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PFC 199 Verygood vs Aiken PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 1146 p4p, 546 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 183 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto works Li's body with a nice hook.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Duranto.
Li throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
It looked like Li wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've been informed that Duranto 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.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Duranto takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Li on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duranto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duranto swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li 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.
Duranto sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duranto moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Duranto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Li.
Duranto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duranto.
A head punch on the inside from Duranto fails to land.
Duranto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
Duranto throws a low kick but Li moves out of range easily.
Duranto tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 Li is rocked!
Duranto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Li misses the target.
Duranto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duranto lands a big head kick that sends Li tumbling to the mat! Duranto takes a step backwards and waves Li back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Duranto lands a beautiful left hook that drops Li. Li tries to recover but Duranto is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Li lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1040 p4p, 915 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 143 p4p, 123 weight class). Neyman Gariniho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Obuhov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov misses with a body shot.
Gariniho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obuhov.
Obuhov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gariniho on the side of the head.
Obuhov slips a straight right by Gariniho.
Gariniho scores with a nice body kick.
Gariniho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obuhov scores with a hook to the body. Gariniho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gariniho takes a swing at Obuhov's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown but Gariniho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Obuhov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 Obuhov is rocked!
Obuhov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gariniho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gariniho thinks about countering with a head kick.
Obuhov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gariniho finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obuhov shoots for a takedown but Gariniho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obuhov seems to have recovered his senses.
Gariniho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obuhov cracks Gariniho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Obuhov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gariniho.
Gariniho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Obuhov takes a step back to recover.
Gariniho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gariniho throws a leg kick
and Obuhov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gariniho misses with a few strikes there.
Gariniho works Obuhov's body with a nice hook.
Obuhov gets the takedown into side control.
Obuhov working away.
Obuhov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Obuhov lands a few punches from side control.
Obuhov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gariniho works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Obuhov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gariniho desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Obuhov working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obuhov is trying to control the action in half guard but Gariniho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Obuhov with the ground and pound but Gariniho uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Obuhov throwing strikes but missing.
Obuhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gariniho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obuhov trying to control but Gariniho is working from the bottom.
Obuhov throws an elbow that misses. Gariniho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obuhov's guard. Nice move by Gariniho!
Obuhov looking for a sweep. Not yet Obuhov, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov has an active guard here but Gariniho has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Obuhov is looking to improve his position.
Obuhov is looking to control Gariniho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obuhov avoid being mounted?
Obuhov is looking for a sweep. Gariniho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obuhov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gariniho escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gariniho moves away from the strike by Obuhov.
Obuhov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gariniho clinches.
Gariniho prevents the takedown attempt.
Neyman Gariniho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Obuhov.
Gariniho keeps control of Obuhov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gariniho breaks the clinch.
Gariniho misses with a head kick.
Obuhov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gariniho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obuhov doesn't seem bothered though.
Obuhov jabs Gariniho right on the nose. Gariniho blinks but takes it well.
Gariniho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gariniho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gariniho swings for the body but Obuhov moves out of range.
Obuhov throws the left hand but Gariniho avoids the punch easily.
Gariniho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obuhov moves out of range of the body kick.
Obuhov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neyman Gariniho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov'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.
Jab, jab by Gariniho - just one landing.
Gariniho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obuhov misses with a straight left.
Gariniho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gariniho cracks Obuhov with a big right hand and Obuhov goes down!
Gariniho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Gariniho wants to stand but Obuhov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gariniho stands up and waves to Obuhov to follow him.
Obuhov loads up on a big right hand but Gariniho slips the punch.
Obuhov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gariniho was well out of range. Poor timing from Obuhov.
Gariniho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obuhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gariniho.
A low kick lands for Gariniho.
Gariniho fakes the body blow, causing Obuhov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Obuhov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neyman Gariniho!
After winning the bout, Neyman Gariniho 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhan Dhelan (ranked 780 p4p, 920 weight class) and Jacque Joteel (ranked 94 p4p, 112 weight class). Joteel has chosen Moogwalzer as his entrance music. Jacque Joteel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zhan Dhelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joteel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dhelan lands a jab to the nose.
Joteel is looking to land body kicks.
Dhelan looks to land a left hand but Joteel moved out of range nicely.
