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Volume 98: Alliance War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesse Garon - C'est lundi. James has chosen Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive as his entrance music. Helio James will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nasir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a shot to the body.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
James misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
James missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan staying out of range there.
James swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James is looking to clinch.
James lands with a shot to the body.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James misses with a body shot.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan connects with the punch.
It looks like Helio James has been cut.
Khan missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
A big right from James misses.
Helio James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan moves out of range as James strikes.
Khan moves out of range as James strikes.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
letting James counter with a right hand.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from James finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Khan misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
Khan misses with a body shot.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
James loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khan in his tracks.
James throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
James looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
James looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. James looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Khan throws an elbow but James slips to the side and avoids it well.
Khan trying to control the position but James is working away.
James regains half guard, as Khan was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
James tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khan works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Khan is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Khan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and James reverses the position - he's now on top in Khan's guard.
Khan trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is adopting a defensive guard.
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Nasir Khan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James misses with a hook. Khan ducked under it nicely.
James clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and James counters with a two punch combo.
James misses with a double jab.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James misses with a wild combination.
James avoids the body shot from Khan.
Nasir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James misses the shot to the body.
Khan cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khan missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
James throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
James wants to break free but Khan has control.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
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 Nasir Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James staying out of range there.
James connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from James.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khan somewhat.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James throws a shot to the body.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
James staying out of range there.
James moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
James is squirming around, avoiding Khan's attempts to control the action.
James has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Khan's lack of action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khan wants to pass the guard but James is defending well.
Khan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Khan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Khan thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
Khan with the ground and pound but James uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Khan controls the pace.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nasir Khan just wasn't active enough.
James misses with a double jab.
James takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nasir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James closes the distance but Khan moves to the side
and Khan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for James!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Khan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James blocks a jab.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
Khan blocks a jab.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
letting James counter with a right hand.
Khan avoids the body shot from James.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from James.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a body shot
and James counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Khan thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James lands with a good body shot.
Khan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan dodges the punch combination from James.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James trying to control here.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Khan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on James's thigh. James counters though and makes it back to full guard.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
James is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khan lands a nice short elbow.
Khan wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James is looking for a sweep. Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khan trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
Khan trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Khan had his way with Helio James in that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James'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!
James wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from James does it's job there.
James connects with a crisp jab.
James throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan lands a jab to James's midsection.
James misses with a looping left.
James defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
James darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Khan has double underhooks.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan blocking some punches.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan is looking to wear down James with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
James lands with a shot to the body.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
letting James counter with a right hand.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
Helio James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasir Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James misses with a body shot.
Khan tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan gets a clinch.
James wants to break free but Khan has control.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan blocks a body shot from James.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as James takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
letting James counter with a right hand.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nasir Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan misses with a body shot
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James misses with a looping left.
Khan slips a straight right by James.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helio James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silver Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Back might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Man In The Box. David has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Silver Back has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silver Back!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Back fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. David sprawls well initially but Back persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Back thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
David is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Back trying to pass the guard but David defending well.
David has hold of Back's hands but Back slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Back lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Back.
Back is nestled in close to David, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. David manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Back postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Back stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Back is in close to David's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Back working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of David's head.
David utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
David keeping moving, preventing Back from controlling successfully.
Back is looking to work some ground and pound but David has wrist control.
Back pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. David is keeping the position for now.
Back scoring with some ground and pound.
David looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Back accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Back wants to pass the guard but David is keeping the position.
Back throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as David works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
Back preventing the sweep.
David manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Back manages to get himself to full guard.
Back has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
David postures up in Back's guard and throws a big left but Back blocks it.
Back trying to strike off his back.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Back might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Back lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for David!
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
David tries to hold on but Back postures up.
Back with a couple of short strikes.
Back putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for David because Back loaded up on that one.
David is looking to improve his position but Back isn't that keen on the idea.
David in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Back throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Back dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Back cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Back punching from mount but David doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Back wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
David tries to lock up and control but Back gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
David is working to get back to half guard.
Back landing strikes, looking to finish!
David is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Back landing strikes from the mount.
Back scoring with strikes but David is staying in there.
Back fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Back avoids the attempt from David to control.
Back lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Back scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Back looking to finish with strikes here!
David is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Back cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Back avoids the attempt from David to control.
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Back dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Back lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
David throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Back misses the shot to the body.
Back throws a leg kick which misses David's front leg but catches the back leg as David tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - David coming out on top.
David lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Back throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
David on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Back. Back obviously looking to wear him down.
Back throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Back tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Back tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
David moves away from the strike by Back.
David swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Back counter with a right hand.
Back defending well as David loads up on a big left hand.
Back buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Back.
Back throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Back looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Back throws a quick head kick that skims the top of David's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Back waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
David scores with a nice right hand.
Back bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Back is chipping away with strikes.
David takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
David is trying to get back to half guard.
Back throwing shots but missing, from side control.
David is trying to improve his position.
