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UnderGround FC 107 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Thinkshisfunny (ranked 4264 p4p, 343 weight class) and Park Shin Bum (ranked 4165 p4p, 338 weight class). Shin Bum has chosen The King is Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kebab Thinkshisfunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Park Shin Bum!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin Bum misses with a double jab
and Thinkshisfunny counters with a single leg into guard. Shin Bum didn't expect that.
Shin Bum has his feet on Thinkshisfunny's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Shin Bum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thinkshisfunny counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shin Bum!
Shin Bum is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin Bum is looking to reverse the position.
Shin Bum manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Thinkshisfunny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thinkshisfunny tries to get out of the position.
Thinkshisfunny is looking for a sweep. Shin Bum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shin Bum is trying to control the action in half guard but Thinkshisfunny is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shin Bum prevents Thinkshisfunny from improving his position.
Thinkshisfunny is pressing down on Shin Bum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thinkshisfunny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shin Bum is fighting to break Thinkshisfunny's control of his arms but Thinkshisfunny is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thinkshisfunny looking for a sweep. Not yet Thinkshisfunny, not yet.
Shin Bum trying to control but Thinkshisfunny is working from the bottom.
Thinkshisfunny looking for a sweep. Not yet Thinkshisfunny, not yet.
Thinkshisfunny has control of Shin Bum's left arm, preventing Shin Bum from doing any damage.
Shin Bum wants to pass the guard but Thinkshisfunny is keeping the position.
Shin Bum wants to control from the top but Thinkshisfunny keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shin Bum stopping the sweep attempt from Thinkshisfunny.
Shin Bum wanted to stand there but Thinkshisfunny had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shin Bum throws a combination that misses
and Thinkshisfunny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shin Bum won't be happy with that.
Thinkshisfunny looks up at the clock and then as Shin Bum takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thinkshisfunny smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shin Bum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thinkshisfunny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shin Bum dodges the ground and pound from Thinkshisfunny.
Thinkshisfunny misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shin Bum wants to control but Thinkshisfunny postures up.
Shin Bum might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thinkshisfunny haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thinkshisfunny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shin Bum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Thinkshisfunny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thinkshisfunny grinds an elbow into Shin Bum's temple.
Shin Bum wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Shin Bum is looking to regain half guard here but Thinkshisfunny keeps moving and retains side control.
Shin Bum keeps trying to improve his position.
Thinkshisfunny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shin Bum gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shin Bum gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin Bum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shin Bum is still trying to improve position.
Shin Bum pulls Thinkshisfunny in close to prevent any damage.
Shin Bum wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Thinkshisfunny manages to pass to side control.
Thinkshisfunny is trying to control. Shin Bum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shin Bum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shin Bum wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kebab Thinkshisfunny will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shin Bum misses with a body punch
and Thinkshisfunny counters with a shoot takedown. Shin Bum fights it but they end up in guard.
Shin Bum kicks Thinkshisfunny off and gets to his feet.
Park Shin Bum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shin Bum looks to land a combination. Thinkshisfunny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shin Bum misses with a combination
and Thinkshisfunny counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shin Bum is still in real trouble! Can Thinkshisfunny finish him?
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!
Thinkshisfunny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Thinkshisfunny.
Shin Bum tries to get to full guard but Thinkshisfunny has control of the leg.
Kebab Thinkshisfunny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shin Bum is trying to control but Thinkshisfunny manages to pass to mount!
Shin Bum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shin Bum seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shin Bum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thinkshisfunny cracks Shin Bum with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kebab Thinkshisfunny!
The defeated Park Shin Bum had this to say: 'Its life hes better tonight and im not so hes the winner. Props to him he worked this hard just to defeat me. And hes got the job done. Im out. !!! DROP THE MIC.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malone (ranked 3352 p4p, 370 weight class) and Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 22079 p4p, 584 weight class). Cerberus Dionisy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Malone's chin.
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionisy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Dionisy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dionisy moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Malone's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Malone duly obliges.
Malone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malone misses with a left hand
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like John Malone has been cut.
Malone missing with a left hand there. Dionisy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malone throws a jab when Dionisy was well out of range.
Malone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dionisy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Dionisy.
Dionisy blocks a jab.
Malone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dionisy moves away from the strike by Malone.
Malone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Malone misses.
Dionisy lands a right hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dionisy.
Malone swings widly with a right hand
and Dionisy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dionisy to counter with a crisp jab.
Malone is rocked!
Dionisy digs a good hook to Malone's body.