Dhelan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dhelan throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
Joteel moves away from the strike by Dhelan.
Joteel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dhelan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joteel is fending him off so far but Dhelan persists. Nope, Joteel circles away and we're back to standing.
Joteel wants to counter the offense by Dhelan and move into the clinch position.
Decent striking displayed by Joteel there.
 It looks like Zhan Dhelan has been cut.
Joteel stuffs the takedown.
Dhelan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joteel.
Joteel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhelan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joteel is controlling Dhelan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Joteel gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan preventing the sweep.
Dhelan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joteel is keeping the position for now.
Joteel controls Dhelan momentarily but Dhelan frees himself.
Dhelan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Joteel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dhelan has Joteel in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhelan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joteel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joteel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joteel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dhelan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dhelan controls Joteel momentarily but Joteel frees himself.
Dhelan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Joteel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Joteel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joteel tries to free his leg and advance position but Dhelan is retaining full guard.
Joteel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dhelan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Joteel has passed into side control.
Joteel is looking to take a break and control but Dhelan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dhelan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Joteel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Joteel content to control rather than advance.
Joteel works his way into side control.
Dhelan struggling a bit here.
Dhelan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joteel's best efforts.
Joteel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan actively working from the bottom here.
Joteel wants to pass to mount but Dhelan is defending the position.
Dhelan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Joteel pulls his head out easily.
Dhelan is trying to control but can't.
Joteel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More stalling from Joteel.
Dhelan looking for submissions off his back.
Dhelan trying to control but Joteel postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacque Joteel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zhan Dhelan'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.
Dhelan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joteel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dhelan's knee momentarily.
Dhelan throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dhelan.
Dhelan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Joteel. No joy for Dhelan on that attempt.
Joteel slips under a jab from Dhelan.
Dhelan shoots in for a takedown but Joteel shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Joteel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joteel misses with a looping left.
Dhelan misses with a body punch
and Joteel counters with a nice body shot.
Dhelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Dhelan.
Jacque Joteel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joteel cracks Dhelan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dhelan looks to land a right hand but Joteel moved out of range.
Joteel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhan Dhelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joteel tries to land a leg kick but Dhelan saw it coming and moves away.
Dhelan goes for a double leg but Joteel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Joteel continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhan Dhelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhelan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joteel is fending him off so far but Dhelan persists. Nope, Joteel circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhelan defending well as Joteel loads up on a big left hand.
Joteel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan shoots in looking for a takedown. Joteel tries to sprawl out of it but Dhelan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joteel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joteel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dhelan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dhelan misses with a looping right.
Dhelan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dhelan has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Joteel is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dhelan yanks on the arm and Joteel is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dhelan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhan Dhelan!
Zhan Dhelan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 365 p4p, 522 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 53 p4p, 80 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kettu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Kettu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Kettu drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kettu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kettu lands the left hand.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kettu lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Kettu - just one landing.
Kettu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murphy throws a jab when Kettu was well out of range.
Kettu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Kettu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kettu staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Kettu blocks the low kick.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Kettu misses with a body kick.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Kettu.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Kettu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kettu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kettu is just out of range.
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Esa Kettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kettu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kettu throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Kettu's ribs.
Kettu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kettu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kettu moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Kettu.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu 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.
Kettu looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Kettu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Kettu in the body.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Kettu avoids it.
Murphy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Kettu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kettu connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Kettu throws a front kick aimed at Murphy's knee but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Kettu.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Kettu's leg. Kettu is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Kettu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kettu with a hook.
Murphy slips under a jab from Kettu.
Kettu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
It appears Murphy was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Murphy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kettu.
Kettu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy misses with a head kick.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kettu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kettu looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kettu throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Kettu misses with a straight right.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kettu throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kettu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murphy - the referee stops the clock and Kettu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murphy. Kettu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kettu lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kettu swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy checks a low kick from Kettu.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Kettu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kettu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kettu is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Kettu.
Kettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kettu.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kettu checks a leg kick.
Murphy moves out of range as Kettu strikes.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy defending well as Kettu loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murphy.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Kettu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kettu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Kettu misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Kettu defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Kettu slips under a jab from Murphy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Kettu down.
Kettu checks a leg kick.
