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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Armstrong (ranked 3025 p4p, 341 weight class) and Buakaw Banchamek (ranked 3757 p4p, 398 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buakaw Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek checks a low kick from Armstrong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a two punch combination.
Banchamek steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Armstrong.
Banchamek misses with a double jab.
Armstrong lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Buakaw Banchamek has been cut.
Banchamek dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Banchamek throws the left hand but Armstrong avoids the punch easily.
Banchamek takes the fight into the clinch.
Armstrong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banchamek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banchamek walks away with a smile on his face. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banchamek crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Henry Armstrong has been cut.
A short uppercut from Banchamek.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banchamek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Banchamek crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banchamek lands an uppercut.
Banchamek tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Armstrong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banchamek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
Banchamek lands with a left to the head.
Banchamek lands a body punch.
A short right from Banchamek.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Banchamek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Banchamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Banchamek.
Armstrong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armstrong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Banchamek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Banchamek lands a nice uppercut.
Banchamek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Banchamek.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banchamek.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banchamek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Banchamek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Banchamek.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banchamek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Banchamek misses with a knee strike.
Banchamek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Armstrong is trying to pull guard but Banchamek has him pressed against the cage.
Armstrong jumps guard.
Banchamek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek moves into the clinch.
Banchamek lands a left hand.
Armstrong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Banchamek to keep the fight standing.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banchamek scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Banchamek lands a shoulder strike.
Banchamek lands with a left to the head.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banchamek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banchamek walks away with a smile on his face. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Banchamek instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Banchamek.
A nice left hand lands by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Armstrong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Banchamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Banchamek lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Banchamek on the inside.
Banchamek is leaning against Armstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banchamek.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Banchamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Banchamek connects with a knee to the head.
Armstrong is rocked!
Banchamek tries to work over Armstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banchamek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banchamek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banchamek lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banchamek.
Banchamek works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Henry Armstrong's cut is getting worse.
Banchamek scores with a hook to the body.
Banchamek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banchamek lands a left hand.
Banchamek lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banchamek.
Good body shot from Banchamek.
Banchamek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Armstrong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buakaw Banchamek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banchamek has managed to clinch.
Armstrong seems to have got his legs back now.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
Banchamek connects with a knee to the head.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but Armstrong blocks with his arms.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Banchamek won't allow it.
Banchamek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banchamek scores a nice knee to the body.
Banchamek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banchamek.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Banchamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Armstrong drops back down to his feet.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but Banchamek won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banchamek landing knees to the body.
Banchamek lands a left hand.
Banchamek lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banchamek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Banchamek.
Banchamek connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Armstrong! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Banchamek is unloading with more strikes now! Armstrong drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buakaw Banchamek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 3119 p4p, 380 weight class) and Alcibiades Cleinias (ranked 2868 p4p, 355 weight class). Sergei Martynov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alcibiades Cleinias's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alcibiades Cleinias!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleinias misses with a double jab.
Cleinias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martynov counters with a nice uppercut.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleinias throws a poor cross that misses
and Martynov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.
Cleinias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martynov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martynov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martynov scores with a jab. Cleinias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cleinias misses with a straight left.
Cleinias misses with an uppercut. Martynov saw that one coming.
Cleinias misses with a hook to the body
and Martynov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cleinias misses with a wild combination.
Cleinias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cleinias looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martynov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cleinias connects with a nice looking jab.
Martynov cracks Cleinias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martynov moves into range and clinches up with Cleinias.
Martynov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cleinias is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martynov lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov is pushing Cleinias up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martynov is leaning against Cleinias and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martynov lands with a left to the head.
Martynov digs a right hand underneath Cleinias's ribcage. Cleinias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martynov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martynov lands with a right to the head.
Martynov pushes Cleinias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martynov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Martynov.
Cleinias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martynov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martynov lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martynov scores with a shot to the side of Cleinias's head.
Martynov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleinias is rocked!
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Martynov finish him?
A short uppercut from Martynov.
Martynov lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cleinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.
Martynov lands with a short shot to the head.
Martynov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martynov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martynov drops Cleinias onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cleinias is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Martynov.
Martynov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martynov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martynov lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Martynov.
Martynov pushes Cleinias against the cage. Martynov is working some dirty boxing. Martynov pushes off with a quick right hook! Cleinias goes down! Cleinias tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Martynov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Martynov!
