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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Logic feat. Castro - Ballin as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Miller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Vesnev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vesnev throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesnev defends it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Vesnev down.
Vesnev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Miller cracks Vesnev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vesnev misses with a body shot.
Vesnev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Vesnev misses.
Vesnev misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vesnev checks the leg kick.
Vesnev shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miller is looking to chop away at Vesnev's legs.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vesnev is defended easily by Miller.
And Miller responds with a good body kick, but Vesnev manages to step out the way in time.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Vesnev.
We've been informed that Miller 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.
Vesnev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vesnev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesnev defends it well.
Miller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Vesnev fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yury Vesnev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vesnev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vesnev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Johnny Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesnev misses with a hook.
Vesnev throws a big shot that misses.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vesnev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Vesnev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesnev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesnev checks a leg kick.
Vesnev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vesnev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Vesnev moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Vesnev tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Miller tenderised Vesnev's leg. Vesnev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller misses the jab.
Vesnev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesnev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Vesnev misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vesnev somewhat.
Miller feints and then cracks Vesnev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vesnev down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesnev. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Vesnev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vesnev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Miller tenderised Vesnev's leg. Vesnev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Vesnev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller feints and then cracks Vesnev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vesnev down.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Nice defenses there by Vesnev.
Vesnev is looking to counter punch.
Vesnev misses the shot to the body.
Vesnev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMiller.
Miller throws a head kick but Vesnev moves out of range.
Vesnev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Vesnev misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vesnev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesnev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Vesnev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Vesnev down.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesnev.
Vesnev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller throws a low kick but Vesnev avoids it.
Vesnev checks a leg kick.
Vesnev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller with a jab.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vesnev is out of range.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller defending well as Vesnev loads up on a big left hand.
Miller thumps Vesnev with a low kick.
Miller has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vesnev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vesnev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vesnev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller throws a head kick but Vesnev moves out of range.
Vesnev tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vesnev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vesnev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller lands a high kick!
Vesnev misses with a hook.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Miller tries to clinch up but Vesnev circles away and keeps his distance.
Vesnev wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Vesnev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vesnev throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vesnev's calf.
Vesnev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Vesnev moves out of range easily.
Johnny Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vesnev misses the jab.
Miller scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vesnev.
Vesnev trying to control the position but Miller is working away.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vesnev controls the position from side control.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking for a sweep but Vesnev has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Miller is trying to escape the mount.
Vesnev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Miller tries to hold on but Vesnev pushes him away.
Miller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vesnev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vesnev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vesnev lands with some strikes.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
Vesnev controlling from mount.
Miller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev controlling from the full mount.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Vesnev isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Vesnev's attempts to control the action.
Vesnev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vesnev is stalling here but it's allowed Miller to get half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yury Vesnev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller misses with a head kick.
Vesnev misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vesnev's head backwards.
Vesnev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Vesnev shoots in.
Miller is looking to chop away at Vesnev's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Vesnev is just out of range.
Vesnev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Vesnev's front leg but catches the back leg as Vesnev tries to avoid it.
Vesnev looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vesnev throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vesnev is out of range.
Vesnev throws a body kick that misses.
Vesnev checks a leg kick.
Vesnev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesnev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but Vesnev blocks it.
A jab from Vesnev misses.
A jab from Vesnev misses.
Miller raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vesnev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vesnev slips under a jab from Miller.
Vesnev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Miller connects with a high kick.
Vesnev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Vesnev.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vesnev throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesnev.
Vesnev fails with the takedown.
Miller tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vesnev to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a head kick but Vesnev moves out of range.
Miller moves out of range as Vesnev throws a body kick.
Donk. Miller catches Vesnev right on the button with a cross.
Miller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vesnev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vesnev lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Vesnev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vesnev checks a leg kick.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vesnev throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Vesnev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller misses with a leg kick.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vesnev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesnev.
Vesnev misses with a body shot.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vesnev.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vesnev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Vesnev saw that one coming.
Vesnev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Vesnev.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vesnev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vesnev connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vesnev backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Vesnev misses with a straight left.
Vesnev moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vesnev drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesnev won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Vesnev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miller wants to sweep here but Vesnev controlling him for the moment.
Vesnev lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vesnev's guard.
Vesnev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Miller!
A relieved looking Johnny Miller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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201 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eildon Heap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heap finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Heap closes the distance and clinches.
Heap definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heap.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heap.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nelson Gunn has been cut.
Gunn looks winded!
Heap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heap putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Heap.
Heap lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Heap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heap lands an elbow just above Gunn 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Heap lands a left hand.
Heap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.
Heap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gunn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heap tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Heap, against the cage.
Heap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heap lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn trying to stall but Heap improves his position.
Gunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Heap leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heap lands an elbow inside.
Heap lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunn won't want to take too many of those.
Heap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heap.
Heap misses with an elbow strike.
Heap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heap lands a knee to the head.
Heap landing knees to the body.
Heap throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gunn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Heap.
Heap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Nelson Gunn's cut even more.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Heap.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heap lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heap obliges.
