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UGD 65:Pulkkinen Vs Cotto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itula Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itula Maafala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
14 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Itula Maafala!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maafala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Strong's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maafala clinches up with Strong and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Strong.
Maafala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Itula Maafala has been cut.
Strong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maafala avoids it.
Strong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maafala is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Strong to the mat. Strong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Maafala trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maafala looking to sit in guard and control but Strong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strong stopping the sweep attempt from Maafala.
Strong controlling from the top position.
Maafala trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Strong haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Strong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maafala working a defensive guard but Strong manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maafala is looking for a sweep.
Strong working away.
Strong controls the position.
Maafala has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Strong has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maafala looks to move to half guard but instead Strong has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maafala is looking to improve his position but Strong isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong controlling from the full mount.
Strong throwing strikes here but Maafala is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Strong working for a guillotine from mount but Maafala is in no mood to give up.
Strong controlling the pace for now.
Strong cracks Maafala with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Strong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maafala tries to lock up and control but Strong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maafala can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itula Maafala's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maafala.
Strong moves into the clinch.
Maafala throws an elbow that misses.
Strong lands an elbow inside that Maafala shrugs off.
Strong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong trying to control the position but instead, Maafala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strong into the cage.
Maafala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
Strong misses with some punches.
Strong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maafala can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maafala obliges.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the head but Strong blocks with his arms.
Maafala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strong blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maafala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maafala is keeping busy.
Maafala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maafala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maafala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maafala is pushing Strong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maafala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maafala has Strong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maafala pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Strong tumbling to the mat - Maafala dives into Strong's guard.
Strong pushes Maafala off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itula Maafala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maafala.
An inside leg kick from Strong misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala wants to clinch up but Strong keeps it at a distance.
Maafala tries to clinch up.
Maafala darts in and clinches Strong up against the cage.
Maafala is looking to control Strong's arms but Strong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maafala has his back to the cage.
Maafala wants a takedown but no success here.
Itula Maafala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Maafala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maafala trying to land knees to the body.
Maafala has Strong pressed against the cage.
Strong lands an elbow inside that Maafala shrugs off.
Maafala managing to block the knees to the body from Strong.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maafala obliges.
Maafala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maafala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strong manages to break the clinch.
Maafala forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala landing knees to the body.
Maafala lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maafala.
Strong is pressed up against the cage. Maafala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strong down to the mat. Strong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strong.
Maafala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strong is pressed up against the cage. Maafala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Strong down to the mat. Strong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itula Maafala.
Strong scoring well with a low kick there.
Maafala instigates a clinch.
Maafala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maafala misses with some punches.
Strong can't find room to land a body shot as Maafala controls the action.
Strong avoiding damage as Maafala throws knees to the body.
Maafala digs a right hand underneath Strong's ribcage. Strong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maafala with a knee to the head.
Maafala is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Strong can't fight it off and eventually Maafala manages to take the fight to the floor. Strong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maafala distracts Strong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maafala sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Maafala from controlling successfully.
Maafala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maafala wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Maafala with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itula Maafala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Itula Maafala's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Strong wants to slow Maafala down by chopping away at his legs.
Strong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maafala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Strong scores with a jab to the body.
Strong closes the distance and clinches.
Strong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong looking to stall.
Strong prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Strong.
Strong working aggressively here.
Maafala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Strong prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala trying to land knees to the body.
Maafala has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Strong stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Strong.
Maafala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Strong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maafala backwards.
Maafala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Maafala.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Strong looking to stall.
Maafala tries to score a body lock takedown but Strong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itula Maafala.
Strong managing to block the knees to the body from Maafala.
Maafala looking to slow down the pace here.
Strong landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong avoids a wild elbow strike from Maafala.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.
Maafala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maafala misses with a punch on the inside.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strong.
Strong stalling in the clinch but Maafala improves position.
Strong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maafala.
Strong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maafala lands an elbow inside that Strong shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maafala blocks the elbow strike.
Strong is struggling to control the position.
Strong misses with a knee strike.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strong.
Strong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maafala has him pressed against the cage.
Strong breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong motions for Maafala to come forward. Strong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maafala gets a clinch.
Strong prevents a body shot from Maafala.
Maafala is trying to drag Strong to the mat but Strong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strong scores with a shot to the side of Maafala's head.
Maafala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maafala's elbow.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maafala blocks it with crossed arms.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strong avoids it.
Maafala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strong lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong breaks the clinch.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maafala manages to avoid it.
Maafala has closed the distance and engaged Strong in a clinch.
Strong trying to land knees to the body.
Maafala goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strong prevents it.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strong avoids it.
Strong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maafala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maafala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maafala comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Strong breaks from the clinch.
Strong throws a low kick but Maafala moves out of range easily.
Maafala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maafala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Strong!
A less than humble Joe Strong misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Lawson (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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182 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Lawson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawson dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
Henderson with a nice cross.
Henderson takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Lawson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lawson slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawson walks into a left hand.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawson's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lawson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Henderson - the referee stops the clock and Lawson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Henderson. Lawson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a wild body kick that Lawson sees coming a mile off.