Sergei Martynov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Welter Weight (ranked 942 p4p, 117 weight class) and Tyrell Williams (ranked 1882 p4p, 213 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Welter Weight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrell Williams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams punishes Weight's body with a nice straight punch.
Weight misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams throws the left hand but Weight avoids the punch easily.
Weight catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Weight works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Weight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Tyrell Williams has been cut.
Weight jabs at Williams's body.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Weight is just out of range.
Weight wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Weight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Weight ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Weight throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Weight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weight misses with a hook
and Weight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Weight.
Weight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Weight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weight blocking some punches.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
I was talking to Weight's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weight.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Weight.
Williams tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Weight.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Weight controls the action.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams working aggressively here.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Weight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Weight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Weight.
Weight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weight.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Weight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Weight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weight.
Williams is rocked!
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Weight keeps him there for the moment.
Weight lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Weight.
Weight lands a body punch.
A short right from Weight on the inside.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Weight finish him?
Weight lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Williams to his knees! Weight keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Welter Weight!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Welter Weight made sure he mentioned The Juice Haven, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 1152 p4p, 183 weight class) and Sodomy Hussein (ranked 3642 p4p, 452 weight class). Dimitri Buriak 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sodomy Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buriak throws a one two combo.
It looks like Sodomy Hussein has been cut.
Buriak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Buriak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buriak thuds his right hand into Hussein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein swings for the body but Buriak moves out of range.
Hussein 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.
Buriak misses with a looping left.
Hussein doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hussein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buriak momentarily.
Hussein lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hussein finds it's way through Buriak's defenses.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Buriak moved out of range nicely.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein throws out a counter right but Buriak avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Buriak.
Hussein slips under a jab.
Hussein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak jabs at Hussein's body.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Buriak misses with a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buriak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Buriak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Buriak is looking to clinch.
Hussein misses with a series of wild punches.
Buriak is looking to score with low kicks.
Hussein throws a counter combo.
Buriak missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buriak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buriak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak wants to clinch but Hussein slips to the side
and Hussein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buriak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buriak scores with a body shot.
Buriak misses the shot to the body.
Hussein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Hussein does no damage.
Buriak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hussein is able to avoid easily.
We've been told by Buriak's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Buriak throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein staying out of range there.
Buriak misses with a body shot
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Buriak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hussein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buriak takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Buriak.
Hussein throws out a counter right but Buriak avoids it with no problem.
Buriak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein throws out a powerful jab.
Buriak throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
Buriak slips a jab and a cross from Hussein.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Buriak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buriak throws a body punch but Hussein moves out of range.
A nice side step and Hussein releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hussein throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Buriak scores with a body shot.
Buriak digs a good body shot into Hussein's ribs.
Buriak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussein scores with a hook to the body. Buriak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Hussein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Hussein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Buriak's head back.
Buriak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buriak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buriak takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Hussein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buriak. Buriak obviously looking to wear him down.
Buriak lands a body shot.
Buriak missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sodomy Hussein's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hussein misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Buriak misses its intended target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hussein might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Buriak has got the better of the exchanges.
Hussein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buriak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hussein cracks Buriak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buriak.
A shot to the liver by Buriak. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Buriak moves away and avoids it.
Buriak misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hussein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buriak.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussein throws out the jab.
Buriak walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Buriak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hussein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hussein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak jabs Hussein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hussein swings for the body but Buriak moves out of range.
Buriak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buriak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dimitri Buriak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Buriak's head back.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Buriak misses with a looping right.
Hussein misses with a lunging right hand
and Buriak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buriak lands a really nice looking cross but Hussein seems unphased.
Hussein throws a lazy uppercut
and Buriak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buriak scores with a decent looking hook.
That has opened up Sodomy Hussein's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buriak on the side of the head.
Buriak throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buriak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buriak loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Buriak misses with an uppercut.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak is looking to wear down Hussein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buriak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donk. Hussein catches Buriak right on the button with a cross.
Buriak loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein lands an overhand right.
Buriak cracks Hussein with a good jab.
Buriak throws an off balance right hand
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Buriak throws a right hand that misses
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Buriak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buriak.
Hussein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
enabling Buriak to counter with a crisp jab.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Buriak throws a combination that misses
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Buriak lands with a hook. Hussein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Buriak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buriak lands a right hook to the body.
