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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buakaw Singha (ranked 1758 p4p, 219 weight class) and Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 1856 p4p, 230 weight class). Singha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We will rock you. Hoppe has chosen Wind of Change as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Buakaw Singha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buakaw Singha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singha leaves Hoppe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hoppe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singha throws out the jab.
Hoppe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Singha lands a left hand.
Singha gets through Hoppe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoppe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Singha to keep the fight standing.
Hoppe tries to pull guard but Singha won't allow it.
Buakaw Singha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Hermann Hoppe.
Hoppe successfully pulls guard.
Hoppe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoppe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Singha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hoppe is tightening it up a little... Singha has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Singha reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Singha taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hoppe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hans Hermann Hoppe!
A less than humble Hans Hermann Hoppe misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Suluhu (ranked 2437 p4p, 121 weight class) and Dimitri Aristova (ranked 4158 p4p, 209 weight class). Dimitri Aristova 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Aristova!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suluhu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suluhu scores with a shot to the body.
Suluhu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Suluhu content to control rather than advance.
Suluhu winds up and cracks Aristova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suluhu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aristova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suluhu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suluhu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aristova is trying to get back to full guard.
Suluhu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aristova on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aristova is looking to improve his position.
Aristova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suluhu is working away from the top position though.
Aristova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suluhu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aristova wants to improve his position but Suluhu is controlling well.
Suluhu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suluhu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aristova is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu is looking to advance position but Aristova won't allow it.
Suluhu is controlling the pace.
Aristova wants to control but Suluhu is keeping busy.
Suluhu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu works his way into full mount!
Aristova wants to hold on but Suluhu pushes him away.
Suluhu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Aristova is trying desperately to improve position.
Suluhu controlling from the full mount.
Aristova sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Suluhu is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu is nestled in close to Aristova, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Suluhu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suluhu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suluhu stops Aristova from getting back to his feet.
Suluhu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Suluhu jabs Aristova to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Suluhu.
Aristova closes the distance and clinches up with Suluhu, looking for a takedown. Aristova pushes Suluhu against the cage but Suluhu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aristova with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suluhu to score with a decent uppercut.
Suluhu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suluhu looking to score a takedown here. Aristova is defending well but Suluhu drives through and ends up in Aristova's guard.
Suluhu wants to pass the guard but Aristova is keeping the position.
Aristova trying to control the position.
Suluhu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suluhu passes Aristova's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suluhu is working away from the top position though.
Suluhu lands with a punch from half guard.
Suluhu not doing much here.
Suluhu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Suluhu is looking to advance position but Aristova won't allow it.
Kassim Suluhu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aristova wants to improve his position but Suluhu is controlling well.
Suluhu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aristova can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suluhu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suluhu content to control rather than advance.
Suluhu trying to control from Aristova's half guard. Aristova has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Suluhu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suluhu trying to control but Aristova is working from the bottom.
Suluhu scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suluhu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aristova is keeping the position for now.
Suluhu with a nice head shot there.
Aristova is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suluhu defends well.
Suluhu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Suluhu.
Aristova tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suluhu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Aristova!
Aristova explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassim Suluhu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suluhu, as that shot connected.
Aristova misses with a takedown
and Suluhu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suluhu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suluhu.
Suluhu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aristova is not content to let Suluhu control the position.
Suluhu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aristova down.
Aristova is letting Suluhu control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aristova keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Aristova's face as Suluhu controls the position.
Aristova gets back to half guard.
Aristova is trying to control but can't.
Suluhu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suluhu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Suluhu.
Suluhu controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suluhu working the head and body with strikes.
Aristova is looking for a sweep. Suluhu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suluhu slips a nice elbow through Aristova's hands, connecting with Aristova's forehead.
Suluhu not doing much here.
Aristova is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu trying to mount his opponent but Aristova defends it.
Aristova manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suluhu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Suluhu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aristova looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Suluhu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suluhu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suluhu content to control rather than advance.
Suluhu stands up and beckons Aristova to join him on the feet.
Aristova takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aristova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Suluhu. Suluhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Kassim Suluhu is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suluhu throws a front kick that sends Aristova stumbling back into the cage.
Suluhu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suluhu showed some decent athleticism there.