Silver Back overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Back misses with the ground and pound.
David is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Back tries to advance to mount but can't.
David wants to control but Back postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Back working the body and head with strikes.
Back tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
David is trying to get back to half guard.
David is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Back throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Back tries to pass to full mount but David defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Back slips a nice elbow through David's hands, connecting with David's forehead.
Back scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Back thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
David is looking to improve his position.
David has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Back is working away from the top position though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Back here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Back missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Back throwing shots but David is blocking nicely.
Back sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. David defending well though.
Back is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Back wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
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.
David is trying to get back to full guard.
David regains full guard. Nicely done.
David trying to keep a closed guard but Back is proving a slippery customer.
Back trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
David manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Back manages to get himself to full guard.
Back lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for David!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Back lands a nice shot to the head.
Back prevents David from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Back dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Back moves away.
Back lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
Back misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from David finds it's target.
Back fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
Back dodges the punch combination from David.
Back tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and David is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Back.
Back is looking to chop away at David's legs.
David moves away from the strike by Back.
A swing and a miss from Back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
Back misses with a straight left.
Back ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Back swings away with a body shot that misses
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Back is really struggling to find his range with his punches. David's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Back lands with a thumping leg kick.
Back checks a low kick from David.
Back scores with a head kick.
Xavier David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Back.
Back tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Back throws a quick head kick that skims the top of David's head.
Back shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and David counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from David misses.
David tests Back's chin there with a solid looking shot.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Back.
A head kick by Back misses
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David misses with a low kick as Back jumps back.
Silver Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Back.
A punch lands to the side of David 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Back buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Back dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Back's head and hops out.
Back misses with a hook to the body
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xavier David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
David is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Back tries to land a leg kick but David saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from David misses.
David ducks under a wild hook from Back.
Back connects with a jab.
Back tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
Back works the jab nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Back.
David tries to move into range but Back moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Back connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by David as he connects with a hook.
Back throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver Back is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from David misses.
David blocks a head kick by Back.
David takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David blocks a jab.
Back tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
Back throws a sloppy body shot
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
David throws a right hand that Back ducks under and follows up with a left that Back also avoids with ease.
Back throws a head kick that misses.
Back lands a jab.
David tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Back.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
David connects with a good right hand that stumbles Back. Back circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Back.
David misses the jab.
Back pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Back looks to land a body kick but David moved away.
David has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Back misses
letting David counter with a right hand.
David connects with a solid leg kick.
David tries to bum rush Back with a series of wild strikes but Back uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Back buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David cracks Back with a good jab.
David misses with a double jab.
Back jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Back.
A slow jab from Back misses its intended target.
David scores with a jab to the jaw.
Back misses with an uppercut. David saw that one coming.
David moves out of range as Back strikes.
David digs a good hook to Back's body.
Back dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Back thuds a left hand into David's body.
Back throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
Good shot there by David.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Back lands a nice hook to David's body. David takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
David throws a leg kick but Back moved away.
Back has his takedown stuffed
and David counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silver Back. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Back can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Xavier David just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Back scores with a head kick.
Back cracks the inside of David's front leg.
David on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Back misses with a low kick.
David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Back.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Back.
Back has his takedown stuffed
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
David blocks a head kick by Back.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Back.
Back connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Back avoids a punch combination nicely.
David checks a leg kick.
Back ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Good leg kick by Back there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Back cracks David with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Back takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Back shoots in for a takedown but David shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Back buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
David looks to throw the jab but Back is out of range.
David takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
David scores with a jab to the jaw.
David ducks under a wild hook from Back.
Back scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Back throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Back throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
Back throws a hook but David blocks it.
David throws a nice looking combination but Back bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Back misses the target.
Back shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. David is trying to defend but Back finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
David controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
David is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back is pressing down on David's thigh, looking to free his foot. David is holding on for now.
Back not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
David is looking for a sweep. Back is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Back wants to stand up but David is controlling the position.
David is looking to improve his position.
Back seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but David does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
David is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Back's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Back's back!
Back turns into David and is now in his guard.
David can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Back controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Back throws a strike but David rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Back trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Back manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now David has Back in his guard.
David is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Back postures up in David's guard and throws a big left but David blocks it.
Back throwing strikes but missing.
Back throwing strikes from guard but David blocks nicely.
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.
Back thows a big elbow that misses.
Back stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
Back trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Back tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Back loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
David manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Back manages to get himself to full guard.
Back avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Back had his way with Xavier David in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Back is predictable there
and David counters with a nice uppercut.
Back scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. David doesn't seem bothered though.
Back avoids a punch combination nicely.
Back fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt David.
Back lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
Nice body kick from Back.
Back scores with a leg kick.
Good shot there by David.
Back looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Back is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Back misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Back.
Back misses with a looping left.
David throws a series of punches but Back avoids them all with ease.
Back throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
David is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big right from David misses.
