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IFC85: L.Heavy v Gorbachenko PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jab Brown (ranked 7958 p4p, 646 weight class) and Atthapong Payakaroon (ranked 25351 p4p, 687 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - German Kiss . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Atthapong Payakaroon enters the cage!
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223 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jab Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atthapong Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Payakaroon misses
so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payakaroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown passes Payakaroon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown is looking for a kimura but Payakaroon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Payakaroon defend it? Brown steps over the head and cranks it - Payakaroon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jab Brown!
A very excited looking Jab Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ii Adolf (ranked 22098 p4p, 695 weight class) and Frank Curtis (ranked 3873 p4p, 476 weight class). Adolf comes to the cage accompanied by Smash Mouth - Why Can't We Be Friends. The crowd seem to be enjoying Curtis's choice of entrance music: Russian Circles - Geneva. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Curtis enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Ii Adolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Curtis works over Adolf's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Gustav Ii Adolf has been cut.
Adolf lands with a nice body punch.
Adolf lands a slapping body shot.
Adolf 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.
A jab from Curtis misses.
A left lands for Curtis.
A low kick from Curtis misses
and Adolf counters with a stiff right hand.
Adolf scores with a nice head shot.
Adolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adolf avoids the head kick by Curtis.
Adolf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Adolf is just out of range.
Adolf throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adolf lands a nice uppercut.
Adolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Adolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Adolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Adolf scores with a shot to the side of Curtis's head.
A head punch on the inside from Adolf fails to land.
Adolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adolf pushes Curtis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adolf prevents a body shot from Curtis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adolf.
A short left from Curtis.
Nice body punch from Adolf.
Adolf tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Adolf.
Adolf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Adolf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Adolf.
Adolf pushes Curtis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Curtis tries a body shot but Adolf blocks it.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Adolf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adolf tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis can't break the clinch.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adolf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Curtis or not.
Curtis is looking to break free of the clinch but Adolf has double underhooks.
Adolf blocks an uppercut.
Adolf tries to work over Curtis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adolf misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolf lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adolf tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Adolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adolf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Curtis is looking to break free of the clinch but Adolf has double underhooks.
A short right from Adolf.
Adolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adolf taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis is trying to push Adolf away but Adolf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis throws a punch but it's blocked by Adolf.
Adolf digs a right hand underneath Curtis's ribcage. Curtis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adolf tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Adolf taking a breather.
Adolf misses with the head strike.
Adolf misses with some punches.
Adolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adolf blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adolf.
Adolf is trying to stall.
Adolf misses with a body punch.
Adolf misses with the head strike.
Adolf blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Adolf.
Adolf has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Adolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Adolf has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Ii Adolf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gustav Ii Adolf'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.
Adolf tests Curtis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curtis lands with a good body shot.
Adolf cracks Curtis with a good jab.
Adolf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curtis scores with a jab to the head.
Adolf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtis can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adolf doesn't seem bothered though.
Donk. Adolf catches Curtis right on the button with a cross.
Curtis instigates a clinch.
Adolf scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis tries to work over Adolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adolf misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Adolf.
A nice left hand lands by Adolf.
Gustav Ii Adolf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adolf is leaning against Curtis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Adolf stalling.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Adolf.
Adolf lands an uppercut.
Adolf wants to stall.
Adolf misses with some punches.
Adolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Adolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adolf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adolf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Curtis.
Adolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Adolf holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Adolf as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adolf.
Curtis is looking to break free of the clinch but Adolf has double underhooks.
Adolf pushes Curtis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adolf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adolf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adolf lands a nice shot to the body.
Curtis is looking to control Adolf's arms but Adolf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Curtis has his back to the cage.
Adolf lands with a short shot to the head.
Adolf digs a right hand into Curtis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Curtis's gas tank.
Adolf has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Adolf cracks Curtis with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Adolf.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Adolf.
A right handed body shot lands from Adolf.
Adolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Adolf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adolf misses with some punches.
Adolf works on Curtis's body with a couple of short punches.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curtis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adolf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adolf lands with a light punch inside.
Adolf scores with a hook to the body.
Adolf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Adolf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Adolf - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curtis is rocked!
Adolf stalling against the cage.
Curtis is still on wobbly legs! Can Adolf finish him?
Adolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis seems to have recovered his senses.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adolf presses Curtis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Adolf.