Dimitri Aristova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suluhu trying to control from half guard but Aristova is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suluhu 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
Kassim Suluhu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Dimitri Aristova had this to say: 'Thank you for all the support. I will be back better than before.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Kay (ranked 2542 p4p, 129 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 1204 p4p, 58 weight class). Yang Xinhai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay misses with a takedown attempt
and Xinhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kay with a poor takedown
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kay gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay with the ground and pound but Xinhai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Xinhai wants to stand up but Kay is controlling him.
Xinhai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kay throws an elbow that misses. Xinhai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kay's guard. Nice move by Xinhai!
Xinhai stands up and waves to Kay to follow him.
Xinhai throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay takes one to the side of the head.
Yang Xinhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xinhai dips to his left and cracks Kay with an uppercut!
Brandon Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay tries to move into range but Xinhai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Xinhai has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kay is on him like a limpet, forcing Xinhai back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xinhai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kay shoots in and drives through. Xinhai sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xinhai! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay tries for a takedown but Xinhai circles away easily
and Xinhai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Xinhai lands with a good body shot.
Kay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xinhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xinhai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xinhai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kay somewhat.
Kay closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kay lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xinhai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xinhai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kay throwing strikes but missing.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Xinhai has wrist control.
Kay won't allow Xinhai to get back to his feet.
Kay with a nice head shot there.
Kay throws a big elbow that misses.
Kay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xinhai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kay.
Xinhai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xinhai manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Xinhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xinhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xinhai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Xinhai leaves Kay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yang Xinhai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xinhai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kay has his takedown stuffed
and Xinhai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Xinhai.
Kay throws a sloppy head kick
and Xinhai counters with a two punch combo.
Kay is rocked!
Xinhai drops Kay with a naaaaasty hook - Kay is in real trouble here! Xinhai dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Xinhai!
Yang Xinhai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 1827 p4p, 199 weight class) and Ghost Lightning (ranked 1340 p4p, 149 weight class). Brutus Leagatius has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ghost Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning misses with a body shot.
Leagatius misses the shot to the body.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightning.
Leagatius throws a lazy uppercut
and Lightning counters with a right hand to the body.
Leagatius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leagatius moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ghost Lightning has been cut.
Lightning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning misses with a double jab
and Leagatius counters with an inside leg kick.
Leagatius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lightning feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leagatiuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Leagatius misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Leagatius misses the target.
Lightning throws an off balance right hand
and Leagatius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Lightning does no damage.
Leagatius lands with a nice body kick.
Leagatius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brutus Leagatius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leagatius slips a jab and a cross from Lightning.
Lightning on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A cross from Leagatius lands.
Lightning is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lightning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lightning avoids the body shot from Leagatius.
Leagatius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lightning.
Despite the aggression on Lightning's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leagatius drops Lightning with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lightning looks back up at him and smiles so Leagatius waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Leagatius dances in with a quick combination. Lightning is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Leagatius snaps Lightning's head back. Lightning stumbles backwards against the cage. Leagatius steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Lightning's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Lightning just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brutus Leagatius!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sage Sabin (ranked 5065 p4p, 500 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 5011 p4p, 495 weight class). Sabin comes into the arena with Supersonic - Oasis blaring out of the sound system. Sage Sabin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sage Sabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabin throws a jab when Meyer was well out of range.
Meyer wants to counter with a clinch but Sabin pushes him away.
Sabin looks to throw a body kick
and Meyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meyer fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Sabin does no damage.
Sabin is looking to score with low kicks.
Sabin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Sabin does no damage.
Meyer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sabin throws a lazy body kick
and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Meyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sabin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Meyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Meyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Sabin misses
and Meyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Meyer. That snapped Sabin's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin throws a leg kick that misses.
Meyer misses with the combination.
Sabin is looking for a counter combo.
Meyer tries to clinch there but Sabin circles away.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Sabin keeps it at a distance.
Sabin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Meyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Sabin, which made it look bad.
Sage Sabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Meyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meyer throws a series of punches but Sabin moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabin misses with a wild body shot.
Meyer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Meyer. Those never looked like landing.
Meyer fails with the takedown
and Sabin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sabin misses with a series of wild punches.