And Lawson tries to counter it with a takedown but Henderson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Henderson misses with a double jab.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Lawson.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henderson jabs Lawson right on the nose. Lawson blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawson has time to react.
Henderson swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Henderson scores with the left hand. Lawson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
As Lawson tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawson manages to avoid the attempt.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Lawson shakes it off.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Lawson's head but Lawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
Lawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson keeps control of Lawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Henderson.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lawson's face.
Lawson misses with some punches.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Lawson's ribcage. Lawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lawson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lawson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Henderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawson won't want to take too many of those.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lawson avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
I was talking to Henderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lawson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lawson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lawson's back!
Henderson controlling well, preventing Lawson from escaping the position.
Henderson has good solid back control here.
Henderson continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Henderson dominated that round.
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.
Lawson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lawson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Lawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Lawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawson throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson lands a jab.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henderson is positioning himself well to prevent Lawson advancing to mount.
Henderson is not content to let Lawson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lawson trying to control the pace.
Lawson is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Henderson wants to control but Lawson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henderson is staying active underneath Lawson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henderson holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Lawson moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Henderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Lawson's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
As Lawson tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Lawson manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice body kick from Henderson.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawson can do to turn this around?
Lawson misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Henderson stuns Lawson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Lawson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Lawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawson scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson slips under a jab from Henderson.
Lawson slips under a jab.
Henderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
Lawson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Julius Henderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
Henderson rushes Lawson and presses him up against the cage.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawson with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson cracks Lawson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson slips under a jab from Lawson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson jabs Lawson right on the nose. Lawson blinks but takes it well.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawson is just out of range.
Lawson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henderson throws a push kick but Lawson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lawson scores with a jab to the head.
Lawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Julius Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Julius Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson lands with an overhand left.
Henderson throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a push kick but Lawson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson lands a nice hook to Lawson's body. Lawson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Lawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawson. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a sloppy body shot
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lawson prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Henderson.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Lawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Lawson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson cracks Lawson with a nice body shot.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Lawson's ribcage. Lawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lawson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawson has hold of one of Henderson's legs. Henderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Lawson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson controlling Lawson's posture.
Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lawson defends it easily.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Trey Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Henderson!
Julius Henderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holzken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Clavette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holzken comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Holzken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raoul Clavette!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavette gets caught napping as Holzken dives in and scores a takedown. Clavette manages to retain guard.
Holzken prevents Clavette from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holzken wants to pass the guard but Clavette is keeping the position.
Clavette is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Holzken presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Holzken pulls Clavette into guard.
Holzken is pulling down on Clavette's head to control his posture.
Holzken has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Clavette trying to control but Holzken is working from the bottom.
Holzken has his hands on Clavette's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clavette slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.
Clavette sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Holzken has Clavette pulled in close to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clavette throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holzken throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clavette was covering up waiting for the punch and Holzken finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Holzken trying to control but Clavette is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holzken advances to half guard.
Clavette pushes Holzken off looking to stand but Holzken dives back in and keeps control.
Clavette kicks off Holzken and gets to his feet.
Clavette misses with a series of wild punches.
Holzken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holzken looks for a takedown but Clavette sprawls well.
Holzken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clavette walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holzken fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Holzken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holzken.
Holzken closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Clavette to the mat! Clavette manages to get full guard.
Holzken trying to control the position from guard on top but Clavette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holzken is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Clavette is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clavette wants to get back to his feet but Holzken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clavette pushes Holzken off and gets back to his feet.
Clavette tries a low kick but Holzken avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holzken shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clavette napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Holzken wants to control for a moment but Clavette uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holzken is working for a kimura but Clavette is defending it quite comfortably.
Holzken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clavette doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holzken.
Holzken is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Clavette 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.
Holzken shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Clavette is trying to stand back up but Holzken is controlling him
Holzken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clavette is just riding it out for now. Holzken eventually gives up the hold.
Clavette is trying to stand back up but Holzken is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzken is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holzken is working for a kimura but Clavette is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken seems to be looking for submissions.
Holzken is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holzken is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holzken seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Clavette has recovered full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holzken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clavette is keeping the position for now.
Clavette wants to stand up but Holzken is controlling him.
Rodney Holzken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holzken is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Holzken trying to control the position from guard on top but Clavette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holzken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holzken shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Holzken showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holzken is looking to advance position but Clavette won't allow it.
Clavette wants to get back to his feet.
Holzken is trying to work for a kimura but Clavette is defending well.
Clavette is trying to stand back up but Holzken is controlling him
That's four 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.
Holzken is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Clavette is staying active underneath Holzken, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holzken is looking for a kimura but Clavette is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holzken to get the leverage.
Clavette pushes Holzken off looking to stand but Holzken dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holzken tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clavette sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holzken somewhat.
Clavette keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holzken dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Holzken shoots in looking for a takedown. Clavette tries to sprawl out of it but Holzken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clavette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holzken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clavette to score with a decent uppercut.
Clavette closes the distance and pushes Holzken back into the cage.
Holzken turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Clavette is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Holzken tries to advance to mount but Clavette denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clavette is pushing Holzken's head away, looking to escape. Holzken manages to hold on to the position though.