Back thuds his shin into the meat of David's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from David there as he acknowledges the shot.
David takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Back.
Back will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
David takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Back cracks David with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Back misses with a body shot.
Back connects with a good right hand that stumbles David. David circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from David.
Back misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Back throws a jab when David was well out of range.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
David uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Back.
David on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Back misses with a head kick.
Back throws a leg kick
and David counters with a series of strikes. Back will be more careful next time no doubt.
Back feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to David's calf.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver Back is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Back lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Back.
David looks to land a combination but Back avoids it well.
Back lands with a good body shot.
Back connects with a right hand. David shakes it off.
Back changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Back ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Back. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
David needs to keep his hands up - Back had a free shot at his head there.
Back closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. David quickly recovers to half guard.
Back not doing much here.
David controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Back wants to take a breather but David is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David wants to improve his position but Back is controlling well.
Back perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
David is looking for a sweep. Back is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Silver Back wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Back throws a lazy body kick
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Back.
David feints and then cracks Back's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Back down.
Back throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
Back fails with a takedown attempt.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Back.
Back scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Back dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on David. That did some damage!
Back lands with a hook. David tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xavier David has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Back tries for a takedown but David circles away easily
and David counters with a nice leg kick.
Back throws a combination that misses
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David takes one to the side of the head.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Back.
Back thows a body shot but no joy.
David moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from David misses.
David throws a leg kick that misses.
Back takes a body punch but keeps moving.
David takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Back pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Back throws a quick inside leg kick.
Back throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Back is predictable there
and David counters with a nice uppercut.
Back throws a nice outside leg kick.
Back sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silver Back showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Back 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silver Back!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Freak On A Leash. 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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28
211 lbs
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24
222 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Miyaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyaguchi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miyaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steele.
Steele lands with a nice body kick.
Miyaguchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele scores with a jab. Miyaguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miyaguchi.
Steele misses with a few strikes there.
Steele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miyaguchi thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyaguchi.
Steele stalling in the clinch.
Steele gets through Miyaguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miyaguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyaguchi avoids the damage to the body.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Miyaguchi being controlled against the cage.
Miyaguchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steele smiles and moves away.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Miyaguchi slips the punch.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyaguchi circles away.
George Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele slips a straight right by Miyaguchi.
Steele takes a swing at Miyaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Steele has Miyaguchi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi stalling.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Miyaguchi blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miyaguchi breaks from the clinch.
Miyaguchi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steele takes a step back to recover.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele lunges at Miyaguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyaguchi's hand.
Steele throws out a loose jab but Miyaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miyaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miyaguchi thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyaguchi manages to avoid it.
Miyaguchi throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miyaguchi.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Miyaguchi throws a leg kick
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch but Miyaguchi is having none of it.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miyaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyaguchi momentarily.
Steele jabs Miyaguchi right on the nose. Miyaguchi blinks but takes it well.
Steele scores with a jab. Miyaguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Steele.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miyaguchi swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Miyaguchi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steele rather than just go for the knockout.
Miyaguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steele throws a shot from downtown. Miyaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Miyaguchi scores with a sloppy right hand. Steele should have avoided that one.
Miyaguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Steele moves into the clinch.
Miyaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele prevents Miyaguchi from breaking the clinch.
Steele trying to stall but Miyaguchi improves his position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Steele - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele letting Miyaguchi take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyaguchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyaguchi is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Miyaguchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steele smiles and moves away.
George Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miyaguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miyaguchi moves out of range as Steele throws a body kick.
Miyaguchi defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Miyaguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steele lands with a right hand.
Steele connects with the punch.
Steele stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steele wants it to stay on the feet.
Miyaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steele. That did some damage!
Miyaguchi throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Miyaguchi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miyaguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Steele off the cage and back into rage.
Good exchange - Steele coming out on top.
Steele rushes Miyaguchi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miyaguchi managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Miyaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Miyaguchi.
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele scores with a shoulder strike.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miyaguchi blocking some punches.
Miyaguchi blocking some punches.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele landing knees to the head.
Miyaguchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miyaguchi up against the cage.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Miyaguchi is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaguchi working hard to break the clinch.
Steele misses with some punches.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele working aggressively here.
Miyaguchi stalling in the clinch but Steele improves position.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Miyaguchi.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Miyaguchi.
Miyaguchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyaguchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyaguchi backwards.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele cracks Miyaguchi with a nice body shot.
Miyaguchi is breathing heavily.
Steele presses Miyaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele stalling in the clinch.
Steele scores a nice knee to the body.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miyaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
Miyaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Steele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miyaguchi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele scores with a shot to the side of Miyaguchi's head.
Miyaguchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyaguchi backwards.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele lands a big right hand that drops Miyaguchi! The killer instinct kicks in and Steele finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Steele!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Steele!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes into the arena with Slaughter - Billy Preston blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Preston's choice of entrance music: Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Preston!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raine's sensitive parts.
Raine throws a leg kick
and Preston counters with a right hand to the body.