Sabin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Meyer.
A little feinted left hand from Sabin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sabin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sabin throws a series of punches but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer feints the counter takedown.
Meyer feints a jab promting Sabin to slip. Meyer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sabin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sabin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sabin looks to throw the jab but Meyer is out of range.
Sabin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sabin lands a two punch combo.
Sabin ducks right into an uppercut from Meyer.
Sabin delivers a nice body kick.
Meyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sage Sabin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Meyer.
Sabin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meyer tries to clinch but Sabin moves out of range.
Sabin circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Meyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick and Sabin moves out of range easily.
Sabin misses with a double jab
and Meyer counters with a two punch combo.
Sabin throws a lazy body kick
and Meyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sabin sprawls well. Sabin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Meyer scores with the left hand. Sabin knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Sabin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meyer moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Meyer dominated that round.
That's time! Sabin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sabin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Meyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sabin lands a head shot.
Sabin looks to land a body kick but Meyer moved away.
Meyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sabin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sabin leaves Meyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A low kick from Sabin misses
and Meyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Meyer avoids the head kick by Sabin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer tries to bum rush Sabin with a series of wild strikes but Sabin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooh!!! Meyer has knocked Sabin down with a huge combo! Meyer steps away and waves a wobbly Sabin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer goes for a double leg but Sabin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sabin continues to drive forward.
Sage Sabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Meyer.
Meyer wants to clinch up but Sabin keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Sage Sabin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer drops Sabin with a beautiful combination! Sabin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Meyer is looking for the KO!
Sabin is rocked!
Sabin throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
Oh Sabin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sabin seems to have got his legs back now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sabin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Meyer.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Sabin has him pressed against the cage.
Sabin breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sabin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sabin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sabin looks for the body kick but Meyer saw that one coming.
Sabin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meyer wants to counter the offense by Sabin and move into the clinch position.
Sabin throws the kick towards the body but Meyer avoids it.
Sage Sabin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabin. Meyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabin.
Meyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sabin counters with a left to the body.
Sabin misses with a double jab
and Meyer counters with a hugh head kick that removes Sabin from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oscar Meyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Rayne (ranked 2667 p4p, 285 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 3080 p4p, 330 weight class). Rayne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunderstruck. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Rayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Rayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Rayne misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Rayne counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
Woods has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Rayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Rayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rayne cracks Woods with a big right hand and Woods goes down!
Woods is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayne stands and throws Woods's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rayne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woods, who protects the arm well.
Woods prevents Rayne from improving position.
Rayne has an Americana. Woods didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rayne is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rayne hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eddie Rayne!
Eddie Rayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack MaHogOff (ranked 4556 p4p, 497 weight class) and Jacare Gracie (ranked 21955 p4p, 679 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack MaHogOff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as MaHogOff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MaHogOff.
MaHogOff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MaHogOff is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
MaHogOff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but MaHogOff is proving a slippery customer.
MaHogOff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
MaHogOff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
MaHogOff postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
MaHogOff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but MaHogOff defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing MaHogOff any problems.
MaHogOff is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MaHogOff postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
MaHogOff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaHogOff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MaHogOff scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MaHogOff defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
MaHogOff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie working for a triangle but MaHogOff defends it easily.
MaHogOff is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
MaHogOff postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
MaHogOff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because MaHogOff has passed into half guard!
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but MaHogOff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but MaHogOff has control of the leg.
MaHogOff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
MaHogOff misses with a head shot. Gracie uses the momentum to regain guard.
MaHogOff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
MaHogOff content to strike from guard, landing some decent 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!
MaHogOff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MaHogOff distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie is rocked!
MaHogOff working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can MaHogOff finish him?
MaHogOff preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but MaHogOff is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MaHogOff defends well.
Gracie controls MaHogOff momentarily but MaHogOff frees himself.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MaHogOff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie working for a triangle but MaHogOff defends it easily.
MaHogOff postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
MaHogOff throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
MaHogOff with a nice head shot there.
MaHogOff scoring with some ground and pound.
MaHogOff throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in MaHogOff's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
MaHogOff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
MaHogOff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
MaHogOff looking for a sweep. Not yet MaHogOff, not yet.
