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UFF 16 - FIGHT NIGHT PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saw Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: I Run New York. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saw Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Taylor!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Aaron Taylor has been cut.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevenson lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevenson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taylor looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevenson lands a slapping body shot.
Stevenson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Stevenson cracks Taylor with a big right hand and Taylor goes down!
Stevenson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson pushes down on Taylor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stevenson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stevenson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Aaron Taylor's cut even more.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevenson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Taylor sprawling to the canvas. Stevenson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Taylor hang on?
The cut above Aaron Taylor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stevenson controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Aaron Taylor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Taylor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saw Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jason Stone has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Nutz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stone tries to improve position but can't.
Nutz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nutz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stone throws Nutz to one side and escapes!
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nutz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nutz showed some decent athleticism there.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Nutz is trying to control. Stone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stone is trying to stand.
Stone is looking to get back to is feet but Nutz passes into side control.
Nutz trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Nutz drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Nutz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stone down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nutz is chipping away with strikes.
Stone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stone on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nutz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nutz in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz cracks Stone with a big right hand but Stone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nutz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nutz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stone tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nutz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Stone.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nutz looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Stone taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Nutz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JJ St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Legion of Doom Theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ St James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts moves away from the strike by St James.
A cross from St James lands.
It looks like Jake Roberts has been cut.
St James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts clinches up with St James and pushes him back against the cage.
St James tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on St James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Roberts.
Roberts keeps control of St James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
St James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roberts gets control of St James's arms and successfully pulls guard. Roberts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St James sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roberts's guard.
St James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts manages to get to full guard.
Roberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St James gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St James is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James wanted to stand there but Roberts had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roberts is on top in guard.
Roberts wants to control from the top but St James keeps moving.
St James might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roberts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
St James throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Roberts slips under a jab from St James.
Roberts moves into the clinch.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St James's defenses.
St James is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St James is defending well for now.
Roberts drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet.
Roberts is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St James is aware though and is defending well.
Roberts 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.
St James is looking to stand up but Roberts won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St James!
Roberts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roberts dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roberts with good strikes from the mount here!
Roberts throwing strikes here but St James is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Roberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Roberts.
St James is rocked!
Roberts lands a big shot to the head and St James winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hoiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hoiles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hoiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan O Riley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Riley shoots in for a double leg but Hoiles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hoiles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Riley throws a looping overhand right but Hoiles ducks down to avoid it.
Hoiles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ryan O Riley has been cut.
O Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Hoiles moves out of range easily.
Hoiles cracks O Riley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hoiles has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning O Riley to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoiles misses with a few strikes there.
O Riley tries to get into range but Hoiles steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops O Riley! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hoiles scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Hoiles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Burgemeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgemeister's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Scrappy - Head Bussa. Byrne has chosen Despicable by Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jacob Byrne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Burgemeister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Byrne.
Burgemeister doesn't manage to clinch there - Byrne circles away.
Burgemeister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burgemeister takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burgemeister takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Byrne throws a hook but Burgemeister avoids it easily.
Burgemeister throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne slips a straight right by Burgemeister.
Burgemeister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burgemeister thows a body shot but no joy.
Burgemeister has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Burgemeister there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burgemeister throws a shot from downtown. Byrne moves away and avoids it.
Byrne slips a jab and a cross from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgemeister thuds a left hand into Byrne's body.
Byrne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burgemeister swings for the body but Byrne moves out of range.
Burgemeister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burgemeister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Jacob Byrne has been cut.
Burgemeister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burgemeister cracks Byrne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Byrne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Byrne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgemeister uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Burgemeister coming out on top.
Burgemeister feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Byrne sprawling to the canvas! Byrne rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burgemeister finish him?!
Byrne is rocked!
Byrne is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Burgemeister doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Byrne crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Byrne's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Burgemeister!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Asturiem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asturiem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fernandinho - Sede de Justiça. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Asturiem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asturiem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Asturiem.
Asturiem lands with a nice body punch.
Bauer is looking to score with low kicks.
Asturiem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asturiem works Bauer's body with a nice hook.
Bauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alexander Asturiem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asturiem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bauer manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asturiem connects with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Asturiem.
Bauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Asturiem really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Asturiem misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asturiem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer tries a low kick but Asturiem avoids it.
Asturiem scores with a one two! Bauer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bauer throws a leg kick but Asturiem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asturiem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bauer circles away quickly and effectively.