Buriak walks into a left hand.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Hussein there.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buriak misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buriak. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buriak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hussein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buriak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hussein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buriak.
Hussein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussein swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Buriak.
Hussein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buriak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Dimitri Buriak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sodomy Hussein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buriak.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buriak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooh!!! Buriak has knocked Hussein down with a huge combo! Buriak steps away and waves a wobbly Hussein back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buriak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Buriak misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak blocks a jab.
Buriak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussein throws an off balance right hand
and Buriak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buriak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buriak moves away.
Buriak misses with a lunging right hand
and Hussein counters with a left and a right that stings Buriak.
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.
Buriak has Hussein up against the cage in a clinch.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buriak misses with the head strike.
Hussein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Buriak misses
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a nice hook to Buriak's body. Buriak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buriak cracks Hussein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buriak swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Buriak misses
and Hussein counters with a three punch combo that has Buriak backing up. Buriak nods at Hussein to acknowledge the strikes.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Buriak.
Buriak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussein can do to turn this around?
Buriak looks to throw the jab but Hussein is out of range.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buriak.
A countering left hand to the body from Hussein misses.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussein! But no joy.
Buriak looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Buriak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buriak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buriak, as that shot connected.
Buriak ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Buriak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donk. Buriak catches Hussein right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Sodomy Hussein's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hussein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buriak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Buriak misses.
Buriak scores with the left hand. Hussein knows he should have avoided that one.
Buriak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buriak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Buriak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Buriak's head back.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Buriak avoids them all with ease.
Hussein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buriak's hands.
Sodomy Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buriak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buriak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussein fails to land with a series of punches.
Buriak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buriak.
Hussein lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buriak misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Hussein.
A punch combination from Buriak misses.
Hussein cracks a nice hook into Buriak's ribs.
Buriak gets a clinch.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussein.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimitri Buriak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Buriak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buriak 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Buriak!
Dimitri Buriak bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noddy Holder (ranked 2014 p4p, 100 weight class) and Bidon Van Roosmalen (ranked 3798 p4p, 178 weight class). Holder's entrance music is The loudest voice in Tycoon.. A fine choice. Noddy Holder could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bidon Van Roosmalen's chin.
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Great elbows
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noddy Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bidon Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Holder moves out of range easily.
Van Roosmalen throws a head kick that misses.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
Holder takes the fight into the clinch.
Holder taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder drives through and clinches with Van Roosmalen against the cage.
Van Roosmalen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that Holder has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roosmalen's brow.
Holder lands an elbow inside.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Holder prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Van Roosmalen misses
and Holder moves into the clinch.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Van Roosmalen lands a shoulder strike.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder lands an elbow just above Van Roosmalen 's eye.
Van Roosmalen blocks the elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder closes the distance and pushes Van Roosmalen back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Holder has him pinned against the cage.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holder tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Holder avoids the head kick by Van Roosmalen.
Holder rushes Van Roosmalen and presses him up against the cage.
Holder prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Roosmalen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Holder rushes Van Roosmalen and presses him up against the cage.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
Van Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Roosmalen blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Holder is controlling him.
Holder prevents Van Roosmalen from breaking the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free but Holder has control.
Van Roosmalen takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Holder has him pinned against the cage.
Van Roosmalen avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Roosmalen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holder tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Van Roosmalen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Roosmalen throws a leg kick
and Holder moves into the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break the clinch but Holder is controlling him.
Van Roosmalen avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
Van Roosmalen blocks the elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Roosmalen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noddy Holder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holder blocks a head kick by Van Roosmalen.
Holder forces Van Roosmalen back against the cage and clinches.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Roosmalen is trying to force a seperation but Holder has the dominant position.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Roosmalen can do to turn this around?
Van Roosmalen tries to circle away but Holder has him pinned against the cage.
Holder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roosmalen's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roosmalen is trying to break free.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is looking to break free of the clinch but Holder has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Van Roosmalen is trying to force a seperation but Holder has the dominant position.
Van Roosmalen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holder is keeping busy.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Holder won't allow it.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder tries to throw a body punch but Van Roosmalen avoids it by throwing Holder back against the cage.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Roosmalen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holder tries a body shot but Van Roosmalen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder has Van Roosmalen pressed against the cage, preventing Van Roosmalen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Roosmalen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Roosmalen looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Roosmalen's efforts to push away.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Van Roosmalen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Roosmalen tries to break the clinch but Holder is controlling the position.