MaHogOff is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
MaHogOff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack MaHogOff dominated that round.
That's time! MaHogOff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MaHogOff tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MaHogOff to the ground. MaHogOff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
MaHogOff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
MaHogOff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and MaHogOff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
MaHogOff working the head and body with strikes.
MaHogOff in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
MaHogOff creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gracie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
MaHogOff in side control, throwing shots but Gracie defends.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MaHogOff working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
MaHogOff working Gracie over with strikes.
MaHogOff looks to land a strike but Gracie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaHogOff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
MaHogOff works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
MaHogOff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MaHogOff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MaHogOff scoring with some ground and pound.
MaHogOff landing with the ground and pound.
MaHogOff connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. MaHogOff gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
MaHogOff throws a big elbow that misses.
MaHogOff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MaHogOff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MaHogOff defends it easily.
MaHogOff throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MaHogOff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MaHogOff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
MaHogOff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
MaHogOff throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MaHogOff landing with the ground and pound.
MaHogOff throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jack MaHogOff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MaHogOff working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
MaHogOff keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
MaHogOff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie wants to control from the top but MaHogOff keeps moving.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie trying to control the action but MaHogOff is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MaHogOff dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie wants to control but MaHogOff is keeping him busy.
MaHogOff looking for a sweep but Gracie has passed into full mount! Oh no!
MaHogOff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but MaHogOff frees his head quite easily.
Gracie prevents MaHogOff from getting the reversal.
Gracie wants to take MaHogOff's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack MaHogOff dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie shoots and misses
and MaHogOff counters by clinching up.
MaHogOff turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and MaHogOff manages to end up in side control.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on MaHogOff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie has hold of MaHogOff's hands but MaHogOff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
MaHogOff blocks the strikes from Gracie.
MaHogOff slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
MaHogOff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! MaHogOff is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacare Gracie!
Jacare Gracie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Werner Jung (ranked 8931 p4p, 647 weight class) and Boss Level (ranked 21736 p4p, 704 weight class). Werner Jung had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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234 lbs
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247 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boss Level!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Level tries to keep at a distance but Jung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Level wants to stall.
Level misses with a knee to the head.
Level can't break the clinch.
Level stalling in the clinch but Jung improves position.
A short right from Jung on the inside.
Level tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jung avoids it.
Jung digs a right hand into Level's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Level's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Jung.
Level trying to stall but Jung improves his position.
Jung scores with a shot to the side of Level's head.
Jung breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Jung there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jung has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heritage Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Level takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Boss Level has been cut.
Jung sizes up Level with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jung 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 Level has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Level and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jung clinches up with Level and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jung struggles to land a body shot inside as Level controls his hands.
Jung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Level up against the cage.
Jung tries to throw a body punch but Level avoids it by throwing Jung back against the cage.
Jung misses with some punches.
Jung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Level has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jung misses with a body shot
and Level counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jung slips under a jab.
Jung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jung.
Jung throws a hook but Level avoids it easily.
It seemed like Level was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jung half committed to a counter leg kick.
Werner Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Level tries to keep at a distance but Jung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Level or not.
Jung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Jung - that landed with a thud.
Level looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Jung scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung tries to work over Level's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Jung.
Level is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jung.
Jung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Jung on the inside.
Jung digs a right hand into Level's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Level's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jung.
Jung digs a right hand underneath Level's ribcage. Level let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Level is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Jung.
Jung lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jung.
Level is still on wobbly legs! Can Jung finish him?
Jung pushes Level against the cage. Jung is working some dirty boxing. Jung pushes off with a quick right hook! Level goes down! Level tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jung moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Werner Jung!
An out of breath Werner Jung 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 652 p4p, 68 weight class) and Quinton Randleman (ranked 1145 p4p, 125 weight class). Mark Kerr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
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228 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr tries to clinch but Randleman is having none of it.
Kerr moves into the clinch successfully.
Randleman breaks from the clinch.
Randleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kerr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerr lands with a straight right. Randleman didn't see that one coming.
Randleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Randleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Kerr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerr being controlled here, momentarily.
Kerr trying to keep a closed guard but Randleman is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr wants to sweep but no luck.
Randleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kerr is working hard here to advance position.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Kerr keeps moving.