Bauer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asturiem lands a jab-cross combination.
Bauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asturiem.
Asturiem stuns Bauer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asturiem.
Some wild striking there from Asturiem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem throws a series of strikes that have Bauer backpedaling.
Bauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bauer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asturiem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asturiem misses with a wild body shot.
Asturiem misses the shot to the body.
Bauer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bauer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asturiem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bauer.
Bauer defending well as Asturiem loads up on a big left hand.
Asturiem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Asturiem.
Asturiem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bauer misses with a low kick.
Asturiem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bauer avoids the body shot from Asturiem.
Bauer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asturiem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asturiem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Asturiem lands with a good body shot.
Asturiem misses with a wild body shot.
Bauer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Asturiem scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asturiem.
Bauer throws a leg kick but Asturiem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asturiem misses with a wild body shot.
Asturiem's corner calls for a 1-2. Asturiem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Asturiem blocks a leg kick.
Asturiem scores with a body shot.
Asturiem scores with a hook to the body. Bauer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Asturiem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Asturiem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asturiem lands a jab-cross combination.
Asturiem 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.
Alexander Asturiem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asturiem swinging wildly here.
Asturiem connects with a jab.
Asturiem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asturiem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asturiem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asturiem misses with a wild combination.
Asturiem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Asturiem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Asturiem scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Asturiem misses with a body shot.
Bauer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bauer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Asturiem misses with a few strikes there.
Asturiem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asturiem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bauer blocks a jab.
Asturiem lands a jab to Bauer's midsection.
Asturiem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asturiem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauer moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer slips a jab and a cross from Asturiem.
Asturiem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Asturiem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asturiem misses with a wild body shot.
Asturiem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asturiem misses with a few strikes there.
Asturiem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asturiem throws a series of strikes that have Bauer backpedaling.
Asturiem lands the left hand.
Asturiem looks to land a left hand but Bauer moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bauer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bauer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good work by Asturiem as he checks the leg kick.
Asturiem thuds a left hand into Bauer's body.
Asturiem throws a looping overhand right but Bauer ducks down to avoid it.
Bauer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexander Asturiem is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Asturiem catches Bauer right on the button with a cross.
Asturiem throws a right hand that Bauer ducks under and follows up with a left that Bauer also avoids with ease.
Asturiem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asturiem throws a combination. Bauer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Asturiem fails to land with a series of punches.
Asturiem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bauer. Bauer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asturiem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Asturiem.
Asturiem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asturiem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bauer on the side of the head.
Asturiem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bauer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bauer throws a chopping leg kick but Asturiem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bauer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Asturiem misses with a wild combination.
Asturiem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Asturiem dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asturiem throws a series of punches but Bauer avoids them all with ease.
Asturiem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Asturiem.
Asturiem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bauer.
Asturiem throws a right hand that Bauer ducks under and follows up with a left that Bauer also avoids with ease.
Bauer avoids the body shot from Asturiem.
Asturiem missing with a left hand there. Bauer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asturiem moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asturiem throws a series of punches but Bauer moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bauer 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 Asturiem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asturiem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asturiem throws a one two combo.
Bauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asturiem throws a nice looking combination but Bauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asturiem is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asturiem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Asturiem scores with a jab. Bauer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asturiem scores with a three punch combo!
Bauer misses with a low kick as Asturiem jumps back.
Bauer throws and low kick but Asturiem moves out of range easily.
Asturiem tries to bum rush Bauer with a series of wild strikes but Bauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bauer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asturiem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauer.
Bauer walks into a left hand.
Asturiem just misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bauer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem throws a right and a left that Bauer avoids nicely.
Bauer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Asturiem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Asturiem scores with a body shot.
Asturiem swinging wildly here.
Bauer wants to slow Asturiem down by chopping away at his legs.
Asturiem lands a right hook to the body.
Bauer throws a leg kick but Asturiem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bauer tries to land a leg kick but Asturiem saw it coming and moves away.
Bauer throws a leg kick but Asturiem sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Asturiem does it's job there.
Asturiem swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Asturiem.
Bauer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Asturiem lands a right hook to the body.
Bauer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asturiem.
Asturiem scores with a decent looking hook.
Bauer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asturiem.
Asturiem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem digs a good body shot into Bauer's ribs.
Bauer blocks a jab.