Oh Malone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malone is breathing heavily.
Dionisy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malone.
Malone throws an off balance right hand
and Dionisy counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Malone out cold! What a finish! Dionisy is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cerberus Dionisy!
A relieved looking Cerberus Dionisy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Ironheid (ranked 3971 p4p, 356 weight class) and Philo Beddo Ii (ranked 1631 p4p, 184 weight class). Odin Ironheid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Philo Beddo Ii's chin.
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274 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Ironheid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddo Ii!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddo Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ironheid circles away quickly and effectively.
Ironheid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii misses with a leg kick
and Ironheid counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Philo Beddo Ii has been cut.
Beddo Ii wants to clinch.
Beddo Ii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ironheid is out of range.
Beddo Ii throws a leg kick
and Ironheid counters with a straight right hand.
Ironheid misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beddo Ii thuds a left hand into Ironheid's body.
Ironheid tries to keep at a distance but Beddo Ii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Beddo Ii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Beddo Ii misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddo Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beddo Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ironheid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ironheid.
Beddo Ii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ironheid misses with some punches.
Beddo Ii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ironheid backwards.
Beddo Ii blocking some punches.
Ironheid misses with the head strike.
Beddo Ii misses with some punches.
Ironheid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Beddo Ii.
Ironheid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beddo Ii tries a knee to the head but Ironheid blocks it.
Beddo Ii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beddo Ii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Beddo Ii throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddo Ii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beddo Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Ironheid avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ironheid.
Ironheid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ironheid has a couple of punches blocked by Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beddo Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beddo Ii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ironheid managing to block the knees to the body from Beddo Ii.
Beddo Ii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ironheid blocks the elbow strike.
Ironheid lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Ironheid.
Beddo Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Ironheid avoids the damage to the body.
Beddo Ii working aggressively here.
Beddo Ii looking to throw knees to the head but Ironheid is blocking nicely.
A short right from Ironheid.
Beddo Ii is rocked!
Ironheid creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Beddo Ii's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Beddo Ii drops to his knees and Ironheid pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Ironheid!
A relieved looking Odin Ironheid thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lemony Snicket (ranked 2957 p4p, 272 weight class) and Killua Zoldyk (ranked 2406 p4p, 232 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Killua Zoldyk enters the cage!
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lemony Snicket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Killua Zoldyk!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snicket sizes up Zoldyk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Snicket looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoldyk is just out of range.
Snicket connects with a high kick.
Snicket lands with a hook. Zoldyk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Snicket feints and then cracks Zoldyk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zoldyk down.
Zoldyk takes one to the side of the head.
Zoldyk moves away from the strike by Snicket.
Snicket swinging wildly here.
Zoldyk throws a fast counter high kick but Snicket manages to duck under it in time.
Snicket scores with a jab. Zoldyk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Snicket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snicket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoldyk looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Snicket scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snicket takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Snicket throws a lazy right hand but Zoldyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snicket throws a hook but Zoldyk avoids it easily.
Snicket misses with a body shot.
Zoldyk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Snicket - that will leave a mark!
Snicket throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snicket misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zoldyk! But no joy.
Zoldyk cracks Snicket with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zoldyk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Snicket.
A jab from Snicket does it's job there.
Snicket works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snicket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snicket misses with a double jab
and Zoldyk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snicket lands a right hook to the body.
Snicket misses with the combination.
Zoldyk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Snicket.
Zoldyk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snicket ducks under a wild hook from Zoldyk.
Snicket swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Snicket, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snicket scoring well with a low kick there.
Snicket throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoldyk.
Zoldyk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Snicket throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zoldyk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Zoldyk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zoldyk blocks a jab.
Snicket misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Snicket, right into the meat.
Snicket throws a lazy uppercut
and Zoldyk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snicket is rocked!
Snicket works the jab nicely.
Oh Snicket is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Zoldyk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Snicket lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Snicket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snicket misses with a double jab
and Zoldyk counters with a big left hand that crumples Snicket! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Killua Zoldyk!
A victorious Killua Zoldyk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Keter (ranked 2663 p4p, 249 weight class) and Winston Cooper (ranked 3320 p4p, 296 weight class). Winston Cooper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wilfred Keter's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfred Keter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper clinches.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Keter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
Keter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Keter.
A short right from Keter.
Still in the clinch, Keter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Keter.
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keter stalling the fight.
Keter is pushing Cooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Keter struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keter dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Keter misses with some punches.