Heap lands a nice elbow.
Heap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heap lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Nelson Gunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heap.
Knees in the clinch landing for Heap.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heap throws an elbow but misses.
Heap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heap cracks Gunn with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Heap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.
Heap throws an elbow that misses.
Gunn effectively controlling the action here.
Heap dodges an elbow strike from Gunn.
A short right from Heap on the inside.
Heap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson Gunn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Heap with a knee to the head.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but Heap avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heap.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nelson Gunn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eildon Heap!
A very excited looking Eildon Heap 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar has chosen That Punjabi Jay-Z song as his entrance music. Yossi Avitan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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33 - 13 - 0 |
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192 lbs
35 - 24 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muakbar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Avitan throws a nice looking combination but Muakbar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Avitan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muakbar.
Avitan throws a head kick that misses.
Muakbar misses with a head kick.
Muakbar dodges the punch combination from Avitan.
A little jabbing left from Muakbar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muakbar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Avitan swings widly with a right hand
and Muakbar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muakbar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Muakbar looks to land a left hand but Avitan moved out of range nicely.
Muakbar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muakbar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muakbar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muakbar forces Avitan back against the cage and clinches.
Muakbar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Avitan controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Avitan.
Muakbar is working Avitan over against the cage.
Avitan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avitan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muakbar misses with a punch to the body.
Avitan lands a left hand.
Avitan tries a body shot but Muakbar blocks it.
Avitan lands a hook that snaps the head of Muakbar backwards.
Muakbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Avitan controls his hands.
Avitan scores with a shoulder strike.
Muakbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Avitan controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
Muakbar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Avitan or not.
Muakbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muakbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avitan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar tries to work over Avitan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avitan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Muakbar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avitan looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Muakbar fails to land.
Avitan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muakbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muakbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muakbar pushes Avitan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muakbar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muakbar working aggressively here.
Avitan misses with a body punch.
Muakbar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muakbar tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
Muakbar tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
Avitan swings wildly with an uppercut but Muakbar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muakbar's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Muakbar on the inside.
Muakbar misses with some punches.
Avitan has a couple of punches blocked by Muakbar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muakbar.
Avitan just leaning against Muakbar, taking a breather.
Muakbar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muakbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muakbar throws a head punch that misses.
Muakbar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avitan working aggressively here.
Muakbar misses with a body punch.
A short right from Muakbar.
Muakbar letting Avitan take a breather here.
Muakbar blocking some punches.
Avitan has a couple of punches blocked by Muakbar.
Muakbar scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muakbar's elbow.
Avitan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avitan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avitan throws a head punch that misses.
Avitan scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Muakbar on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muakbar blocking some punches.
Muakbar prevents a body shot from Avitan.
Avitan can't find room to land a body shot as Muakbar controls the action.
Avitan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muakbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avitan's elbow.
Muakbar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avitan presses Muakbar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
Muakbar tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
Muakbar tries to throw a body punch but Avitan avoids it by throwing Muakbar back against the cage.
Muakbar can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haji Muakbar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Avitan lands with a slapping head kick.
Yossi Avitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muakbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muakbar swings wildly with an uppercut but Avitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avitan misses with a body punch.
Avitan working aggressively here.
Avitan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muakbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Avitan blocks an uppercut.
Muakbar misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Muakbar as the two fighters clinch.
Avitan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avitan stalling in the clinch but Muakbar improves position.
Avitan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muakbar blocking some punches.
Muakbar can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
Avitan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Avitan uses from the top position.
Muakbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Avitan is one step ahead there.
Muakbar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Avitan postures up.
Muakbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muakbar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Avitan has picked Muakbar up and slammed him! Muakbar can't keep hold of the triangle and Avitan manages to pass to side control!
Muakbar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Avitan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Avitan decides to stand back up. Avitan steps back and let's Muakbar get back to his feet.
Haji Muakbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Avitan misses.
A head kick misses from Avitan.
A head kick from Avitan lands but Muakbar takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands a right hook to the body.
Avitan slips under a jab from Muakbar.
Muakbar scores with a shot to the body.
Muakbar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muakbar misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avitan prevents a body shot from Muakbar.
Muakbar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Muakbar fails to land.
Avitan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Muakbar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Avitan to the mat. Avitan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muakbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muakbar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Avitan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Muakbar has passed into half guard!
Muakbar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muakbar is looking to take a break and control but Avitan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Muakbar there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avitan taking some punishment here, with Muakbar in his 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. Muakbar connects with a nice short shot to Avitan's temple.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Avitan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muakbar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Avitan trying to control but Muakbar postures up.
Muakbar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Muakbar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Avitan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avitan moves into full guard.
Avitan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muakbar manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muakbar has Avitan pulled in close to control his posture.
Muakbar has his foot on Avitan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avitan works his way back into a safe position though.
Avitan stands up from Muakbar's guard - Avitan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Avitan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Avitan scores with a kick to the body.
Avitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Avitan finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muakbar counters with a left and a right that stings Avitan.
Avitan loads up on a big right hand but Muakbar slips the punch.
