Koothrappali is out of range.
Rob Tracey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tracey throws a head kick that half lands.
Koothrappali avoids the body shot from Tracey.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Tracey checks it.
Koothrappali cracks the inside of Tracey's front leg.
A jab from Tracey misses.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Tracey to counter with a crisp jab.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tracey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tracey looks to throw the jab but Koothrappali is out of range.
Rajesh Koothrappali is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koothrappali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tracey.
Tracey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koothrappali to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracey thumps Koothrappali with a low kick.
Koothrappali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tracey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koothrappali.
Tracey swings widly with a right hand
and Koothrappali counters with a right hand to the body.
Koothrappali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koothrappali throws a front kick aimed at Tracey's knee but Tracey avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koothrappali throws a leg kick but Tracey checks it.
A good leg kick by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a solid leg kick.
Tracey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajesh Koothrappali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koothrappali has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajesh Koothrappali!
After winning the bout, Rajesh Koothrappali 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Irenicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irenicus has chosen Shadows of Amn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Irenicus!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Irenicus.
Irenicus moves away from the strike by Taphorn.
A lazy left from Irenicus finds it's target.
Irenicus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taphorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Irenicus clobbers Taphorn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irenicus. That's going to slow Taphorn down.
Taphorn checks a low kick from Irenicus.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taphorn throws a jab when Irenicus was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Irenicus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Taphorn. Those never looked like landing.
Irenicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taphorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taphorn moves out of range of the leg kick from Irenicus.
Taphorn misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Irenicus sprawls well. Irenicus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taphorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Taphorn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irenicus eats them both and turns towards Taphorn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irenicus throws a leg kick but Taphorn checks it.
Taphorn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Irenicus did well to prevent Taphorn getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Irenicus is trying to get back to full guard.
Taphorn content to control rather than advance.
Taphorn is working for a kimura but Irenicus is defending it quite comfortably.
Irenicus is controlling Taphorn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus tries to get to full guard but Taphorn has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a strike but Irenicus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Taphorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taphorn looking to sit in guard and control but Irenicus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taphorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Irenicus defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is looking for a triangle but Irenicus pushes his legs off easily.
Taphorn looking to control.
Taphorn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Irenicus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Irenicus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taphorn has his hands on Irenicus's head, controlling the position.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taphorn keeping moving, preventing Irenicus from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Irenicus passes into half guard.
Irenicus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Taphorn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Irenicus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn actively working from the bottom here.
Irenicus is controlling the pace.
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 Peter Taphorn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Irenicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irenicus throws a head kick that misses.
Irenicus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Taphorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irenicus.
Taphorn swings for the body but Irenicus moves out of range.
Irenicus throws a leg kick but Taphorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irenicus. That's going to slow Taphorn down.
Taphorn misses with a looping right.
Irenicus scores with a sloppy right hand. Taphorn should have avoided that one.
Taphorn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Irenicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Taphorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Irenicus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taphorn's knee momentarily.
Taphorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Taphorn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taphorn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Irenicus. Irenicus obviously looking to wear him down.
Irenicus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irenicus moves away.
Irenicus with a hook.
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Irenicus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taphorn.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taphorn.
Taphorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taphorn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Irenicus takes a step back to recover.
Jon Irenicus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Taphorn catches Irenicus right on the button with a cross.
Taphorn misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taphorn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taphorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Jon Irenicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irenicus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taphorn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus moves away from the strike by Taphorn.
Taphorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irenicus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Irenicus moved out of range.
Taphorn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taphorn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Irenicus's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taphorn.
Irenicus defending well as Taphorn loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Irenicus catches Taphorn right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Taphorn misses.
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irenicus moves away.
Irenicus thumps Taphorn with a low kick.
Irenicus cracks Taphorn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taphorn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Irenicus stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus works the jab nicely.
Irenicus misses with a straight left.
Irenicus drops his hands momentarily and Taphorn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taphorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irenicus.
Taphorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irenicus throws out the jab.
Irenicus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Irenicus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taphorn. Taphorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Taphorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irenicus slips under a jab from Taphorn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taphorn.
Taphorn jabs Irenicus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Taphorn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus dodges the ground and pound from Taphorn.
Peter Taphorn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taphorn tries to move to mount but Irenicus blocks the move with his legs.
Taphorn throwing strikes but Irenicus manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Taphorn is being controlled here.
Taphorn is trying to work for a sweep but Irenicus has mounted him!
Taphorn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irenicus looking to control but Taphorn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taphorn wants to hold on but Irenicus pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Taphorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Irenicus slaps away a takedown attempt from Taphorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irenicus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taphorn misses with a low kick as Irenicus jumps back.
Taphorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Irenicus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taphorn moves out of range as Irenicus strikes.
Taphorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taphorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taphorn scores with a nice right hand.
Taphorn throws a right hand that misses
and Irenicus counters with a stiff right hand.
Taphorn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Irenicus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irenicus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taphorn.
Decent striking displayed by Irenicus there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus staying out of range there.
Irenicus ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Taphorn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irenicus.
Taphorn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irenicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irenicus misses with a hook. Taphorn ducked under it nicely.