Van Roosmalen is trying to force a seperation but Holder has the dominant position.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
Van Roosmalen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Roosmalen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holder instigates a clinch.
Van Roosmalen tries to stall but Holder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Roosmalen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Roosmalen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder is looking to clinch.
Holder fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Roosmalen avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Roosmalen scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Roosmalen's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Van Roosmalen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch.
Van Roosmalen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Holder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
Bidon Van Roosmalen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holder pushes Van Roosmalen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noddy Holder dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Roosmalen swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
Van Roosmalen throws a shot from downtown. Holder moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Van Roosmalen.
Holder avoids the head kick by Van Roosmalen.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
Holder tries to clinch up but Van Roosmalen circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder looks to clinch
and Van Roosmalen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holder is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Roosmalen.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holder doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Roosmalen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen misses with a head kick.
Van Roosmalen throws a push kick but Holder slaps the foot to one side.
Holder moves to clinch but Van Roosmalen breaks away
and Van Roosmalen counters with a big head kick but Holder shrugs it off.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roosmalen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holder blocks a head kick by Van Roosmalen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holder moves in looking to clinch but Van Roosmalen pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Roosmalen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noddy Holder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Holder.
Holder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Roosmalen is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen is rocked!
It looks like Bidon Van Roosmalen has been cut.
Van Roosmalen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder wants to clinch up but Van Roosmalen keeps it at a distance.
Van Roosmalen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Roosmalen manages to circle out of the way.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Roosmalen counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roosmalen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roosmalen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holder tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Roosmalen manages to circle out of the way.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Roosmalen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holder clinches up with Van Roosmalen and pushes him back against the cage.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
Noddy Holder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Roosmalen breaks the clinch.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Roosmalen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Roosmalen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder tries to clinch but Van Roosmalen moves out of range.
Holder wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Roosmalen tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Roosmalen.
Holder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen takes a swing at Holder's ribcage but misses.
Van Roosmalen throws a sloppy head kick and Holder moves out of range easily.
Bidon Van Roosmalen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Roosmalen, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Roosmalen can't break the clinch.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Roosmalen wants to get back to striking at distance but Holder won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bidon Van Roosmalen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noddy Holder!
Noddy Holder took some time post fight to say the following; 'It's CHRISTMAS!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Horror (ranked 961 p4p, 118 weight class) and Adel Sadeq (ranked 1562 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Horror!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adel Sadeq!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horror drives through and clinches with Sadeq against the cage.
Horror has clasped his hands together around Sadeq's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Horror gets to mount! Sadeq was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sadeq regains half guard.
Horror is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Horror throwing shots but Sadeq is blocking nicely.
Horror working the head and body with strikes.
Horror looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sadeq keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Horror is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horror keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sadeq is trying to stand back up but Horror is controlling him
Sadeq wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sadeq is trying to maintain the position but Horror is very close to passing his half guard.
Horror not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sadeq on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Horror is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Sadeq to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Horror wants to control from the top but Sadeq keeps moving.
Horror throws a strike but Sadeq rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sadeq distracts Horror with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Horror 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.
Horror is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sadeq is aware though and is defending well.
Sadeq chips away with some ground and pound.
Horror working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sadeq doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sadeq manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sadeq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sadeq postures up.
Horror wants to sweep here but Sadeq controlling him for the moment.
Sadeq is working Horror over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sadeq chips away with some ground and pound.
Sadeq is pushing down on Horror's leg trying to pass to half guard. Horror is fighting to maintain full guard but Sadeq has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horror tries to get to full guard but Sadeq has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sadeq lands a nice short elbow.
Horror has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sadeq is working away from the top position though.
Horror is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sadeq jumps into side control!
Horror tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Sadeq's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sadeq looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sadeq cracks Horror with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Horror regains half guard.
Horror looking for submissions off his back.
Sadeq prevents Horror from improving his position.
Sadeq lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sadeq looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Horror with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadeq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Horror is pressing down on Sadeq's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sadeq is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Horror is rocked!
Horror striking off his back but it's not causing Sadeq any problems.
Oh Horror is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sadeq content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Horror seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sadeq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadeq works over Horror with some ground and pound from guard.
Sadeq connects with a couple of short punches.
