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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Brunson (ranked 5794 p4p, 516 weight class) and Jai Hale (ranked 4825 p4p, 488 weight class). Brunson comes to the cage accompanied by Flinstones Theme Song. Jai Hale told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Brunson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jai Hale!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hale as he jumps to the side.
Hale scores with a takedown into Brunson's guard.
Brunson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hale manages to pass to side control.
Brunson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale is looking to advance position but Brunson won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson is looking to improve his position.
Brunson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hale is working for a kimura but Brunson is defending it quite comfortably.
Brunson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Brunson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brunson tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brunson trying to control here.
Brunson has his hands clasped together around Hale's back. He's all about the action.
Hale is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hale prevents Brunson from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Hale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hale fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brunson sprawls well initially but Hale persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hale escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hale thuds his right hand into Brunson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hale misses with a double jab.
Jai Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunson misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hale is defended easily by Brunson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brunson tries to avoid it but Hale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brunson to the ground. Brunson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brunson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale tries a head kick but it misses.
Hale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brunson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hale's guard.
Brunson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brunson postures up in Hale's guard and throws a big left but Hale blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brunson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brunson advances position into side control!
Brunson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hale keeps working.
Hale defending against the ground and pound.
Jai Hale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hale tries to buck Brunson off but Brunson is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Brunson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brunson connects with a decent elbow.
Hale felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brunson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hale sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hale dodges the ground and pound from Brunson.
Brunson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brunson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brunson landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale taking a bit of punishment here - Brunson scoring with strikes.
Brunson tries to score with some ground and pound. Hale controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brunson working the head with strikes.
Hale tries to bench press Brunson off him but Brunson keeps the position.
Brunson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brunson lands an elbow.
Hale is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Brunson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brunson leaves Hale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hale misses with a body kick.
It looked like Brunson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Hale scores with a four punch combination!
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Brunson moves out of range easily.
Brunson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hale tries to avoid it but Brunson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hale to the ground. Hale escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunson circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brunson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brunson wants to sweep but no luck.
Brunson is looking to stand up but Hale isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson is adopting a defensive guard.
Brunson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hale prevents Brunson from getting back to his feet.
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hale prevents Brunson from getting back to his feet.
Hale wants to control from the top but Brunson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brunson shoots in for a takedown but Hale shows good takedown defense.
Hale shoots in for a takedown but Brunson shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hale.
Brunson feinted with a counter takedown.
Robert Brunson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai Hale.
Hale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brunson on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Hale.
Brunson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hale manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hale under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Robert Brunson!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Robert Brunson!
Robert Brunson wins by majority decision!
Our winner, Robert Brunson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antwan White (ranked 6805 p4p, 557 weight class) and Craig Garrett (ranked 4207 p4p, 448 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Antwan White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Garrett!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garrett backwards.
White is pushing Garrett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garrett has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
We've been informed that Garrett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves into the clinch.
White tries to work over Garrett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrett is working for takedown but White is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garrett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garrett tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Garrett.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Garrett.
Garrett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garrett slows the pace down.
Garrett tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
White trying to remain calm as Garrett controls from the top position.
White's coaches at Tycoon Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Garrett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garrett scoring with punches and elbows.
Garrett is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett controlling from side mount.
Garrett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White parries the strikes from Garrett easily there. Garrett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable White to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Garrett asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Garrett landing strikes.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White is trying to get back to his feet.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
White is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
White is not content to let Garrett control the position.
Garrett is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt White will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Garrett dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garrett thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White drives through and clinches with Garrett against the cage.
Garrett is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
White will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Garrett up against the cage.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett wants a takedown.
Garrett trying to land knees to the body.
White lands a shot to the body.
White misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garrett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands a body shot.
Garrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garretts head.
Garrett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is pushing Garrett up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garrett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White is trying to break the clinch but Garrett has him pressed against the cage.
White manages to break the clinch.
White has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrett's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
Garrett can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antwan White dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Garrett jabs at White's body.
White wants to clinch up but Garrett keeps it at a distance.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrett has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White is defending well against a takedown attempt.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrett controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White tries to clinch there but Garrett circles away.
Garrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White tries to clinch there but Garrett circles away.
Garrett circles away from the clinch attempt.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garrett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garrett fails in his attempt to clinch.