Taphorn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taphorn misses with a kick to the body.
Taphorn looks for the body kick but Irenicus saw that one coming.
Crunch! Taphorn slams his shin into Irenicus's torso.
Irenicus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Irenicus.
Irenicus connects with a right hand. Taphorn shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irenicus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taphorn under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Irenicus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taphorn. Taphorn obviously looking to wear him down.
Irenicus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn avoids the head kick by Irenicus.
Taphorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Irenicus moves out of range as Taphorn throws a body kick.
Irenicus lands the left hand.
Donk. Irenicus catches Taphorn right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Irenicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taphorn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Irenicus finds it's target.
Taphorn scores with a leg kick.
Irenicus throws a hook but Taphorn avoids it easily.
Irenicus cracks Taphorn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Irenicus avoids the body shot from Taphorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus lands with a cross.
Irenicus lands a head kick. Taphorn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taphorn is rocked!
Taphorn staying out of range there.
Oh Taphorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Irenicus misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Irenicus checks a leg kick.
Taphorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Taphorn throws a body kick that misses
and Irenicus counters with a straight right hand.
Taphorn fails with the takedown.
Irenicus tests Taphorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taphorn shoots for a takedown but Irenicus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Taphorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Irenicus.
Taphorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irenicus throws a head kick that misses.
Taphorn slips under a jab.
Taphorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Irenicus - just one landing.
Taphorn shoots in but Irenicus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taphorn drops his hands momentarily and Irenicus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taphorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taphorn misses with a left hand
and Irenicus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irenicus misses with a hook. Taphorn ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Irenicus.
Irenicus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taphorn.
Taphorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irenicus misses with an uppercut. Taphorn saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Taphorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taphorn tries to land a body kick
and Irenicus counters with a two punch combo.
Irenicus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taphorn throws out the jab.
Taphorn looks to land a right hand but Irenicus moved out of range.
Irenicus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Irenicus throws a hook but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irenicus throws a sloppy head kick and Taphorn moves out of range easily.
Irenicus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Irenicus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Irenicus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taphorn.
Taphorn throws a shot from downtown. Irenicus moves away and avoids it.
Taphorn is looking to slow Irenicus down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taphorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taphorn thows a leg kick but Irenicus checks it
enabling Irenicus to counter with a crisp jab.
Irenicus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taphorn is out of range.
Irenicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taphorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irenicus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irenicus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taphorn.
Irenicus slips a jab and a cross from Taphorn.
Taphorn ducks under a wild hook from Irenicus.
Taphorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irenicus manages to avoid it.
Taphorn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taphorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irenicus throws out the jab.
Taphorn scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus moves out of range as Taphorn strikes.
Taphorn misses with a low kick.
Taphorn walks into a left hand.
Taphorn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taphorn slips a jab from Irenicus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irenicus throws a nice head kick!
Taphorn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taphorn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irenicus defends it nicely.
Irenicus lands with an overhand left.
Taphorn misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Taphorn misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Taphorn misses.
Irenicus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Irenicus blocks the body kick.
Irenicus misses with a looping left.
Taphorn misses with a kick to the body
and Irenicus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Irenicus.
Irenicus looks to throw the jab but Taphorn is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Irenicus.
Irenicus misses with a hook.
Taphorn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Irenicus on his heels. He'll look to pass Irenicus's guard now, I'm sure.
Irenicus wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irenicus is trying to control the position but Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taphorn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Irenicus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Taphorn has Irenicus in his guard.
Taphorn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Irenicus is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irenicus wants to control from the top but Taphorn keeps moving.
Taphorn has an active guard here but Irenicus has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Irenicus dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Peter Taphorn's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A cross from Irenicus lands.
Irenicus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taphorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irenicus.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taphorn.
Irenicus lands a big head kick that sends Taphorn tumbling to the mat! Irenicus takes a step backwards and waves Taphorn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taphorn connects with a nice looking jab.
Taphorn misses the jab.
Taphorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irenicus was well out of range. Poor timing from Taphorn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irenicus, as that shot connected.
Irenicus misses with a straight left.
Irenicus misses with a hook
and Taphorn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Irenicus won't be happy with that.
Irenicus tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Taphorn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irenicus is trying desperately to improve position.
Irenicus holds on for dear life.
Taphorn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taphorn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taphorn tries to control but Irenicus wriggling away.
Taphorn looking to secure an arm triangle but Irenicus defends it well.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus tries to lock up and control but Taphorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taphorn misses with a head shot.
Irenicus tries to lock up and control but Taphorn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Irenicus is working to get back to half guard.
Taphorn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Jon Irenicus has been cut.
Irenicus holds on for dear life, controlling Taphorn's posture momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irenicus sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a head shot. Irenicus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Irenicus 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.
Taphorn passes into half guard.
Irenicus wants to control but Taphorn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taphorn wants to free his trapped foot but Irenicus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irenicus gets back to full guard.
Irenicus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taphorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Irenicus has wrist control.
Taphorn trying to control but Irenicus is working from the bottom.
Taphorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irenicus pulls Taphorn in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Irenicus.
I think Irenicus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Irenicus!
Jon Irenicus is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Jon Irenicus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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