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Ascension: Letting Go PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alice In Chains - Rooster. Bing has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Trinity Hill is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Bing!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Bing takes one to the chin there.
Bing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill looks to land a combination. Bing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Hill.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill staying out of range there.
Bing slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Bing moves out of range easily.
Bing connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hill staying out of range there.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bing moves away.
Bing steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
Bing slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Whack! Hill lands a heavy head kick that drops Bing. The ref tackles Hill to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bing was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Trinity Hill!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be Touched. Taylor has chosen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Quinton Jackson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Taylor.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Jackson cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Tim Taylor has been cut.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a head kick!
Jackson moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Taylor scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taylor cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taylor. Taylor obviously looking to wear him down.
Taylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Taylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Taylor's half guard.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Taylor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Taylor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quinton Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Jackson avoids a kick to the body.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Jackson cracks Taylor with a good jab.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Taylor throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson cracks Taylor with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Taylor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Taylor with a hook.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Tim Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A lazy left from Taylor finds it's target.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horrible takedown by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Quinton Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tim Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Taylor.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Taylor!
Tim Taylor 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Magri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Main Event. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Magri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magri jabs Garner right on the nose. Garner blinks but takes it well.
Jab, jab by Magri - just one landing.
Garner walks into a jab.
Garner misses with a straight right.
Garner connects with a body shot.
Garner gets a clinch.
Garner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magri blocks a body shot from Garner.
Magri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garner misses with a punch to the body.
Magri throws a head punch that misses.
Magri manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Magri misses with a punch to the body.
Garner lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magri wants to stall.
Magri lands with a short shot to the head.
Magri misses with a punch to the body.
Garner throws a punch but it's blocked by Magri.
Magri lands with a left to the head.
Garner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magri lands a body shot.
Garner blocks a body shot from Magri.
Garner lands an uppercut.
Magri blocking some punches.
Garner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magri tries to work over Garner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Magri clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garner throwing sloppy strikes.
Magri is trying to get back to his feet but Garner has full control of the position and if anything, Magri has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Garner struggling to land strikes to the head as Magri covers up.
Garner misses with punches from the back.
Garner looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Garner somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Garner lands punches and elbows.
Garner scores with punches and elbows.
Garner missing with punches from the back.
Garner lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Garner.
Magri looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magri trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Garner thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Even with his hooks in, Garner manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Garner lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Magri hold on?!
Magri wants to get back to his feet.
Magri covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Magri prevents Garner from getting a body triangle.
Magri controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Magri holding both Garner 's hands and preventing any damage.
Garner has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Magri.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magri is taking damage to the body and head.
Garner missing with strikes from the back.
Garner throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Garner dominated that round.
That's time! Magri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magri misses with a hook.
Magri takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Garner is looking to clinch.
Garner lunges at Magri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magri's hand.
Garner drops his hands momentarily and Magri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magri throws a looping overhand right but Garner ducks down to avoid it.
Garner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Magri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garner somewhat.
Magri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magri is rocked!
Magri throws the left hand but Garner avoids the punch easily.
Magri takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner fails with a takedown attempt.
Magri scores with a jab.
A cross from Magri lands.
Garner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Magri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garner misses with an uppercut. Magri saw that one coming.
Garner connects with a looping right hand.
Magri throws a hook to the side of Garner's head but Garner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magri blocks the body kick.
Garner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Charlie Magri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Garner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magri keeps the fight on the outside.
Magri misses with a straight left.
Garner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magri misses with a straight right.
Garner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magri clobbers Garner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magri throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Magri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magri stuffs the takedown attempt from Garner. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
Magri lands a jab to Garner's midsection.
Jab, jab by Magri - just one landing.
Garner throws an overhand right that lands on Magri's shoulder, as Magri tries to avoid the shot.
Magri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Garner misses.
Magri blocks a head kick by Garner.
Magri looks to land a right hand but Garner moved out of range.
Garner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magri looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Magri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a straight right.
Magri thuds a left hand into Garner's body.
