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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Withrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Jared Hudson - Metal Gear May Cry. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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26
193 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
195 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Washington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Withrow!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington lunges at Withrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Withrow's hand.
Washington moves out of range as Withrow throws a body kick.
Withrow is looking to chop away at Washington 's legs.
Washington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Withrow throws out a leg kick but Washington moves out of range and Withrow only half commits.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Withrow.
Washington scores with a jab. Withrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Withrow is looking to slow Washington down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington wants to clinch up but Withrow keeps it at a distance.
Withrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow misses with a double jab
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Withrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Withrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington .
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Withrow.
Washington lands with an overhand left.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Withrow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Withrow misses with the combination.
Withrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Withrow moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Withrow throws a low kick but Washington moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withrow swinging wildly here.
Withrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Withrow saw that one coming.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Withrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Washington misses.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Withrow has time to react.
Withrow throws a series of punches but Washington avoids them all with ease.
Withrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington .
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Withrow controls the action.
Withrow prevents a body shot from Washington .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Withrow prevents a body shot from Washington .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Withrow moves away.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Withrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington digs a good body shot into Withrow's ribs.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Withrow manages to avoid it.
Withrow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Washington .
Washington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Withrow misses with the combination.
Washington lands a lovely overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Withrow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Washington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Washington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Washington is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington works Withrow's body with a nice hook.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Withrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington .
Withrow tries to move into range but Washington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Washington connects with a right hand. Withrow shakes it off.
Withrow feints and then cracks Washington 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Washington down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Withrow throws a head kick that misses.
Washington lands a nice hook to Withrow's body. Withrow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Withrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Washington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Withrow on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Withrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington swings for the body but Withrow moves out of range.
No joy there for Washington , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Withrow avoids the body shot from Washington .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Withrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Withrow tries to move into range but Washington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Withrow does no damage.
Withrow throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Withrow throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Withrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Withrow saw that one coming.
Withrow tries to land a front kick but Washington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Withrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Withrow moves away and avoids it.
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withrow moves away from the strike by Washington .
Withrow throws a head kick that Washington semi-blocks.
Withrow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Withrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Washington .
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Withrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Withrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Withrow gets tackled into the cage by Washington . Washington maintains the clinch.
Withrow breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to clinch but Withrow moves out of range.
Washington takes the fight into the clinch.
Washington cracks Withrow with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Withrow prevents a body shot from Washington .
The referee is keeping an eye on Withrow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Withrow controls the action.
Washington tries to work over Withrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington is working Withrow over against the cage.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Withrow has had enough of the clinch but Washington keeps him there for the moment.
Withrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Withrow avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Withrow blocks a body shot from Washington .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington pushes Withrow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Withrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Washington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Withrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington presses Withrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Withrow blocks a body shot from Washington .
Withrow manages to break the clinch.
Washington throws a hook but Withrow avoids it easily.
Withrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jack Withrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Withrow.
Withrow is breathing heavily.
Withrow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Washington lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Washington punishes Withrow's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Washington scores with a nice head shot.
Withrow tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Withrow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Withrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington .
Withrow walks into a stiff left hand from Washington .
Washington throws a looping overhand right but Withrow ducks down to avoid it.
Washington scores with the left hand. Withrow knows he should have avoided that one.
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington throws the left hand but Withrow avoids the punch easily.
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
That's time! Washington 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Washington defending well as Withrow loads up on a big left hand.
Withrow swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington lands with an overhand left.
Withrow throws a shot to the body.
Washington wants to clinch
and Withrow counters with a low kick, right behind Washington 's knee.
Washington throws a jab when Withrow was well out of range.
Withrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington .
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Withrow counters with a body kick that stops Washington in his tracks momentarily.
A jab lands there for Washington .
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Withrow avoids the body shot from Washington .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Washington . That snapped Withrow's head back.
Withrow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Washington moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick from Withrow lands but Washington takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington closes the distance and pushes Withrow back into the cage.
A short left from Washington .
Withrow blocks an uppercut.
Withrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Withrow misses with a double jab.
Withrow tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Withrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington .
Withrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington scores with a jab. Withrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Withrow tries to bum rush Washington with a series of wild strikes but Washington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington cracks Withrow with an open hand slap.
Withrow ducks under a wild hook from Washington .
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Withrow on the side of the head.
Withrow slips under a jab from Washington .
Washington takes the fight into the clinch.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries a body shot but Withrow blocks it.
Withrow is trying to push Washington away but Washington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Washington .
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Withrow controls his hands.
Withrow manages to break the clinch.
Washington wants to clinch up but Withrow keeps it at a distance.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Withrow moves away and avoids it.
Withrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington .
Withrow misses with a few strikes there.
Withrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Washington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington swings for the body but Withrow moves out of range.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Withrow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Washington .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withrow lands with a shot to the body.
Withrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Withrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack Withrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Washington misses.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington cracks Withrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Washington , as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Washington .
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Withrow counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Withrow throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Withrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Withrow slips the punch.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Withrow doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington !
Samuel Washington was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is The Bravery - time won't let me go. A fine choice. Sturd has chosen DMX - We In Here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
221 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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212 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Sturd misses with a two punch combination.
Sturd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Sturd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie throws a body punch but Sturd moves out of range.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Sturd moves away and avoids it.