Holzken thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Holzken looking to control but instead Clavette has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken wants to work for an arm triangle but Clavette is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holzken trying to mount his opponent but Clavette defends it.
Holzken 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.
Clavette tries to kick Holzken off in order to stand up. Holzken Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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.
Holzken swings around for an armbar but Clavette sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Holzken's guard.
Clavette controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clavette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holzken can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clavette controls the pace.
Clavette must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now.
Clavette stays in close to Holzken's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clavette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holzken tries to counter by clinching up but Clavette breaks away and moves out of range.
Clavette lands an overhand right.
Holzken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clavette throws the left hand but Holzken avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clavette looks to land a right hand but Holzken moved out of range.
Holzken darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Clavette tries to kick Holzken off but Holzken keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clavette has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Holzken is on him like a limpet, forcing Clavette back against the cage.
Clavette is trying to pull guard but Holzken turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holzken tries for a takedown but Clavette manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holzken lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Clavette wants to get back to his feet.
Clavette has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Holzken is on him like a limpet, forcing Clavette back against the cage.
Clavette has hold of one of Holzken's legs. Holzken is fighting the takedown attempt but Clavette gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Clavette looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Clavette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clavette has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Clavette!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho's entrance music is Cold Sweat/ Thin Lizzy. A fine choice. Valentinovich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HateBreed - Defeatist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
225 lbs
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergej Valentinovich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Valentinovich missing with a left hand there. Laiho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Laiho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laiho looks to land a combination but Valentinovich avoids it well.
A nice side step and Valentinovich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valentinovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laiho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big left from Valentinovich misses.
Valentinovich throws a head kick but Laiho moves out of range.
Laiho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Laiho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Valentinovich's head.
Laiho seems to be looking for submissions.
Laiho thows a huge punch but Valentinovich dodges it nicely.
Laiho working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laiho working over Valentinovich with some ground and pound. Valentinovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Laiho is looking to stall here but Valentinovich recovers full guard.
Laiho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laiho throwing strikes but missing.
Laiho tries to free his leg and advance position but Valentinovich is retaining full guard.
Laiho throws an elbow that misses. Valentinovich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laiho's guard. Nice move by Valentinovich!
Valentinovich is stalling in the full guard.
Laiho working a defensive guard but Valentinovich passes into half guard.
Laiho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valentinovich pulls his head out easily.
Laiho tries to get to full guard but Valentinovich has control of the leg.
I've been told that Valentinovich has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho moves into full guard.
Laiho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laiho wants to sweep here but Valentinovich controlling him for the moment.
Laiho has his foot on Valentinovich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valentinovich works his way back into a safe position though.
Valentinovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Laiho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valentinovich passes into half guard.
Valentinovich decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho scores with the left hand. Valentinovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Laiho clinches up with Valentinovich and pushes him back against the cage.
Valentinovich can't find room to land a body shot as Laiho controls the action.
Laiho throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Laiho controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentinovich.
Laiho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinovich is trying to push Laiho away but Laiho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valentinovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valentinovich blocks an uppercut.
Laiho blocks an uppercut.
Valentinovich manages to break the clinch.
Valentinovich lands a nice looking body shot.
Laiho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laiho goes for a double leg but Valentinovich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valentinovich continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Valentinovich misses.
Laiho shoots in looking for a takedown. Valentinovich tries to sprawl out of it but Laiho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valentinovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Laiho rushes Valentinovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laiho breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Laiho scores with a four punch combination!
Valentinovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laiho momentarily.
Valentinovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laiho misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Valentinovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laiho doesn't seem phased though.
Laiho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Laiho misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Valentinovich to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valentinovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentinovich gets caught napping as Laiho dives in and scores a takedown. Valentinovich manages to retain guard.
Valentinovich kicks Laiho off and gets to his feet.
A head kick misses from Valentinovich.
Laiho lands a jab to the head.
Laiho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Laiho misses the target.
Laiho rushes Valentinovich and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Laiho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentinovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laiho counters with a series of strikes. Valentinovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexi Laiho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentinovich steps in with a hook that catches Laiho right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Valentinovich follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Laiho looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Valentinovich!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergej Valentinovich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Haze (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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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Haze.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haze! But no joy.
Haze scores with a spinning back kick!
Jab by Lord.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Haze looks for the body kick but Lord saw that one coming.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haze has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Lord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Haze throws a lazy uppercut
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord clinches up against the cage.
Lord softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Haze lands a nice shot to the body.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lord has had enough of the clinch but Haze keeps him there for the moment.
Lord blocks an uppercut.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Haze lands with a left to the head.
Lord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lord misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haze lands a body shot.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord blocking some punches.
Haze tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Lord tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Haze tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord lands a nice uppercut.
Haze scores with a knee to the head.
Haze trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Lord's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lord digs a right hand underneath Haze's ribcage. Haze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haze blocks a body shot from Lord.
Haze lands a hook that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Lord scores with a hook to the body.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Nice body punch from Lord.
Lord tries to circle away but Haze has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haze.