Kerr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Randleman won't allow Kerr to sweep him here.
Kerr being controlled here, momentarily.
Kerr is trying to control the position but Randleman postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randleman won't allow Kerr to sweep him here.
Kerr has his hands on Randleman's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kerr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Quinton Randleman has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerr.
Randleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Kerr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kerr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kerr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Randleman defends it nicely.
It seemed like Randleman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kerr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randleman.
Randleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mark Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randleman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Randleman drives through with a takedown into Kerr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randleman throwing strikes from guard but Kerr blocks nicely.
Kerr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randleman is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Randleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kerr's head.
Kerr looking to control.
Randleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Kerr keeps moving.
Kerr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randleman is one step ahead there.
Randleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kerr working a defensive guard here.
Randleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kerr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kerr pulls Randleman in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kerr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Randleman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr scores with a shot to the body.
Randleman forces Kerr back against the cage and clinches.
Kerr lands with a light punch inside.
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 Mark Kerr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quinton Randleman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Randleman throws a hook to the side of Kerr's head but Kerr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randleman.
Kerr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kerr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerr lands with an uppercut that bounces Randleman off the cage and back into range.
Randleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randleman darts in looking for a takedown but Kerr gets double underhooks and turns Randleman into the cage.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerr.
Kerr tries to clinch there but Randleman circles away.
Randleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kerr sprawls well initially but Randleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kerr is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Total Impact MMA/KT, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Randleman trying to control the action but Kerr is working from the bottom.
Randleman prevents Kerr from improving his position.
Randleman is pressing down on Kerr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kerr is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman is thwarting Kerr's attempts to control the position.
Kerr is not content to let Randleman control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman not doing much here.
Kerr is looking for a sweep. Randleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Randleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kerr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randleman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Randleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randleman preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kerr is on top in guard.
Kerr is stalling in the full guard.
Kerr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Randleman is on top in guard.
Randleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Kerr keeps moving.
Randleman postures up and lands a big shot to Kerr's brow.
Kerr wants to sweep here but Randleman controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman trying to control but Kerr is working from the bottom.
Randleman cracks Kerr with a solid left hand.
Kerr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinton Randleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Randleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kerr keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
Kerr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Randleman trying to control but Kerr is working from the bottom.
Randleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kerr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kerr pulls Randleman in to control the position.
Kerr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Randleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kerr wants to sweep here but Randleman controlling him for the moment.
Randleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerr looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinton Randleman's cut.
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!
Kerr with a hook.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Randleman feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Randleman.
Kerr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Randleman throws a hook but Kerr blocks it.
Kerr with a nice cross.
Kerr misses with a hook.
Kerr looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
Kerr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kerr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerr as he avoids it easily.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Kerr.
Mark Kerr is winning the standup battle so far.
Randleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kerr as he connects with a hook.
Kerr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Randleman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randleman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Randleman.
Still in the clinch, Kerr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Randleman blocking some punches.
Randleman is trying to drag Kerr to the mat but Kerr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kerr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randleman presses Kerr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mark Kerr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman.
Kerr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kerr fails to land.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Randleman or not.
Randleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerr has a couple of punches blocked by Randleman.
Kerr can't find room to land a body shot as Randleman controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Randleman has had enough of the clinch but Kerr keeps him there for the moment.
Randleman tries to throw a body punch but Kerr avoids it by throwing Randleman back against the cage.
Kerr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Kerr lands a body shot.
Randleman prevents a body shot from Kerr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randleman.
Randleman misses with the head strike.
Kerr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Randlemans head.
Kerr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerr lands a shot to the body.
Kerr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kerr lands a left hand.
Kerr digs a right hand underneath Randleman's ribcage. Randleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Randleman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman tumbles to the floor! Kerr threw a big shot that dropped him and now Kerr is on top looking to finish! Randleman has guard but can he survive?!
Randleman is rocked!
Randleman is trying to keep Kerr in close.
Randleman is still in real trouble! Can Kerr finish him?
Kerr chips away with some ground and pound.
Randleman keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Randleman seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kerr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kerr trying to control but Randleman is working from the bottom.
Randleman is trying to control the position but Kerr postures up.
Randleman being controlled here, momentarily.