Sturd loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Sturd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturd digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sturd as he avoids it easily.
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!
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd.
Sturd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Sturd works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Sturd throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Donk. Sturd catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sturd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Sturd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Sturd finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Sturd connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sturd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Sturd counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Sturd lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sturd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Sturd throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Sturd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Sturd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sturd punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jason Sturd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sturd, as that shot connected.
Sturd throws a shot to the body.
Jason Sturd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Sturd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Sturd lands with an overhand left.
Sturd lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sturd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturd.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sturd lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturd.
Sturd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sturd clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Sturd connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Sturd connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sturd - the referee stops the clock and Gracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sturd. Gracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sturd connects with a body shot.
Sturd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd.
Sturd scores with a push kick.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd.
Sturd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sturd scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sturd throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Sturd scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd lands with a shot to the body.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sturd punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jason Sturd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sturd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Sturd.
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!
Sturd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sturd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sturd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sturd scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturd.
Sturd scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Sturd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd, right into the meat.
Sturd tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Sturd.
Sturd lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sturd as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Sturd.
Sturd lands a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sturd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturd.
Sturd takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Sturd throws a big shot that misses.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sturd duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Sturd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sturd misses with a looping left.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sturd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sturd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Sturd misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd manages to avoid it.
Sturd lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Sturd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Sturd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Sturd moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Sturd connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sturd.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gracie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sturd.
Sturd misses with a kick to the body.
Sturd cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Sturd ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Sturd circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd 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. This is the final round!
Gracie clinches up against the cage.
Sturd breaks from the clinch.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sturd.
The fighters circling - Sturd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturd misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie moves out of range as Sturd strikes.
Sturd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Sturd pushes him off.
Sturd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd throws a head kick that misses.
Sturd swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Sturd motions for Gracie to come forward. Sturd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Sturd circles away.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Sturd.
A punch combination from Sturd misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Sturd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sturd throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Sturd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Sturd is predictable there
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Sturd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd.
Sturd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sturd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd, right into the meat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Sturd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Sturd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Sturd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Sturd which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd.
Sturd lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd, right into the meat.
Sturd lands the left hand.
Sturd misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturd misses with a body kick.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Sturd slips the punch.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
Sturd dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturd lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sturd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
A victorious Jason Sturd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between I Shiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shiv might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Calcutta. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, I Shiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Chen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chen throws a leg kick but Shiv moved away.
Chen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen. Shiv does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Chen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shiv slips under a jab.
Chen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shiv counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Shiv as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Chen.
Chen tries to move into range but Shiv moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chen misses with a low kick as Shiv jumps back.
Chen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chen misses with a low kick.
Chen misses with a leg kick
and Shiv counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Chen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Shiv there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Shiv misses.
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen tries to work over Shiv's front leg with a kick but Shiv checks it.
Chen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Shiv pushes him off.
Chen moves to clinch but Shiv breaks away
and Shiv counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shiv circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen looks to land a right hand but Shiv moved out of range.
Shiv throws a leg kick which misses Chen's front leg but catches the back leg as Chen tries to avoid it.
Chen tries to clinch but Shiv is having none of it.
Jab by Shiv.
Shiv ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiv takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Shiv.
Shiv shoots in but no luck this time.
Shiv fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kung Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shiv counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chen looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiv throws a front kick that sends Chen stumbling back into the cage.
Chen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chen takes one on the button.
Chen tries to move into range but Shiv moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chen is rocked!
Chen misses with a leg kick
and Shiv makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chen really felt that one!
Chen is still on wobbly legs! Can Shiv finish him?
Chen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Shiv swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). I Shiv!
A victorious I Shiv thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Ames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Shears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shears's choice of entrance music: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Billy Shears has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Ames!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Shears!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ames tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ames blocks a jab.
Shears dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ames throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shears throws a head kick that misses.
Ames fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shears manages to avoid it.
Ames misses with a hook. Shears ducked under it nicely.
Ames takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ames cracks Shears with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shears takes a swing at Ames's ribcage but misses.
Shears misses the shot to the body.
Shears tries to clinch but Ames is having none of it.
Billy Shears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ames avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shears needs to keep his hands up - Ames had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shears shoots in for a takedown but Ames shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shears misses with a body kick.
Ames 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.
Ames gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ames wants to clinch up but Shears keeps it at a distance.
Shears wants to clinch.
Shears takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ames throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shears throws a body punch but Ames moves out of range.
Shears throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ames counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shears's knee momentarily.
Nathan Ames is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ames throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ames connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ames lands a two punch combo.
Ames uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shears.
Shears scores with a shot to the body.
Shears throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shears checks a leg kick nicely.
Shears shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ames pinned against the cage. Ames gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shears on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shears looks gassed!
Shears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shears takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shears takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ames stuns Shears with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ames throws a good cross that connects.
Ames connects with a body shot that sends Shears's belly button to the back.
Ames throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ames connects with a leg kick. Shears looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ames explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ames throws a leg kick which misses Shears's front leg but catches the back leg as Shears tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ames darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shears takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ames.