Preston takes one to the chin there.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Raine throws a leg kick that misses.
Preston punishes Raine's body with a nice straight punch.
Raine throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Raine throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raine.
Raine slips under a jab.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preston lands a nice hook to Raine's body. Raine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Preston moves out of range of the leg kick from Raine.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Raine ducks down to avoid it.
Raine throws a hook to the side of Preston's head but Preston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston lands a body shot.
Raine throws a chopping leg kick but Preston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raine blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Preston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raine moves out of range of the leg kick from Preston.
Preston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raine tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raine rather than just go for the knockout.
Preston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raine ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Preston blocks a leg kick.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Raine throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston throws a hook but Raine avoids it easily.
Raine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Preston lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston moves out of range as Raine throws a body kick.
Preston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Raine thows a leg kick but Preston checks it
and Preston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Preston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid body kick from Preston.
Raine is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Preston.
Preston misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Preston blocks the low kick.
Raine misses with a kick to the body.
Preston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Raine is predictable there
and Preston counters with a stiff right hand.
Preston has Raine up against the cage in a clinch.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preston is defending well for now.
Preston presses Raine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Preston effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Raine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Preston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raine's elbow.
Raine misses with a body punch.
Preston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Preston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preston takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Thomas Preston has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Preston.
Preston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Preston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston effectively controlling the action here.
Preston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raine's elbow.
Raine is trying to break the clinch but Preston is controlling him.
Preston is working Raine over against the cage.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston pushes Raine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raine stalling in the clinch but Preston improves position.
Raine lands a knee to the head.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
Raine takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raine stalling in the clinch but Preston improves position.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
Raine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Preston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Raine to work.
Preston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Preston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raine throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Preston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raine throws a sloppy head kick
letting Preston counter with a right hand.
Raine throws a low kick but Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Raine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raine thumps Preston with a low kick.
Preston is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raine slips under a jab.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Raine scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raine is looking to score with low kicks.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Preston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raine can pounce on him.
Preston is breathing heavily.
Raine throws a leg kick
and Preston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raine.
Raine misses with a body kick.
Raine tries to work over Preston's front leg with a kick but Preston checks it.
Raine looks to land a body kick but Preston moved away.
Nice body punch from Raine.
Raine tries to clinch but Preston moves out of range.
Preston wants to clinch but Raine slips to the side
and Raine counters with a head kick. That will keep Preston thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raine throws a sloppy head kick and Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raine looks to throw a body kick
and Preston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raine swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Raine misses the shot to the body.
Raine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Raine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Preston blocks a head kick by Raine.
Preston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raine.
Raine lands a jab.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raine.
Preston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Preston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raine thows a leg kick but Preston checks it
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston avoids the body shot from Raine.
Preston lands a right hook to the body.
Raine throws a body kick that misses.
Raine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Raine.
Raine thumps Preston with a low kick.
Preston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raine is looking to clinch but Preston is avoiding it.
Preston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raine takes one to the side of the head.
Raine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raine moves into the clinch.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
Preston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Preston takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raine trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Preston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Raine working Preston over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Raine.
Raine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Preston.
Raine holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Preston is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Preston misses.
Preston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Preston as he connects with a hook.
Raine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raine.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
A combination from Raine does no damage.
Raine throws out a leg kick but Preston moves out of range and Raine only half commits.
Raine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preston scores with a jab.
Raine slips under a jab.
Preston misses with a low kick.
Raine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Preston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raine moves away from the strike by Preston.
Raine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raine just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raine. That one must have hurt.
Raine tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston wants to clinch.
Raine misses with a kick to the body.
Raine ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Preston misses with a body shot
and Raine counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Preston lands with a right hand.
Raine connects with a solid leg kick.
Preston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Preston. Preston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a nice outside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Raine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Raine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Preston circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Raine.
Raine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Preston.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raine tries to work over Preston's front leg with a kick but Preston checks it.
Raine throws a chopping leg kick but Preston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Raine ducks down to avoid it.
Raine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Preston is out of range and Raine settles back down.
Raine throws a sloppy head kick and Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston lands with a right hand.
Preston lands a nice shot that snaps Raine's head back.
Raine misses with a body kick.
Aldo Raine is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Raine ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Raine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Preston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Preston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raine lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Raine misses its intended target.
No joy there for Raine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Preston, pushing him back against the cage.
Raine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raine misses with a knee to the head.
Preston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raine.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Preston lands with a short shot to the head.
Preston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Preston avoids the damage to the body.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Preston avoids the damage to the body.
Preston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Raine's head.
Raine is trying to maintain a safe position but Preston gets an underhook and turns Raine into the cage.
Raine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raine throws a punch but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Raine - that landed with a thud.
Preston misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Preston moves out of range of the body kick from Raine.
Raine throws the left hand but Preston avoids the punch easily.
Raine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Raine misses the target.
Raine throws a front kick that sends Preston stumbling back into the cage.