Adolf misses with some punches.
Adolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adolf throws a head punch that misses.
Adolf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curtis is keeping busy.
Adolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adolf lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adolf lands with a left to the head.
Adolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Ii Adolf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gustav Ii Adolf's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adolf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Curtis misses with a few strikes there.
Adolf with a nice cross.
Adolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adolf thuds his right hand into Curtis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Adolf misses.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
BOOM! Adolf lands a beautiful left hook that drops Curtis. Curtis tries to recover but Adolf is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Curtis lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ii Adolf!
An out of breath Gustav Ii Adolf thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Osterberg (ranked 2248 p4p, 118 weight class) and Joe Schmoe (ranked 4391 p4p, 202 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Osterberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Schmoe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Osterberg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schmoe was covering up waiting for the punch and Osterberg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Osterberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Osterberg advances to full mount.
Schmoe tries to lock up and control but Osterberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Osterberg landing strikes from the mount and Schmoe is in trouble!
Schmoe is bucking up trying to escape but Osterberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osterberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schmoe looks a forlorn figure.
Osterberg 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.
Schmoe tries to hold on but Osterberg pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osterberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Schmoe is desperately trying to improve his position but Osterberg has a good base and remains in mount.
Osterberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Osterberg controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmoe wants to hold on but Osterberg pushes him away.
Osterberg lands a heavy elbow.
Osterberg cracks Schmoe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schmoe is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schmoe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schmoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Osterberg landing strikes from the mount.
Schmoe is still in real trouble! Can Osterberg finish him?
Osterberg avoids the attempt from Schmoe to control.
Osterberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schmoe's face.
Osterberg is landing with some decent strikes but Schmoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schmoe takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Osterberg's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Osterberg!
James Osterberg tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brooksbank (ranked 2832 p4p, 312 weight class) and Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2852 p4p, 315 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Ulatov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooksbank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooksbank shoots in and drives through. Ulatov sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Ulatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ulatov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brooksbank. That did some damage!
Brooksbank looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ulatov swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooksbank.
Ulatov with the counter takedown but Brooksbank avoids it easily.
Brooksbank catches Ulatov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ulatov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Brooksbank misses
and Ulatov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brooksbank keeping full guard, as Ulatov tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooksbank trying to control the position.
My spies in Ippon Squad inform me that Ulatov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ulatov passes Brooksbank's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulatov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooksbank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ulatov.
Brooksbank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ulatov trying to control from half guard but Brooksbank is working away.
Ulatov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Ulatov working Brooksbank over with strikes.
Brooksbank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ulatov.
Brooksbank is not content to let Ulatov control the position.
Ulatov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brooksbank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ulatov.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ulatov lands a nice short elbow.
Ulatov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ulatov is keen to just control but Brooksbank is a slippery customer.
Brooksbank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ulatov.
Brooksbank is controlling Ulatov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brooksbank looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ulatov drops an elbow to the side of Brooksbank's head.
Ulatov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ulatov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov thows a huge punch but Brooksbank dodges it nicely.
Brooksbank tries to roll over but Ulatov keeps him under control.
Ulatov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brooksbank is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ulatov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ulatov trying to pass the guard but Brooksbank defending well.
Ulatov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ulatov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Brooksbank.
A slow jab from Ulatov misses its intended target.
Ulatov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooksbank's corner calls for a 1-2. Brooksbank obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ulatov scores with a takedown into Brooksbank's guard.
Brooksbank looking for a triangle here. Ulatov is fighting it but it looks tight! Brooksbank pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ulatov is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dave Brooksbank!
Dave Brooksbank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 2950 p4p, 149 weight class) and One Fortytwo (ranked 2856 p4p, 145 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortytwo connects with a solid leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk wants to slow Fortytwo down by chopping away at his legs.
Fortytwo scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortytwo moves out of range of the body kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jedrzejczyk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fortytwo connects with the punch.
Fortytwo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortytwo misses with a wild body shot.
Jedrzejczyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortytwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jedrzejczyk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortytwo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jedrzejczyk is able to avoid easily.
Fortytwo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body punch but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Jedrzejczyk 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.
Fortytwo lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortytwo lands with a nice body punch.
Fortytwo throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jedrzejczyk cracks the inside of Fortytwo's front leg.