Ames feints with a jab and clips Shears right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Shears is sent crashing into the canvas and Ames leaps in for the kill! Shears tries to get to his feet but Ames is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Shears is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Ames!
After the big win, Nathan Ames made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Real Men Wear Skirts. Otaktay is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ISIS - THE TOWER. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
153 lbs
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147 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otaktay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Otaktay connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otaktay.
Otaktay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piper.
Piper looks to throw the jab but Otaktay is out of range.
Piper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Otaktay circles away.
Piper avoids the head kick by Otaktay.
Piper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Roddy Piper has been cut.
Otaktay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ahiga Otaktay has been cut.
Piper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Otaktay's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piper misses with a straight left.
Piper misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piper thuds his right hand into Otaktay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Otaktay scores with a kick to the midsection.
Piper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Piper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Otaktay lands with a nice body punch.
Otaktay misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Good exchange - Otaktay coming out on top.
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piper moves away.
Otaktay looks to land a body kick but Piper moved away.
Piper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Otaktay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Piper.
Piper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otaktay swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Piper moves into the clinch successfully.
Piper tries a body shot but Otaktay blocks it.
Knees to the body from Otaktay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Otaktay.
A head punch on the inside from Piper fails to land.
Otaktay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piper is leaning against Otaktay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Otaktays head.
Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Otaktay stops a takedown attempt from Piper.
Piper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Piper avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otaktay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Piper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otaktay.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.
Otaktay misses with a punch on the inside.
Otaktay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otaktay prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otaktay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Otaktay lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Piper on the inside.
Piper wants to take the fight to the mat but Otaktay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Otaktay.
Otaktay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Piper tries to throw a body punch but Otaktay avoids it by throwing Piper back against the cage.
Otaktay misses with a knee strike.
Piper tries to circle away but Otaktay has him pinned against the cage.
Piper avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Piper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piper swats away the attempt to clinch by Otaktay.
The fighters circling - Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otaktay motions for Piper to come forward. Otaktay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otaktay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otaktay tries to land a front kick but Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Piper keeps the fight on the outside.
Piper moves away from the strike by Otaktay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Otaktay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Piper obliges.
Piper wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Otaktay is defending well for now.
Piper tries for a takedown but Otaktay manages to get underhooks.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Piper avoids it.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piper has had enough of the clinch but Otaktay keeps him there for the moment.
Piper lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Otaktay.
Otaktay blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Piper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Otaktay.
Otaktay stops a takedown attempt from Piper.
Piper takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roddy Piper will probably get the nod.
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!
Piper throws a shot to the body.
Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Piper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Otaktay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Piper misses with a body kick.
Roddy Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
Piper misses with the combination.
Otaktay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piper.
Otaktay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Otaktay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otaktay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Piper misses with a hook.
Otaktay lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otaktay lands a nice shot to the body.
Piper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Otaktay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piper misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Piper 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.
Otaktay gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Otaktay.
Piper wants to control from the top but Otaktay keeps moving.
Otaktay pulls Piper in close to prevent any damage.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Otaktay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Otaktay keeping moving, preventing Piper from controlling successfully.
Piper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Otaktay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Otaktay keeping full guard, as Piper tries to pass.
Otaktay is trying to keep Piper in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Otaktay moves away from the strike by Piper.
Otaktay moves in looking to clinch but Piper pushes him off.
Piper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Otaktay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Otaktay throws a head kick but Piper moves out of range.
Piper throws a good cross that connects.
Otaktay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Otaktay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Piper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Piper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Piper avoids a kick to the body.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otaktay manages to avoid it.
Otaktay throws a leg kick which misses Piper's front leg but catches the back leg as Piper tries to avoid it.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Otaktay as he jumps to the side.
Roddy Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper pushes Otaktay up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otaktay scores a nice knee to the body.
Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Piper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Otaktay lands a damaging elbow.
Otaktay misses with a knee strike.
Otaktay misses with a knee to the head.
Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Piper tries to land a knee to the head but Otaktay blocks with his arms.
Otaktay working Piper over with knees to the body.
Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Otaktay uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Piper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Otaktay obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Otaktay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Otaktay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Otaktay tries a head kick but it misses.
Otaktay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otaktay connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper misses with a hook.
Otaktay closes the distance and pushes Piper back into the cage.
Otaktay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Otaktay is pressed up against the cage. Piper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Otaktay down to the mat. Otaktay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piper tries to land a front kick but Otaktay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Otaktay.
Piper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Otaktay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otaktay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otaktay moves into the clinch successfully.
Otaktay scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Otaktay.
Piper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Otaktay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otaktay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Otaktay.
Otaktay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Otaktay landing knees to the body.
Otaktay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otaktay.
Otaktay clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otaktay.
Otaktay with a knee to the head.
Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piper trying to land knees to the body.
Otaktay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Piper blocks it with crossed arms.
Piper avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Otaktay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
Piper wants a takedown but no success here.
Otaktay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Otaktay lands a body shot.
Otaktay breaks from the clinch.
Otaktay checks a leg kick.
Otaktay scores with a leg kick.
Piper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otaktay misses with a head kick.
Piper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otaktay manages to avoid it.
Piper doesn't manage to clinch there - Otaktay circles away.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch but Piper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otaktay throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper misses the jab.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. Piper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Otaktay lands with a slapping head kick.
Otaktay throws out a leg kick but Piper moves out of range and Otaktay only half commits.