Haze lands a body punch.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze is looking to land body kicks.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lord avoids it really well and circles away.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Lord fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haze checks it well.
Haze replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lord blocks it well.
Haze misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
Lord is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lord looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haze misses with a hook.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze staying out of range there.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze tests Lord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Haze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lord checks it well.
Haze throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Haze drives through and clinches with Lord against the cage.
Haze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord can't break the clinch.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Haze.
Nice body punch from Haze.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lord lands with a right to the head.
Haze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haze's elbow.
A short uppercut from Lord.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Lord slips a jab from Haze.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lord looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lord throws a good cross that connects.
Haze takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Lord thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that round.
That's time! Lord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Jerry Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze throws a big shot that misses.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Haze throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Haze.
Lord with a hook.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Haze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lord is out of range and Haze settles back down.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Lord.
Haze dodges the punch combination from Lord.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze wants to clinch.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Haze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lord's head backwards.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord slips a jab from Haze.
Haze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haze swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Haze scores with a nice right hand.
Haze misses with a looping right.
Haze scores with a leg kick.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord blocks a jab.
Haze tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze throws a solid leg kick but Lord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haze.
Haze connects with an inside leg kick.
Lord moves away from the strike by Haze.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haze misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lord lands a nice shot that snaps Haze's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Haze thows a leg kick but Lord checks it
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lord takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lord keeps the fight on the outside.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Haze wants to land a leg kick but Lord is out of range.
Lord blocks a jab.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haze looks for a takedown but Lord sprawls well.
Lord takes one on the button.
Haze looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Haze missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Lord's head.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Nice shot lands for Haze.
Lord looks to land a right hand but Haze moved out of range.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Lord avoids the head kick by Haze.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Haze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze blocks a low kick nicely.
Haze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lord's head.
Haze scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lord lands a nice hook to Haze's body. Haze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Lord.
Lord lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lord thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Lord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lord steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
A shot to the liver by Lord. Beautiful body shot.
Lord drops his hands momentarily and Haze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lord attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Haze walks into a straight right hand from Lord.
Haze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lord looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Haze loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lord.
Haze takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Haze misses with a left hand
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Lord darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haze misses with a leg kick.
Lord swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Lord throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
Haze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haze scores with a nice head shot.
Lord with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lord misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Haze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lord's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Haze finds it's target.
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Lord's leg but Lord calmly moves out of range.
Lord walks into a stiff left hand from Haze.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Lord scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haze.
Lord punishes Haze's body with a nice straight punch.
Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze avoids the body shot from Lord.
And Haze tries to counter it with a takedown but Lord pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
A jab from Haze misses.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.
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!
Lord has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haze.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord scores with a jab to the body.
Haze misses with a hook.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Lord connects with a looping right hand.
Haze takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Lord misses the target.
Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haze, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lord lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lord lands an uppercut.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lord blocking some punches.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Haze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord lands a body shot.
Haze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord working aggressively here.
Haze tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haze cracks Lord with a nice body shot.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lord manages to break the clinch.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haze manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Haze misses.
Haze scores with a head kick. Lord tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haze throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick.
Lord swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haze is rocked!
Haze walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Haze limp body while Lord jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Selfie Lord!
During a confident post fight interview, Selfie Lord thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington comes to the cage accompanied by Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
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37
166 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Shango!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moshington lands with a shot to the body.
Shango on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moshington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shango counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moshington!
Moshington wants to control but Shango postures up.
Shango controls the position from side control.
Shango trying to control the position but Moshington is working away.
Shango working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shango trying to control the action but Moshington is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Shango.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango trying to control the action but Moshington is working from the bottom.
Shango is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moshington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moshington is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moshington's coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Shango missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shango wants to pass to mount but Moshington is defending the position.
Shango passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moshington holds of for dear life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington is trying to escape the mount.
Shango avoids the attempt from Moshington to control.
Shango can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moshington is looking to escape.
Moshington is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango wants to control the pace but Moshington is squirming around nicely.
Moshington wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shango.
Shango jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moshington manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shango is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moshington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shango goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Moshington has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shango but great work by Moshington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moshington throws a strike aimed at the side of Shango's head but Shango avoids it well.
Moshington working the ground and pound but Shango is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shango is trying to improve his position.
Moshington gets to mount! Shango was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shango tries to reverse the position but Moshington maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shango is squirming around, avoiding Moshington's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Papa Shango will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moshington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moshington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shango looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moshington looks to score with a jab to the body but Shango is just out of range.
Shango feints the counter takedown.
Moshington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shango was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango walks into a jab.
Moshington misses with a hook
and Shango counters with a takedown into side control.
Shango wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moshington keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington struggling a bit here.
Papa Shango has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moshington manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shango slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shango keeping moving, preventing Moshington from controlling successfully.
Shango had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moshington defends it easily.
Shango wants to hit a switch here but Moshington passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shango there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango gets back to half guard.
Moshington is looking to advance position but Shango won't allow it.
Shango is trying to get back to full guard.
Shango is looking to control Moshington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shango avoid being mounted?