A jab from Magri misses.
Magri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garner has time to react.
Magri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magri.
Magri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magri rushes Garner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Garner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garner misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Magri dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garner. Magri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magri misses with an uppercut.
Garner scores with a body shot.
Garner throws a shot to the body.
Magri connects with a nice looking jab.
Magri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magri moves away.
Garner moves in looking to clinch but Magri pushes him off.
Magri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Magri takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Magri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Magri moves out of range of the strikes.
Charlie Magri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magri.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magri pushes Garner up against the cage in a clinch.
Garner lands a left hand.
Garner avoiding damage.
Garner is working for takedown but Magri is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magri is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garner throws a head punch that misses.
Garner tries to work over Magri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magri can't find room to land a body shot as Garner controls the action.
Garner throws a punch but it's blocked by Magri.
Garner swings wildly with an uppercut but Magri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titus Garner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garner has a couple of punches blocked by Magri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Magri avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Magri avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
Garner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magri wants to get back to his feet.
Garner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magri defending well though.
Garner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garner passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magri is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Garner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garner looking to ground and pound but Magri is blocking nicely.
Garner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Magri is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Garner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Titus Garner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner throws some wild stikes that Magri manages to avoid easily.
Garner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magri can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Magri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magri is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garner lands a big shot to the head and Magri winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Titus Garner!
Titus Garner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by 暗殺者. Barretto has chosen Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ichiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahashi checks the leg kick.
Barretto throws a leg kick but Takahashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barretto loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Barretto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Takahashi - just one landing.
Barretto lands a front kick.
Barretto tries a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Barretto throws a combination that misses
and Takahashi counters with a body kick.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
and Barretto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barretto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takahashi's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi looks for the body kick but Barretto saw that one coming.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barretto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barretto defending well as Takahashi loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Barretto.
Barretto feints and then cracks Takahashi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takahashi down.
Takahashi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Barretto to the ground. Takahashi is now in Barretto's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barretto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barretto keeping full guard, as Takahashi tries to pass.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Barretto keeps moving.
Barretto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barretto is pulling down on Takahashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Takahashi, at least for the moment.
Takahashi stopping the sweep attempt from Barretto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barretto trying to keep a closed guard but Takahashi is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Takahashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barretto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takahashi somewhat.
Barretto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takahashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barretto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barretto cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takahashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roque Barretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barretto.
Sloppy strikes from Takahashi. Those never looked like landing.
Takahashi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takahashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barretto to score with a decent uppercut.
Takahashi catches Barretto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barretto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Takahashi blocks the low kick.
Barretto throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Takahashi.
Barretto connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barretto.
Takahashi is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.
Barretto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barretto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takahashi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barretto scrambles back to his feet.
Barretto walks into a straight right hand from Takahashi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahashi.
Barretto scoring well with a low kick there.
Barretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range and Barretto settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barretto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Barretto punishes Takahashi's body with a nice straight punch.
Barretto throws a leg kick but Takahashi checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roque Barretto dominated that round.
That's time! Takahashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barretto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab by Takahashi.
Barretto throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Barretto moves out of range as Takahashi strikes.
Barretto throws a head kick but Takahashi moves out of range.
Barretto throws the kick towards the body but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barretto is looking to slow Takahashi down with leg kicks.
Takahashi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barretto can pounce on him.
Takahashi takes one to the side of the head.
Barretto tries to score with a low kick but Takahashi moves his leg out of the way.
Barretto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takahashi.
Barretto thumps Takahashi with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roque Barretto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barretto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barretto lands a leg kick that knocks Takahashi off balance momentarily.
Takahashi 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.
Barretto throws a leg kick
and Takahashi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Takahashi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi trying to control but Barretto is working from the bottom.
Takahashi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barretto is keeping the position for now.
Takahashi postures up in Barretto's guard and throws a big left but Barretto blocks it.
Takahashi stopping the sweep attempt from Barretto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barretto holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi trying to control but Barretto is working from the bottom.