Jedrzejczyk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jedrzejczyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fortytwo checks a low kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk tries to score with a low kick but Fortytwo moves his leg out of the way.
Jedrzejczyk ducks under a wild hook from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk staying out of range there.
Jedrzejczyk misses the shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick that misses
and Fortytwo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fortytwo throws out a powerful jab.
Fortytwo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortytwo. Jedrzejczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortytwo avoids the head kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk looks for the body kick but Fortytwo saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk gets tackled into the cage by Fortytwo. Fortytwo maintains the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk working aggressively here.
Jedrzejczyk pushes off an throws an elbow but Fortytwo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fortytwo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jedrzejczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Fortytwo has double underhooks.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an elbow over the top.
Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but it misses.
Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortytwo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jedrzejczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortytwo.
One Fortytwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortytwo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fortytwo scores with a nice right hand.
Jedrzejczyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortytwo connects with a body shot that sends Jedrzejczyk's belly button to the back.
Jedrzejczyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jedrzejczyk slips under a jab.
Jedrzejczyk throwing a counter right hand but Fortytwo manages to avoid it.
Fortytwo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortytwo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortytwo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Fortytwo misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a looping overhand right but Fortytwo ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Fortytwo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jedrzejczyk tries to move into range but Fortytwo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fortytwo!
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick
and Fortytwo counters with a straight right hand.
Jedrzejczyk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fortytwo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jedrzejczyk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fortytwo clinches up with Jedrzejczyk and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortytwo lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortytwo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jedrzejczyk backwards.
Fortytwo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jedrzejczyk controls his hands.
Fortytwo lands a nice uppercut.
Fortytwo lands an uppercut.
Fortytwo landing knees to the head.
Fortytwo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jedrzejczyk controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortytwo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jedrzejczyk's face.
Jedrzejczyk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortytwo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fortytwo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortytwo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jedrzejczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo slips under a jab.
Fortytwo tries to counter with a clinch but Jedrzejczyk shakes him off and moves away.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortytwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortytwo lands with a cross.
Fortytwo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Fortytwo finds it's way through Jedrzejczyk's defenses.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a left hand
and Fortytwo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortytwo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jedrzejczyk.
One Fortytwo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick but Fortytwo moves out of range.
Fortytwo counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortytwo cracks the inside of Jedrzejczyk's front leg.
Jedrzejczyk ducks under a wild hook from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo thuds a left hand into Jedrzejczyk's body.
Fortytwo scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortytwo throws a leg kick which misses Jedrzejczyk's front leg but catches the back leg as Jedrzejczyk tries to avoid it.
Fortytwo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Jedrzejczyk misses
and Fortytwo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortytwo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jedrzejczyks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fortytwo throws a body punch but Jedrzejczyk moves out of range.
Fortytwo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fortytwo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jedrzejczyk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jedrzejczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fortytwo defending well as Jedrzejczyk loads up on a big left hand.
Fortytwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fortytwo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jedrzejczyk 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 Fortytwo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortytwo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo avoids the head kick by Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jedrzejczyk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jedrzejczyk checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Jedrzejczyk misses
and Fortytwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick
and Fortytwo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fortytwo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fortytwo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fortytwo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fortytwo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jedrzejczyk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jedrzejczyk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortytwo wants to counter with a clinch but Jedrzejczyk pushes him away.
Jedrzejczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick but Fortytwo checks it.
Fortytwo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jedrzejczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jedrzejczyk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fortytwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from Fortytwo finds it's target.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range as Fortytwo strikes.
Fortytwo lands a head shot.
Fortytwo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk throws a leg kick that misses.
Jedrzejczyk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jedrzejczyk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fortytwo jabs Jedrzejczyk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fortytwo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jedrzejczyk's sensitive parts.
Jedrzejczyk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jedrzejczyk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jedrzejczyk throws a sloppy head kick and Fortytwo moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk throws the kick towards the body but Fortytwo avoids it.
Fortytwo lands with a kick to the temple. Jedrzejczyk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fortytwo scores with a shot to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a push kick but Fortytwo slaps the foot to one side.
Fortytwo throws a series of punches but Jedrzejczyk avoids them all with ease.
Jedrzejczyk throwing a counter right hand but Fortytwo manages to avoid it.