Preston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raine counters with a low kick, right behind Preston 's knee.
Raine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston throws a body punch but Raine moves out of range.
Raine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Preston is out of range.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Raine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Preston connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Raine.
A jab from Preston does it's job there.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston throws a solid leg kick but Raine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Preston.
Raine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Preston checks it well.
Crunch! Raine slams his shin into Preston's torso.
Preston is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Raine throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Raine there.
Raine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Preston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raine.
Raine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Preston.
Raine throws a head kick that misses.
Preston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Raine!
A slapping leg kick lands for Raine.
Raine takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick
and Raine counters with a good, hard body kick but Preston shrugs it off.
Preston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine cracks Preston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raine lands a glancing blow to the side of Preston's head.
Raine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Preston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Raine.
Raine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Preston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raine connects with a right hand. Preston shakes it off.
Raine throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Preston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raine. Raine obviously looking to wear him down.
Raine works Preston's body with a nice hook.
Raine tries to land a leg kick but Preston saw it coming and moves away.
Raine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raine.
Raine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Preston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raine throws a head kick that half lands.
Raine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Preston avoids the head kick by Raine.
Raine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston slips a straight right by Raine.
Raine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Raine misses its intended target.
Raine lands with a good body shot.
Preston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Preston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine cracks the inside of Preston's front leg.
Raine blocks a jab.
Raine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raine throws a head kick that misses.
Preston swings for the body but Raine moves out of range.
Raine wants to clinch up but Preston keeps it at a distance.
Raine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Preston's sensitive parts.
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!
Preston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Preston takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raine lands with a nice body kick.
Preston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine had his way with Thomas Preston in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Preston throws a jab when Raine was well out of range.
Raine tries to clinch there but Preston circles away.
Preston drops his hands momentarily and Raine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good leg kick by Raine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Preston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preston checks the leg kick.
Raine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.
Raine throws a body kick that misses.
Raine throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Raine swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Preston doesn't seem bothered though.
Raine lands a head kick. Preston smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Raine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine walks into a jab.
Raine misses with a looping left.
Preston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raine walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
Raine blocks a jab.
Raine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Preston blocks a head kick by Raine.
Raine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raine tries to land a body kick
and Preston counters with a leg kick.
Raine clinches up with Preston and pushes him back against the cage.
Preston letting Raine take a breather here.
Raine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preston's elbow.
Preston lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Preston avoids the damage to the body.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Preston.
Raine blocks an uppercut.
Raine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Preston's ribcage.
Preston wants to stall.
Raine stalls.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Preston avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Preston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas Preston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Preston.
Raine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Preston.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
Preston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Preston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raine up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Preston.
Preston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Preston lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Preston avoids it.
Raine managing to block the knees to the body from Preston.
Raine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Preston.
Preston stalling against the cage.
Raine tries to break the clinch but Preston is controlling the position.
Preston avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Raine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Preston is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Preston.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Preston.
Well Raine 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josie Jo Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao's entrance music is Rock Superstar by Cypress Hill. A fine choice. Ford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mötley Crüe - Wild Side kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Josie Jo Ford will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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203 lbs
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198 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kung Lao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josie Jo Ford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ford scores with a hook.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Lao moved out of range nicely.
Ford connects with a jab.
Ford misses the jab.
Lao throws a leg kick but Ford checks it.
Ford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lao slips a straight right by Ford.
Lao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ford avoids a kick to the body.
Lao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ford scores with a jab to the body.
Lao throws a sloppy head kick and Ford moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Ford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ford connects with the punch.
Lao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lao can pounce on him.
Ford misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Lao counters with a nice leg kick.
Ford misses with a body kick.
Kung Lao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao misses with a leg kick
and Ford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lao defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Lao throws a head kick that misses
and Ford counters with a straight right hand.
Lao is looking to slow Ford down with leg kicks.
Lao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lao.
Lao throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
Lao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lao feints and then cracks Ford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ford down.
Lao staying out of range there.
Lao misses with a low kick.
Lao throws a low kick but Ford avoids it.
Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lao is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford works Lao's body with a nice hook.
Ford lands an overhand right.
Ford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ford counters with a left to the body.
Lao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ford lands a brutal head kick. Lao looks out on his feet and Ford throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Josie Jo Ford!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Dussander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dussander has chosen Wreath Of Barbs as his entrance music. Heinrich Dussander acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heinrich Dussander!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dussander fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spatz checks it well.
Dussander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spatz moves away.
Spatz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spatz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spatz misses with a hook to the body
and Dussander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dussander avoids the head kick by Spatz.
Dussander throws a leg kick which misses Spatz's front leg but catches the back leg as Spatz tries to avoid it.
Dussander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Spatz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dussander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dussander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spatz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spatz throws a series of strikes that have Dussander backpedaling.
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!
Dussander takes a swing at Spatz's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Dussander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dussander.
A low kick from Spatz is predictable there
and Dussander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dussander scores with a leg kick.