Kettu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Kettu avoids it.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Kettu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kettu.
Kettu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kettu tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kettu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
Kettu lands a nice looking body kick.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Nice body kick there by Kettu.
Kettu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kettu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kettu momentarily.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Murphy cracks Kettu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kettu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kettu throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu misses the jab.
A nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
Kettu digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Kettu avoids nicely.
Kettu just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kettu lands a body shot.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kettu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Murphy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kettu takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Murphy throws a hook but Kettu avoids it easily.
Murphy cracks Kettu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kettu misses with a straight left.
Kettu cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Kettu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a low kick as Kettu jumps back.
Kettu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Kettu misses its intended target.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kettu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kettu misses the jab.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kettu scores with a hook.
Kettu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
It appears Murphy was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Kettu moved away.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esa Kettu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kettus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Kettu throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kettu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kettu. Kettu obviously looking to wear him down.
Kettu moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kettu wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Kettu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kettu keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Kettu looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy throws a push kick but Kettu slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Kettu blocks the low kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Kettu looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy motions for Kettu to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Kettu down.
A lazy left from Kettu finds it's target.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kettu.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Kettu misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Kettu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murphy is out of range and Kettu settles back down.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murphy tries a low kick but Kettu avoids it.
Kettu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Kettu throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Kettu takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kettu is able to avoid easily.
Kettu looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Kettu staying out of range there.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy is looking to slow Kettu down with leg kicks.
Kettu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Kettu moves his leg out of the way.
Tobias Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy with the inside leg kick.
Kettu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Murphy lands with a hook. Kettu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kettu connects with the punch.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
Kettu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kettu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kettu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kettu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Kettu does no damage.
Kettu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kettu scrambles back to his feet.
Kettu lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy keeps Kettu at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Kettu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Kettu.
Murphy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Murphy.
Kettu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy slips a jab from Kettu.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Kettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Kettu moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kettu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Kettu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kettu if he has to take too many more of those.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Esa Kettu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Kettu avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kettu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kettu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kettu is looking to score with low kicks.
Kettu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kettu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Kettu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kettu scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a chopping leg kick but Kettu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kettu scores with a head kick.
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 Tobias Murphy.
Well Kettu 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalton McConnell (ranked 331 p4p, 323 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 44 p4p, 42 weight class). McConnell comes into the arena with The Reason blaring out of the sound system. McDonald has chosen Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McConnell throws a combination. McDonald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McConnell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McConnell tries to score with a low kick but McDonald moves his leg out of the way.
McConnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from McDonald .
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McConnell.
McDonald gets a clinch.
McDonald goes for a takedown in the clinch but McConnell prevents it.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McConnell blocks a body shot from McDonald .
McDonald cracks McConnell with a nice body shot.
McConnell blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McDonald has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McConnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McConnell.
McConnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald .
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDonald wants to take the fight to the mat but McConnell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dalton McConnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus McDonald .
McDonald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from McDonald .
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as McConnell controls his hands.
McDonald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McConnell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as McConnell controls his hands.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but McConnell avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by McDonald .
McConnell misses with a body punch.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McConnell misses with a body punch.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McConnell.
McConnell moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald .
McDonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McConnell defends it nicely.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
McConnell tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald throws out a powerful jab.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDonald .
McConnell tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McConnell.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McDonald .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McConnell some visible discomfort.
McDonald lands an elbow.
McConnell is trying to improve his position.
McDonald postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald cracks McConnell with a big elbow.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McConnell wants to control but McDonald postures up.
McDonald scoring with punches and elbows.
McDonald tries to advance to mount but McConnell denies him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald tries to score with some ground and pound. McConnell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald working the ground and pound but McConnell is defending the strikes.
McConnell manages to work his way to half guard, despite McDonald 's best efforts.
McDonald is nestled in close to McConnell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDonald thows a huge punch but McConnell dodges it nicely.
McDonald wants to free his trapped foot but McConnell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McDonald with the ground and pound but McConnell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but McConnell is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McConnell wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McConnell misses the shot to the body.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McConnell on his heels. He'll look to pass McConnell's guard now, I'm sure.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McConnell trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cletus McDonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
McConnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell wants to improve his position but instead McDonald has moved into half guard.