White tries to counter with a takedown but Garrett is quick to defend against it.
Garrett is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to clinch.
Garrett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Garrett. Beautiful body shot.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garrett is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Garrett with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Garrett blocks an uppercut.
Craig Garrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antwan White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White has Garrett pressed against the cage, preventing Garrett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garrett is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Garrett tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White misses with an elbow strike.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Antwan White.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Antwan White!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Antwan White!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Craig Garrett!
Antwan White wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coral Sea (ranked 2365 p4p, 246 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 2525 p4p, 259 weight class). Sea comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Coral Sea 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coral Sea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sea connects with a leg kick. Aurelius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sea misses with an uppercut.
Sea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sea throws a leg kick which misses Aurelius's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelius tries to avoid it.
Sea cracks Aurelius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aurelius fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sea to the ground. Aurelius is now in Sea's guard.
Sea wants to sweep here but Aurelius controlling him for the moment.
Sea is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aurelius is aware though and is defending well.
Aurelius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sea keeping full guard, as Aurelius tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sea trying to keep a closed guard but Aurelius is proving a slippery customer.
Sea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aurelius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aurelius is looking to advance position but Sea has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sea throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aurelius is looking to improve his position but Sea isn't that keen on the idea.
Sea trying to control but Aurelius is having none of it.
Aurelius keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea breaks from Aurelius's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aurelius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sea content just to control the position here.
Sea thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sea throwing strikes but Aurelius recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Sea thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coral Sea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sea slaps away a takedown attempt from Aurelius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sea thuds his right hand into Aurelius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelius shoots in but no luck this time.
Aurelius shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sea's guard.
Coral Sea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sea is on top in guard.
Sea lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sea landing some decent shots from guard.
Sea trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sea wants to control from the top but Aurelius keeps moving.
Sea content to stall in guard here.
Sea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sea trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelius wants to get back to his feet but Sea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sea wants to control from the top but Aurelius keeps moving.
Sea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aurelius wants to stand but Sea is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sea content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coral Sea dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aurelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sea.
Coral Sea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius stuffs the takedown attempt from Sea. Sea gets slowly back to his feet.
Sea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sea.
Aurelius staying out of range there.
Marcus Aurelius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Sea.
Sea looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aurelius working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aurelius wants to stand and escape but Sea is having none of it.
Sea postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sea looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelius is one step ahead there.
Sea 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throwing strikes from guard but Sea blocks nicely.
Sea looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aurelius stopping the sweep attempt from Sea.
Sea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sea trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sea is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coral Sea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Coral Sea!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Coral Sea!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Coral Sea!
Coral Sea wins by unanimous decision!
Coral Sea was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Marcus Aurelius had this to say: 'Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dub Kong (ranked 2596 p4p, 269 weight class) and Richie Simpson (ranked 1497 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dub Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simpson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
No joy there for Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kong misses with a double jab
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simpson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kong thinking.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
Kong slips a straight right by Simpson.
Dub Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simpson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Simpson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kong walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
No joy there for Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kong momentarily.
Kong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simpson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simpson slips a jab and a cross from Kong.
Kong throws a combination that misses
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Simpson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kong is rocked!
Kong throws a nice looking combination but Simpson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simpson throws out a counter right but Kong avoids it with no problem.
Simpson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kong! Simpson lets Kong back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simpson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kong! Simpson lets Kong back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kong switches off momentarily and Simpson cracks him with a monster right hand! Kong topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Simpson dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Simpson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richie Simpson!
Our winner, Richie Simpson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Johnsen (ranked 1834 p4p, 222 weight class) and Pupp Eye (ranked 2600 p4p, 316 weight class). Pupp Eye will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Johnsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pupp Eye!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnsen.
Johnsen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eye defends it nicely.
Eye is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eye looks to land a right hand but Johnsen moved out of range.
Eye looks to land a combination but Johnsen avoids it well.
Johnsen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eye.
Eye throws a series of punches but Johnsen moves out of range.
Johnsen needs to keep his hands up - Eye had a free shot at his head there.
Johnsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Johnsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Eye avoids it really well and circles away.
Eye now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsen misses with a takedown
and Eye counters with a two punch combo.
Eye has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Johnsen tries to clinch but Eye moves out of range.
Eye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnsen shoots in for a double leg but Eye sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eye throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsen.