Fortytwo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fortytwo scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortytwo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortytwo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a front kick but Fortytwo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortytwo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fortytwo lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortytwo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jedrzejczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fortytwo misses with a kick to the body.
Fortytwo throws a push kick but Jedrzejczyk slaps the foot to one side.
Fortytwo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jedrzejczyk. Jedrzejczyk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jedrzejczyk lands a nice looking body kick.
Fortytwo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortytwo drives through and clinches with Jedrzejczyk against the cage.
Jedrzejczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortytwo takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortytwo scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortytwo misses with a knee to the head.
Fortytwo scores with a knee to the head.
Fortytwo dodges an elbow strike from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jedrzejczyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fortytwo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fortytwo's defenses.
Fortytwo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jedrzejczyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fortytwo looking to throw knees to the head but Jedrzejczyk is blocking nicely.
Fortytwo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortytwo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fortytwo blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk misses with an elbow strike.
Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow that misses.
Jedrzejczyk prevents a body shot from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jedrzejczyk blocks it with crossed arms.
Fortytwo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk prevents a body shot from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fortytwo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortytwo misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortytwo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jedrzejczyk has a couple of punches blocked by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jedrzejczyk or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jedrzejczyk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fortytwo's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fortytwo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortytwo lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jedrzejczyk lands a shot to the body.
Fortytwo blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Fortytwo.
A right hand to the body from Fortytwo.
Still in the clinch, Fortytwo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortytwo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jedrzejczyk's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but misses.
Fortytwo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jedrzejczyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jedrzejczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Fortytwo with a knee to the head.
Fortytwo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortytwo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jedrzejczyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jedrzejczyk tries to break the clinch but Fortytwo is controlling the position.
Fortytwo lands an uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortytwo lands a nice shot to the body.
One Fortytwo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jedrzejczyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jedrzejczyk fails to land.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the body.
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jedrzejczyk is rocked!
It looks like Jan Jedrzejczyk has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jedrzejczyk.
Oh Jedrzejczyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jedrzejczyk takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jedrzejczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jedrzejczyk throws an elbow but misses.
Jedrzejczyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Jedrzejczyk tries to throw a body punch but Fortytwo avoids it by throwing Jedrzejczyk back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head.
Jan Jedrzejczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortytwo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fortytwo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jedrzejczyk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jedrzejczyk lands an elbow that stopped Fortytwo in his tracks for a moment.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jedrzejczyk blocks it with crossed arms.
Fortytwo throws a knee to the head but misses.
One Fortytwo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fortytwo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
One Fortytwo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortytwo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Fortytwo!
One Fortytwo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 959 p4p, 44 weight class) and Takeru Kubota (ranked 845 p4p, 38 weight class). Kubota is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devilman No Uta. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Kubota!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caunt lands a head shot.
Caunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kubota's head.
Kubota missing with a left hand there. Caunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Caunt's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kubota drops his hands momentarily and Caunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kubota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kubota moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kubota scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota punishes Caunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Kubota avoids it.
Kubota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caunt moves away from the strike by Kubota.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kubota swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kubota misses with an uppercut.
Caunt throws a push kick but Kubota slaps the foot to one side.
Kubota lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kubota.
Nice uppercut lands for Caunt. That snapped Kubota's head back.
Good work by Caunt as he checks the leg kick.
Caunt is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kubota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kubota looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kubota.
Caunt pushes Kubota away with a front kick.
Caunt defending well as Kubota loads up on a big left hand.
Caunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kubota.
Kubota cracks Caunt with a good jab.
Kubota takes a swing at Caunt's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Caunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt slips under a jab from Kubota.
Kubota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kubota throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caunt.
Kubota misses with a wild body shot.
Takeru Kubota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubota misses with a hook. Caunt ducked under it nicely.
Caunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kubota takes a step back to recover.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt scoring well with a low kick there.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's 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!
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kubota throws a body punch but Caunt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Caunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Caunt misses the shot to the body.
Kubota throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caunt.
Kubota scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kubota scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Caunt there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caunt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Kubota - just one landing.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Kubota.
Caunt avoids the head kick by Kubota.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kubota, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Caunt coming out on top.
Kubota throws an off balance right hand
and Caunt counters with a low kick, right behind Kubota 's knee.