Muakbar clinches with his opponent.
Muakbar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Haji Muakbar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Avitan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haji Muakbar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Muakbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avitan thows a body kick. Muakbar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Muakbar tries to clinch up.
Avitan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Avitan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muakbar is out of range and Avitan settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avitan, right into the meat.
Muakbar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muakbar wants to clinch up but Avitan keeps it at a distance.
Avitan slaps away a takedown attempt from Muakbar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muakbar is looking to clinch but Avitan is avoiding it.
Avitan has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avitan prevents a body shot from Muakbar.
Muakbar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Avitan scores with a shot to the side of Muakbar's head.
Muakbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Avitan controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar has a couple of punches blocked by Avitan.
Avitan misses with some punches.
Muakbar blocks an uppercut.
Avitan prevents a body shot from Muakbar.
Avitan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muakbar's efforts to push away.
Muakbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Avitan controls his hands.
Muakbar tries to work over Avitan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Muakbar fails to land.
Muakbar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muakbar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Avitan backwards.
Avitan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muakbar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Muakbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muakbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avitan's elbow.
Avitan blocks a body shot from Muakbar.
Yossi Avitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Avitan.
Muakbar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avitan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Avitan.
Avitan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Muakbar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Avitan prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muakbar tries to throw a body punch but Avitan avoids it by throwing Muakbar back against the cage.
Avitan tries to throw a body punch but Muakbar avoids it by throwing Avitan back against the cage.
Avitan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Avitan prevents a body shot from Muakbar.
Muakbar can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
Avitan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan working aggressively here.
Avitan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muakbar blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Avitan.
Muakbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avitan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Muakbar up against the cage.
Muakbar is trying to break the clinch but Avitan has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Muakbar.
Avitan lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Muakbar.
Muakbar is trying to force a seperation but Avitan has the dominant position.
Muakbar misses with a body punch.
Avitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muakbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Avitan controls his hands.
Avitan presses Muakbar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Muakbar on the inside.
Muakbar blocks an uppercut.
Haji Muakbar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Avitan pushes Muakbar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avitan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avitan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muakbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muakbar tries to pull guard but Avitan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haji Muakbar.
Avitan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muakbar can't find room to land a body shot as Avitan controls the action.
Avitan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muakbar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Avitan blocks an uppercut.
Muakbar tries to score a body lock takedown but Avitan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muakbar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muakbar tries a body shot but Avitan blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yossi Avitan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Muakbar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haji Muakbar!
A pretty intense looking Haji Muakbar took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Microscopic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to The Bone . Microscopic Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Austin Williams's chin.
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38
144 lbs
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36
147 lbs
33 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 5, fighting out of London, Microscopic Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hunt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Hunt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Williams wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Hunt has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hunt has picked Williams up and slammed him! Williams can't keep hold of the triangle and Hunt manages to pass to side control!
Williams is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hunt raining down shots from the mount!
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Hunt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Williams wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hunt wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Williams trying to control but Hunt postures up.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams has his hands clasped together around Hunt's back. He's all about the action.
Williams moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Microscopic Hunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hunt is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunt wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Williams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunt seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Williams wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Hunt's legs - danger averted.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Williams controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Hunt.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Hunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunt, not yet.
Hunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Oh Hunt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
Hunt trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Microscopic Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams has control of Hunt's left arm, preventing Hunt from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Hunt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hunt controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunt off and has taken his back!
Hunt wants to control his opponent's hands but Williams gets his hands free.
Williams lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hunt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Williams is in Hunt's guard.
Williams cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Hunt 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.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Hunt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Williams wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams managing to control the position.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunt distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunt slips nicely into half guard.
Hunt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams trying to control but Hunt postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
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. Hunt connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hunt.
Hunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams controls Hunt momentarily but Hunt frees himself.
Hunt being controlled here momentarily.
Hunt stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Microscopic Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Microscopic Hunt!
Microscopic Hunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
193 lbs
28 - 23 - 1 |
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38
156 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mustafa Khan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harbor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Khan pushes Harbor off and gets back to his feet.
Harbor loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khan scores with a head kick.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Harbor back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Harbor scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan taking a breather.
Harbor stalling the fight.
Harbor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Harbor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harbor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khan.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Harbor tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harbor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Harbor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustafa Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor misses with an uppercut.
Harbor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Harbor.
Khan lands a jab to Harbor's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan clinches up with Harbor and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Harbor is working for takedown but Khan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khan gets through Harbor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Khan.
Harbor stalling.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harbor.
Khan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harbor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Harbor.
Stalling in the clinch from Harbor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harbor throws out the jab.
Harbor connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Harbor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Harbor gets double underhooks and turns Khan into the cage.
Khan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harbor is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
Khan taking a breather here.
Khan decides to stand back up. Khan steps back and let's Harbor get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Harbor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Harbor attempts a counter takedown but Khan avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Harbor. That snapped Khan's head back.
Harbor's corner calls for a 1-2. Harbor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khan wants to clinch but Harbor slips to the side
and Harbor counters with a shoot takedown. Khan fights it but they end up in guard.