Eye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnsen shoots in looking for a takedown. Eye tries to sprawl out of it but Johnsen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnsen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eye is trying to maintain the position but Johnsen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye is trying to get back to full guard.
Eye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eye keeps trying to improve his position.
Johnsen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pupp Eye dominated that round.
That's time! Johnsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eye's waist but Eye gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnsen off to one side.
Eye looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eye stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnsen drives through and clinches with Eye against the cage.
Eye works on Johnsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Eye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnsen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eye gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eye gets through Johnsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnsen tries to score a body lock takedown but Eye shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Johnsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnsen has him pressed against the cage.
Johnsen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eye is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eye lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Eye.
Eye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eye presses Johnsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnsen or not.
Eye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnsen backwards.
Eye scores with a hook to the body.
Eye wants to stall.
Johnsen can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Eye.
Eye lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnsen backwards.
Eye lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnsen backwards.
Eye gets through Johnsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Eye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eye manages to break the clinch.
Johnsen checks a leg kick.
Eye keeps the fight on the outside.
Eye is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnsen shoots in for a double leg but Eye sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Eye.
Johnsen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eye drops Johnsen with a big left hand! Johnsen is injured, injured bad! Eye jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pupp Eye!
Pupp Eye is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustafson (ranked 2423 p4p, 242 weight class) and Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 3203 p4p, 296 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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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafson misses with a shot to the body
and Del Brophy counters with a series of strikes. Gustafson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Del Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
Del Brophy digs a good hook to Gustafson's body.
Gustafson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Del Brophy. Del Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Del Brophy looks for the body kick but Gustafson saw that one coming.
Gustafson dodges the punch combination from Del Brophy.
Gustafson blocks a head kick by Del Brophy.
Gustafson gets a double leg takedown into Del Brophy's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafson trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Brophy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustafson postures up.
Gustafson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gustafson is pushing down on Del Brophy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Del Brophy is fighting to maintain full guard but Gustafson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gustafson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Brophy keeps working.
Gustafson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson is working for a kimura but Del Brophy is defending it quite comfortably.
Del Brophy is looking to escape.
Gustafson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Del Brophy is staying active underneath Gustafson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gustafson wants to advance to full mount but Del Brophy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Del Brophy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gustafson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gustafson looking to pass the guard.
Gustafson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Del Brophy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson trying to control from half guard but Del Brophy is working away.
Del Brophy is trying to get back to full guard.
Gustafson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Del Brophy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gustafson pulls his head out easily.
Gustafson wants to pass to mount but Del Brophy is defending the position.
Gustafson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gustafson moves nicely into side control.
Del Brophy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Del Brophy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gustafson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Del Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Gustafson moves out of range easily.
Del Brophy gets tackled into the cage by Gustafson. Gustafson maintains the clinch.
Del Brophy prevents a body shot from Gustafson.
Del Brophy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gustafson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Del Brophy to the mat. Del Brophy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gustafson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Del Brophy's guard.
Alexander Gustafson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustafson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gustafson trying to control from half guard but Del Brophy is working away.
Del Brophy is trying to stand up here but Gustafson is controlling him well.
Del Brophy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustafson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Brophy is holding on to half guard well.
Gustafson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Del Brophy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gustafson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Brophy actively working from the bottom here.
Gustafson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Del Brophy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gustafson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gustafson is looking to take a break and control but Del Brophy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gustafson trying to advance position but Del Brophy counters by regaining guard.
Gustafson trying to control but Del Brophy is working from the bottom.
Gustafson tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Brophy is retaining full guard.
Gustafson advances position into side control!
Del Brophy is trying to get back to half guard.
Gustafson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Del Brophy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gustafson's guard! Nice work there by Del Brophy!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustafson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Del Brophy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gustafson's body to avoid the submission. Gustafson has instead reached around Del Brophy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gustafson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Gustafson!
Alexander Gustafson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radio Philips (ranked 430 p4p, 58 weight class) and Jesse Karhu (ranked 1031 p4p, 126 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu misses with a looping left.
Karhu loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
A big left from Philips misses.
Philips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Philips misses the target.
A big right from Karhu misses.
Karhu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Philips is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Karhu swinging wildly here.
Philips throws the left hand but Karhu avoids the punch easily.
Philips gets a clinch.
Karhu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips misses with a punch on the inside.