Kerr lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randleman can do to turn this around?
Randleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Randleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerr is in close to Randleman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Randleman trying to strike off his back.
Kerr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kerr arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Randleman's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
In his post fight interview, Mark Kerr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Quinton Randleman had this to say: 'Really? i dident loose. everybody knows that. the judges got paid.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 307 p4p, 39 weight class) and Do Ho Joy (ranked 1042 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Urani's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Ho Joy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urani blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Urani.
Ho Joy is looking to land body kicks.
Urani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick by Urani misses
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a combination
and Urani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Urani looks to land a body kick but Ho Joy moved away.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ephram Urani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Joy misses with a kick to the body.
Urani looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ho Joy misses.
Urani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho Joy's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Urani.
Ho Joy blocks a jab.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Urani throws a body kick.
Ho Joy tries to land a front kick but Urani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Joy slips under a jab from Urani.
Ho Joy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Urani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Urani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Ho Joy misses
and Urani counters with a nice uppercut.
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Urani misses with a jab to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani lands a lovely overhand right.
Ho Joy is rocked!
Urani misses with a hook
and Ho Joy counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani scores with a body shot.
Ho Joy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ho Joy avoids the head kick by Urani.
Despite the aggression on Ho Joy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good leg kick by Urani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ho Joy lands a jab to Urani's midsection.
Urani sizes up Ho Joy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Urani fails to land with a series of punches.
Urani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
A clash of legs there as Urani blocks the low kick.
Urani misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho Joy! But no joy.
Ho Joy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Urani.
Urani connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ho Joy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urani throws out the jab.
Ho Joy wants to land a leg kick but Urani is out of range.
Ho Joy scores with a body shot.
Urani is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho Joy scores with a spinning back kick!
Ho Joy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy works Urani's body with a nice hook.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urani is looking for a counter combo.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Ho Joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Urani - that will leave a mark!
Urani tried to score with a low kick but Ho Joy checks it.
Urani misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Urani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urani connects with a single shot there.
Urani misses with a body shot.
And Ho Joy responds with a good body kick, but Urani manages to step out the way in time.
Good work by Urani as he checks the leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy lands a body shot.
Urani scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy digs a good body shot into Urani's ribs.
Ho Joy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ephram Urani dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ho Joy misses with a body shot.
Urani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Urani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Joy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urani throws a big shot that misses.
Urani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho Joy can do to turn this around?
Urani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urani swings for the body but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch
and Urani moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Urani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urani throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Urani.
Ho Joy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Urani rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Joy slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Urani if he has to take too many more of those.
Ho Joy misses with a body kick.
Urani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
Urani slips a jab and a cross from Ho Joy.
Urani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Urani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Joy misses the target.
Ho Joy lands with a shot to the body.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a straight right.
Ho Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urani.
It seemed like Ho Joy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho Joy takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy misses with a wild combination.
Ho Joy connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urani misses the jab.
Ho Joy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Urani moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Urani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy thinks about the counter body kick.
Ho Joy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Urani.
Ho Joy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ephram Urani is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urani can pounce on him.
Ho Joy swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho Joy just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Urani backing away here, and Ho Joy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ho Joy connects with a looping right hand.
Urani throws a head kick that misses.
Urani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Urani tried to score with a low kick but Ho Joy checks it.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Urani strikes.
A head kick misses from Urani.
Urani avoids the body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick. Urani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy looks to throw the jab but Urani is out of range.
It looked like Urani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Joy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urani was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Joy.
Urani looks to land a body kick but Ho Joy moved away.
Ho Joy throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urani throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Joy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
A quick step to the side and Urani tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy lands a nice hook to Urani's body. Urani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Urani lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Urani. Beautiful body shot.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Ho Joy misses.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Urani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ephram Urani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urani.
A little jabbing left from Ho Joy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Joy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urani.
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Urani fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho Joy just manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Joy slips under a jab.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Ho Joy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a combination that misses
and Urani counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Ho Joy.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ho Joy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Urani misses.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Urani strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Urani crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ho Joy - the referee stops the clock and Urani gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ho Joy. Urani manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Urani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Urani.
Urani walks into a jab.