Harbor lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harbor holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Harbor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mustafa Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harbor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Harbor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harbor tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Harbor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Harbor misses with a punch on the inside.
Harbor blocks an elbow strike.
Khan misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harbor keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan misses with a combination
and Harbor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khan!
Harbor working the body and head with strikes.
Khan stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Harbor wants to control but Khan passes into side.
Khan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Harbor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Harbor shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harbor was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Khan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Harbor as he connects with a hook.
Khan has closed the distance and engaged Harbor in a clinch.
Khan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mustafa Khan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khan.
Harbor has Khan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harbor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Khan tumbling to the mat - Harbor dives into Khan's guard.
Khan pushes Harbor off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustafa Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harbor throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harbor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khan looks to land a combination but Harbor avoids it well.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harbor circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harbor throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan moves forwards but Harbor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Harbor circles away.
Harbor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mustafa Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Harbor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harbor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harbor under the eye.
Donk. Harbor catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Khan closes the distance and pushes Harbor back into the cage.
Khan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harbor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Harbor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan pulls guard successfully.
Harbor is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Khan is trying to control the position but Harbor postures up.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harbor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harbor controlling from the top position.
Harbor looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mustafa Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harbor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Harbor misses.
Harbor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan feints a counter leg kick.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Harbor coming out on top.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Harbor. Harbor gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Harbor.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harbor as he jumps to the side.
Harbor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor with a jab.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harbor counters with a single leg into guard. Khan didn't expect that.
Harbor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harbor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harbor trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harbor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harbor distracts Khan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khan is rocked!
Harbor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan is still in real trouble! Can Harbor finish him?
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harbor.
Harbor stops Khan from standing up.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Harbor postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harbor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harbor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harbor throws an elbow but Khan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Khan defending against the ground and pound.
Harbor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harbor is trying to ground and pound but Khan uses the momentary lack of control by Harbor to regain half guard.
Harbor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but Harbor is keeping busy.
Khan is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan is still trying to improve position.
Khan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harbor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harbor thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.
Harbor trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harbor seems to be working for a kimura but Khan defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harbor lands a nice short elbow.
Khan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harbor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harbor trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Harbor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Harbor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa Khan!
A relieved looking Mustafa Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sawyer Hume enters the cage!
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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
35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Hume lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hume takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hume jabs at Magomedov's body.
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Hume.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hume throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Hume.
It looks like Konstantin Magomedov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume scores with a push kick.
Hume scores with a punch to the head.
Hume looks for the body kick but Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hume.
Hume throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov feinted with a counter takedown.
Hume has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hume blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hume is pushing Magomedov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hume or not.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hume's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Hume is controlling him.
We've been hearing reports that Magomedov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Hume's coach down at Condor Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hume's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Hume tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hume misses with the head strike.
Hume tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov dodges an elbow strike from Hume.
Magomedov is trying to force a seperation but Hume has the dominant position.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Sawyer Hume has been cut.
Hume is pressed up against the cage. Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hume down to the mat. Hume avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hume 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.
Magomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A clash of legs there as Hume blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries a head kick but it misses.
Hume pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hume lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hume is trying to defend but Magomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magomedov uses his free foot to push down on Hume's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hume.
Hume keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magomedov looking to finish with strikes here!
Magomedov landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hume's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hume blocking the ground and pound.
Magomedov wants to control the pace but Hume is squirming around nicely.
Hume tries to hold on but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov thowing shots but they're missing.
Hume really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Magomedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
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 Konstantin Magomedov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomedov shoots in for a double leg but Hume sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hume misses with a kick to the body.
Magomedov throws a low kick, looking for Hume's leg but Hume calmly moves out of range.
Magomedov backing away here, and Hume unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Hume fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomedov.
Good exchange - Magomedov coming out on top.
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hume avoids it really well and circles away.
Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Hume's guard.
Hume manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh!!! Hume has knocked Magomedov down with a huge combo! Hume steps away and waves a wobbly Magomedov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hume tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Hume.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hume lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Magomedov crumples to the floor! Hume milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sawyer Hume!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinovich's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dj Roland Kenzo - Your Night. Thrym has chosen We Are - Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich misses with a hook
and Thrym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentinovich misses with a body shot.
Valentinovich thuds his shin into the meat of Thrym's side.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thrym ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentinovich swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
Valentinovich stuns Thrym with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valentinovich scores with a jab to the head.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses
and Thrym takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thrym.
Valentinovich misses with a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentinovich looks to land a left hand but Thrym moved out of range nicely.
Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Thrym checks it
and Thrym counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich misses with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Valentinovich. Thrym shrugs it off though.
Valentinovich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Thrym was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thrym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentinovich throws out the jab.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valentinovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Thrym misses its intended target.
Valentinovich walks into a jab.
Valentinovich misses with a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a one-two to the body.
Valentinovich misses with a low kick.
Thrym is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentinovich lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentinovich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentinovich avoids the head kick by Thrym.
A little feinted left hand from Valentinovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valentinovich is looking to chop away at Thrym's legs.
Valentinovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thrym was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thrym throws a low kick, looking for Valentinovich's leg but Valentinovich calmly moves out of range.
Sergej Valentinovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrym misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Valentinovich blocks the low kick.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
Valentinovich blocks a head kick by Thrym.
Some bone on bone action there as Thrym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Valentinovich's head coaches at Pearson Spector Litt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Valentinovich throws a lazy head kick
letting Thrym counter with a right hand.
That kick from Valentinovich tenderised Thrym's leg. Thrym is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Valentinovich. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrym.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valentinovich.
Sergej Valentinovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentinovich tries to land a leg kick but Thrym saw it coming and moves away.
Thrym looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Thrym.
Valentinovich throws an off balance right hand
and Thrym counters with a left to the body.
Valentinovich misses with a hook
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrym tests Valentinovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentinovich throws the kick towards the body but Thrym avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands a jab-cross combination.
Thrym keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thrym throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentinovich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thrym's knee momentarily.
Valentinovich tries to land a front kick but Thrym steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thrym is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valentinovich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Valentinovich misses.
Thrym on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Thrym checks it
and Thrym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich jabs at Thrym's body.
Valentinovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thrym dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valentinovich. That did some damage!
A head kick from Thrym lands but Valentinovich takes it in his stride.
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 Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
That's time! Valentinovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.
Thrym feints a counter leg kick.
Thrym misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich looks for the body kick but Thrym saw that one coming.
Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thrym lands a head kick!
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
Thrym is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentinovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Valentinovich avoids the head kick by Thrym.
Valentinovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Thrym on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valentinovich throws a head kick that misses
and Thrym counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrym.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valentinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.
Thrym only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Valentinovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valentinovich blocks a head kick by Thrym.
A bone on bone clash there as Thrym blocks the leg kick.
Valentinovich backing away here, and Thrym unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Thrym coming out on top.
Thrym checks a low kick from Valentinovich.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thrym checks a leg kick.
Thrym moves away from the strike by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Thrym tenderised Valentinovich's leg. Valentinovich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Valentinovich misses
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
Thrym throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentinovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thrym circles away quickly and effectively.
Valentinovich throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich walks into a left hand.
Valentinovich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentinovich misses the jab.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Valentinovich blocks a head kick by Thrym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thrym, as that shot connected.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentinovich misses with a leg kick.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrym has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thrym sizes up Valentinovich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valentinovich connects with the punch.
Valentinovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentinovich swings widly with a right hand
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrym catches Valentinovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thrym has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Valentinovich tries a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Thrym's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valentinovich thows a leg kick but Thrym checks it
and Thrym counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thrym looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thrym checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrym feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valentinovich.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thrym just manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrym needs to keep his hands up - Valentinovich had a free shot at his head there.
Valentinovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valentinovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich tried to score with a low kick but Thrym checks it.
Valentinovich tries to land a body kick
and Valentinovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rung Thrym will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thrym cracks Valentinovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentinovich throws the left hand but Thrym avoids the punch easily.
Valentinovich looks to throw the jab but Thrym is out of range.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrym takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thrym.
A low kick from Valentinovich misses
and Thrym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thrym is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thrym defending well as Valentinovich loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Valentinovich misses.
A head kick from Valentinovich lands but Thrym takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands a lovely overhand right.
Thrym tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valentinovich defends well and Thrym ends up having to push Valentinovich into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Valentinovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valentinovich.
Valentinovich takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Thrym moves out of range as Valentinovich strikes.
Thrym is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valentinovich.
Thrym lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valentinovich's sensitive parts.
Valentinovich throws a wild body kick that Thrym sees coming a mile off.
Valentinovich misses with a hook
and Thrym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Thrym. Beautiful body shot.
Valentinovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valentinovich 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 Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrym looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentinovich misses the target.
Thrym connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valentinovich. Valentinovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valentinovich missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentinovich misses with the body kick
and Thrym counters with a thumping low kick.
Thrym defending well as Valentinovich loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Thrym.
Thrym scores with a jab to the head.
Thrym lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentinovich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thrym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick which misses Thrym's front leg but catches the back leg as Thrym tries to avoid it.
Thrym throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valentinovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich looks to throw the jab but Thrym is out of range.
Valentinovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Thrym counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Valentinovich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
Valentinovich throws a looping overhand right but Thrym ducks down to avoid it.
Valentinovich misses with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thrym, right into the meat.
Thrym checks the leg kick.
Thrym buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thrym lands a high kick!
Thrym will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Valentinovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thrym checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentinovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thrym moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentinovich.
Rung Thrym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentinovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentinovich throws a solid leg kick but Thrym takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Valentinovich.
Valentinovich tried to score with a low kick but Thrym checks it.
Valentinovich throws the kick towards the body but Thrym avoids it.
Valentinovich tries to land a body kick
and Thrym counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Thrym misses.
Valentinovich motions for Thrym to come forward. Valentinovich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valentinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrym's sensitive parts.