Otaktay tries a head kick but it misses.
Piper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Otaktay.
Piper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Piper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otaktay takes the fight into the clinch.
Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Otaktay controls his hands.
Piper throws a head punch that misses.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Piper.
Piper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Otaktay pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Piper misses.
Otaktay fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Piper missing with a left hand there. Otaktay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otaktay tries to clinch up but Piper circles away and keeps his distance.
Piper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otaktay scores with a head kick.
Piper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper missing with a left hand there. Otaktay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Otaktay sprawls well. Otaktay wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piper gets slowly back to his feet.
Otaktay blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Piper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Piper thows a body kick. Otaktay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Otaktay doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Piper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Otaktay slips a jab and a cross from Piper.
Otaktay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Piper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Otaktay tries to score with a low kick but Piper moves his leg out of the way.
Piper connects with a nice looking jab.
Piper misses with a body shot.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Otaktay as he jumps to the side.
Piper shoots in but no luck this time.
Otaktay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Piper. Piper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Otaktay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Piper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Otaktay - that will leave a mark!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Otaktay connects with a solid leg kick.
Piper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Otaktay cracks Piper with a good jab.
Otaktay takes a swing at Piper's ribcage but misses.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piper shoots in for a takedown but Otaktay shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otaktay pushes Piper up against the cage in a clinch.
Piper misses with some punches.
Otaktay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Otaktay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Piper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otaktay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses.
Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Otaktay.
Piper looking to throw knees to the head but Otaktay is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay with a knee to the head.
Piper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Otaktay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Otaktay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Piper avoids the damage to the body.
Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otaktay is pressed up against the cage. Piper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Otaktay down to the mat. Otaktay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piper drops his hands momentarily and Otaktay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Otaktay closes the distance and clinches.
Piper can't find room to land a body shot as Otaktay controls the action.
Otaktay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otaktay misses with a knee strike.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Piper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
Otaktay blocks a body shot from Piper.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but Piper blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otaktay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Otaktay misses with a knee strike.
Piper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Otaktay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Otaktay crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Otaktay lands a knee to the body.
Piper avoids the elbow strike from Otaktay, against the cage.
Otaktay managing to block the knees to the body from Piper.
Piper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Otaktay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Otaktay lands with a right to the head.
Piper avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piper.
Piper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otaktay has him pressed against the cage.
Otaktay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piper is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper looking to throw knees to the head but Otaktay is blocking nicely.
Otaktay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Piper blocks a head kick by Otaktay.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otaktay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otaktay moves into the clinch successfully.
Otaktay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Otaktay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Piper's elbow.
Otaktay misses with an elbow strike.
Otaktay is fighting off a takedown attempt but Piper is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Otaktay to the mat. Otaktay regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Piper stands up over Otaktay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Otaktay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Otaktay throws a leg kick but Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otaktay.
Otaktay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Otaktay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piper looks to land a right hand but Otaktay moved out of range.
Otaktay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Otaktay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Piper tries a head kick but it misses.
Otaktay lands a front kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Piper is defended easily by Otaktay.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otaktay.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Piper misses with a wild combination.
Otaktay pushes Piper away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay checks a leg kick.
Piper throws a big shot that misses.
Otaktay connects with an inside leg kick.
Otaktay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Otaktay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Otaktay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Otaktay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Otaktay.
Otaktay tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Otaktay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Otaktay scores with the left hand. Piper knows he should have avoided that one.
Otaktay explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Otaktay moves in looking to clinch but Piper pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Otaktay.
Roddy Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ahiga Otaktay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Otaktay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Piper scores with a jab.
Piper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Otaktay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otaktay lands a slapping body shot.
Otaktay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Otaktay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Otaktay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Otaktay there.
Piper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Otaktay lands a slapping body shot.
Otaktay closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Otaktay forces Piper back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay misses with a knee strike.
Otaktay connects with a knee to the head.
Piper tries to pull guard but Otaktay won't allow it.
Otaktay stops a takedown attempt from Piper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roddy Piper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Piper is defending well for now.
Piper wants to take the fight to the mat but Otaktay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Otaktay landing knees to the head.
Otaktay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Otaktay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Otaktay crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Otaktay.
Piper is rocked!
Knees to the body from Otaktay.
Oh Piper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Otaktay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Otaktay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Otaktay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otaktay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Otaktay scores with a nice body kick.
Otaktay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Piper misses with a lunging right hand
and Otaktay counters with a nice uppercut.
Otaktay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Piper's head.
Otaktay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Otaktay swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Piper missing with a left hand there. Otaktay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otaktay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otaktay scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Otaktay throws a head kick that misses.
Piper throws a head kick that misses.
Piper throws a sloppy head kick and Otaktay moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahiga Otaktay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Otaktay 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay is the new featherweight champion!
Ahiga Otaktay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Offenhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offenhard comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500. Nix has chosen Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. Jimmy Nix is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dick Offenhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nix!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offenhard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Offenhard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nix throws a good cross that connects.
Nix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Offenhard.
Offenhard throws a head kick but Nix moves out of range.
Nix lands a really nice looking cross but Offenhard seems unphased.
Offenhard lands a body shot.
Offenhard lands a head kick. Nix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Offenhard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice uppercut lands for Nix. That snapped Offenhard's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offenhard scores with a leg kick.