Dussander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dussander throws the left hand but Spatz avoids the punch easily.
Spatz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spatz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spatz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dussander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spatz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dussander cracks Spatz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karl Spatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz misses with a hook to the body
and Dussander counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Spatz.
Spatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spatz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Dussander counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dussander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Dussander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dussander momentarily.
Dussander lands with a good body shot.
Spatz is looking to wear down Dussander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dussander lands a head shot.
Dussander throws a sloppy head kick and Spatz moves out of range easily.
Dussander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dussander misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spatz throws a sloppy body shot
and Dussander counters with a good, hard body kick but Spatz shrugs it off.
Dussander pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dussander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spatz.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a stiff right hand.
Dussander throws a big shot that misses.
Dussander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dussander scores with a jab to the body.
Dussander looks to land a right hand but Spatz moved out of range.
Dussander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz swinging wildly here.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Dussander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dussander looks to land a left hand but Spatz moved out of range nicely.
Dussander throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spatz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dussander avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Spatz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dussander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spatz digs a good body shot into Dussander's ribs.
Dussander misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spatz throws a sloppy body shot
and Spatz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dussander lands with a hook. Spatz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spatz dodges the punch combination from Dussander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Dussander dominated that round.
That's time! Spatz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spatz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dussander misses the jab.
Dussander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dussander to counter with a crisp jab.
Spatz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Dussander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dussander blocks a jab.
Dussander throws a shot from downtown. Spatz moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spatz misses the body punch
and Dussander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dussander jabs at Spatz's body.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spatz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dussander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spatz.
Dussander throws a big shot that misses.
Spatz jabs Dussander right on the nose. Dussander blinks but takes it well.
Spatz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spatz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spatz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dussander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dussander throws a body punch but Spatz moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Spatz.
Dussander thows a body shot but no joy.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dussander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Dussander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dussander.
Dussander misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spatz misses with a jab to the body
and Dussander counters with an inside leg kick.
Dussander throws out a loose jab but Spatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dussander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
Heinrich Dussander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a nice uppercut.
Spatz lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dussander.
Spatz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spatz.
Spatz staying out of range there.
Spatz misses with a series of wild punches.
Dussander avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Spatz slips a jab and a cross from Dussander.
Dussander throws a series of punches but Spatz moves out of range.
Dussander misses with a straight right.
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
Spatz needs to keep his hands up - Dussander had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Dussander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander checks a leg kick.
Spatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dussander is just out of range.
Dussander misses with a straight left.
Spatz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dussander.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dussander.
Spatz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Dussander lands.
Dussander tries to land a front kick but Spatz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz misses with a shot to the body
and Dussander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Dussander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dussander throws a solid leg kick but Spatz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dussander.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Dussander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spatz.
Spatz throws a combination that misses
and Dussander counters with a good low kick that Spatz was not able to check.
Spatz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dussander.
Dussander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dussander lands the left hand.
Spatz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dussander.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Dussander. That snapped Spatz's head back.
A swing and a miss from Dussander.
Dussander 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander throws a body punch but Spatz moves out of range.
Spatz throws a leg kick
letting Dussander counter with a right hand.
Spatz is rocked!
Dussander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spatz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Spatz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spatz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Spatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dussander.
Spatz swings for the body but Dussander moves out of range.
Dussander jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dussander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spatz.
Spatz blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander staying out of range there.
Spatz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spatz connects with a jab.
Dussander tries to score with a low kick but Spatz moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Dussander as he checks the leg kick.
Spatz misses the body punch
and Dussander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dussander manages to avoid it.
Dussander lands a glancing blow to the side of Spatz's head.
Spatz throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dussander counter with a right hand.
Oh Spatz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Dussander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dussander throws out a powerful jab.
Spatz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander misses with a body shot.
Spatz seems to have got his legs back now.
Spatz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spatz misses with a body shot
and Dussander counters with a stiff right hand.
Dussander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spatz throws a body punch but Dussander moves out of range.
Dussander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spatz takes a swing at Dussander's ribcage but misses.
Spatz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dussander counters with an outside leg kick.
Spatz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spatz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dussander to score with a decent uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spatz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Spatz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spatz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dussander counters with a nice uppercut.
Spatz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dussander, right into the meat.
Dussander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spatz takes a step back to recover.
Dussander cracks Spatz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dussander.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spatz needs to keep his hands up - Dussander had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
letting Dussander counter with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dussander!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heinrich Dussander really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dussander delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Dussander.
A solid body kick from Dussander.
Dussander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dussander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spatz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dussander counters with a body kick.
Dussander lands the left hand.
Spatz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dussander misses the shot to the body.
Dussander misses with a hook.
Dussander will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dussander.
Spatz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Dussander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dussander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dussander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dussander connects with a stiff jab that staggers Spatz - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heinrich Dussander!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stand me now. Kareem al Rashid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem al Rashid!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Rashid looks to score with a jab to the body but Doherty is just out of range.