Barretto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Takahashi tries to lock up and control but Barretto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takahashi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Takahashi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Barretto has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Takahashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Barretto has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto tries to control but Takahashi wriggling away.
Barretto prevents Takahashi from getting the reversal.
Barretto tries to control but Takahashi wriggling away.
Takahashi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barretto controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi gets back to half guard.
Barretto trying to mount his opponent but Takahashi defends it.
Barretto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roque Barretto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barretto looks for the body kick but Takahashi saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takahashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barretto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roque Barretto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Takahashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takahashi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barretto tries to land a leg kick but Takahashi saw it coming and moves away.
Barretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Roque Barretto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Barretto counters with a shoot takedown. Takahashi fights it but they end up in guard.
Ichiro Takahashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takahashi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barretto!
Barretto tries to hold on but Takahashi postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barretto is looking to get to half guard.
Barretto wants to control but Takahashi is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi throws some wild stikes that Barretto manages to avoid easily.
Takahashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Barretto is squirming around, avoiding Takahashi's attempts to control the action.
Takahashi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Barretto can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Barretto wants to hold on but Takahashi pushes him away.
Barretto prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Barretto tries to hold on but Takahashi pushes him away.
Barretto is looking to improve his position but Takahashi isn't that keen on the idea.
Ichiro Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi working Barretto over with strikes here.
Takahashi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barretto is looking to escape.
Barretto blocking the ground and pound.
Barretto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barretto blocking the ground and pound.
Barretto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi unloads with some shots from mount but Barretto bucks and avoids them well.
Takahashi lands a couple of good shots and Barretto has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barretto trying to control but not successfully.
Barretto showing good submission defense here.
Takahashi trying to control momentarily.
Barretto tries to break free.
Takahashi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Barretto is defending well though. Takahashi let's go of the attempt for now.
Takahashi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Takahashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi missing with punches from the back.
Takahashi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barretto tries to escape the position.
Barretto just trying to survive but Takahashi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Roque Barretto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barretto defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Takahashi's arms.
Takahashi goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Barretto escapes and is now in half guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barretto works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichiro Takahashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Barretto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roque Barretto!
An out of breath Roque Barretto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts comes to the cage accompanied by Pro-pain - Make war (not love) . O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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203 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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217 lbs
31 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Neil doesn't seem bothered though.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Batts.
Batts takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Neil misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Batts throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neil connects with a body shot that sends Batts's belly button to the back.
Batts connects with a right hand. O Neil shakes it off.
Batts lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batts.
O Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Batts at a distance.
Batts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Batts misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
Batts slips a jab from O Neil.
Batts misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil misses the shot to the body.
Batts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O Neil checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Batts ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil is looking to slow Batts down with leg kicks.
O Neil thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batts if he has to take too many more of those.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batts. That's going to slow O Neil down.
Batts connects with a body shot.
O Neil throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Batts forces O Neil back against the cage and clinches.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Batts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batts scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batts checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a leg kick
and Batts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Neil has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batts.
O Neil checks a leg kick.
O Neil lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil misses with a kick to the body.
Batts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil throws a hook but Batts avoids it easily.
Batts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Batts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Neil checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batts, right into the meat.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts lands with an overhand left.
Batts is looking to wear down O Neil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Batts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Neil checks it well.
O Neil misses with a hook
and Batts counters with an outside leg kick.
Batts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Batts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Batts.
Batts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Batts. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts misses with a body shot.
Batts tries to clinch up
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Neil.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Batts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Batts throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
Batts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
O Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Batts throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
O Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil needs to keep his hands up - Batts had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil lands a slapping body shot.
O Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Billy Batts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Batts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batts moves out of range of the body kick from O Neil.
Batts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batts clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batts.
Batts misses with a knee to the head.
O Neil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neil stalling in the clinch but Batts improves position.
A bit of stalling here from O Neil.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
O Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batts connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Neil's face.
Batts tries to work over O Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil breaks from the clinch.
Batts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batts 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 O Neil has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Neil and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from O Neil lands.