Moshington wants to control but Shango is keeping him busy.
Moshington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moshington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango keeping hold of Moshington's head, controlling as best he can.
Shango wants to control but Moshington passes into side.
Moshington trying to control the action but Shango is working from the bottom.
Shango is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Shango's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shango tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moshington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moshington working the strikes but Shango uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Moshington seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shango is looking for a sweep. Moshington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shango trying to hold on to Moshington's head to control him but Moshington postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shango is in trouble now - Moshington has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Moshington dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shango takes one to the side of the head.
Moshington with a jab.
Moshington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shango counters by clinching up.
Moshington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moshington swings widly with a right hand
and Shango counters with a takedown into side control.
Moshington wants to control but Shango postures up.
Shango laying and praying for a moment but Moshington takes advantage and regains half guard.
Shango looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington is trying to control but can't.
Shango is working for a kimura but Moshington is defending it quite comfortably.
Moshington gets back to full guard.
Moshington wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Shango is now in half guard.
Moshington wants to improve his position but Shango is controlling well.
Moshington is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moshington preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Moshington trying to control from the bottom.
Shango trying to pass the guard but Moshington defending well.
Shango is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moshington is just riding it out for now. Shango eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington trying to hold on to Shango's head to control him but Shango postures up.
Moshington is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moshington throws a series of punches but Shango moves out of range.
Shango changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Moshington.
Moshington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moshington scores with a hook to the body. Shango takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
George Moshington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shango takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moshington just misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moshington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shango was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
Moshington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moshington connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Moshington throws a jab but it's blocked by Shango.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Moshington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moshington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Moshington!
George Moshington very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Hooper (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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175 lbs
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29
175 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Hooper!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tests Hooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Hooper off balance momentarily.
Hooper stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Hooper.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Hooper's knee but Hooper avoids it well.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Man is looking to counter punch.
Hooper slips a straight right by Man.
Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hooper scores with a takedown into Man's guard.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man pulls Hooper in close to prevent any damage.
Hooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hooper distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man is controlling Hooper's posture.
Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man is pulling down on Hooper's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hooper trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hooper takes one to the chin there.
Man checks a low kick from Hooper.
Fook Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hooper has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Man.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hooper.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man scores with a head kick.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Hooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
Hooper slips a straight right by Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Man misses.
Nice jab there from Man.
Hooper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man's head.
It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hooper avoids the body shot from Man.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hooper! But no joy.
Man lands with an overhand left.
Hooper throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man connects with a leg kick. Hooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Hooper wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Hooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man clobbers Hooper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot by Hooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hooper moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Jab from Hooper.
Hooper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hooper tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Hooper misses with a hook.
Man throws a hook but Hooper avoids it easily.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
It appears Man was looking to counter with a kick there.
Man slips under a jab from Hooper.
Hooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Man lands a body shot.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hooper's calf.
Hooper is looking to land body kicks.
Hooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Man slips under a jab.
Hooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Hooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hooper checks a leg kick.
Man moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHooper.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Man thows a leg kick but Hooper checks it
and Hooper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hooper.
Hooper postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Man keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Man is pulling down on Hooper's head to control his posture.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hooper wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Hooper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man managing to control 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.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooper manages to avoid it.
Hooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Hooper throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Hooper throws a body kick that misses.
Man throws a jab when Hooper was well out of range.
Man throws a hook but Hooper avoids it easily.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hooper moves away from the strike by Man.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man tries to work over Hooper's front leg with a kick but Hooper checks it.
And Hooper tries to counter it with a takedown but Man pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hooper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hooper. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Man wants to slow Hooper down by chopping away at his legs.
Hooper checks a low kick from Man.
Hooper throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Hooper misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Hooper slips a jab from Man.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooper.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Hooper misses.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hooper lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Hooper ducks down to avoid it.
Hooper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hooper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Hooper takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Hooper tries a quick counter leg kick but Man is wise to it.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Hooper.
Man lands with a straight right. Hooper didn't see that one coming.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Hooper lands with a good body shot.
Hooper connects with an inside leg kick.
Hooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Hooper tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
Man tried to counter with a leg kick but Hooper avoided it.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Hooper counters with an inside leg kick.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Hooper moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Hooper misses with a looping left.
Hooper throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
Hooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hooper checks a leg kick.
Hooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooper counters with an inside leg kick.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper checks a leg kick nicely.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hooper staying out of range there.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Hooper counters with a single leg into guard. Man didn't expect that.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Man is pulling down on Hooper's head to control his posture.
Troy Hooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Hooper postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pulls Hooper in close to his closed guard and prevents Hooper from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hooper throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Hooper wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hooper looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Man avoids the body shot from Hooper.
Hooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hooper blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper scores with a jab to the head.
Hooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooper.
Hooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Man.
Hooper ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hooper cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hooper checks a low kick from Man.
Man cracks the inside of Hooper's front leg.
Hooper throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Hooper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMan.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
Hooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hooper misses with a low kick.