Nix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Offenhard slips a straight right by Nix.
Nix throws a big shot that misses.
Offenhard drops his hands momentarily and Nix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Offenhard pushes Nix up against the cage in a clinch.
Offenhard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nix is defending well for now.
Nix tries to break free but Offenhard pushes him back against the cage.
Nix tries to break the clinch but Offenhard is controlling the position.
Offenhard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nix is defending well for now.
Offenhard lands an elbow inside that Nix shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nix managing to block the knees to the body from Offenhard.
Nix wants to get back to striking at distance but Offenhard won't allow it.
Offenhard lands a nice knee to the body.
Nix takes an elbow to the temple.
Nix avoiding damage as Offenhard throws knees to the body.
Nix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Offenhard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Offenhard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Offenhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nix.
A head kick misses from Offenhard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Offenhard misses the jab.
Offenhard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nix misses the body punch
and Offenhard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Offenhard feints and then cracks Nix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nix down.
Offenhard lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Offenhard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nix's sensitive parts.
Nix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nix looks gassed!
Nix takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Offenhard is looking to wear down Nix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Offenhard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Offenhard takes the fight into the clinch.
Offenhard lands an elbow inside.
Nix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Offenhard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Offenhard lands a nice knee to the body.
Offenhard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nix avoiding damage as Offenhard throws knees to the body.
Offenhard tries a body shot but Nix blocks it.
Offenhard landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Offenhard 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.
Offenhard throws a body kick that misses.
Nix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Offenhard.
Offenhard slips a straight right by Nix.
Offenhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nix throws a looping overhand right but Offenhard ducks down to avoid it.
Offenhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nix can do to turn this around?
Offenhard circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Nix drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Offenhard follows Nix to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Offenhard!
After the big win, Dick Offenhard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III comes to the cage accompanied by Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. Garcia Jr has chosen Uncle Murda - Warning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti III lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr throws a front kick that sends Gatti III stumbling back into the cage.
Gatti III misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia Jr misses the body punch
and Gatti III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti III's calf.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Gatti III misses.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Gatti III lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut
and Garcia Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Gatti III shrugs it off.
Gatti III throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia Jr looks for the body kick but Gatti III saw that one coming.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Gatti III's side.
Garcia Jr avoids the body shot from Gatti III.
Garcia Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III moves out of range as Garcia Jr throws a body kick.
Gatti III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr works Gatti III's body with a nice hook.
Gatti III throws a front kick aimed at Garcia Jr's knee but Garcia Jr avoids it well.
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut.
Garcia Jr takes a swing at Gatti III's ribcage but misses.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Garcia Jr.
Gatti III walks into a stiff left hand from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick but Gatti III moves out of range.
Gatti III gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Gatti III moves out of range.
Gatti III throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a low kick, looking for Gatti III's leg but Gatti III calmly moves out of range.
Gatti III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gatti III throws a leg kick but Garcia Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti III lands a slapping body shot.
Gatti III tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatti III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Gatti III.
Garcia Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gatti III has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatti III.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garcia Jr.
Gatti III paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gatti III stuns Garcia Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body kick from Garcia Jr.
Gatti III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatti III throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
Gatti III takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III avoids the body shot from Garcia Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gatti III counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr throws a front kick that sends Gatti III stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gatti III rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti III is breathing heavily.
Gatti III looks to throw the jab but Garcia Jr is out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick but Gatti III moves out of range.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut. Garcia Jr saw that one coming.
Gatti III fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr wants to land a leg kick but Gatti III is out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick but Gatti III moves out of range.
Gatti III tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gatti III fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia Jr is out of range.
Nice cross by Garcia Jr.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut. Garcia Jr saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III takes a kick to the side of the head.
Garcia Jr scores with a head kick. Gatti III tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garcia Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut
and Garcia Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick which misses Gatti III's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatti III tries to avoid it.
Garcia Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big left from Garcia Jr misses.
Gatti III throws out a loose jab but Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergio Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatti III connects with the punch.
Gatti III lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti III moves out of range easily.
Gatti III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut. Garcia Jr saw that one coming.
Gatti III avoids the body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia Jr.
Gatti III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia Jr manages to avoid it.
Gatti III throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut.
Gatti III ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr avoids the body shot from Gatti III.
Garcia Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gatti III's head.
Gatti III jabs Garcia Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gatti III jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia Jr scores with a head kick.
Gatti III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatti III throws a right and a left that Garcia Jr avoids nicely.
Garcia Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatti III. Gatti III obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gatti III displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia Jr throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Garcia Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garcia Jr missing with a left hand there. Gatti III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gatti III fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Gatti III counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatti III lands with a right hand.
Garcia Jr lands with an overhand left.
Gatti III moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia Jr slips under a jab from Gatti III.
Gatti III lands with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Garcia Jr - that will leave a mark!
Gatti III takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti III moves out of range easily.
Gatti III throws out a leg kick but Garcia Jr moves out of range and Gatti III only half commits.
Garcia Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Garcia Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gatti III looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gatti III misses with the combination.
Garcia Jr misses with a low kick.
Gatti III takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gatti III, right into the meat.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti III is just out of range.
Garcia Jr slips a jab and a cross from Gatti III.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Garcia Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatti III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti III manages to avoid it.