McDonald is pressing down on McConnell's thigh, looking to free his foot. McConnell is holding on for now.
McConnell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McDonald scores with a couple of nice shots.
McConnell trying to hold on to McDonald 's head to control him but McDonald postures up.
McDonald throwing shots but McConnell is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McConnell blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDonald .
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McDonald lands a nice short elbow.
McConnell tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.
McDonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McConnell's head.
McDonald working the head and body with strikes.
McDonald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McConnell tries to get to full guard but McDonald has control of the leg.
McDonald working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McConnell's head.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through McConnell's hands, connecting with McConnell's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McDonald lands a nice short elbow.
McConnell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDonald .
McConnell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDonald is working away from the top position though.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McDonald misses with a head shot. McConnell uses the momentum to regain guard.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but McConnell is retaining full guard.
McConnell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald .
McDonald advances to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McDonald connects with a nice short shot to McConnell's temple.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McConnell taking some punishment here, with McDonald in his half guard.
McDonald is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McConnell!
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald lands a couple of good shots and McConnell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McDonald misses with punches from the back.
McDonald missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by McConnell.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but McConnell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
McConnell takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McDonald landing some decent shots from guard.
McDonald forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McDonald scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald wants to pass to mount but McConnell is defending the position.
McConnell wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
Ground and pound from McDonald .
McConnell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McDonald .
McDonald works over McConnell with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald landing with the ground and pound.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McConnell is rocked!
McConnell has momentary wrist control but McDonald slips an elbow through the middle.
Dalton McConnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh McConnell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from McDonald .
McDonald works his way into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McConnell some visible discomfort.
McDonald in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and McConnell looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McDonald turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cletus McDonald !
Cletus McDonald thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Dalton McConnell stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got lucky tonight but I'll avenge this'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 387 p4p, 390 weight class) and Ira Wright (ranked 55 p4p, 56 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monkey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bransjehora. 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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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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Wright misses.
Monkey jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
Monkey misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Wright thuds his right hand into Monkey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monkey cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Monkey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monkey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright motions for Monkey to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wright just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Monkey down.
Monkey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monkey keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Wright walks forward, straight into a front kick from Monkey.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Monkey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Monkey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monkey scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wright thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Monkey if he has to take too many more of those.
We've been told by Monkey's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Monkey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monkey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Monkey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monkey misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Monkey blocks the body kick.
Wright slips a jab from Monkey.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Monkey.
Wright misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Monkey.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Monkey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monkey can pounce on him.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Monkey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monkey slips a jab from Wright.
Wright throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
A cross from Monkey lands.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Monkey with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright with a nice calf kick.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a thumping low kick.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wright motions for Monkey to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Wright.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wright tries a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monkey throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monkey misses the jab.
Monkey throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wright just manages to avoid it.
Wright feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Monkey sprawling to the canvas! Monkey rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wright finish him?!
Monkey is rocked!
Demon Monkey's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monkey. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monkey swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a body kick.
Monkey seems to have got his legs back now.
Demon Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey is breathing heavily.
A jab from Monkey misses.
Wright looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Monkey tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey lands a head shot.
A big right from Wright misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monkey blocks the body kick.
Monkey throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Monkey checks a low kick from Wright.
Monkey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Monkey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Monkey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monkey misses the jab.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ira Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Monkey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Monkey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Wright.
Monkey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Decent striking displayed by Monkey there.
A lazy left from Monkey finds it's target.
Monkey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monkey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey thuds his shin into the meat of Wright's side.
Monkey looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monkey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Monkey there.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monkey checks a leg kick.
Monkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monkey checks it well.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monkey manages to avoid it.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a body shot.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Wright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
Wright staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Monkey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoids the body shot from Monkey.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Monkey moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Monkey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Monkey blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Monkey scores with a nice right hand.
Monkey throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Wright blocks the leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Monkey defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey blocks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Monkey's head back.
Monkey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright fakes the leg kick and cracks Monkey in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monkey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright's head backwards.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright swinging wildly here.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Wright throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Monkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Monkey connects with a crisp jab.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Demon Monkey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Monkey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monkey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monkey moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWright.