Doherty throws an overhand right that lands on al Rashid's shoulder, as al Rashid tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Doherty blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from al Rashid misses the target.
Doherty connects with a right hand. al Rashid shakes it off.
al Rashid throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Rashid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doherty doesn't seem bothered though.
Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Rashid.
al Rashid scoring well with a low kick there.
al Rashid looks to land a right hand but Doherty moved out of range.
A big left from Doherty misses.
Doherty drives through with a takedown into guard.
al Rashid trying to keep a closed guard but Doherty is proving a slippery customer.
Doherty trying to control but al Rashid is working from the bottom.
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.
al Rashid is trying to keep Doherty in close.
al Rashid is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Doherty thows a big elbow that misses.
al Rashid controlling Doherty's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kareem al Rashid was stalling too much, according to the referee.
al Rashid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Rashid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doherty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
al Rashid throws a hook but Doherty avoids it easily.
Nice cross by al Rashid.
al Rashid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Rashid misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by al Rashid.
al Rashid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doherty.
Doherty avoids the body shot from al Rashid.
Doherty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doherty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent al Rashid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
al Rashid throws a leg kick
and Doherty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
al Rashid misses with a jab to the body
and Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.
Doherty walks into a left hand.
al Rashid throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
al Rashid just misses with a punch to the body.
al Rashid walks into a jab.
al Rashid throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doherty misses with a looping left.
al Rashid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doherty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Rashid finds it's way round the side to connect with Doherty's head.
al Rashid scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Rashid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
al Rashid throws a jab but it's blocked by Doherty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty cracks a nice hook into al Rashid's ribs.
al Rashid lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for al Rashid. That snapped Doherty's head back.
al Rashid misses with a leg kick
and Doherty counters with a nice low kick that buckles al Rashid's knee momentarily.
Doherty scores with a body shot.
al Rashid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doherty takes a swing at al Rashid's ribcage but misses.
al Rashid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Rashid throws a shot from downtown. Doherty moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Doherty.
al Rashid cracks the inside of Doherty's front leg.
al Rashid looks to land a left hand but Doherty moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Doherty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
al Rashid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Rashid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doherty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doherty shoots in for a double leg but al Rashid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doherty throws a hook to the side of al Rashid's head but al Rashid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kareem al Rashid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Rashid works Doherty's body with a nice hook.
Doherty lands a jab to the nose.
al Rashid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doherty scores with a shot to the body.
Doherty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Rashid misses with a jab to the body
and Doherty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doherty feints and then cracks al Rashid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al Rashid down.
Doherty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a body shot
and Doherty counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
al Rashid misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doherty. That's going to slow al Rashid down.
Doherty throws a jab but it's blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doherty.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doherty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doherty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming al Rashid to the mat! al Rashid manages to get full guard.
Doherty being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doherty throwing strikes from guard but al Rashid blocks nicely.
Doherty stands up over al Rashid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doherty scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doherty wants to control from the top but al Rashid keeps moving.
Doherty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
al Rashid is trying to keep Doherty in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty advances position into side control!
Doherty working the ground and pound.
al Rashid manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Doherty is looking to improve his position.
Doherty is trying to control but can't.
Doherty regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doherty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty looking to control.
al Rashid looking to pass the guard.
al Rashid trying to control but Doherty is working from the bottom.
Doherty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Doherty can't keep his opponent in guard - al Rashid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
al Rashid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doherty does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Doherty dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice cross by al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from al Rashid is predictable there
and Doherty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Rashid.
Doherty misses with an uppercut. al Rashid saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doherty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Rashid looks to throw a body kick
enabling Doherty to counter with a crisp jab.
al Rashid misses the body punch
and Doherty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Rashid misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from al Rashid misses
and Doherty counters with a big head kick but al Rashid shrugs it off.
al Rashid is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid throws a lazy right hand but Doherty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
al Rashid is still on wobbly legs! Can Doherty finish him?
Doherty clinches with his opponent.
Doherty lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
Doherty prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Doherty throws a big uppercut that drops al Rashid! More strikes from Doherty and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! al Rashid lies dazed against the cage as Doherty celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Doherty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Ondoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Ondoy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely takes one to the chin there.
Ondoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connely was well out of range. Poor timing from Ondoy.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connely looks to land a right hand but Ondoy moved out of range.
Ondoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Connely is just out of range.
Ondoy moves away from the strike by Connely.
Connely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connely manages to avoid it.
Ondoy ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connely closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ondoy circles away.
Ondoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ondoy. Connely does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely slips a straight right by Ondoy.
Connely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ondoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ondoy looks to throw the jab but Connely is out of range.
Ondoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ondoy wants it to stay on the feet.
Connely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Connely tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ondoy. That snapped Connely's head back.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Connely throws a body punch but Ondoy moves out of range.
Ondoy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Connely rather than just go for the knockout.
Connely fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ondoy swings for the body but Connely moves out of range.