Hooper blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Hooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hooper counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Hooper cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Hooper looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Hooper throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hooper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hooper.
Hooper blocks the body kick.
Hooper throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper avoids a kick to the body.
Man staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Hooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man throws a body punch but Hooper moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooper throws a big shot that misses.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper misses with a low kick.
Hooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Hooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hooper lands a slapping body shot.
Hooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Man misses its target.
Hooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Troy Hooper just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hooper staying out of range there.
Hooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hooper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hooper blocks a low kick nicely.
Hooper misses with a looping left.
Man blocks a jab.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hooper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Man tries to land a front kick but Hooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Hooper throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hooper.
Man takes a swing at Hooper's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Good work by Hooper as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Hooper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hooper.
Hooper getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Hooper is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hooper looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man throws a leg kick but Hooper checks it.
Hooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man is looking to slow Hooper down with leg kicks.
Hooper works Man's body with a nice hook.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man tries to move into range but Hooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hooper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hooper misses with a hook
and Man counters with a body kick.
Man thuds his right hand into Hooper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hooper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hooper blocks a leg kick.
Man slips under a jab.
Hooper takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Hooper throws a head kick that misses.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hooper moves his leg out of the way.
Hooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooper.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hooper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Man throws a hook but Hooper avoids it easily.
Hooper ducks right into an uppercut from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hooper throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
Hooper misses the shot to the body.
Man lands a nice hook to Hooper's body. Hooper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hooper blocks the body kick.
Hooper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Man with a body shot.
Hooper takes one on the button.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hooper is out of range and Man settles back down.
A slow jab from Hooper misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hooper.
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!
Man slips a straight right by Hooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hooper counter with a right hand.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hooper throws a leg kick that misses.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hooper shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Hooper cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hooper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Man misses with a right hand
and Hooper counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Fook Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Man tries a low kick but Hooper avoids it.
Hooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man moves out of range as Hooper strikes.
Man is looking to counter with a body kick.
Man checks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hooper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hooper avoids the body shot from Man.
Hooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hooper. That did some damage!
Hooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Hooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Hooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man motions for Hooper to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hooper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Decent striking displayed by Man there.
Hooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hooper digs a good hook to Man's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man 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 Hooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left lands for Man.
Hooper misses the body punch
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hooper - the referee stops the clock and Man gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hooper. Man manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hooper's shoulder, as Hooper tries to avoid the shot.
Fook Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Hooper off balance momentarily.
Man gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hooper counters with a straight right hand.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hooper walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hooper lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hooper misses the target.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hooper.
Hooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Hooper connects with a solid leg kick.
Hooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Hooper blocks a low kick nicely.
Hooper tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Hooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hooper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Hooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Hooper throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Hooper cracks Man with a good jab.
Man sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hooper manages to avoid it.
Hooper misses with a body shot.
Hooper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man thumps Hooper with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hooper misses with a two punch combination.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Hooper's belly button to the back.
Hooper is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hooper connects with the punch.
Man misses with a straight right.
Hooper takes one to the side of the head.
Man lands with a straight right. Hooper didn't see that one coming.
Hooper slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Hooper.
Hooper darts in looking for a takedown but Man gets double underhooks and turns Hooper into the cage.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Hooper counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hooper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hooper as the two fighters clinch.
Man blocking some punches.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Fook Man.
I think Hooper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Hooper!
Troy Hooper is the new welterweight champion!
Troy Hooper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Moore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sole is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sole 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 Moore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moore avoids the body shot from Sole.
Sole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole 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.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Moore 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.
Sole connects with a jab.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole misses with a body shot.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sole digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole shoots and misses
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole tries to land a front kick but Moore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sole gets tackled into the cage by Moore. Moore maintains the clinch.
Sole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sole.
Sole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sole swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moore to keep the fight standing.
Moore is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Archie Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacks Sole.
Sole breaks the clinch.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sole misses with a leg kick.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Archie Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Moore scores with a kick to the body.
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
Moore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sole tries a low kick but Moore avoids it.
Moore slips under a jab.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore sizes up Sole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Sole.
That kick from Moore tenderised Sole's leg. Sole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moore throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Moore fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Moore wants to clinch.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sole misses.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sole throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Sole fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moore half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole avoids a kick to the body.
Moore forces Sole back against the cage and clinches.
Sole trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sole into the cage.
Sole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore trying to control the position but instead, Sole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moore into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moore.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sole tries to score a body lock takedown but Moore shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore gets through Sole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moore working aggressively here.
Sole wants to take the fight to the mat but Moore manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Moore.
Moore misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Sole avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moore blocks an uppercut.
Sole is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Sole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moore. Moore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sole defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moore tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Moore moves away from the strike by Sole.
Moore avoids the head kick by Sole.
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 Archie Moore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore tries to work over Sole's front leg with a kick but Sole checks it.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moore's head backwards.
Moore needs to keep his hands up - Sole had a free shot at his head there.
Moore throws a lazy body kick
and Sole counters with a shoot takedown. Moore fights it but they end up in guard.