Philips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karhu misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Philips's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Philips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
Philips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Karhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philips looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Philips scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karhu in his tracks.
It looks like Jesse Karhu has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Philips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Philips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karhu has time to react.
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Philips.
Sloppy strikes from Karhu. Those never looked like landing.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips misses with a hook.
Karhu throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips takes one to the side of the head.
Karhu gets tackled into the cage by Philips. Philips maintains the clinch.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Philips.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a right hand.
Philips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philips misses with a punch to the body.
Philips tries a body shot but Karhu blocks it.
Philips lands with a left to the head.
Philips misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philips.
Philips throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu.
Karhu is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Karhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Philips.
Philips works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
Philips lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Philips.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radio Philips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Philips forces Karhu back against the cage and clinches.
Karhu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Philips lands a right hand.
Philips misses with a punch to the body.
Philips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karhu stalls.
A short right from Philips on the inside.
Philips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Philips.
Karhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karhu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philips misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu misses with some punches.
A short right from Philips.
Philips lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karhu throws a hook but Philips blocks it.
Jab by Karhu.
Karhu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Karhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philips takes the fight into the clinch.
Radio Philips has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karhu breaks from the clinch.
Philips scores with a sloppy right hand. Karhu should have avoided that one.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips throws a right and a left that Karhu avoids nicely.
Philips clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu manages to break the clinch.
Philips pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philips at a distance.
Philips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philips on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips lands a lovely overhand right.
Philips moves into the clinch successfully.
Philips swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philips misses with a punch to the body.
Philips misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karhu.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karhu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radio Philips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Karhu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Karhu slips under a jab from Philips.
Jesse Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips scores with a hook to the body. Karhu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Karhu.
Karhu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karhu is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Some wild striking there from Karhu.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jesse Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karhu misses the jab.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philips scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karhu in his tracks.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu throws a big shot that misses.
Philips is looking to clinch.
Philips misses with a hook. Karhu ducked under it nicely.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Philips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karhu can do to turn this around?
Philips looks to throw the jab but Karhu is out of range.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philips manages to avoid it.
Karhu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Philips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karhu momentarily.
That has opened up Jesse Karhu's cut even more.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Philips lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Philips.
Philips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Karhu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philips lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philips throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Karhu counter with a right hand.
Philips slips a jab from Karhu.
Karhu moves forwards but Philips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Philips lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Jesse Karhu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Philips throws a hook but Karhu avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philips scores with a hook to the body. Karhu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Philips.
Philips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philips bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karhu's head backwards.
Philips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philips drops Karhu with a left and a right! Oh, Karhu is hurt - Philips dives into side control looking to finish!
Karhu is rocked!
Philips decides to stand back up. Philips steps back and let's Karhu get back to his feet.
Karhu is still on wobbly legs! Can Philips finish him?
Karhu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karhu tries to keep at a distance but Philips has taken the fight into the clinch.
Philips creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Karhu's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Karhu drops to his knees and Philips pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radio Philips!
Radio Philips decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont King (ranked 1409 p4p, 155 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 745 p4p, 82 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by King For A Day - Green Day . Urameshi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smile Bomb. Lamont King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yusuke Urameshi's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamont King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King looks to land a combination but Urameshi avoids it well.
Urameshi scores with a decent looking hook.
Urameshi slips a straight right by King.
Urameshi scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Urameshi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
King slips under a jab.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Urameshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King misses the jab.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips a jab from Urameshi.
King takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urameshi lands the left hand.
Urameshi lands a right hook to the body.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
Urameshi digs a good hook to King's body.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King misses with an uppercut. Urameshi saw that one coming.
King goes for a double leg but Urameshi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Urameshi continues to drive forward.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamont King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urameshi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urameshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from King misses.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
King scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
King 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.
King misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi slips under a jab from King.
King slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King connects with a right hand. Urameshi shakes it off.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi checks a leg kick.
Urameshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urameshi tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King feinted with a counter takedown.
Urameshi defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urameshi stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Lamont King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Urameshi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urameshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Urameshi throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urameshi swings for the body but King moves out of range.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Urameshi blocks a head kick by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by King.
King blocks a jab.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from King.
Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urameshi lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Urameshi cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether King might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
King misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Urameshi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urameshi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
Urameshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Urameshi throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lamont King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Urameshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Urameshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Urameshi as he checks the leg kick.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi works King's body with a nice hook.