Asturiem looks to land a combination but Bauer avoids it well.
Bauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asturiem.
Asturiem throws a series of strikes that have Bauer backpedaling.
Asturiem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bauer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bauer avoids the body shot from Asturiem.
Asturiem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asturiem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauer.
Asturiem takes a swing at Bauer's ribcage but misses.
Asturiem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Asturiem blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Asturiem clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Asturiem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bauer.
Asturiem lands a nice hook to Bauer's body. Bauer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bauer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asturiem is looking to wear down Bauer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Asturiem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bauer is looking to chop away at Asturiem's legs.
Asturiem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bauer needs to keep his hands up - Asturiem had a free shot at his head there.
Bauer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Asturiem does no damage.
Bauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bauer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asturiem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asturiem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bauer.
Asturiem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bauer manages to avoid it.
Asturiem lands the left hand.
Asturiem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bauer manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Asturiem there.
No joy there for Asturiem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asturiem misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asturiem. Bauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bauer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer dodges the punch combination from Asturiem.
Asturiem throws out a powerful jab.
Bauer motions for Asturiem to come forward. Bauer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asturiem tries to bum rush Bauer with a series of wild strikes but Bauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Asturiem checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asturiem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asturiem's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Asturiem duly obliges.
Asturiem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asturiem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asturiem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bauer's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem throws a right and a left that Bauer avoids nicely.
Asturiem throws a series of punches but Bauer moves out of range.
Asturiem looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauer is just out of range.
Asturiem misses with a two punch combination.
Asturiem lands a jab to Bauer's midsection.
Asturiem checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asturiem moves out of range of the leg kick from Bauer.
Asturiem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Asturiem lands a nice shot that snaps Bauer's head back.
Asturiem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer dodges the punch combination from Asturiem.
Bauer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bauer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asturiem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bauer circles away quickly and effectively.
Asturiem works the jab nicely.
Bauer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asturiem punishes Bauer's body with a nice straight punch.
Asturiem works over Bauer's head and body with a nice combination.
Asturiem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bauer is looking to chop away at Asturiem's legs.
Asturiem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asturiem lands a jab-cross combination.
Asturiem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Asturiem had his way with Easton Bauer in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Asturiem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asturiem misses with a hook. Bauer ducked under it nicely.
Asturiem lands a body shot.
Asturiem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bauer manages to avoid it.
Bauer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asturiem misses with a series of wild punches.
Asturiem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bauer can do to turn this around?
Asturiem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asturiem misses with a series of wild punches.
Bauer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Asturiem.
Asturiem lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asturiem.
Asturiem thows a body shot but no joy.
Asturiem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Asturiem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauer tried to score with a low kick but Asturiem checks it.
Asturiem looks to land a combination but Bauer avoids it well.
Bauer throws a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Asturiem as he checks the leg kick.
Asturiem fails to land with a series of punches.
Asturiem stalks Bauer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bauer's face. Bauer staggers backwards, shaken.
A clash of legs there as Asturiem blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bauer throws and low kick but Asturiem moves out of range easily.
Bauer tries to land a leg kick but Asturiem saw it coming and moves away.
Asturiem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bauer slips a jab and a cross from Asturiem.
Asturiem checks a low kick from Bauer.
Bauer takes one to the chin there.
Bauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asturiem.
Asturiem throws a body punch but Bauer moves out of range.
A punch combination from Asturiem misses.
Bauer defending well as Asturiem loads up on a big left hand.
Bauer wants to land a leg kick but Asturiem is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem works over Bauer's head and body with a nice combination.
Bauer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asturiem throws a nice looking combination but Bauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asturiem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asturiem swinging wildly here.
Easton Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bauer misses with a low kick.
Asturiem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asturiem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bauer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asturiem scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asturiem scores with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Asturiem.
A clash of legs there as Asturiem blocks the low kick.
Bauer connects with a solid leg kick.
Asturiem digs a good body shot into Bauer's ribs.
Asturiem lands with a nice body punch.
Bauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asturiem.
Asturiem swings for the body but Bauer moves out of range.
Bauer throws a low kick, looking for Asturiem's leg but Asturiem calmly moves out of range.
Asturiem lands with a good body shot.
Alexander Asturiem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bauer tries to land a leg kick but Asturiem saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Asturiem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asturiem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Asturiem!
Alexander Asturiem retains his middleweight title!
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