Monkey swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monkey.
A jab lands there for Monkey.
A left lands for Monkey.
Monkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright checks a low kick from Monkey.
Monkey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monkey missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright lands with a hook. Monkey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Monkey misses.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wright lunges at Monkey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monkey's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey tries a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monkey tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monkey's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright lands a jab.
Monkey pushes Wright away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monkey jabs at Wright's body.
Wright slips a jab from Monkey.
Monkey throws a head kick that misses.
Monkey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monkey 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.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Wright slips a straight right by Monkey.
Monkey thumps Wright with a low kick.
Nice shot by Monkey.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright jabs Monkey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey connects with a body shot.
Monkey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monkey connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monkey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Monkey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright throws a leg kick that misses.
Monkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Monkey throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Wright misses.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Monkey is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Demon Monkey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wright swings for the body but Monkey moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright. Monkey shrugs it off though.
Monkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Monkey.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Monkey saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Monkey.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright throws a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
A jab from Monkey finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
A nice leg kick from Monkey, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
No joy there for Monkey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
Monkey misses with a head kick.
Monkey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Monkey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monkey connects with a looping right hand.
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey 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.
Wright walks into a stiff left hand from Monkey.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Monkey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monkey 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Monkey!
Demon Monkey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 641 p4p, 619 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 82 p4p, 81 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alzado with a poor takedown
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
John has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John scores with the left hand. Alzado knows he should have avoided that one.
Alzado drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John drives through and clinches with Alzado against the cage.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alzado wants to take the fight to the mat but John manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John lands with a straight right. Alzado didn't see that one coming.
Alzado lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alzado walks into a stiff left hand from John.
Alzado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzado misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Alzado is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado darts in looking for a takedown but John gets double underhooks and turns Alzado into the cage.
Oh Alzado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyle Alzado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alzado with a lazy takedown attempt
and John scores with a counter punch that sends Alzado to the canvas! John smells blood - he's punishing Alzado with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Alzado has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John!
Scott John very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 109 p4p, 294 weight class) and Jay Steve (ranked 17 p4p, 42 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Steve!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fett.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
Fett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Steve misses.
Steve moves into range and clinches up with Fett.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fett's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Fett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
Fett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fett circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett connects with a crisp jab.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Fett throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Steve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fett connects with a single shot there.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Fett should have avoided that one.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steve.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve misses with a body punch
enabling Fett to counter with a crisp jab.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve misses with a double jab
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Fett is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Fett connects with a leg kick.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
A shot to the liver by Fett. Beautiful body shot.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Fett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Fett slips the punch.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steve lands with a straight right. Fett didn't see that one coming.
Fett misses with a looping right.
Fett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
Fett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steve avoids the body shot from Fett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steve's head backwards.
Fett scores with a jab to the body.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Fett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fett needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Steve misses.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Fett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Fett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fett throws a big shot that misses.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett wants to land a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Fett misses with a straight right.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Fett misses.
Fett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Fett cracks Steve with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Fett throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Fett dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Steve cracks Fett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fett moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve scores with a jab.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steve avoids the head kick by Fett.
Fett walks into a straight right hand from Steve.
Steve takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Fett looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
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 Settakian Fett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett is looking to counter the offense by Steve and move into the clinch.
Fett slips a jab from Steve.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve instigates a clinch.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Fett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fett blocks a head kick by Steve.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fett takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fett with a body shot.
Settakian Fett is winning the standup battle so far.
Fett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fett's corner calls for a 1-2. Fett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fett lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve lands a nice shot that snaps Fett's head back.
Steve clobbers Fett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve misses with a two punch combination.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fett throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve tries to clinch up.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Fett is looking to counter punch.
Fett scores with a shot to the body.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve tries to clinch there but Fett circles away.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Fett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fett connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Fett moves forwards but Steve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steve looks to land a combination but Fett avoids it well.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Steve avoids the body shot from Fett.
Fett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve misses.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fett throws a head kick that Steve semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Steve lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Fett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Steve blocks the leg kick.
Fett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.
Steve lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fett.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fett.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett avoids the head kick by Steve.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Fett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Steve blocks the low kick.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Fett.