A swing and a miss from Batts.
Batts throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
Batts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Batts.
O Neil lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Batts misses with a straight right.
O Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Batts lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Batts.
O Neil scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Batts misses
and O Neil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Batts misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
Batts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Neil checks a low kick from Batts.
O Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Batts off the cage and back into range.
O Neil is looking to slow Batts down with leg kicks.
Billy Batts is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batts tries to work over O Neil's front leg with a kick but O Neil checks it.
O Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batts is able to avoid easily.
Batts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Neil throws a right hand that Batts ducks under and follows up with a left that Batts also avoids with ease.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Neil.
Nice defenses there by Batts.
Batts throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Batts keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Batts checks it.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Batts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batts scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil connects with a single shot there.
A jab from O Neil does it's job there.
O Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
Batts avoids the head kick by O Neil.
O Neil staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batts.
An inside leg kick lands from Batts.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts is just out of range.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batts misses with a low kick.
Batts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Batts misses the shot to the body.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batts avoids a kick to the body.
Batts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batts misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batts tries to move into range but O Neil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Neil lands with a straight right. Batts didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey O Neil 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. This is the final round!
O Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Batts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neil misses with a hook. Batts ducked under it nicely.
Batts misses with a two punch combination.
O Neil slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batts, right into the meat.
O Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batts.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Neil.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batts throws out the jab.
Batts fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neil slips a jab from Batts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Neil crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Batts - the referee stops the clock and O Neil gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Batts. O Neil manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Batts looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Batts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Batts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Batts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batts scores with a jab. O Neil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts is just out of range.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts.
Batts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batts avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batts.
Nice body punch from Batts.
O Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batts lands a leg kick that knocks O Neil off balance momentarily.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batts.
Batts fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
Batts misses with a body shot.
Batts moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Batts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil scores with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Batts is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
Batts missing with knees to the body.
O Neil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Neil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neil avoids it.
O Neil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batts drops his hands momentarily and O Neil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
O Neil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
O Neil tries a low kick but Batts avoids it.
O Neil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Batts lands a nice shot that snaps O Neil's head back.
O Neil swings for the body but Batts moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batts tried to score with a low kick but O Neil checks it.
O Neil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Neil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Battss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Neil misses with a hook.
Batts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from O Neil misses.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batts.
Batts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neil.
Batts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Batts's head.
Batts with a jab.
O Neil missing with a left hand there. Batts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Batts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Batts 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Batts!
As Billy Batts got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Eh, Eh - Sturd is the word tonight eh? Or is it pronounced S Turd? As in shit turd? Idunno - eh, whadda ya say. Good fight mate. Tough guy.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulogy Spoakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen's entrance music is Man! I Feel Like a Woman. A fine choice. Spoakin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scarface ft Devin The Dude - Hand Of The Dead Body. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eulogy Spoakin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoakin lands with a nice body kick.
Spoakin blocks the body kick.
Paulsen moves forwards but Spoakin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but Spoakin is out of range.
Paulsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Spoakin.
An inside leg kick lands from Paulsen.
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!
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spoakin jabs Paulsen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spoakin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spoakin.
Spoakin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paulsen is breathing heavily.
Spoakin misses with a straight left.
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Spoakin moved out of range nicely.
Spoakin lands a jab-cross combination.
Spoakin misses with a looping left.
Paulsen tries to clinch up but Spoakin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to land a leg kick but Spoakin saw it coming and moves away.
Eulogy Spoakin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jab, jab by Spoakin - just one landing.
Spoakin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spoakin works over Paulsen's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spoakin tries to bum rush Paulsen with a series of wild strikes but Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spoakin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spoakin closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Paulsen out cold! Paulsen corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eulogy Spoakin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Gaslight Anthem - Boxer as his entrance music. Gregory Adams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malek misses with a wild body shot.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malek moves away.
Malek throws a leg kick which misses Adams's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
Malek scores with a jab to the body.
Adams jabs Malek right on the nose. Malek blinks but takes it well.