Sadeq arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Horror'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 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adel Sadeq!
Adel Sadeq is the new welterweight champion!
Adel Sadeq 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between French Fried (ranked 827 p4p, 90 weight class) and Dwayne King (ranked 1718 p4p, 171 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, French Fried!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fried throws out the jab.
Fried misses with a wild combination.
Fried misses with a looping right.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King throws a right hand that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King swings for the body but Fried moves out of range.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fried moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fried seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fried swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fried throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by King.
Fried takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fried slips under a jab from King.
Fried swings away with a body shot that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fried tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fried fails with an attempt to clinch.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fried is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Fried connects with a nice looking jab.
King misses with an uppercut.
King misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Fried wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fried cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fried is rocked!
Fried misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a big left hand that crumples Fried! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwayne King!
Dwayne King is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Dwayne King 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Total Bastard (ranked 1121 p4p, 54 weight class) and Jan Jansson (ranked 1263 p4p, 57 weight class). Jansson has chosen PAIN - Bye / Die as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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137 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Total Bastard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jansson.
Bastard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jansson manages to avoid it.
Bastard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jansson under the eye.
Jansson misses the shot to the body.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jansson throws a jab when Bastard was well out of range.
Jansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Jansson throws an overhand right that lands on Bastard's shoulder, as Bastard tries to avoid the shot.
Bastard misses with an uppercut
and Jansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Total Bastard has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard throws a right hand that misses
and Jansson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Jansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Jansson slips the punch.
Jansson slips a straight right by Bastard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Total Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard swings widly with a right hand
and Jansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard throws a hook but Jansson blocks it.
Jansson throws a body punch but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jansson throws out the jab.
Bastard misses with a body punch
and Jansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jansson throws a right hand that Bastard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastard also avoids with ease.
Bastard lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson misses with a left hand
and Bastard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bastard tries to work over Jansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastard lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bastard gets through Jansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bastard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bastard fails to land.
Bastard misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bastard swings wildly with an uppercut but Jansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastard swings wildly with an uppercut but Jansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jansson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jansson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bastard or not.
Bastard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bastard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jansson breaks the clinch.
Bastard slips under a jab from Jansson.
Bastard throws a hook but Jansson blocks it.
Jansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jansson slips a jab from Bastard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jansson! But no joy.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jansson moves away.
Bastard works the jab nicely.
Jansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastard moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jansson misses.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Jansson counters with a nice body shot.
Bastard connects with a body shot that sends Jansson's belly button to the back.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Bastard lands a jab.
Jansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastard looks to land a combination. Jansson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bastard lands with an uppercut that bounces Jansson off the cage and back into range.
Jansson is rocked!
Jansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bastard has time to react.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Total Bastard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard'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.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jansson lands the left hand.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Jansson's head but Jansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jansson lands with a hook. Bastard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jansson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bastard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Jansson counters with a straight right hand.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastard throws the left hand but Jansson avoids the punch easily.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jansson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard blocks a jab.
Total Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
Jansson misses with a right hand
and Bastard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bastard.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike.
Bastard scores with a shot to the side of Jansson's head.
Bastard keeps control of Jansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Bastard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bastard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bastard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bastard as Jansson tries to tie him up.
Bastard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bastard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jansson tries to stall but Bastard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jansson breaks the clinch.
Jansson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bastard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jansson scrambles back to his feet.
Jansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bastard finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard misses with a straight left.
Jansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Bastard misses with a hook. Jansson ducked under it nicely.
Jansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastard.
Bastard throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jansson counter with a right hand.
Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
Jansson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jansson moves away.
Jansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jansson throws an off balance right hand
and Bastard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jansson trying to control the position but instead, Bastard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jansson into the cage.
Jansson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a jab to the body
and Jansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jansson can do to turn this around?
Jansson slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
Bastard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bastard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jansson has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Jansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jansson cracks Bastard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard slips under a jab from Jansson.
A punch lands to the side of Jansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jansson digs a good body shot into Bastard's ribs.
Jansson connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Jansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bastard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jansson cracks Bastard with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Jansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Jansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jansson moves away from the strike by Bastard.
Jansson is looking for the big counter here.
Bastard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Jansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bastard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Total Bastard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Jansson unleashes a big counter combination but Bastard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bastard misses with a hook. Jansson ducked under it nicely.
Jansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Jansson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jansson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jansson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jansson misses with a shot to the body
and Bastard counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansson manages to break the clinch.
Jansson connects with a single shot there.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Jansson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jansson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Jansson.
A shot to the body from Bastard misses
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastard is rocked!
Bastard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jansson's head.
Bastard lands a jab to the head.
Jansson tries to bum rush Bastard with a series of wild strikes but Bastard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastard.
Jansson lands a body shot.
Bastard works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bastard has time to react.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jansson.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
Bastard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bastard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jansson blocks a jab.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
Jansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Total Bastard's cut is getting worse.
Jansson avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jansson.
Bastard drops Jansson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jansson looks back up at him and smiles so Bastard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jansson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard digs a good body shot into Jansson's ribs.
Jansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bastard drops Jansson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jansson looks back up at him and smiles so Bastard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jansson throws an off balance right hand
and Bastard moves into the clinch.
Bastard struggles to land a body shot inside as Jansson controls his hands.
Jansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jansson misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jansson 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.
Bastard misses with an uppercut
and Jansson counters with a two punch combo.
Jansson ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard connects with a nice looking jab.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jansson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bastard throws a jab when Jansson was well out of range.
Jansson misses with a right hand
and Bastard moves into the clinch.
Jansson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bastard can't find room to land a body shot as Jansson controls the action.
Bastard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Total Bastard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jansson stalling in the clinch but Bastard improves position.
Jansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bastard throws the left hand but Jansson avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Bastard misses
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Jansson misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jansson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Total Bastard clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bastard lands with a straight right. Jansson didn't see that one coming.
Bastard throws an overhand right that lands on Jansson's shoulder, as Jansson tries to avoid the shot.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bastard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Jansson defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Jansson connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansson cracks Bastard with an open hand slap.
Bastard throws the left hand but Jansson avoids the punch easily.
Jansson slips a jab from Bastard.
Jansson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bastard with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Jansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jansson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bastard lands a head shot.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jansson.
The fighters circling - Jansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jansson ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Jansson lands a really nice looking cross but Bastard seems unphased.
Jansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jansson defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
Jansson throws a series of punches but Bastard avoids them all with ease.
Jansson looks to land a left hand but Bastard moved out of range nicely.
Jansson slips a jab and a cross from Bastard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jansson avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard defending well as Jansson loads up on a big left hand.
Bastard misses with a hook
and Jansson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Jansson misses.
Bastard is looking to counter the offense by Jansson and move into the clinch.
Jansson lands with a cross.
Bastard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jansson on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard misses with a hook to the body
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bastard throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jansson.
Jansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
A combination from Bastard does no damage.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jansson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Jansson.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bastard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bastard misses the shot to the body.
Jansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastard manages to avoid it.
Jansson works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
Bastard throws a right hand that misses
and Jansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Total Bastard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Total Bastard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jansson moves away.
Jansson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bastard scores with a nice head shot.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Jansson avoids nicely.
Bastard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bastard misses with a hook
letting Jansson counter with a right hand.
Jansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bastard should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jansson avoids the body shot from Bastard.
A little jabbing left from Jansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bastard lands a nice shot that snaps Jansson's head back.
Bastard lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson misses the jab.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Jansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bastard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Jansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bastard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bastard connects with a right hand. Jansson shakes it off.
Jansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Total Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jansson avoids the body shot from Bastard.
A little jabbing left from Jansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jansson.
Bastard misses the jab.
Bastard connects with a body shot that sends Jansson's belly button to the back.
Jansson misses with an uppercut. Bastard saw that one coming.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Jansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jan Jansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Jansson avoids nicely.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Jansson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bastard lands the left hand.
Jansson walks into a straight right hand from Bastard.
Jansson misses with a hook. Bastard ducked under it nicely.
Bastard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jansson.
Jansson scores with a body shot.
Jansson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bastard avoids the body shot from Jansson.
Bastard scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a right hand
and Jansson counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bastard thuds a left hand into Jansson's body.
Bastard lands a jab.
Bastard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jansson lands with a shot to the body.
Bastard lands a nice hook to Jansson's body. Jansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jansson slips under a jab from Bastard.
Bastard throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Jansson counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Total Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Total Bastard!
Total Bastard retains his bantamweight title!
After the big win, Total Bastard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Juice Haven and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Jan Jansson stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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