Keter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keter.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Keter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper wants to stall.
Keter misses with a body punch.
Cooper tries to work over Keter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Keter.
Keter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Keter.
A short right from Keter on the inside.
Keter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
Keter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Keter blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Keter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keter is working Cooper over against the cage.
Keter avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Keter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keter prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Keter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keter misses with some punches.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Keter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cooper can turn it around.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keter.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Keter working aggressively here.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Keter.
Keter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Keter lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Keter lands with a light punch inside.
Keter works on Cooper's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Keter shrugs off.
Keter lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Keter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Keter misses with the head strike.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Keter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Keter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Keter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keter blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Keter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Keter.
Keter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper is rocked!
Keter digs a right hand underneath Cooper's ribcage. Cooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Keter on the inside.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Keter finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Keter taking a breather.
Keter lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cooper to his knees! Keter keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilfred Keter!
During a confident post fight interview, Wilfred Keter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bayani Kunakorn (ranked 1499 p4p, 167 weight class) and Hans Richter (ranked 2525 p4p, 237 weight class). Bayani Kunakorn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hans Richter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayani Kunakorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Richter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunakorn jabs Richter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kunakorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richter punishes Kunakorn's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by Kunakorn's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Richter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kunakorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Richter wants to land a leg kick but Kunakorn is out of range.
Kunakorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunakorn slips a jab and a cross from Richter.
Kunakorn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kunakorn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunakorn.
Kunakorn misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richter ducks under a wild hook from Kunakorn.
Kunakorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richter.
Kunakorn throws a hook to the side of Richter's head but Richter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kunakorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Richter's head.
Richter throws a hook to the side of Kunakorn's head but Kunakorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richter moves out of range of the strikes.
Kunakorn is looking to slow Richter down with leg kicks.
Bayani Kunakorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunakorn throws out a leg kick but Richter moves out of range and Kunakorn only half commits.
Kunakorn throws a leg kick which misses Richter's front leg but catches the back leg as Richter tries to avoid it.
Richter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kunakorn has time to react.
Richter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kunakorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunakorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunakorn throwing a counter right hand but Richter manages to avoid it.
Richter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kunakorn clobbers Richter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kunakorn cracks Richter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Richter misses.
Richter throws the left hand but Kunakorn avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richter.
Kunakorn tries to work over Richter's front leg with a kick but Richter checks it.
Kunakorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Kunakorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richter misses with an uppercut. Kunakorn saw that one coming.
Kunakorn throws a hook but Richter avoids it easily.
Richter throws a lazy right hand but Kunakorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kunakorn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richter is trying to force a seperation but Kunakorn has the dominant position.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Kunakorn falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Richter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunakorn staying out of range there.
Richter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kunakorn is able to avoid easily.
Richter looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunakorn is just out of range.
Kunakorn thumps Richter with a low kick.
Kunakorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Kunakorn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richter blocks a leg kick.
Kunakorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richter.
Richter misses with a leg kick.
Kunakorn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richter is out of range and Kunakorn settles back down.
Richter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kunakorn throwing a counter right hand but Richter manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kunakorn misses its intended target.
Kunakorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunakorn.
Richter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kunakorn.
Kunakorn blocks a head kick by Richter.
A lazy left from Richter finds it's target.
Richter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kunakorn moves away.
Kunakorn dodges the punch combination from Richter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter throws a hook to the side of Kunakorn's head but Kunakorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richter scores with a leg kick.
Kunakorn throws a leg kick but Richter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Richter is looking for the big counter here.
Richter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Kunakorn does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Richter misses with a looping left.
Kunakorn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kunakorn backs up against the cage.
Kunakorn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richter finds it's way round the side to connect with Kunakorn's head.
Kunakorn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Richter throws a leg kick but Kunakorn moved away.
Kunakorn throws a lazy right hand but Richter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richter is looking to chop away at Kunakorn's legs.
Richter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richter scores with a nice strike.
Richter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Richter throws a sloppy head kick and Kunakorn moves out of range easily.
Richter looks to land a left hand but Kunakorn moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Richter blocks the low kick.
Kunakorn slips a straight right by Richter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kunakorn. Kunakorn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richter shoots in for a takedown but Kunakorn shows good takedown defense.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kunakorn.
Kunakorn tries to clinch up but Richter circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter tries a head kick but it misses.
Richter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kunakorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richter if he has to take too many more of those.
Richter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Kunakorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richter! But no joy.