Kubota takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caunt connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt throws a shot from downtown. Kubota moves away and avoids it.
Caunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kubota.
Kubota misses with a straight right.
Caunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kubota can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Caunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kubota pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kubota takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Kubota.
Caunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kubota.
Kubota lands a right hand.
Caunt manages to break the clinch.
Kubota's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good exchange - Kubota coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kubota feints and then cracks Caunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caunt down.
Caunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubota throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut lands for Kubota. That snapped Caunt's head back.
Kubota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kubota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caunt. Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caunt misses with a leg kick.
Kubota swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Caunt throws an off balance right hand
and Kubota makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A clash of legs there as Caunt blocks the low kick.
As Kubota backs away, Caunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kubota blocks the body kick.
Kubota misses with a leg kick.
Caunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kubota doesn't seem bothered though.
Caunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Kubota throws a lazy right hand but Caunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kubota tests Caunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kubota lands with a nice body punch.
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Kubota fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Kubota.
Caunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Kubota misses the target.
Caunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kubota.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caunt.
Takeru Kubota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kubota, right into the meat.
Caunt moves out of range as Kubota strikes.
Kubota lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kubota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kubota lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kubota throws out a loose jab but Caunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kubota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Kubota misses.
Caunt wants to slow Kubota down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kubota. Kubota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caunt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kubota lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Kubota scores with a sloppy right hand. Caunt should have avoided that one.
Caunt moves away from the strike by Kubota.
Caunt is looking for a counter combo.
An inside leg kick from Kubota misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Caunt catches Kubota right on the button with a cross.
Caunt moves into range and clinches up with Kubota.
Kubota pushes Caunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caunt 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.
Caunt tries to throw a body punch but Kubota avoids it by throwing Caunt back against the cage.
Kubota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kubota prevents a body shot from Caunt.
A nice left hand lands by Kubota.
Kubota lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kubota working aggressively here.
Caunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kubota misses with a body punch.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kubota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kubota lands a hook that snaps the head of Caunt backwards.
Kubota blocks an uppercut.
Kubota working aggressively here.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kubota tries to throw a body punch but Caunt avoids it by throwing Kubota back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kubota.
Caunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Kubota backwards.
Caunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takeru Kubota seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kubota.
Caunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Caunt.
Kubota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Caunt's elbow.
Kubota working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caunt prevents a body shot from Kubota.
Caunt misses with some punches.
Kubota is looking to break free of the clinch but Caunt has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Caunt tries to work over Kubota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kubota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kubota up against the cage.
Kubota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caunts head.
Caunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kubota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubota misses with a looping left.
Kubota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kubota is looking to land body kicks.
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Kubota avoids it.
Kubota moves out of range of the body kick from Caunt.
Caunt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kubota dips to his left and cracks Caunt with an uppercut!
Kubota throws a jab but it's blocked by Caunt.
Caunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Caunt misses.
Kubota walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caunt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kubota connects with a leg kick. Caunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubota manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kubota.
Kubota throws a leg kick but Caunt checks it.
Caunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kubota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kubota.
Caunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kubota. That did some damage!
Kubota takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kubota misses with a body shot.
Caunt thows a body kick. Kubota tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caunt throws out a leg kick but Kubota moves out of range and Caunt only half commits.
Kubota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kubota bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caunt's head backwards.
Caunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt slips under a jab from Kubota.
Caunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kubota swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kubota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caunt throws a body punch but Kubota moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kubota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kubota looks to throw the jab but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt throws a wild body kick that Kubota sees coming a mile off.
Caunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kubota checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Caunt takes a swing at Kubota's ribcage but misses.
Kubota throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caunt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kubota under the eye.
Caunt throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Kubota throws a solid leg kick but Caunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kubota.
Caunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kubota takes a step back to recover.
Kubota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubota looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kubota cracks Caunt with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kubota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kubota chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caunt can pounce on him.
Kubota checks a leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick but Kubota moved away.
Caunt walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt avoids the body shot from Kubota.
Caunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kubota scores with a spinning back kick!
Caunt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kubota throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caunt scores with a hook to the body. Kubota takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kubota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kubota tries a low kick but Caunt avoids it.
Caunt scores with a nice strike.
Kubota blocks the body kick.