Fett lunges at Steve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steve's hand.
Fett lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Steve throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
Fett throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steve wants to clinch up but Fett keeps it at a distance.
Fett tries to counter by clinching up but Steve breaks away and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fett.
Fett walks into a jab.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett is looking to counter the offense by Steve and move into the clinch.
Fett swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Fett pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steve back to the cage. Fett follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
Fett tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steve manages to circle out of the way.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Fett lands with a nice combination. Steve backs away looking to recover.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett slips a straight right by Steve.
Fett misses with a body shot.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve takes a swing at Fett's ribcage but misses.
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 Settakian Fett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Steve lands a jab.
Fett misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Steve now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fett staying out of range there.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Steve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fett, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Fett.
Fett tries to pull guard but Steve forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fett lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Fett's ribcage. Fett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve keeps control of Fett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fett cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Fett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Fett controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Fett controls the action.
Fett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fett blocks an uppercut.
Fett struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Steve tries to work over Fett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Jay Steve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve slips under a jab.
Fett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Fett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fett throws a head kick that misses.
Steve throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Fett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Fett counters with a quick kick to the body but Steve blocks it.
Fett scores with a nice right hand.
Jay Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fett.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Fett swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve tries to bum rush Fett with a series of wild strikes but Fett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve misses with a hook. Fett ducked under it nicely.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Fett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Fett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steve has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fett swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
Fett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fett throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fett throws a body shot but no joy.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fett dodges the punch combination from Steve.
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!
Fett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Settakian Fett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Fett counters with a left to the body.
Steve is looking to clinch.
Steve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steve there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fett connects with the punch.
Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steve blocks an elbow strike.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fett breaks from the clinch.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve throws a nice looking combination but Fett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Fett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.
Fett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fett slips under a jab.
Fett blocks a jab.
Fett scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Fett does no damage.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Settakian Fett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Settakian Fett!
An intense looking Settakian Fett took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunkechukwu Floyd (ranked 260 p4p, 223 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 39 p4p, 34 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full. McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bunkechukwu Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Floyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
Floyd is looking to counter with a body kick.
McDonald swings for the body but Floyd moves out of range.
Floyd tries to counter by clinching up but McDonald breaks away and moves out of range.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Floyd counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from McDonald misses.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Floyd misses with a straight right.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
Floyd cracks McDonald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Floyd.
It looked like Floyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Floyd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Floyd rather than just go for the knockout.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald punishes Floyd's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Floyd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Floyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDonald throws a right and a left that Floyd avoids nicely.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Floyd.
Floyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
Floyd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Floyd swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Floyd thinking.
Floyd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald wants to clinch but Floyd slips to the side
and Floyd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Floyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Floyd trying to stall but McDonald improves his position.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Floyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Floyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Floyd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Floyd lands with a left to the head.
Floyd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Floyd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Floyd tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Floyd back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Floyd has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Floyd pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald gets through Floyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Floyd prevents a body shot from McDonald.
A head punch on the inside from Floyd fails to land.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
McDonald is working Floyd over against the cage.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Floyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floyd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
A short left from Floyd.
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floyd.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonald cracks Floyd with a nice body shot.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald jabs Floyd right on the nose. Floyd blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Floyd moves away and avoids it.
Floyd walks into a left hand.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Floyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Floyd tried to counter with a leg kick but McDonald avoided it.
Floyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Floyd moves away and avoids it.
Floyd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald tries to clinch up.
And Floyd counters with a quick kick to the body but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by McDonald there.
Floyd throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald clobbers Floyd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Floyd. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Floyd to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Floyd is rocked!
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 trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Oh Floyd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Floyd has wrist control.
Floyd seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Floyd is keeping the position.
Floyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDonald on the ground.
McDonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McDonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McDonald connects with a couple of short punches.
Floyd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald postures up in Floyd's guard and throws a big left but Floyd blocks it.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Floyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald being controlled here, momentarily.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Floyd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Floyd tries to get out of the position.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Floyd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Floyd is keeping the position for now.
Floyd controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.
McDonald landing some decent shots from guard.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDonald works over Floyd with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Floyd keeps moving.