Gatti III walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Gatti III.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Gatti III misses with a kick to the body.
Gatti III throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia Jr's shoulder, as Garcia Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gatti III throws a nice looking combination but Garcia Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
Gatti III takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergio Garcia Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Garcia Jr misses with a looping left.
Garcia Jr looks to land a left hand but Gatti III moved out of range nicely.
Gatti III moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr moves out of range as Gatti III strikes.
Garcia Jr scores with the left hand. Gatti III knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garcia Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia Jr tries to land a front kick but Gatti III steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Gatti III looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a low kick, looking for Gatti III's leg but Gatti III calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia Jr. Gatti III does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III lands a body shot.
Gatti III scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia Jr is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti III. Garcia Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatti III.
Garcia Jr throws a leg kick
and Gatti III counters with an inside leg kick.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that misses.
Gatti III fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia Jr is out of range.
Garcia Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gatti III counters with a left to the body.
Gatti III throws a hook to the side of Garcia Jr's head but Garcia Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia Jr throws a solid leg kick but Gatti III takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr thumps Gatti III with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcia Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia Jr slips under a jab from Gatti III.
Garcia Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gatti III on the side of the head.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
Garcia Jr staying out of range there.
Garcia Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatti III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr jabs at Gatti III's body.
Garcia Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gatti III checks it well.
Gatti III fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti III misses with a left hand
and Garcia Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gatti III misses with a wild body shot.
Gatti III misses with an uppercut. Garcia Jr saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gatti III's sensitive parts.
Gatti III throws a looping overhand right but Garcia Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gatti III takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia Jr throws a hook but Gatti III blocks it.
Gatti III on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia Jr looks to land a left hand but Gatti III moved out of range nicely.
Garcia Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia Jr slips a straight right by Gatti III.
Garcia Jr cracks the inside of Gatti III's front leg.
Garcia Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
Gatti III throws a low kick, looking for Garcia Jr's leg but Garcia Jr calmly moves out of range.
Gatti III moves out of range of the strikes.
Gatti III takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Garcia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia Jr.
Gatti III stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia Jr.
Arturo Gatti III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatti III 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.
Garcia Jr misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Garcia Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Garcia Jr!
A very excited looking Sergio Garcia Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okabe. That did some damage!
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Okabe misses the shot to the body.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy wants to clinch up but Okabe keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Okabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy stuffs the takedown.
Okabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Okabe.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okabe looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
Okabe misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okabe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCarthy.
Okabe misses with a left hand
and McCarthy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Okabe really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe tries for a takedown but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCarthy misses with a body kick.
McCarthy lands a jab-cross combination.
McCarthy moves out of range as Okabe strikes.
McCarthy throws a nice looking combination but Okabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCarthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCarthy scores with a leg kick.
Okabe fails to land the takedown.
Cormac McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
Okabe looks gassed!
McCarthy looks to land a body kick but Okabe moved away.
McCarthy scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by McCarthy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy is looking to score with low kicks.
McCarthy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okabe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okabe is trying desperately to land a takedown but McCarthy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Okabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCarthy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okabe is out of range.
Okabe avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
A left lands for McCarthy.
Okabe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCarthy can pounce on him.
McCarthy throws a solid leg kick but Okabe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCarthy.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okabe moves away.
McCarthy connects with a leg kick. Okabe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McCarthy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy lands a slapping body shot.
McCarthy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okabe.
McCarthy feints and then cracks Okabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okabe down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okabe checks a leg kick.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy pushes Okabe away with a front kick.
McCarthy throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCarthy tries to work over Okabe's front leg with a kick but Okabe checks it.
McCarthy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okabe.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCarthy.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from McCarthy tenderised Okabe's leg. Okabe is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
Okabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okabe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okabe checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCarthy throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a jab to the nose.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCarthy. Okabe shrugs it off though.
Okabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCarthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCarthy fakes the leg kick and cracks Okabe in the body.
McCarthy feints and then cracks Okabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okabe down.
Okabe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCarthy throws a combination. Okabe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCarthy delivers a nice body kick.
McCarthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCarthy misses with a double jab.
McCarthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCarthy misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okabe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCarthy with a jab.
Okabe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCarthy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Okabe scrambles back to his feet.
Okabe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okabe can do to turn this around?
McCarthy thumps Okabe with a low kick.
McCarthy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy wants to slow Okabe down by chopping away at his legs.
McCarthy is looking to wear down Okabe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCarthy throws a combination. Okabe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Okabe shoots for a double leg takedown but McCarthy sprawls well. He's pushed Okabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okabe is breathing heavily.
McCarthy works Okabe's body with a nice hook.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCarthy tries a low kick but Okabe avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy scores with a leg kick.
McCarthy scores with a kick to the body.
McCarthy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCarthy digs a good body shot into Okabe's ribs.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarthy.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
McCarthy throws a leg kick but Okabe checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Okabe blocks the leg kick.
Okabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarthy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy lands a leg kick that knocks Okabe off balance momentarily.
Okabe checks a low kick from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okabe there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCarthy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCarthy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okabe if he has to take too many more of those.
McCarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCarthy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCarthy throws a wild body kick that Okabe sees coming a mile off.
Okabe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McCarthy is looking to chop away at Okabe's legs.