Urameshi digs a good hook to King's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Urameshi misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi scores with a decent looking hook.
Urameshi thuds a left hand into King's body.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Urameshi.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urameshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
King walks into a left hand.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Urameshi counters with a left to the body.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urameshi finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King misses with a head kick.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lamont King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from King.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
A swing and a miss from King.
King misses with a head kick.
Urameshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Urameshi slips a jab from King.
King misses with a hook.
King ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
Urameshi lands a two punch combo.
Urameshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King misses with a left hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
King throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
King throws an off balance right hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Urameshi 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Yusuke Urameshi!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Yusuke Urameshi!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Yusuke Urameshi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Lamont King was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to Harlem for some adjustments! Props to my opponent!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 236 p4p, 33 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 647 p4p, 87 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses with a hook to the body
and Samsonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
McDonald throws a jab when Samsonov was well out of range.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Samsonov misses with a head kick.
Samsonov walks into a stiff left hand from McDonald.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samsonov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonald throws a body punch but Samsonov moves out of range.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDonald misses with a hook
and Samsonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Samsonov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samsonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands an overhand right.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Samsonov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Samsonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonald misses with a hook
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samsonov throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Samsonov's head but Samsonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samsonov was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Samsonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
McDonald cracks Samsonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Samsonov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
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!
Samsonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Samsonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samsonov.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samsonov manages to avoid it.
McDonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Samsonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samsonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samsonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Samsonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Samsonov lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald cracks Samsonov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Samsonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonald misses with a looping right.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
Samsonov ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald defending well as Samsonov loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jim Bob McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but Samsonov moved out of range.
McDonald scores with a hook.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
McDonald connects with a jab.
McDonald misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samsonov! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as McDonald lands an impressive looking overhand right. Samsonov doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by McDonald.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samsonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Samsonov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Samsonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonald's hands.
Samsonov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samsonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samsonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Samsonov.
Samsonov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald throws a body punch but Samsonov moves out of range.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Samsonov moved out of range nicely.
McDonald scores with the left hand. Samsonov knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald misses with a hook.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Samsonov.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samsonov manages to avoid it.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald scores with the left hand. Samsonov knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samsonov throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald'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.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samsonov scores with a hook.
McDonald misses with a hook. Samsonov ducked under it nicely.
Samsonov avoids the body shot from McDonald.
A big left from Samsonov misses.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
McDonald throws a looping overhand right but Samsonov ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Samsonov's ribs.
McDonald thuds a left hand into Samsonov's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from McDonald misses
and Samsonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Samsonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald.
Samsonov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from McDonald finds it's target.
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Samsonov is out of range.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samsonov moves away.
McDonald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samsonov's head.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samsonov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Samsonov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McDonald slips under a jab from Samsonov.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Samsonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. McDonald catches Samsonov right on the button with a cross.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samsonov can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald connects with a looping right hand.
McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Samsonov's shoulder, as Samsonov tries to avoid the shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Samsonov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McDonald has got the better of the exchanges.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Samsonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald catches Samsonov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Samsonov throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Samsonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonald connects with a right hand. Samsonov shakes it off.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Samsonov slips the punch.
McDonald throws a body punch but Samsonov moves out of range.
Samsonov blocks a jab.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samsonov.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
Samsonov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samsonov's head.
A shot to the body from McDonald misses
and Samsonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Samsonov takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald digs a good hook to Samsonov's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald jabs Samsonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samsonov counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samsonov at a distance.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
McDonald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Samsonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald throws a hook but Samsonov avoids it easily.
McDonald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Samsonov throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald stalks Samsonov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Samsonov's face. Samsonov staggers backwards, shaken.
McDonald misses with a right hand
enabling Samsonov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samsonov tries to counter by closing the distance.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samsonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
A little jabbing left from Samsonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samsonov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald misses with a body shot
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samsonov misses with a looping left.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samsonov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samsonov ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonald jabs Samsonov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samsonov lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald had his way with Ivan Samsonov in that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
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!
Samsonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Samsonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Samsonov.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Samsonov counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts McDonald off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Samsonov follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but McDonald was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Samsonov! Ivan Samsonov retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Ivan Samsonov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Jim Bob McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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