Malek misses with a wild body shot.
Malek moves out of range as Adams strikes.
Adams looks to land a left hand but Malek moved out of range nicely.
Malek avoids the head kick by Adams.
Gregory Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adams misses the jab.
Adams tries a low kick but Malek avoids it.
Malek's corner calls for a 1-2. Malek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malek closes the distance and clinches.
Malek tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Malek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adams digs a right hand into Malek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malek's gas tank.
Malek avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Malek is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adams to keep the fight standing.
Malek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adams lands an elbow that stopped Malek in his tracks for a moment.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Malek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams tries to work over Malek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malek's brow.
Malek tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Malek dodges an elbow strike from Adams.
Malek lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malek's brow.
Malek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams tries to land a knee to the head but Malek blocks with his arms.
Malek connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gregory Adams has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adams working aggressively here.
Malek looking to throw knees to the head but Adams is blocking nicely.
Adams managing to block the knees to the body from Malek.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Malek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Malek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malek landing knees to the head.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries to land knees in the clinch but Malek avoids the damage to the body.
Malek trying to land knees to the body.
Malek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malek managing to block the knees to the body from Adams.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek misses with a punch to the body.
Malek pushes Adams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malek's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adams throws an elbow but misses.
Malek blocking some punches.
Malek just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malek backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adams is defending well for now.
Malek avoids a wild elbow strike from Adams.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adams.
Adams lands an overhand right.
Malek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malek is looking to chop away at Adams's legs.
Adams looks to land a combination but Malek avoids it well.
Adams walks into a left hand.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Malek tries to land a front kick but Adams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malek's calf.
Malek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malek is looking to wear down Adams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adams.
Adams slips a straight right by Malek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams throws out a leg kick but Malek moves out of range and Adams only half commits.
Adams throws a low kick, looking for Malek's leg but Malek calmly moves out of range.
Malek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Adams misses.
Adams walks into a jab.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Malek's head but Malek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malek dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Adams blocks a leg kick.
Adams thows a leg kick but Malek checks it
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Malek counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.
Malek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malek throws a leg kick which misses Adams's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malek. Malek obviously looking to wear him down.
Malek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adams at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adams in his tracks.
Adams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malek. Malek obviously looking to wear him down.
Malek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malek tries to clinch up.
Malek connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malek works Adams's body with a nice hook.
Malek throws a shot to the body.
Malek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malek just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malek.
Malek cracks a nice hook into Adams's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adams doesn't seem bothered though.
Malek scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Malek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adams doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Gregory Adams's cut even more.
Malek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adams.
Malek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Malek. Beautiful body shot.
Malek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Malek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Adams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malek.
Malek with a jab.
Jai Malek is winning the standup battle so far.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Malek lands with a good body shot.
Malek throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malek jabs Adams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malek can pounce on him.
Malek with a hook.
The cut above Gregory Adams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malek darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Malek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adams up against the cage.
Malek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek prevents a body shot from Adams.
Malek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Adams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Malek throws a chopping leg kick but Adams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malek misses the shot to the body.
Adams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malek.
Malek takes the fight into the clinch.
Malek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams lands with a left to the head.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malek avoids it.
Malek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Malek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Adams wants to stand but Malek has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Malek pulls Adams in close to his closed guard and prevents Adams from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Malek keeps moving.
Malek pushes Adams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Malek scores with a sloppy right hand. Adams should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Adams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malek lands a leg kick that knocks Adams off balance momentarily.
Adams is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
Adams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Malek there.
Jai Malek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Adams if he has to take too many more of those.
Malek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adams's sensitive parts.
Adams throws a lazy head kick
and Malek counters with a nice leg kick.
Malek throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Adams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adams momentarily.
Gregory Adams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Malek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregory Adams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jai Malek!
Jai Malek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd comes into the arena with T.I. - Yeah You Know blaring out of the sound system. Gustavsson has chosen KNOKE STŘVKOST as his entrance music. Gunnar Gustavsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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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
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sturd throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sturd misses with a wild body shot.