Urani lands with a good body shot.
Urani works the jab nicely.
Urani throws a low kick but Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Urani connects with a jab.
Ho Joy connects with a body shot.
Urani moves away from the strike by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urani is out of range.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Urani.
Urani throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ho Joy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Urani thumps Ho Joy with a low kick.
Urani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ho Joy misses with a looping left.
Urani is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Joy.
Urani avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani connects with a leg kick. Ho Joy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Urani is predictable there
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani scores with a shot to the body.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Urani scores with a kick to the body.
Urani moves out of range of the body kick.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urani counters with a solid body kick.
Urani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urani.
Urani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Urani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Joy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urani tries a head kick but it misses.
Urani looks to land a body kick but Ho Joy moved away.
Urani lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Joy's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urani lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ho Joy takes a step back to recover.
Urani avoids the body shot from Ho Joy.
Urani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Urani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Urani missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urani tries to counter by clinching up but Ho Joy breaks away and moves out of range.
Ho Joy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ephram Urani clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Urani slips a straight right by Ho Joy.
Urani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Urani.
Ho Joy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ho Joy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ho Joy motions for Urani to come forward. Ho Joy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urani connects with a high kick.
A low kick from Ho Joy is predictable there
and Urani counters by moving into the clinch.
Ho Joy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urani throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ho Joy!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urani.
Ho Joy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urani is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Joy.
Urani misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy cracks a nice hook into Urani's ribs.
Ho Joy avoids the head kick by Urani.
Ho Joy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Urani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho Joy counters with a three punch combo that has Urani backing up. Urani nods at Ho Joy to acknowledge the strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Urani scores with a decent looking hook.
Urani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho Joy on the side of the head.
Ho Joy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urani throws a leg kick
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
Urani lands with an uppercut that bounces Ho Joy off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani misses with a looping right.
Urani throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urani scores with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy slips a straight right by Urani.
Ho Joy feints a counter leg kick.
Urani throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Urani misses.
Ho Joy defending well as Urani loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho Joy misses with a wild combination.
Urani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani misses with a low kick as Ho Joy jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Urani scores with a leg kick.
Urani scores with a nice body kick.
Urani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy throws an overhand right that lands on Urani's shoulder, as Urani tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Urani.
Ho Joy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Urani is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho Joy.
Urani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Urani misses.
Urani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Urani misses.
Urani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ho Joy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Urani.
Ho Joy cracks Urani with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Ho Joy.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
Urani connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Urani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Urani throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani slips under a jab.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot.
Ho Joy scores with a nice head shot.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Urani throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Urani lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Joy seems unphased.
Nice shot by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy looks to land a left hand but Urani moved out of range nicely.
Urani misses with a looping left.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy jabs at Urani's body.
A clash of legs there as Ho Joy blocks the low kick.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Urani.
Ho Joy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Urani connects with a high kick.
Ho Joy is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Ho Joy misses with an uppercut. Urani saw that one coming.
Urani throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ho Joy seems to have recovered his senses.
Urani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urani takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Do Ho Joy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urani.
Urani throws a low kick but Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Urani lands a head shot.
Ho Joy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Joy connects with the punch.
Urani lands with a shot to the body.
Ho Joy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ho Joy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Urani misses
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Joy connects with an inside leg kick.
Ho Joy scores with a push kick.
Urani looks to land a combination. Ho Joy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Urani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Joy can pounce on him.
Ho Joy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head.
Ho Joy swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani takes a kick to the side of the head.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick. Urani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Urani lands with a nice body kick.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the body
and Urani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A nice leg kick lands there from Urani.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urani, right into the meat.
Urani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Urani jabs at Ho Joy's body.
Urani throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Joy looks to land a body kick but Urani moved away.
Urani feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Urani looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
Urani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ho Joy to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho Joy misses with a wild body shot.
Urani is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Urani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Joy. That did some damage!
Urani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Urani comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Urani moves away from the strike by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urani throws out the jab.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urani counters with a head kick. That will keep Ho Joy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ephram Urani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ho Joy lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ephram Urani.
Well Urani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ephram Urani!
Ephram Urani retains his featherweight title!
Ephram Urani 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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