Kubota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Kubota.
Kubota misses with a wild body shot.
Caunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dick Caunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Caunt throws the kick towards the body but Kubota avoids it.
Caunt blocks the body kick.
Kubota throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Caunt!
Kubota feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caunt's calf.
Caunt cracks the inside of Kubota's front leg.
Kubota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Kubota scores with the left hand. Caunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caunt.
Kubota connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Kubota misses.
A left lands for Caunt.
Caunt has closed the distance and engaged Kubota in a clinch.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt tries to work over Kubota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubota is trying to break free.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Caunt.
Caunt pushes Kubota back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Caunt.
Kubota misses with a body punch.
Caunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kubota's elbow.
Kubota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt blocks a body shot from Kubota.
A short body shot lands from Kubota as the two fighters clinch.
Caunt blocking some punches.
Kubota throws a punch but it's blocked by Caunt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kubota.
Caunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kubota tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Caunt.
Kubota can't find room to land a body shot as Caunt controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Caunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kubota throws a head punch that misses.
Caunt misses with the head strike.
Kubota blocks a body shot from Caunt.
Kubota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Caunt as the two fighters clinch.
Kubota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kubota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kubota.
Kubota prevents a body shot from Caunt.
Caunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caunt can't find room to land a body shot as Kubota controls the action.
Kubota misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt working aggressively here.
Kubota lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kubota.
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 Dick Caunt.
Well Kubota 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kubota!
Takeru Kubota took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am surprised I managed to make it to the fight, let alone win. I have been very sick and low on energy'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 2084 p4p, 65 weight class) and Joe Foreman (ranked 1619 p4p, 56 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Foreman !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Foreman there.
Chamba throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman scores with a one two! Chamba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
Chamba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chamba lands a nice shot to the body.
Chamba looks to land a left hand but Foreman moved out of range nicely.
Chamba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Foreman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chamba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chamba lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Foreman scores with a punch to the head.
Chamba scores with a jab.
It looks like Joe Foreman has been cut.
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman lands a nice looking body shot.
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamba thuds his right hand into Foreman 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foreman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chamba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Foreman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Foreman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chamba throws a looping overhand right but Foreman ducks down to avoid it.
Foreman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Foreman .
It seemed like Foreman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Foreman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foreman misses with a looping left.
Chamba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've been told by Chamba's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chamba.
Chamba scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Chamba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chamba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foreman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chamba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chamba misses with a body shot.
Foreman throws a hook but Chamba avoids it easily.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Chamba lands a front kick.
Chamba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Foreman misses.
Chamba wants to clinch up but Foreman keeps it at a distance.
Chamba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chamba misses the jab.
A nice side step and Foreman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman slips a jab from Chamba.
Foreman misses with a right hand
and Chamba counters with a left to the body.
Chamba connects with a high kick.
A left lands for Foreman .
Foreman avoids the head kick by Chamba.
A little jabbing left from Foreman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick from Chamba lands but Foreman takes it in his stride.
Chamba is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Foreman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chamba misses the target.
Chamba misses with a shot to the body
and Foreman counters with a stiff right hand.
Gilberto Chamba's cut is getting worse.
Chamba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Foreman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chamba is looking for a counter combo.
Chamba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chamba on the side of the head.
Foreman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Foreman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gilberto Chamba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big right from Chamba misses.
Chamba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
A nice side step and Foreman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Foreman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chamba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chamba is breathing heavily.
Foreman lands a hook that stumbles Chamba back into the cage. Foreman follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Chamba to the canvas! Foreman pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Chamba has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joe Foreman !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 896 p4p, 121 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 1634 p4p, 217 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Willie Wood enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Wood catches Choo right on the button with a cross.
Choo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Choo slips the punch.
Wood throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Choo. Beautiful body shot.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
Choo 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.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Choo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choo manages to avoid it.
Wood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Wood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood jabs Choo right on the nose. Choo blinks but takes it well.
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Choo works Wood's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Wood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Choo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Wood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Choo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Choo throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Choo lands a jab.
Choo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wood under the eye.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Choo staying out of range there.
Choo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Choo there.
Wood cracks Choo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Choo avoids the body shot from Wood.
Choo looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Choo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Choo scrambles back to his feet.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Choo throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Choo misses with a looping right.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a body punch
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choo.