Thrym shoots in for a takedown but Valentinovich shows good takedown defense.
Valentinovich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rung Thrym.
I think Thrym has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergej Valentinovich!
An out of breath Sergej Valentinovich 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu's entrance music is A Fifth Of Beethoven. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fu lands with a right to the head.
Anastasio lands with a right to the head.
Fu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
Fu swings wildly with an uppercut but Anastasio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anastasio has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Anastasio.
Fu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anastasio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fu's elbow.
Anastasio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fu up against the cage.
Fu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fu breaks from the clinch.
Anastasio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fu lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu throws a solid leg kick but Anastasio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fu.
Fu connects with a leg kick. Anastasio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anastasio throws a lazy body kick
and Fu counters with a stiff right hand.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Fu finds it's target.
Anastasio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio slips under a jab.
Fu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anastasio misses with the body kick
and Fu counters with a straight right hand.
Fu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anastasio will feel that in the morning.
Anastasio misses with a straight right.
Anastasio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anastasio.
Fu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anastasio connects with a solid leg kick.
Fu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anastasio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anastasio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anastasio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anastasio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Anastasio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anastasio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Anastasio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anastasio.
Fu swings widly with a right hand
and Anastasio counters with a stiff right hand.
Manolo Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu throws out a leg kick but Anastasio moves out of range and Fu only half commits.
Fu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Fu moved out of range nicely.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Anastasio misses the target.
Fu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Fu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fu throws the kick towards the body but Anastasio avoids it.
Fu connects with a looping right hand.
Anastasio misses with a jab to the body
and Fu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anastasio thinking.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
Fu catches Anastasio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fu looks to land a left hand but Anastasio moved out of range nicely.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio tries to clinch up but Fu circles away and keeps his distance.
Anastasio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Anastasio slams his shin into Fu's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a solid leg kick but Anastasio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fu.
Anastasio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anastasio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anastasio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu misses with a series of wild punches.
Anastasio slips under a jab from Fu.
Fu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Anastasio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anastasio scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu should have avoided that one.
Fu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Anastasio finds it's way through Fu's defenses.
Anastasio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anastasio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anastasio misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anastasio can pounce on him.
Fu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fu tries to work over Anastasio's front leg with a kick but Anastasio checks it.
Anastasio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fu throws a push kick but Anastasio slaps the foot to one side.
Anastasio misses with a low kick.
Good work by Anastasio as he checks the leg kick.
Anastasio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anastasio throws a low kick, looking for Fu's leg but Fu calmly moves out of range.
Fu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anastasio moves out of range as Fu strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fu throws a body kick that misses
enabling Anastasio to counter with a crisp jab.
Anastasio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anastasio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Fu finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Anastasio clobbers Fu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fu.
Fu connects with a right hand. Anastasio shakes it off.
Fu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anastasio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anastasio throws out the jab.
Fu misses with a body shot
and Anastasio counters with a leg kick.
Fu blocks a low kick nicely.
Anastasio clinches.
A short right from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Fu misses with some punches.
Anastasio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fu or not.
Anastasio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anastasio misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fu's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with some punches.
Fu misses with the head strike.
Anastasio struggles to land a body shot inside as Fu controls his hands.
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fu lands with a left to the head.
Anastasio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anastasio lands a body shot.
Fu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fu being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fu gets through Anastasio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anastasio effectively controlling the action here.
Anastasio tries to throw a body punch but Fu avoids it by throwing Anastasio back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anastasio backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a shot to the side of Fu's head.
Anastasio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fu up against the cage.
Anastasio blocks a body shot from Fu.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anastasio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anastasio tries a body shot but Fu blocks it.
Anastasio looking to stall.
Fu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio missing with knees to the body.
Anastasio works on Fu's body with a couple of short punches.
Anastasio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anastasio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anastasio lands a good knee to the midsection. Fu won't want to take too many of those.
Anastasio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu manages to break the clinch.
Anastasio throws a head kick that Fu semi-blocks.
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Manolo Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anastasio loads up on a big right hand but Fu slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Anastasio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anastasio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fu throws a sloppy body shot
and Anastasio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A clash of legs there as Anastasio blocks the low kick.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Fu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anastasio just manages to avoid it.
Fu misses the jab.
Fu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anastasio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fu looks to land a body kick but Anastasio moved away.
Fu misses with a low kick as Anastasio jumps back.
Fu cracks the inside of Anastasio's front leg.
Fu misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fu. That's going to slow Anastasio down.
Fu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Fu 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
A little feinted left hand from Fu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fu misses with the body kick
and Anastasio counters with a straight right hand.
Anastasio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Anastasio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anastasio throws a fast counter high kick but Fu manages to duck under it in time.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
A big left from Fu misses.
Nice body punch from Fu.
Fu throws a leg kick which misses Anastasio's front leg but catches the back leg as Anastasio tries to avoid it.
Anastasio misses with a low kick as Fu jumps back.
Anastasio avoids a kick to the body.
Fu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anastasio throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Fu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu scores with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Fu.
Fu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio clinches.
Anastasio just leaning against Fu, taking a breather.