McDonald is pushing down on Floyd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Floyd is fighting to maintain full guard but McDonald has managed to sneak the leg through.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McDonald lands a nice short elbow.
Floyd is refusing to be controlled, as McDonald sits in half guard.
Floyd is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from McDonald misses.
McDonald misses the body punch
and Floyd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from McDonald misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Floyd misses its target.
McDonald connects with the punch.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
Floyd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald.
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Floyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Floyd counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McDonald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonald.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Floyd's head but Floyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Floyd's head but Floyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Floyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDonald scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald misses the jab.
Floyd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald rushes Floyd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Floyd misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald pulls guard.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floyd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald postures up in Floyd's guard and throws a big left but Floyd blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing with the ground and pound.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Floyd wants to sweep here but McDonald controlling him for the moment.
Floyd keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Floyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDonald engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McDonald throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
McDonald stuns Floyd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floyd misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Floyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
Jim Bob McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Floyd is looking to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Floyd counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald slips under a jab.
Bunkechukwu Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bob McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonald 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Verygood (ranked 23 p4p, 28 weight class) and Midick Aiken (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Verygood comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Pain. Aiken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken throws a head kick that misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aiken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Verygood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
Verygood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aiken scoring well with a low kick there.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aiken clobbers Verygood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Verygood 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.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verygood. That did some damage!
Verygood avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verygood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Verygood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aiken throws a wild body kick that Verygood sees coming a mile off.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Aiken tried to score with a low kick but Verygood checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Aiken looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aiken lands with a hook. Verygood tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aiken lands with a right hand.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Verygood's head.
Aiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Aiken feints a jab promting Verygood to slip. Aiken then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Verygood slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aiken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Verygood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aiken.
Aiken stuns Verygood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verygood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aiken. That's going to slow Verygood down.
Verygood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Verygood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Aiken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aiken misses with a hook
and Verygood counters with a straight right hand.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aiken throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood throws a solid leg kick but Aiken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Verygood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a low kick, right behind Aiken 's knee.
Verygood dips to his left and cracks Aiken with an uppercut!
Verygood keeps the fight on the outside.
Aiken stuns Verygood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aiken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Verygood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aiken wants to land a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Aiken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
Aiken scoring well with a low kick there.
Aiken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verygood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aiken.
Verygood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Aiken misses
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Aiken.
Aiken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Verygood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aiken scrambles back to his feet.
Verygood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aiken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verygood counters with a nice uppercut.
Aiken thumps Verygood with a low kick.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Verygood counters with a good low kick that Aiken was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Verygood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aiken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aiken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aiken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Verygood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aiken. That did some damage!
Verygood misses with a two punch combination.
Aiken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aiken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Aiken.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Verygood might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verygood throws a low kick but Aiken avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verygood.
Aiken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aiken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verygood. That did some damage!
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Aiken.
Aiken cracks Verygood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aiken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verygood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aiken.
Aiken throws a leg kick which misses Verygood's front leg but catches the back leg as Verygood tries to avoid it.
Aiken sizes up Verygood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aiken takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Aiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
Aiken scores with a punch to the head.
Aiken digs a good body shot into Verygood's ribs.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Aiken saw that one coming.
Midick Aiken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a big shot that misses.
Verygood is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aiken.
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken swings widly with a right hand
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aiken throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verygood. Verygood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verygood lands a glancing blow to the side of Aiken's head.
Aiken motions for Verygood to come forward. Aiken throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Verygood's head.
A shot to the liver by Verygood. Beautiful body shot.
Aiken scores with a body shot.
Aiken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Verygood throws a low kick, looking for Aiken's leg but Aiken calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Aiken clobbers Verygood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Verygood ducks down to avoid it.
Verygood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aiken manages to circle out of the way.
Aiken lands a leg kick that knocks Verygood off balance momentarily.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Verygood is looking to counter punch.
Aiken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aiken thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Aiken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Verygood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aiken connects with a leg kick.
Aiken connects with a body shot that sends Verygood's belly button to the back.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken throws the left hand but Verygood avoids the punch easily.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Verygood slips a straight right by Aiken.
Aiken lands a leg kick that knocks Verygood off balance momentarily.