Richter throws a shot from downtown. Kunakorn moves away and avoids it.
Richter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kunakorn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kunakorn slips a jab and a cross from Richter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kunakorn.
Kunakorn throws an overhand right that lands on Richter's shoulder, as Richter tries to avoid the shot.
Richter misses with a straight right.
Richter slips a jab from Kunakorn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richter misses with a looping left.
Kunakorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kunakorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richter misses the shot to the body.
Richter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Kunakorn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Richter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kunakorn misses with a looping left.
Richter looks to throw the jab but Kunakorn is out of range.
Kunakorn is looking to counter the offense by Richter and move into the clinch.
Richter scores with a decent looking hook.
Richter fakes the leg kick and cracks Kunakorn in the body.
Kunakorn drops his hands momentarily and Richter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kunakorn ducks under a wild hook from Richter.
Kunakorn is looking to slow Richter down with leg kicks.
Kunakorn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunakorn. Richter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kunakorn misses with a looping left.
Kunakorn throws a hook to the side of Richter's head but Richter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kunakorn scores with a jab to the body.
Richter looks to land a combination but Kunakorn avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunakorn. That's going to slow Richter down.
Kunakorn throws out a leg kick but Richter moves out of range and Kunakorn only half commits.
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!
Richter stalks Kunakorn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kunakorn's face. Kunakorn staggers backwards, shaken.
Kunakorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kunakorn misses with a wild body shot.
Kunakorn throws a jab when Richter was well out of range.
Kunakorn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richter misses the jab.
A combination from Richter does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunakorn scores with a jab to the body.
Richter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kunakorn.
A big right from Kunakorn misses.
Richter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kunakorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kunakorn throws a looping overhand right but Richter ducks down to avoid it.
Kunakorn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Richter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kunakorn scrambles back to his feet.
Kunakorn throws a hook but Richter avoids it easily.
Richter misses the shot to the body.
Kunakorn throws a shot from downtown. Richter moves away and avoids it.
Kunakorn takes a swing at Richter's ribcage but misses.
Richter throws a body punch but Kunakorn moves out of range.
Kunakorn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kunakorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kunakorn lands a nice shot that snaps Richter's head back.
Richter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kunakorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Richter.
Kunakorn connects with a solid leg kick.
Kunakorn blocks the body kick.
Richter is looking to clinch.
Richter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kunakorn, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunakorn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kunakorn.
Kunakorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Richter.
Kunakorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kunakorn lands a shoulder strike.
Richter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kunakorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kunakorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kunakorn dips to his left and cracks Richter with an uppercut!
Kunakorn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Richter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kunakorn sprawls well. Kunakorn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richter gets slowly back to his feet.
Kunakorn swings for the body but Richter moves out of range.
Kunakorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richter.
A punch lands to the side of Kunakorn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Kunakorn does no damage.
A jab from Richter misses.
Kunakorn misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunakorn throws a sloppy head kick and Richter moves out of range easily.
Kunakorn connects with a jab.
Kunakorn throws the kick towards the body but Richter avoids it.
Kunakorn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Richter throws out a loose jab but Kunakorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richter misses with a looping left.
Kunakorn tries to clinch up but Richter circles away and keeps his distance.
Kunakorn connects with a body shot that sends Richter's belly button to the back.
Kunakorn tries to land a front kick but Richter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kunakorn lands a jab to Richter's midsection.
Kunakorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Richter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kunakorn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hans Richter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Kunakorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richter with a nice cross.
Richter connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunakorn swinging wildly here.
Richter throws a head kick that misses.
Richter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kunakorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richter moves away.
Richter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kunakorn.
Kunakorn connects with a body shot that sends Richter's belly button to the back.
Richter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kunakorn.
Richter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kunakorn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kunakorn throws a series of punches but Richter avoids them all with ease.
Kunakorn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richter throws a head kick but Kunakorn moves out of range.
Kunakorn takes one to the chin there.
Kunakorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Richter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kunakorn throws a big shot that misses.
Richter lands with an uppercut that bounces Kunakorn off the cage and back into range.
Richter throws out a loose jab but Kunakorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richter throws a looping overhand right but Kunakorn ducks down to avoid it.
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 Bayani Kunakorn will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Richter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Richter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richter just misses with a punch to the body.
Richter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kunakorn is able to avoid easily.
Kunakorn misses with a leg kick.
Kunakorn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Richter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kunakorn wants to slow Richter down by chopping away at his legs.
Richter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Richter throws a hook to the side of Kunakorn's head but Kunakorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kunakorn misses with a low kick.