Fu letting Anastasio take a breather here.
Anastasio continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Fu sizes up Anastasio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fu throws a leg kick which misses Anastasio's front leg but catches the back leg as Anastasio tries to avoid it.
Fu misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio swings for the body but Fu moves out of range.
Fu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anastasio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fu moves out of range of the body kick from Anastasio.
Fu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anastasio's sensitive parts.
Anastasio lands with a kick to the temple. Fu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anastasio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Anastasio throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Fu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu moves out of range as Anastasio strikes.
A lazy body kick from Fu
and Anastasio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Anastasio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
The fighters circling - Anastasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fu misses with a hook. Anastasio ducked under it nicely.
Anastasio closes the distance but Fu moves to the side
enabling Fu to counter with a crisp jab.
Fu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anastasio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anastasio! But no joy.
Anastasio misses with a body shot
and Fu counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anastasio.
Fu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Fu does no damage.
Fu misses with a hook. Anastasio ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anastasio throws a good cross that connects.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Fu moves away and avoids it.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fu checks a low kick from Anastasio.
Anastasio looks for the body kick but Fu saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Fu throws a lazy body kick
and Anastasio counters with a low kick, right behind Fu 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fu, right into the meat.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anastasio throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anastasio's head.
Fu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fu lands a jab.
Fu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anastasio throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio is looking to score with low kicks.
Fu lands a jab to Anastasio's midsection.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Anastasio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anastasio just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Fu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anastasio checks a low kick from Fu.
Anastasio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fu 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 Anastasio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anastasio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anastasio if he has to take too many more of those.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Fu jabs at Anastasio's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anastasio counters with a big head kick but Fu shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anastasio throws a lazy head kick
and Fu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anastasio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fu.
Fu misses with a body punch
and Anastasio counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Anastasio misses.
Fu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anastasio checks it well.
Fu ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Fu tests Anastasio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anastasio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fu misses with a looping left.
Anastasio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu misses with a leg kick
enabling Anastasio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu moves out of range as Anastasio strikes.
Fu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Fu checks it.
Anastasio throws the kick towards the body but Fu avoids it.
Anastasio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anastasio.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses
and Fu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fu wants to slow Anastasio down by chopping away at his legs.
Fu feints a jab promting Anastasio to slip. Fu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anastasio slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anastasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anastasio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fu.
Anastasio lands a jab to Fu's midsection.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio throws the left hand but Fu avoids the punch easily.
Fu lands with a nice body kick.
Anastasio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fu scores with a spinning back kick!
Fu throws a low kick but Anastasio moves out of range easily.
Anastasio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fu counters with an outside leg kick.
Anastasio looks to land a left hand but Fu moved out of range nicely.
Fu throwing a counter right hand but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fu misses the shot to the body.
Fu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo Fu had his way with Anthony Anastasio in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anastasio throws a right hand that misses
and Fu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anastasio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu.
Fu walks into a jab.
Fu thows a leg kick but Anastasio checks it
and Fu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fu throws a shot to the body.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Fu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anastasio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio lands a body shot.
A low kick from Fu is predictable there
and Anastasio counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu wants to slow Anastasio down by chopping away at his legs.
Fu moves out of range as Anastasio throws a body kick.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick.
Fu punishes Anastasio's body with a nice straight punch.
Anastasio throws an overhand right that lands on Fu's shoulder, as Fu tries to avoid the shot.
And Fu counters with a quick kick to the body but Anastasio blocks it.
Fu lunges at Anastasio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anastasio's hand.
Fu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu scores with a sloppy right hand. Anastasio should have avoided that one.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Anastasio lands with a kick to the temple. Fu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anastasio tries to clinch but Fu is having none of it.
Fu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anastasio throws a sloppy head kick
and Anastasio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio digs a good hook to Fu's body.
A lazy left from Anastasio finds it's target.
Fu fakes the leg kick and cracks Anastasio in the body.
Fu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fu is looking to chop away at Anastasio's legs.
Fu thows a leg kick but Anastasio checks it
and Anastasio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu scores with a leg kick.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Fu.
Anastasio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fu keeps the fight on the outside.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anastasio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a series of punches but Fu moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Anastasio.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu.
Fu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anastasio missing with a left hand there. Fu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anastasio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Fu as he connects with a hook.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Fu is just out of range.
Fu throws a series of punches but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anastasio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anthony Anastasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Anastasio misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Fu.
Fu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anastasio takes a step back to recover.
Manolo Fu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio looks for the body kick but Fu saw that one coming.
Fu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anastasio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anastasio scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu should have avoided that one.
Anastasio moves away from the strike by Fu.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu lands a front kick.
Fu lands a leg kick that knocks Anastasio off balance momentarily.
Anastasio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Anastasio misses.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
Anastasio throws out a counter right but Fu avoids it with no problem.
Fu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anastasio manages to avoid it.
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 Manolo Fu.
I think Fu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
Manolo Fu retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Manolo Fu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Symphony of Destruction. 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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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juggernaut looks to score with a jab to the body but Rasputin is just out of range.