Verygood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aiken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood slips a straight right by Aiken.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aiken tries to clinch up but Verygood circles away and keeps his distance.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Aiken.
Verygood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aiken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood moves out of range.
A low kick from Verygood misses
and Aiken counters with a nice low kick that buckles Verygood's knee momentarily.
Aiken lunges at Verygood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verygood's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Verygood counters with a straight right hand.
Kurt Verygood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verygood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aiken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Verygood takes one to the chin there.
Aiken misses with a leg kick
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verygood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aiken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aiken lands a really nice looking cross but Verygood seems unphased.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verygood keeps the fight on the outside.
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aiken is out of range and Verygood settles back down.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Aiken thuds a left hand into Verygood's body.
A nice leg kick from Aiken, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aiken lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verygood's sensitive parts.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Verygood checks it.
Aiken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Verygood slips a straight right by Aiken.
Verygood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Aiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Aiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Verygood misses the target.
Verygood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Verygoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aiken lands with an uppercut that bounces Verygood off the cage and back into range.
Aiken lands with a straight right. Verygood didn't see that one coming.
Aiken throws a right hand that misses
and Verygood counters with a crisp right hand that drops Aiken! Verygood lets Aiken back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Aiken is rocked!
Aiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aiken is still on wobbly legs! Can Verygood finish him?
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
It looked like Verygood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aiken.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Verygood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken 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.
Aiken misses with a series of wild punches.
Aiken seems to have recovered his senses.
Verygood scores with a sloppy right hand. Aiken should have avoided that one.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
A little feinted left hand from Verygood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verygood counters with a good low kick that Aiken was not able to check.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Verygood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Verygood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Verygood connects with an inside leg kick.
Aiken rushes Verygood and presses him up against the cage.
Verygood cracks Aiken with a nice body shot.
Verygood works on Aiken's body with a couple of short punches.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Verygood controls his hands.
Verygood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verygood blocking some punches.
Verygood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verygood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verygood tries to work over Aiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Aiken.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Aiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verygood lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Verygood.
Verygood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aiken lands a right hand.
Verygood lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Aiken to work.
Verygood misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses with some punches.
Verygood misses with a body punch.
Verygood pushes off an throws an elbow but Aiken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Verygood throws an elbow but it misses.
Verygood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aiken's elbow.
Verygood struggles to land a body shot inside as Aiken controls his hands.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Aiken.
Verygood lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Verygood has a couple of punches blocked by Aiken.
Aiken tries to stall but Verygood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Verygood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Midick Aiken just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Aiken.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Verygood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aiken takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Aiken misses with a leg kick
and Verygood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aiken connects with a nice looking jab.
Aiken with a jab.
Aiken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Verygood at a distance.
Verygood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verygood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aiken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aiken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Verygood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Verygood lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aiken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aiken checks a low kick from Verygood.
Verygood connects with a single shot there.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aiken connects with a jab.
Aiken scores with the left hand. Verygood knows he should have avoided that one.
Aiken bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aiken lands a jab to Verygood's midsection.
A low kick from Aiken misses
and Verygood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Verygood drops his hands momentarily and Aiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aiken tries to clinch but Verygood is having none of it.
Aiken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aiken lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verygood. Verygood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verygood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aiken's sensitive parts.
Aiken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Verygood has time to react.
Aiken with a nice cross.
Aiken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Verygood keeps the fight on the outside.
Verygood misses with a low kick as Aiken jumps back.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Aiken slips the punch.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Aiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Aiken throws a sloppy body shot
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken tries a head kick but it misses.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Verygood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Verygood throws a low kick but Aiken avoids it.
Aiken bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aiken takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Verygood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Verygood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Verygood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Aiken.
Verygood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aiken scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Aiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Verygood under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aiken.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verygood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aiken avoids it really well and circles away.
Verygood cracks Aiken with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aiken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aiken.
Verygood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick from Aiken misses
and Verygood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Aiken as he connects with a hook.
Aiken misses with a hook.
Verygood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Verygood counters with a stiff right hand.
Aiken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Verygood scores with a counter punch that sends Aiken to the canvas! Verygood smells blood - he's punishing Aiken with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Aiken has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood retains his bantamweight title!
Kurt Verygood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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