Gustavsson misses with a straight left.
Sturd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturd drops his hands momentarily and Gustavsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gustavsson avoids the head kick by Sturd.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the head.
Gunnar Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Sturd.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
Gustavsson moves out of range as Sturd strikes.
Sturd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gustavsson if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Sturd tenderised Gustavsson's leg. Gustavsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gustavsson misses its intended target.
Sturd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gustavsson at a distance.
Sturd takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sturd.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sturd is trying to force a seperation but Gustavsson has the dominant position.
Gustavsson effectively controlling the action here.
Gustavsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturd controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd connects with a leg kick. Gustavsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sturd misses with a hook. Gustavsson ducked under it nicely.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gustavsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd lands a nice hook to Gustavsson's body. Gustavsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Sturd.
Sturd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustavsson scores with a punch to the head.
Sturd connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd pushes Gustavsson away with a front kick.
Gustavsson misses with a looping right.
Sturd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gustavsson lands a right hook to the body.
Gustavsson lands with a right hand.
Gustavsson thows a leg kick but Sturd checks it
and Sturd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd wanted to stand there but Gustavsson had control of the position.
Gustavsson controls Sturd momentarily but Sturd frees himself.
Sturd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd prevents Gustavsson from getting back to his feet.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gustavsson is keeping the position for now.
Gustavsson kicks Sturd off and gets to his feet.
Sturd tries to clinch up but Gustavsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gustavsson throws a hook but Sturd blocks it.
Sturd takes a swing at Gustavsson's ribcage but misses.
Gustavsson lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd 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.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Gustavsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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 Jason Sturd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sturd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustavsson throws out the jab.
Sturd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustavsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturd.
Gustavsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Sturd.
Gustavsson tries to clinch but Sturd is having none of it.
Gustavsson throws a body punch but Sturd moves out of range.
Sturd looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Sturd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gustavsson, right into the meat.
Jason Sturd is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustavsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sturd checks it well.
Sturd tries to bum rush Gustavsson with a series of wild strikes but Gustavsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturd shoots in for a double leg but Gustavsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sturd lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustavsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gustavsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Gustavsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturd slips under a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson lands with a cross.
Sturd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sturd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gustavsson on the side of the head.
Sturd blocks the body kick.
Sturd digs a good body shot into Gustavsson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
Sturd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd wants to clinch up but Gustavsson keeps it at a distance.
Gustavsson moves in looking to clinch but Sturd pushes him off.
Sturd slips a jab from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturd.
Gustavsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturd is able to avoid easily.
Sturd just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustavsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gustavsson wants to land a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
Gustavsson throws a poor cross that misses
so Sturd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd scoring with some ground and pound.
Gustavsson is pulling down on Sturd's head to control his posture.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sturd landing with the ground and pound.
Gustavsson looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sturd throwing strikes from guard but Gustavsson blocks nicely.
Sturd with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd passes Gustavsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sturd throwing shots but Gustavsson is blocking nicely.
Sturd trying to control from half guard but Gustavsson is working away.
Sturd tries to pass to full mount but Gustavsson defends it.
Sturd works his way into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gustavsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sturd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sturd blocks a jab.
Sturd lands a nice looking body kick.
Sturd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gustavsson is able to avoid easily.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gustavsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gustavsson throws a leg kick
and Sturd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sturd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sturd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sturd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson working a defensive guard here.
Sturd won't allow Gustavsson to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sturd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Sturd wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sturd misses with a series of wild punches.
Sturd lands a nice shot that snaps Gustavsson's head back.
Sturd throws a body punch but Gustavsson moves out of range.
Sturd checks the leg kick.
Gustavsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gustavsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gunnar Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gustavsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sturd scrambles back to his feet.
Sturd scores with the left hand. Gustavsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Sturd misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd connects with a body shot.
Sturd scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sturd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustavsson moves away.
A low kick from Gustavsson misses
and Sturd counters with a single leg into guard. Gustavsson didn't expect that.