Rasputin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rasputin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juggernaut.
Juggernaut fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rasputin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rasputin misses with a looping right.
Juggernaut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Juggernaut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick from Juggernaut.
An attempted straight right counter from Rasputin misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juggernaut. That's going to slow Rasputin down.
We've been informed that Juggernaut 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.
Juggernaut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Juggernaut has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been told by Rasputin's head coaches at Breakdown Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Juggernaut.
Rasputin misses with a straight right.
Juggernaut throws a chopping leg kick but Rasputin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Juggernaut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin checks a leg kick.
Rasputin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rasputin throws a body kick that misses.
Juggernaut throws a lazy body kick
and Rasputin counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juggernaut misses with a lunging right hand
and Juggernaut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bo Juggernaut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Bo Juggernaut has been cut.
Rasputin moves out of range as Juggernaut throws a body kick.
Juggernaut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juggernaut clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes off an throws an elbow but Juggernaut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juggernaut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with an elbow over the top.
Rasputin stalling the fight.
Rasputin presses Juggernaut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasputin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Juggernaut looking to throw knees to the head but Rasputin is blocking nicely.
Rasputin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juggernaut misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes Juggernaut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Juggernaut looks winded!
Juggernaut tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Juggernaut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut misses with an elbow over the top.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Juggernaut blocks it.
Juggernaut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasputin is defending well for now.
Rasputin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juggernaut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juggernaut.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut misses with a punch on the inside.
Juggernaut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin is leaning against Juggernaut and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rasputin avoids a wild elbow strike from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juggernaut tries to land a knee to the head but Rasputin blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juggernaut wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasputin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rasputin throws out a leg kick but Juggernaut moves out of range and Rasputin only half commits.
Juggernaut now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Juggernaut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin lands a big uppercut and Juggernaut crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Juggernaut looks OK. Rasputin waves Juggernaut back to his feet!
Juggernaut thuds a left hand into Rasputin's body.
Juggernaut throws a wild body kick that Rasputin sees coming a mile off.
Juggernaut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rasputin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juggernaut in his tracks.
Rasputin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rasputin cracks Juggernaut with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Juggernaut looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rasputin finish him?
Juggernaut is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Rasputin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Juggernaut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Juggernaut's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasputin drops Juggernaut with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Juggernaut looks back up at him and smiles so Rasputin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Juggernaut misses with a double jab
and Rasputin counters with a huge left! Juggernaut is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rasputin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Juggernaut from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rasputin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
After winning the bout, Grigori Rasputin 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 Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess comes into the arena with Demiurge blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hess chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spider can pounce on him.
Spider lands a nice shot to the body.
Hess throws a sloppy head kick and Spider moves out of range easily.
Spider throws the kick towards the body but Hess avoids it.
Spider has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spider keeps Hess at a distance using the push kick.
Spider takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hess lands a nice hook to Spider's body. Spider takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spider on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spider connects with a leg kick. Hess looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hess avoids a kick to the body.
Jon Hess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hess digs a good body shot into Spider's ribs.
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!
Hess shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hess takes one on the button.
Hess tries a head kick but it misses.
Spider looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hess looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hess lands a big head kick that sends Spider tumbling to the mat! Hess takes a step backwards and waves Spider back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rinky Spider has been cut.
Spider avoids the head kick by Hess.
Spider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hess tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess throws the kick towards the body but Spider avoids it.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spider.
Hess takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Spider misses with a low kick.
Spider scores with a jab to the head.
Hess misses with a leg kick.
Spider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Hess counters with a quick kick to the body but Spider blocks it.
Hess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hess throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hess takes one to the side of the head.
Hess moves out of range of the body kick.
Hess takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hess looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spider scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hess throws a sloppy head kick and Spider moves out of range easily.
Spider lands a head kick. Hess smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spider sizes up Hess with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hess blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hess misses
and Spider counters with a body kick that stops Hess in his tracks momentarily.
Hess lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spider's sensitive parts.
Spider lands a body shot.
Hess avoids a kick to the body.
Hess walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Jon Hess has been cut.
Hess looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hess is looking to chop away at Spider's legs.
Spider throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hess.
Spider pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spider thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hess avoids the body shot from Spider.
Hess tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spider is able to avoid easily.
Spider lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hess takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab, jab by Spider - just one landing.
Spider stuns Hess with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hess moves forwards but Spider connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Spider. Beautiful body shot.
Hess wants to slow Spider down by chopping away at his legs.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spider.
Hess takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've been told by Hess's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spider looks to score with a jab to the body but Hess is just out of range.
Spider throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spider thumps Hess with a low kick.
Hess throws a low kick, looking for Spider's leg but Spider calmly moves out of range.
Spider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spider looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Spider blocks the leg kick.
Spider is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Spider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spider tries to work over Hess's front leg with a kick but Hess checks it.
Hess lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spider throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spider.
Hess is rocked!
Hess gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Spider points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Hess wakes up just in time to hear Spider thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rinky Spider!
During a confident post fight interview, Rinky Spider thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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