Ondoy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Connely shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ondoy as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Connely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connely drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ondoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ondoy keeping moving, preventing Connely from controlling successfully.
Connely controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ondoy seems keen to control Connely's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely tries to free his leg and advance position but Ondoy is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Connely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ondoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pepeng Ondoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ondoy scores with a hook to the body. Connely takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connely takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ondoy ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Connely misses with a low kick.
Ondoy slips a straight right by Connely.
Connely tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ondoy misses with a straight right.
Connely takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Ondoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connely manages to avoid it.
Ondoy misses the body punch
and Connely counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ondoy working a defensive guard here.
Connely wants to control from the top but Ondoy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connely is really struggling to control Ondoy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy working a defensive guard here.
Connely trying to control but Ondoy is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Connely passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Connely works his foot free and advances to mount.
Connely has control of Ondoy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ondoy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ondoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely controlling from the full mount.
Ondoy blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Connely tries to control but Ondoy wriggling away.
Ondoy wants to hold on but Connely pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Connely moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ondoy has worked his arm free - good work by Ondoy!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Connely avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Connely avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Ondoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Connely's hands.
Ondoy misses with a hook.
Ondoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connely.
Ondoy misses with a shot to the body
and Connely counters with a thumping low kick.
Ondoy throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
Connely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ondoy throws the left hand but Connely avoids the punch easily.
Ondoy lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely slips under a jab from Ondoy.
Ondoy throws a hook to the side of Connely's head but Connely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connely.
Pepeng Ondoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ondoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connely throws out the jab.
Ondoy misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Connely.
Ondoy lands a body shot.
Pepeng Ondoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ondoy's waist but Ondoy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Connely off to one side.
Ondoy punishes Connely's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Connely on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ondoy slips under a jab from Connely.
Ondoy catches Connely with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Connely ducks under a wild hook from Ondoy.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ondoy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Ondoy misses its intended target.
Ondoy thows a body shot but no joy.
Connely scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Ondoy.
A big left from Connely misses.
Connely slips under a jab.
Ondoy misses with a body shot
enabling Connely to counter with a crisp jab.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Connely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Connely fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ondoy.
Connely misses with a looping right.
Connely shoots in for a takedown but Ondoy shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connely.
Ondoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Ondoy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Connely.
Connely wants to control but Ondoy is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ondoy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Ondoy really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ondoy takes a swing at Connely's ribcage but misses.
Connely scores with a body shot.
Ondoy misses with a straight left.
Connely misses with a two punch combination.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ondoy misses with a looping right.
Connely tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connely throws a hook but Ondoy blocks it.
Connely avoids the body shot from Ondoy.
Ondoy throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connely looks to land a combination. Ondoy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connely.
Connely walks into a straight right hand from Ondoy.
Ondoy blocks a head kick by Connely.
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connely manages to avoid it.
Ondoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ondoy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ondoy controls Connely momentarily but Connely frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ondoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connely trying to control the position from guard on top but Ondoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Connely postures up in Ondoy's guard and throws a big left but Ondoy blocks it.
Ondoy trying to control the position.
Ondoy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ondoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Connely controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Connely had his way with Pepeng Ondoy in that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ondoy with a hook.
Ondoy misses with an uppercut. Connely saw that one coming.
Connely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Ondoy.
Ondoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Connely throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Connely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connely throws a nice looking combination but Ondoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Connely takes a swing at Ondoy's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ondoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ondoy misses with a hook. Connely ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Ondoy misses
and Connely counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Connely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ondoy looks to land a left hand but Connely moved out of range nicely.
Connely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ondoy defends it nicely.
Ondoy swings for the body but Connely moves out of range.
Ondoy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy misses with a jab to the body
and Connely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Connely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connely.
Ondoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connely.
A swing and a miss from Ondoy.
Connely misses with a looping left.
Ondoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Connely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Connely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ondoy works the jab nicely.
Connely slips under a jab from Ondoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ondoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connely manages to avoid it.
Ondoy digs a good body shot into Connely's ribs.
Ondoy misses with a hook. Connely ducked under it nicely.
Ondoy moves out of range as Connely strikes.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Ondoy misses with a body shot.
Ondoy misses with a jab to the body
and Connely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ondoy.
Ondoy with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ondoy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connely.
Ondoy lands a really nice looking cross but Connely seems unphased.
Ondoy ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Ondoy.
Ondoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ondoy lands with an uppercut that bounces Connely off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ondoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Connely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connely cracks Ondoy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepeng Ondoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ondoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepeng Ondoy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mandla Bangizwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mjød kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jan Paulsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mandla Bangizwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangizwe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paulsen throws a jab when Bangizwe was well out of range.
Bangizwe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jan Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen throws a hook but Bangizwe blocks it.
Bangizwe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Bangizwe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangizwe throws a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bangizwe is breathing heavily.
Bangizwe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bangizwe throws a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bangizwe doesn't seem bothered though.
Paulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bangizwe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paulsen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bangizwe crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jan Paulsen!
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