Sole controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sole trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore pulls Sole in close to prevent any damage.
Moore is trying to control the position but Sole postures up.
Sole throws a big right hand that misses.
Sole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Moore misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore clinches up with Sole and pushes him back against the cage.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moore's brow.
Sole is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Sole misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Sole misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Sole.
Sole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole with the counter takedown but Moore avoids it easily.
Sole connects with the punch.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore is looking to wear down Sole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moore instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Moore.
Moore taking a breather.
Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Sole won't want to take too many of those.
Moore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sole.
Sole is breathing heavily.
Sole has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moore.
Archie Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sole is defending well for now.
Moore tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.
Sole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sole trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
A short left from Sole.
The referee calls for Moore to work.
Good body shot from Moore.
Moore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Moore lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacks Sole 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!
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Moore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That kick from Moore tenderised Sole's leg. Sole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sole has a takedown stuffed.
Sole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole scores with a spinning back kick!
Sole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moore's head backwards.
Sole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Sole thuds his right hand into Moore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moore staying out of range there.
Moore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sole's sensitive parts.
Sole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sole feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
Moore 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.
Sole defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore pushes Sole away with a front kick.
Sole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sole 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.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Sole feints the counter takedown.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot lands for Sole.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Moore's leg but Moore calmly moves out of range.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Sole.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Moore tries to land a leg kick but Sole saw it coming and moves away.
Sole takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moore scores with a jab. Sole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sole misses with a low kick as Moore jumps back.
Moore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Sole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moore's head backwards.
Moore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore throws a low kick but Sole avoids it.
Moore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sole. Sole obviously looking to wear him down.
Moore takes the fight into the clinch.
Sole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Moore misses its target.
Sole with a hook.
Jacks Sole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Moore moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Moore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sole throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Moore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moore throws a leg kick but Sole checks it.
Sole throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sole manages to circle out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Moore blocks the leg kick.
Sole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Sole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moore.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacks Sole.
I think Sole 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Archie Moore spoke after the fight, saying 'I need to train more, not good skills yet.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taras Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Napoleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buster Napoleon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taras Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Shevchenko as he checks the leg kick.
Shevchenko throwing a counter right hand but Napoleon manages to avoid it.
Shevchenko slips under a jab from Napoleon.
Napoleon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shevchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Napoleon.
Shevchenko tries to counter with a takedown but Napoleon is quick to defend against it.
Napoleon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Napoleon throws a head kick that misses.
Shevchenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Napoleon sprawls well initially but Shevchenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Napoleon pushes Shevchenko off and gets back to his feet.
Napoleon scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Taras Shevchenko has been cut.
Napoleon misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shevchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napoleon.
Napoleon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Napoleon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Napoleon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Napoleon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shevchenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shevchenko wants to get back to full guard.
Napoleon content to control rather than advance.
Shevchenko is trying to control but can't.
Napoleon tries to stand and escape but Shevchenko is controlling the position.
Napoleon escapes and gets back to his feet.
A low kick from Napoleon is predictable there
and Shevchenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Napoleon wants to stand up but Shevchenko is controlling him.
Shevchenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Napoleon is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Shevchenko manages to pass to side control.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Shevchenko there.
Shevchenko working over Napoleon with some ground and pound. Napoleon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shevchenko is looking to take a break and control but Napoleon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Napoleon trying to control here.
Napoleon tries to kick Shevchenko off but Shevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon wants to improve his position but Shevchenko is controlling well.
Shevchenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Napoleon is just riding it out for now. Shevchenko eventually gives up the hold.
Nice strikes from Shevchenko there.
Shevchenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Napoleon defending well though.
Napoleon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shevchenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shevchenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Shevchenko there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko trying to control the action but Napoleon is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napoleon kicks off Shevchenko and gets to his feet.
Napoleon throws the left hand but Shevchenko avoids the punch easily.
Napoleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shevchenko.
Napoleon throws a shot from downtown. Shevchenko moves away and avoids it.
Napoleon throws a sloppy head kick and Shevchenko moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Shevchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Shevchenko with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Shevchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taras Shevchenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Napoleon lands with a cross.
Shevchenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Napoleon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shevchenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Napoleon throws a head kick that misses
and Shevchenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Napoleon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shevchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Napoleon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Napoleon scores with a nice body kick.
Napoleon throws a body punch but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Shevchenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Napoleon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon throws a lazy right hand but Shevchenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buster Napoleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napoleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shevchenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napoleon looks to throw the jab but Shevchenko is out of range.
Napoleon scores with a leg kick.
Napoleon scores with a jab to the head.
Napoleon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shevchenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shevchenko has a takedown stuffed.
Napoleon throws a hook but Shevchenko blocks it.
Napoleon misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Napoleon misses with a wild body shot.
Napoleon throws a right and a left that Shevchenko avoids nicely.
A jab from Napoleon misses.
Shevchenko tries to counter with a takedown but Napoleon is quick to defend against it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napoleon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shevchenko's hands.
Shevchenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Napoleon defends well and Shevchenko ends up having to push Napoleon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taras Shevchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napoleon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shevchenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Napoleon!
Shevchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Napoleon sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shevchenko slips a nice elbow through Napoleon's hands, connecting with Napoleon's forehead.
Taras Shevchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Napoleon wants to control but Shevchenko is keeping busy.
Shevchenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Napoleon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Shevchenko drops an elbow to the side of Napoleon's head.
Napoleon tries to kick Shevchenko off but Shevchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shevchenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet.
Napoleon is not content to let Shevchenko control the position.
Shevchenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Shevchenko connects with a nice short shot to Napoleon's temple.
Shevchenko slips a nice elbow through Napoleon's hands, connecting with Napoleon's forehead.
Shevchenko is looking to take a break and control but Napoleon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Napoleon is trying to stand.
Napoleon is not content to let Shevchenko control the position.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shevchenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Napoleon keeps working.
Napoleon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shevchenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Napoleon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shevchenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Napoleon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taras Shevchenko'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Napoleon throws a hook but Shevchenko blocks it.
Napoleon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shevchenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A low kick from Napoleon misses
and Shevchenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shevchenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Shevchenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shevchenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Napoleon's head.
Shevchenko is working Napoleon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Napoleon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet but Shevchenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon has momentary wrist control but Shevchenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Napoleon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet but Shevchenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shevchenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Shevchenko cracks Napoleon with a solid left hand.
Shevchenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Napoleon's head.
Napoleon wants to stand and escape but Shevchenko is having none of it.
Shevchenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shevchenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Napoleon is looking to stand up but Shevchenko isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shevchenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Napoleon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shevchenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shevchenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Napoleon avoids it really well and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Napoleon there.
Napoleon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shevchenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Napoleon has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Shevchenko is on him like a limpet, forcing Napoleon back against the cage.
Napoleon can't find room to land a body shot as Shevchenko controls the action.
Buster Napoleon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko prevents a body shot from Napoleon.
Napoleon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Napoleon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Napoleon misses the target.
Napoleon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shevchenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Napoleon's guard.
Napoleon wants to get back to his feet but Shevchenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shevchenko wants to control from the top but Napoleon keeps moving.
Napoleon has his feet on Shevchenko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Napoleon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon thows a leg kick but Shevchenko checks it
and Shevchenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shevchenko works over Napoleon with some ground and pound from guard.
Shevchenko wants to pass the guard but Napoleon is keeping the position.
Napoleon wants to stand and escape but Shevchenko is having none of it.
Shevchenko trying to control but Napoleon is working from the bottom.
Napoleon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shevchenko won't allow Napoleon to get back to his feet.
Taras Shevchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shevchenko is in close to Napoleon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shevchenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Shevchenko cracks Napoleon with a solid left hand.
Shevchenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Napoleon's head.
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 Taras Shevchenko.
I think Napoleon 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Napoleon!
Buster Napoleon made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER Nutrition - Q160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Pulkkinen there.
Cotto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Cotto ducked under it nicely.
Cotto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Cotto.
Pulkkinen cracks Cotto with a good jab.
Pulkkinen jabs Cotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pulkkinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cotto moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Cotto's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cotto moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen missing with a left hand there. Cotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
Nice shot lands for Pulkkinen.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Cotto slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen thumps Cotto with a low kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
Cotto moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Cotto misses.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Cotto is out of range.
Pulkkinen defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cotto doesn't seem bothered though.
Cotto misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Cotto.
Pulkkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cotto 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 Pulkkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pulkkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Cotto misses.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulkkinen, as that shot connected.
A clash of legs there as Cotto blocks the low kick.
Cotto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pulkkinen jabs at Cotto's body.
Cotto throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Pulkkinen coming out on top.
Cotto swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen throws a good cross that connects.
Pulkkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto lands with a good body shot.
Cotto punishes Pulkkinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Cotto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulkkinen.
Cotto is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Cotto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Cotto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
Cotto throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cotto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cotto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
Cotto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cotto throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Pulkkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Cotto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Pulkkinen.
Cotto lands a body shot.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
A punch lands to the side of Pulkkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cotto dodges the punch combination from Pulkkinen.
Cotto misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Pulkkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
Pulkkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pena Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cotto is out of range and Pulkkinen settles back down.
Pulkkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cotto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cotto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pulkkinen - the referee stops the clock and Cotto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pulkkinen. Cotto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cotto misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cotto throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of Cotto's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Cotto moved away.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Pulkkinen dips to his left and cracks Cotto with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Cotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Cotto moves forwards but Pulkkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cotto checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen works Cotto's body with a nice hook.
Cotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pulkkinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulkkinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pulkkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cotto is able to avoid easily.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cotto can do to turn this around?
A big right from Pulkkinen misses.
Cotto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pulkkinen momentarily.
Cotto checks a leg kick.
Cotto throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Cotto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Cotto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen thuds his shin into the meat of Cotto's side.
Nice jab there from Pulkkinen.
Cotto is rocked!
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cotto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body punch.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice right hand.
Cotto is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Pulkkinen feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Cotto collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pena Pulkkinen!
Pena Pulkkinen retains his light heavyweight title!
Pena Pulkkinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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