Gustavsson working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sturd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Sturd from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sturd trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson wants to sweep here but Sturd controlling him for the moment.
Gustavsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sturd.
Sturd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sturd trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sturd defends it easily.
Sturd trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gustavsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustavsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturd landing with the ground and pound.
Sturd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gustavsson's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sturd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd!
Jason Sturd thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waru Kuzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dangerous. Waru Kuzuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waru Kuzuri!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Power.
An inside leg kick from Kuzuri misses.
Kuzuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power lands with a nice body kick.
Kuzuri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Power back to the cage. Kuzuri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Danny Power has been cut.
Power jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzuri blocks the body kick.
Power walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuzuri scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Kuzuri misses.
Kuzuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuzuri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Kuzuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Waru Kuzuri has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuzuri.
Waru Kuzuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuzuri thuds a left hand into Power's body.
Power fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kuzuri to the ground. Power is now in Kuzuri's guard.
Power controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuzuri is on top in guard.
Power is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuzuri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Power swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power looking to control.
Kuzuri forces his way into half guard.
Kuzuri wants to pass the guard but Power is defending well.
Kuzuri seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Power does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Power is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri is taking a breather. Power says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Power gets back to full guard.
Kuzuri is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Power working a defensive guard here.
Kuzuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Power not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Power keeping moving, preventing Kuzuri from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waru Kuzuri has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kuzuri lands a jab to the nose.
Power checks a low kick from Kuzuri.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Kuzuri.
Power looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power wants to control from the top but Kuzuri keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power distracts Kuzuri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuzuri wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuzuri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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 Danny Power will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuzuri motions for Power to come forward. Kuzuri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuzuri checks it well.
Kuzuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Waru Kuzuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzuri misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuzuri, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Kuzuri avoids the body shot from Power.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuzuri lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuzuri circles away.
Power misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri slips a straight right by Power.
Kuzuri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power is looking to land body kicks.
Waru Kuzuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuzuri wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuzuri can pounce on him.
Kuzuri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzuri.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuzuri throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters by clinching up.
Power can't break the clinch.
Kuzuri gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Power.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuzuri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuzuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kuzuri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power pushes Kuzuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Kuzuri controls the action.
Kuzuri blocks an uppercut.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuzuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Kuzuri misses.
Nice body kick there by Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuzuri wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Power. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Kuzuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuzuri.
Nice shot by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Power takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuzuri misses with a body kick.
Kuzuri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuzuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Kuzuri misses with a left hand
and Power counters by moving into the clinch.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuzuri misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuzuri scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuzuri. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Kuzuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuzuri finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuzuri can pounce on him.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuzuri.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuzuri throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuzuri scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waru Kuzuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Power blocks a jab.
Kuzuri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuzuri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuzuri connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuzuri slips under a jab from Power.
Power sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Power counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kuzuri is avoiding damage well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzuri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Power wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Power throws a strike aimed at the side of Kuzuri's head but Kuzuri avoids it well.
Kuzuri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuzuri gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Power wants to control the pace but Kuzuri is squirming around nicely.
Power pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Power sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuzuri avoids a series of strikes thrown by Power.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power looking to control but Kuzuri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Power landing strikes from the mount.
Kuzuri is trying to escape the mount.
Power with the ground and pound from mount.
Power putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzuri wants to control but Power is having none of it.
Kuzuri wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Power.
Power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuzuri regains half guard.
Power lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Power wants to control but Kuzuri is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri is trying to control but can't.
Kuzuri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Power's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Power's back!
Kuzuri is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Power's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Power just trying to survive but Kuzuri is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kuzuri controlling well, preventing Power from escaping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuzuri is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Power defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Power clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuzuri tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuzuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Power misses with a kick to the body.
Kuzuri throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Kuzuri lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Power.
Power misses with a head kick.
Kuzuri throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Power.
Kuzuri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a right hand that Kuzuri ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuzuri also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Kuzuri.
Kuzuri lands with a shot to the body.