Wood thuds his right hand into Choo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Choo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Choo lands a nice hook to Wood's body. Wood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wood thumps Choo with a low kick.
Choo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Choo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choo.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo slips under a jab from Wood.
Choo misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Wood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Choo checks a leg kick.
A jab from Wood finds it's way through Choo's defenses.
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Wood lands a head shot.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Choo moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Choo has time to react.
Nice straight punches there by Choo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choo.
Wood scores with the left hand. Choo knows he should have avoided that one.
Wood takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willie Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Choo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Choo misses with a body shot
and Choo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Choo misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Choo's sensitive parts.
Choo swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for Wood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood slips under a jab from Choo.
Willie Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wood's head.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Choo swings widly with a right hand
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood throws a hook but Choo avoids it easily.
It looked like Choo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Choo moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Choo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Choo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Choo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood lands an overhand right.
Wood sizes up Choo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Choo counters with a straight right hand.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Choo moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choo misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood scores with the left hand. Choo knows he should have avoided that one.
Choo lands with an uppercut that bounces Wood off the cage and back into range.
Choo misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Choo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Choo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A quick step to the side and Choo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Woods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Choo misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Choo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Choo manages to avoid it.
Wood takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Choo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wood misses with a looping left.
Wood scores with a jab.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Choo's head but Choo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wood misses the jab.
Choo tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Choo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Choo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wood, as that shot connected.
Choo lands with a right hand.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Choo takes one on the button.
Wood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Choo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Choo lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Choo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood throws a lazy uppercut
and Choo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood scores with a jab. Choo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Wood cracks Choo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Choo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wood finish him?
Choo is rocked!
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood swings widly with a right hand
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Choo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo misses with a left hand
and Wood counters with a nice leg kick.
Choo seems to have got his legs back now.
Choo throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Choo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Choo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choo throws a series of strikes that have Wood backpedaling.
A punch lands to the side of Choo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choo 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.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo misses with an uppercut
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
BOOM! Wood lands a beautiful left hook that drops Choo. Choo tries to recover but Wood is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Choo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Wood!
After the big win, Willie Wood made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 298 p4p, 38 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 276 p4p, 32 weight class). Kongchai Phetboonme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a body punch
and Phetboonme counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phetboonme avoids the body shot from Black.
Nice defenses there by Phetboonme.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phetboonme closes the distance and clinches.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Phetboonme won't allow it.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black is stalling here.
Phetboonme tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Phetboonme fails to land.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black working aggressively here.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Phetboonme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black misses with an uppercut. Phetboonme saw that one coming.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phetboonme.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phetboonme. That's going to slow Black down.
Black misses with a left hand
and Phetboonme counters with a leg kick.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phetboonme's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phetboonme. Phetboonme obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phetboonme. That's going to slow Black down.
Phetboonme thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Black looks to land a combination but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phetboonme lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Phetboonme tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Phetboonme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Black misses.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phetboonme with a body shot.
Phetboonme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phetboonme fires out a quick counter leg kick but Black just manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Phetboonme thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Nice body kick from Phetboonme.
Black throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Black misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Black.
An inside leg kick lands from Phetboonme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black cracks Phetboonme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into 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!
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phetboonme on the side of the head.
Black swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Phetboonme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Phetboonme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black misses with a hook. Phetboonme ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Phetboonme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phetboonme thinks about countering with a body kick.
Black lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Black.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Vlad Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phetboonme slips a jab from Black.
Phetboonme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Phetboonme is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Phetboonme's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phetboonme scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black cracks Phetboonme with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Phetboonme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black tests Phetboonme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phetboonme cracks Black with a good jab.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Phetboonme should have avoided that one.
Phetboonme lands a jab to the nose.
Black is rocked!
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phetboonme counters with a huge left! Black is in big trouble! He's backing up but Phetboonme isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Black from any more damage. A dominating finish by Phetboonme!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kongchai Phetboonme!
In his post fight interview, Kongchai Phetboonme started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 569 p4p, 91 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 818 p4p, 134 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko ducks under a wild hook from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachenko misses with a jab to the body
and Heavyweight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heavyweight takes a swing at Gorbachenko's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko clinches up against the cage.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko lands with a light punch inside.
Gorbachenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heavyweight lands with a right to the head.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorbachenko's elbow.
Heavyweight blocks a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Heavyweight misses with a body punch.
Heavyweight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorbachenko.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gorbachenko fails to land.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko presses Heavyweight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heavyweight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorbachenko controls his hands.
Gorbachenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heavyweights head.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Heavyweight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko breaks the clinch.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavyweight moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorbachenko throws out a loose jab but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavyweight just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko avoids the body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight misses the shot to the body.
Heavyweight looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorbachenko is just out of range.
Gorbachenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heavyweight moves out of range of the strikes.
Heavyweight is looking to wear down Gorbachenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Heavyweight is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gorbachenko rushes Heavyweight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Gorbachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Heavyweight.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko misses with a body punch.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorbachenko controls his hands.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Heavyweight fails to land.
Gorbachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heavyweight or not.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gorbachenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gorbachenko lands a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heavyweight throws a head punch that misses.
Gorbachenko lands a right hand.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Gorbachenko gets through Heavyweight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight presses Gorbachenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gorbachenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachenko pushes Heavyweight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heavyweight is breathing heavily.
Gorbachenko digs a right hand into Heavyweight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heavyweight's gas tank.
Gorbachenko gets through Heavyweight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachenko tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
Gorbachenko lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Gorbachenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gorbachenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gorbachenko thumps Heavyweight with a low kick.
Heavyweight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorbachenko.
Heavyweight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gorbachenko has time to react.
Gorbachenko misses with a leg kick.
Heavyweight misses the shot to the body.
Gorbachenko thumps Heavyweight with a low kick.
Heavyweight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch but Heavyweight is having none of it.
Gorbachenko lands an overhand right.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heavyweight manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavyweight swings widly with a right hand
letting Gorbachenko counter with a right hand.
Heavyweight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachenko moves away.
Gorbachenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
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!
A jab from Gorbachenko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight slips a straight right by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heavyweight manages to avoid it.
Gorbachenko lands with a nice body punch.
Heavyweight slips a jab from Gorbachenko.
Jab, jab by Gorbachenko - just one landing.
Heavyweight throws the left hand but Gorbachenko avoids the punch easily.
Gorbachenko lands a right hook to the body.
Gorbachenko cracks Heavyweight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko forces Heavyweight back against the cage and clinches.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
A short right from Gorbachenko on the inside.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight tries to work over Gorbachenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heavyweight swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorbachenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Heavyweight blocks an uppercut.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko blocks a body shot from Heavyweight.
Gorbachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko pushes Heavyweight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorbachenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heavyweight or not.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
Heavyweight blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gorbachenko fails to land.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gorbachenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorbachenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
Nice body punch from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko is working Heavyweight over against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachenko tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorbachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko lands with a left to the head.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorbachenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the head.
Gorbachenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Gorbachenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Heavyweight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heavyweight manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gorbachenko works the jab nicely.
Heavyweight misses the jab.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Heavyweight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gorbachenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heavyweight's knee momentarily.
Gorbachenko lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heavyweight momentarily.
Heavyweight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gorbachenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Heavyweight's head.
Gorbachenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gorbachenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heavyweight swings for the body but Gorbachenko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight takes one to the side of the head.
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gorbachenko throws a looping overhand right but Heavyweight ducks down to avoid it.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot that sends Heavyweight's belly button to the back.
Heavyweight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorbachenko circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorbachenko.
A good leg kick by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Heavyweight avoids it easily.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gorbachenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heavyweight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Gorbachenko catches Heavyweight right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Gorbachenko misses.
Heavyweight throws a big counter combination but Gorbachenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Heavyweight blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko thuds a left hand into Heavyweight's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heavyweight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorbachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heavyweight throws a body punch but Gorbachenko moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gorbachenko misses.
Gorbachenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gorbachenko forces Heavyweight back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachenko.
Heavyweight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heavyweights head.
A hook to the body from Gorbachenko.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gorbachenko.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the head.
Heavyweight is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gorbachenko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gorbachenko lands with a left to the head.
Gorbachenko lands a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heavyweights head.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Heavyweight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
Heavyweight takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorbachenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorbachenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorbachenko.
Light Heavyweight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heavyweight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Gorbachenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gorbachenko 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Gorbachenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Anatoly Gorbachenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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