Richter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kunakorn ducks under a wild hook from Richter.
Richter blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kunakorn misses the target.
Kunakorn avoids the head kick by Richter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunakorn moves away from the strike by Richter.
Kunakorn throws a hook to the side of Richter's head but Richter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Richter.
A head kick misses from Richter.
Richter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kunakorn punishes Richter's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Richter misses.
Kunakorn misses with a hook.
Kunakorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kunakorn scores with a hook to the body. Richter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunakorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richter.
Kunakorn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Richter under the eye.
Richter works the jab nicely.
Kunakorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Richter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kunakorn looks to land a left hand but Richter moved out of range nicely.
Richter misses with a body shot.
Kunakorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kunakorn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kunakorn lands a leg kick that knocks Richter off balance momentarily.
Richter moves out of range of the strikes.
Richter misses with a double jab.
Kunakorn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richter 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richter. Kunakorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Kunakorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunakorn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richter loads up on a big right hand but Kunakorn slips the punch.
Kunakorn misses the shot to the body.
Kunakorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richter. That did some damage!
Richter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kunakorn.
Richter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kunakorn.
Kunakorn 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.
Kunakorn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kunakorn backs up against the cage.
Richter moves forwards but Kunakorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Richter finds it's way through Kunakorn's defenses.
Kunakorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kunakorn.
Kunakorn walks into a stiff left hand from Richter.
Richter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richter misses with a looping left.
Kunakorn cracks Richter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kunakorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kunakorn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Richter manages to circle out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kunakorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter throws a low kick but Kunakorn avoids it.
Kunakorn lands a jab to the head.
Kunakorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Richter misses with a few strikes there.
Kunakorn lands a jab to the nose.
Kunakorn misses with an uppercut. Richter saw that one coming.
Kunakorn dodges the punch combination from Richter.
Kunakorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kunakorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Richter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kunakorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Richter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kunakorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kunakorn throws a series of punches but Richter avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Richter is defended easily by Kunakorn.
Richter lands a jab to the head.
Kunakorn takes a swing at Richter's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kunakorn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunakorn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick from Richter misses.
Kunakorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richter manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Richter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kunakorn defending well as Richter loads up on a big left hand.
Kunakorn lands with a kick to the temple. Richter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richter fails to land with a series of punches.
Kunakorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunakorn.
Richter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunakorn.
Kunakorn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kunakorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Richter throws a head kick but Kunakorn moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richter lands a nice hook to Kunakorn's body. Kunakorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kunakorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kunakorn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kunakorn connects with a crisp jab.
Kunakorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Richter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bayani Kunakorn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kunakorn 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 1053 p4p, 148 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 855 p4p, 121 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Edwards moves out of range easily.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Taylor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters with a body kick.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards is looking to counter with a body kick.
Edwards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Edwards seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edwards thows a body kick. Taylor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Edwards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylor throws a hook but Edwards blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Taylor down.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Edwards feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Edwards lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Taylor backs away, Edwards returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Edwards pushes Taylor away with a front kick.
Edwards scores with a nice body kick.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Edwards slams his shin into Taylor's torso.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Edwards counters with a low kick, right behind Taylor 's knee.
Taylor 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.
Taylor looks winded!
Edwards stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Edwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwards.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards fires out a quick counter leg kick but Taylor just manages to avoid it.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taylor throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Edwards appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Edwards avoids it with no problem.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Edwards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Edwards fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taylor 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Edwards 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.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edwards counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edwards - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edwards. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
Edwards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Edwards lands a big head kick that sends Taylor tumbling to the mat! Edwards takes a step backwards and waves Taylor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Taylor is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Edwards counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Taylor out cold! What a finish! Edwards is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Glue Factory logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hands (ranked 1141 p4p, 138 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 489 p4p, 63 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by A Collection of Sea Shanties. Horiguchi has chosen Japanese Imperial Army Victory March as his entrance music. 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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23
160 lbs
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168 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Hands.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horiguchi at a distance.
Horiguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands cracks Horiguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hands scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi lands a head shot.
Horiguchi lands a head kick. Hands smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hands looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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 lands there for Horiguchi.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Horiguchi 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.
Horiguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hands gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi is looking to clinch.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi thumps Hands with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Hands wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horiguchi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Akaro Horiguchi has been cut.
Hands takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi throws out a counter right but Hands avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horiguchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hands. That's going to slow Horiguchi down.
Horiguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hands 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi lands with a nice body kick.
Hands throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Horiguchi.
Hands throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hands.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands staying out of range there.
Horiguchi 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.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horiguchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hands looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hands chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Horiguchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hands ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hands no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hands controls Horiguchi momentarily but Horiguchi frees himself.
Hands is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Horiguchi defends well.
Hands is trying to keep Horiguchi in close.
Hands wants to sweep here but Horiguchi controlling him for the moment.
Hands working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Horiguchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Horiguchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hands looking for subs off his back but Horiguchi has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akaro Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akaro Horiguchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horiguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Hands lands with a short shot to the head.
Hands looking for a takedown.
Horiguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Horiguchi controls his hands.
Horiguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hands makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hands misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hands tries to pull guard but Horiguchi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horiguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horiguchi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hands's brow.
Horiguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hands has him pressed against the cage.
Horiguchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horiguchi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Horiguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hands takes one to the chin there.
Horiguchi clinches.
Hands is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Horiguchi to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Hands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Hands.
Hands lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hands on the inside.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Hands scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Hands.
Hands lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Horiguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hands.
Horiguchi blocks an uppercut.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Horiguchi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the head.
Hands turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Horiguchi is trying to get back to his feet.
Hands tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hands advances to mount.
Hands is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Horiguchi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Horiguchi has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Horiguchi's body.
Hands tries to keep control of the position but Horiguchi is staying busy.
Hands slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Horiguchi turns into Hands and is now in his guard.
Horiguchi wants to get up but he can't break Hands's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hands is trying to control the position but Horiguchi postures up.
Hands is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hands throws his legs up looking for a submission but Horiguchi uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking for a sweep.
Hands is working hard here to advance position.
Horiguchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hands keeps working.
Hands is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Horiguchi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hands gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akaro Horiguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Akaro Horiguchi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horiguchi pushes Hands away with a front kick.
Hands throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Hands is looking to wear down Horiguchi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hands throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Hands throws a leg kick but Horiguchi moved away.
A cross from Horiguchi lands.
A shot to the liver by Horiguchi. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Horiguchi finds it's way through Hands's defenses.
Hands connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi wants to land a leg kick but Hands is out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hands looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hands moves forwards but Horiguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horiguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hands at a distance.
Horiguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Hands is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Hands 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands lands with a nice body kick.
Horiguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hands throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hands looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hands's head.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hands has time to react.
Hands is looking to land body kicks.
Horiguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horiguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hands can pounce on him.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Hands misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Hands throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Horiguchi moves away and avoids it.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
Hands connects with an inside leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Hands moves out of range.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hands swats away the attempt to clinch by Horiguchi.
Hands misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Horiguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horiguchi.
Hands lands a left and a right that sends Horiguchi crashing to the canvas! Hands dives into mount looking to finish!
Horiguchi is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands controlling from mount.
Hands pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Horiguchi can't escape the position.
Hands controlling from the full mount.
Horiguchi is working to get back to half guard.
Hands sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Horiguchi is squirming around, avoiding Hands's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akaro Horiguchi.
I've got Horiguchi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
After winning the bout, Akaro Horiguchi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tohit Tohurt (ranked 1028 p4p, 49 weight class) and Ricco McGregor (ranked 1787 p4p, 68 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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308 lbs
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300 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tohit Tohurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohurt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tohurt slips a jab from McGregor.
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
Tohurt lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tohurt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGregor.
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Tohurt ducks down to avoid it.
McGregor throws a hook to the side of Tohurt's head but Tohurt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
Tohurt throws a big counter combination but McGregor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tohurt throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
Tohurt avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGregor just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTohurt.
McGregor throws a leg kick that misses.
Tohurt throws a big counter combination but McGregor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Tohurt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a wild combination.
McGregor misses with a low kick.
Tohurt appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGregor misses with a hook.
Tohurt is looking to counter with head kicks.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Tohurt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Tohurt moves away and avoids it.
Tohurt appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor jabs Tohurt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from McGregor misses.
McGregor throws a lazy right hand but Tohurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGregor misses with a right hand
and Tohurt counters with a crisp one two that drops McGregor! Tohurt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McGregor to his feet! McGregor is in big trouble!
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Tohurt counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks McGregor badly! He tries to strike back but Tohurt puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks McGregor out cold! Oh man, McGregor will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tohit Tohurt!
After winning the bout, Tohit Tohurt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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