Power is looking to clinch but Kuzuri is avoiding it.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Kuzuri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Power.
Power is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzuri manages to avoid it.
Kuzuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzuri moves out of range easily.
Power tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuzuri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Power scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Power throws a half hearted mid kick.
Power misses with a hook. Kuzuri ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuzuri as he jumps to the side.
Power checks a leg kick.
Kuzuri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Kuzuri checks it.
Power misses with a kick to the body
and Kuzuri counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuzuri throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuzuri is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Power's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Power throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Power wants to control but Kuzuri is keeping him busy.
Power tries to pass to full mount but Kuzuri defends it.
Power working Kuzuri over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kuzuri gets back to full guard.
Kuzuri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power is looking to improve his position but Kuzuri isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuzuri wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
Power working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Waru Kuzuri 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. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Kuzuri there.
Power throws a push kick but Kuzuri slaps the foot to one side.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuzuri's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Power blocks the leg kick.
Kuzuri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuzuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuzuri punishes Power's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuzuri throws a head kick that misses.
Power throws a low kick, looking for Kuzuri's leg but Kuzuri calmly moves out of range.
Kuzuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Kuzuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzuri throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Kuzuri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuzuri.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuzuri.
Kuzuri checks a low kick from Power.
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuzuri blocks the body kick.
Kuzuri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuzuri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kuzuri misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzuri scores with a shot to the body.
Kuzuri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuzuri stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuzuri lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
Power tests Kuzuri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Kuzuri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuzuri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuzuri throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power with a nice cross.
Kuzuri misses with a kick to the body
and Power counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Power seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Power is keen to just control but Kuzuri is a slippery customer.
Power throwing shots but Kuzuri is blocking nicely.
Power scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power is looking to advance position but Kuzuri won't allow it.
Kuzuri is trying to get back to full guard.
Power is looking to take a break and control but Kuzuri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuzuri trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuzuri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Power showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Power 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Waru Kuzuri!
Waru Kuzuri is the new featherweight champion!
Waru Kuzuri very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop Dogg - Vato. The crowd seem to be enjoying al Din's choice of entrance music: قنب هندي. 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, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din misses the shot to the body.
al Din throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett 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.
al Din lands a head shot.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
al Din misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but al Din slips the punch.
al Din misses the jab.
Taj al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
A low kick from al Din is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett throws a leg kick but al Din checks it.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett checks a low kick from al Din.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
al Din swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Din - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din misses with a low kick.
al Din throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
al Din misses with a wild combination.
al Din throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by al Din. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of al Din.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
al Din misses with an uppercut.
Sackett tries to move into range but al Din moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Din finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
al Din fails to land with a series of punches.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. al Din saw that one coming.
al Din is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sackett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al Din swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
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.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
al Din falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind al Din 's knee.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
al Din tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
al Din lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din thumps Sackett with a low kick.
al Din throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj al Din dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
al Din throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and al Din only half commits.
al Din lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sackett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
al Din loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din scores with a nice right hand.
Sackett is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from al Din. Sackett shrugs it off though.
Oh Sackett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
al Din misses with a few strikes there.
Sackett seems to have got his legs back now.
al Din moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Taj al Din seems to be getting the better of the standup.
al Din cracks Sackett on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sackett falls backwards against the cage. al Din follows up with more strikes that drop Sackett to his knees. al Din keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sackett! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din is the new light heavyweight champion!
Taj al Din took some time post fight to say the following; '"When a defining moment comes along, you can do 1 of 2 things. Define the moment, or let the moment define you. Ladies & gents, give it up for Yance Sackett!" (raises the former champs hand in the air & the crowd goes wild) "You have the heart of a warrior mate. Respect. Lets burn one down."'.
Yance Sackett spoke after the fight, saying '"You are a true champion. If you counter TD me to death, well played. You are the Ken Shamrock to my Bas Rutten." (Taj bows his head with respect) "Ladies & gentleman, your champion!" (crowd goes wild) \\||||//'.
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