McCarthy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Okabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okabe was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
McCarthy scores with a spinning back kick!
Okabe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cormac McCarthy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCarthy.
McCarthy is looking to clinch.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Okabe moves out of range.
McCarthy lands a leg kick that knocks Okabe off balance momentarily.
McCarthy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Okabe checks a leg kick.
McCarthy throws a chopping leg kick but Okabe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCarthy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCarthy throws a low kick but Okabe moves out of range easily.
Okabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from McCarthy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by McCarthy.
A jab from McCarthy does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCarthy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okabe.
McCarthy is looking to chop away at Okabe's legs.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
McCarthy scores with a nice body kick.
McCarthy is looking to score with low kicks.
Okabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCarthy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McCarthy duly obliges.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
McCarthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCarthy cracks the inside of Okabe's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCarthy, right into the meat.
McCarthy feints a jab promting Okabe to slip. McCarthy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Okabe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McCarthy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okabe's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Good leg kick by McCarthy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCarthy tried to score with a low kick but Okabe checks it.
Okabe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McCarthy.
McCarthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
McCarthy cracks the inside of Okabe's front leg.
Okabe checks the leg kick.
McCarthy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Okabe if he has to take too many more of those.
McCarthy motions for Okabe to come forward. McCarthy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCarthy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okabe doesn't seem bothered though.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Okabe.
McCarthy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCarthy looks for the body kick but Okabe saw that one coming.
Okabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Okabe misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okabe's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - McCarthy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCarthy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Okabe tries to keep at a distance but McCarthy has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCarthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okabe backwards.
McCarthy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy misses with a body punch.
Okabe is trying to pull guard but McCarthy has him pressed against the cage.
McCarthy scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okabe blocking some punches.
McCarthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okabe's elbow.
Kenji Okabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McCarthy.
Okabe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCarthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okabe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okabe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
McCarthy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCarthy controlling the position well.
McCarthy works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy controls Okabe momentarily but Okabe frees himself.
Okabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCarthy is keeping the position for now.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Okabe has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McCarthy decides to return to a standing position.
McCarthy throws a front kick that sends Okabe stumbling back into the cage.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
Okabe throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okabe's sensitive parts.
McCarthy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarthy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCarthy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCarthy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by MARI-WANA. Banshees has chosen Cities in Dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Banshees throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
al Din digs a good hook to Banshees's body.
al Din displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banshees throws out the jab.
Banshees lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banshees is looking to land body kicks.
al Din throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banshees.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din checks a leg kick nicely.
Banshees on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Banshees is just out of range.
Banshees cracks al Din with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Din avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Banshees tenderised al Din's leg. al Din is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Din throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Banshees, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banshees throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banshees was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
Banshees swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Banshees is looking to clinch.
Banshees jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banshees ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
al Din moves out of range as Banshees throws a body kick.
al Din's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banshees connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! al Din scrambles back to his feet.
Banshees fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Banshees moved out of range nicely.
al Din scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banshees doesn't seem bothered though.
al Din with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banshees to score with a decent uppercut.
Banshees throws a body kick that misses.
Banshees lands a lovely overhand right.
Banshees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Din. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din avoids the body shot from Banshees.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Din.
Banshees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din wants to slow Banshees down by chopping away at his legs.
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
Banshees finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banshees.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banshees scoring well with a low kick there.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banshees tries to bum rush al Din with a series of wild strikes but al Din uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banshees scores with the left hand. al Din knows he should have avoided that one.
Banshees takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Banshees looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
al Din throws a lazy right hand but Banshees sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Din throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees misses with a combination
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
al Din takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
Banshees throws a series of punches but al Din avoids them all with ease.
al Din steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banshees.
al Din swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banshees thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees misses with a body shot
and al Din finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Banshees looks gassed!
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
al Din avoids the body shot from Banshees.
al Din misses with a few strikes there.
Banshees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Banshees.
al Din rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banshees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banshees slips a straight right by al Din.
al Din lands with a straight right. Banshees didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees cracks al Din with an open hand slap.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
Banshees moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
al Din throws a push kick but Banshees slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Banshees checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banshees!
al Din tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Din blocks a head kick by Banshees.
al Din throws a hook but Banshees avoids it easily.
Banshees throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banshees.
Banshees tries to clinch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Din is looking to land body kicks.
al Din throws a series of punches but Banshees avoids them all with ease.
Banshees lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Banshees in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Banshees scores with a head kick. al Din tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
A jab from Banshees finds it's way through al Din's defenses.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Banshees throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees misses with a looping left.
al Din shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banshees is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banshees is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down al Din rather than just go for the knockout.
al Din throws a leg kick but Banshees sees it coming and moves out of range.
al Din takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banshees fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
Banshees uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Din.
Banshees throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
Banshees lands with a nice body punch.
Banshees throws an off balance right hand
and al Din counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Banshees blocks the low kick.
Banshees fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banshees misses with a double jab
and al Din counters with a nice body kick.
Banshees lands a nice looking body shot.
al Din misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from al Din.
Banshees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
al Din will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
al Din avoids the body shot from Banshees.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
al Din takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Banshees thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees takes the fight into the clinch.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Din pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banshees.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
Banshees throws a push kick but al Din slaps the foot to one side.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din fails to land with a series of punches.
Banshees wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banshees staying out of range there.
Banshees throws out a powerful jab.
Banshees 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.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banshees misses with a body shot.
al Din takes a swing at Banshees's ribcage but misses.
al Din looks to land a right hand but Banshees moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. al Din manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al Din blocks a jab.
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
al Din keeps Banshees at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Siouxsie Banshees will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
al Din is looking to chop away at Banshees's legs.
Banshees 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.
Banshees sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Banshees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
al Din getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Banshees checks it.
Banshees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banshees was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
Banshees throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banshees fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and al Din has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banshees clinches up against the cage.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banshees's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees dodges an elbow strike from al Din.
al Din misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Din throws a head punch that misses.
Banshees tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Din working aggressively here.
Banshees landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Din.
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
al Din scores with a shoulder strike.
Banshees prevents a body shot from al Din.
Banshees keeps the fight in the clinch, despite al Din's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
al Din avoids a wild elbow strike from Banshees.
Banshees trying to land knees to the body.
Banshees tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Din with an attempt at a knee that misses.
al Din pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banshees throws a knee to the head but misses.
al Din avoiding damage as Banshees throws knees to the body.
al Din's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banshees cracks al Din with a nice body shot.
al Din jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banshees walks away with a smile on his face. al Din gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Banshees blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by al Din.
Banshees misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
al Din takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Din lands a jab.
al Din throws a nice looking combination but Banshees bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
al Din takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banshees misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
Banshees takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Din is looking to land body kicks.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
Banshees comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tries to clinch but al Din moves out of range.
Banshees missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banshees takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Banshees.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banshees. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Banshees scores with a jab.
Banshees throws a leg kick but al Din sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Banshees.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Din stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banshees.
Banshees takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Din misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Taj al Din did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Banshees with a jab.
Banshees has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Din.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
al Din slips a jab and a cross from Banshees.
The fighters circling - al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banshees on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Din. al Din obviously looking to wear him down.
al Din smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
Banshees misses with a body shot
and al Din counters with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by al Din. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din misses with a head kick.
al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banshees.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Banshees checks a low kick from al Din.
Banshees checks a leg kick.
al Din misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din keeps Banshees at a distance using the push kick.
al Din with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Banshees as he connects with a hook.
al Din fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banshees is out of range.
Banshees misses with a looping left.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banshees throws a solid leg kick but al Din takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banshees.
al Din misses with an uppercut. Banshees saw that one coming.
Banshees misses with a kick to the body.
Banshees tries to clinch up but al Din circles away and keeps his distance.
al Din lands a nice looking kick to the body. Banshees takes a step back to recover.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banshees will feel that in the morning.
Banshees loads up on a big right hand but al Din slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from al Din lands but Banshees takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banshees fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Din throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banshees takes the fight into the clinch.
Banshees is working al Din over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Banshees.
al Din blocks the elbow strike.
Banshees throws a head punch that misses.
Banshees misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Banshees.
al Din on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banshees misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Din scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banshees.
al Din lands a nice shot to the body.
Banshees blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banshees misses with an elbow strike.
Banshees unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banshees misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Banshees.
Banshees misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees misses with the head strike.
Banshees can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
Banshees digs a right hand into al Din's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al Din's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
Banshees misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Din blocks the elbow strike.
al Din escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banshees lands a jab.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
Banshees feints and then cracks al Din's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al Din down.
al Din misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din had his way with Siouxsie Banshees in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din throws a jab when Banshees was well out of range.
That kick from al Din tenderised Banshees's leg. Banshees is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Din wants to slow Banshees down by chopping away at his legs.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Banshees is just out of range.
Banshees forces al Din back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banshees.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banshees misses with the head strike.
al Din managing to block the knees to the body from Banshees.
al Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banshees misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banshees.
Banshees has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
al Din missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Banshees on the inside.
Banshees throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banshees lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
Banshees struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
Banshees gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Banshees - that landed with a thud.
Banshees softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Din wants to break free but Banshees has control.
Banshees can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
al Din's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Din tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banshees moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Siouxsie Banshees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banshees checks a low kick from al Din.
Banshees avoids the body shot from al Din.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Din is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
Banshees scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al Din doesn't seem bothered though.
Banshees tries to work over al Din's front leg with a kick but al Din checks it.
Banshees rushes al Din and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Banshees throws a punch but it's blocked by al Din.
al Din takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banshees.
al Din lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
Banshees blocks a body shot from al Din.
Banshees swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banshees has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
al Din stalling in the clinch but Banshees improves position.
Banshees goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Din avoiding damage as Banshees throws knees to the body.
Banshees working aggressively here.
Banshees blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banshees being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banshees.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din landing knees to the body.
Banshees misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Banshees.
al Din lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banshees misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banshees tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banshees looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Banshees throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Din blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Banshees.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banshees lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banshees keeps control of al Din as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banshees utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Banshees.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siouxsie Banshees comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think al Din 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Taj al Din!
Post fight, an emotional Taj al Din said 'Viiksi Tolonen sends his regards. ~The Tasmanian Devil bows his head then he does a flawless 180 degree turn & walks out the cage door with his championship belt in the air. A few of the ring girls commented on his classy moves.~'.
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