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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Achmed Khan (ranked 2426 p4p, 290 weight class) and Killa Myke (ranked 4667 p4p, 458 weight class). Achmed Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Killa Myke's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Achmed Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Killa Myke!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Myke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Myke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Khan prevents Myke from moving into mount.
Khan tries to buck Myke off but Myke is having none of it.
Myke decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Khan misses.
Myke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Myke looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Myke moves away and avoids it.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myke tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Myke stops Khan from standing up.
Myke trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan controlling the position.
Myke throws an elbow that misses. Khan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Myke's guard. Nice move by Khan!
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Myke blocks nicely.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Myke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Myke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Myke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Khan passes into half guard.
Myke wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Myke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Myke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khan's back!
Myke is looking for the choke from the back position but Khan is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myke working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myke is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Khan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Myke is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Myke keeps control of the position as Khan tries to break free.
Khan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Myke's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Myke has got his arm under Khan's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Khan has spun round into Myke's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Khan cracks Myke with a solid left hand.
Myke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khan postures up and lands a big shot to Myke's brow.
Myke has momentary wrist control but Khan slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Myke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Myke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khan defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Achmed Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myke.
Myke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Myke shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Myke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Myke dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Myke's head and hops out.
Khan rushes Myke and presses him up against the cage.
Myke tries to pull guard but Khan won't allow it.
Achmed Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killa Myke.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan stops a takedown attempt from Myke.
Myke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan lands a right hand.
Myke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Myke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myke jumps guard but Khan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Myke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Myke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Myke is breathing heavily.
Myke trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khan dives on top into guard.
Khan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Khan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Myke's head.
Achmed Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khan scoring with some ground and pound.
Khan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Myke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khan has managed to get both his arms back between Myke's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Myke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Myke keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Khan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Myke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Khan uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Myke's face as Khan controls the position.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Myke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myke is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan working the head with strikes.
Myke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Khan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Myke manages to get back to half guard.
Khan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Myke taking some punishment here, with Khan in his half guard.
Myke has hold of Khan's hands but Khan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khan lands with a punch from half guard.
Khan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Myke is in a horrible position here. Khan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myke tries to lock up and control but Khan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Khan with the ground and pound from mount.
Khan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Myke?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Khan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Myke?
Myke is rocked!
Khan is landing with some decent strikes but Myke is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Myke is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
Khan unloading with bombs!
Myke is trying to escape the mount.
Khan lands with some strikes.
Khan loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Myke scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Khan land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Khan stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achmed Khan!
After winning the bout, Achmed Khan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Cadillac (ranked 4012 p4p, 388 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 3287 p4p, 343 weight class). Putin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. IAMX - Happiness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Cadillac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadillac throws a jab but it's blocked by Putin.
Cadillac lunges at Putin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Putin's hand.
Cadillac has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Putin tries to clinch but Cadillac moves away
and Cadillac counters with a series of strikes. Putin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Putin tries to clinch up but Cadillac circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadillac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Putin clinches with his opponent.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin tries a body shot but Cadillac blocks it.
Cadillac avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin cracks Cadillac with a nice body shot.
A short left from Putin.
Cadillac scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cadillac - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Cadillac avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Cadillac avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Cadillac working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadillac takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like DJ Cadillac has been cut.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Cadillac is working for takedown but Putin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Cadillac avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadillac blocks it with crossed arms.
Cadillac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin scores with a shoulder strike.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Cadillac is blocking nicely.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadillac can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin tries to work over Cadillac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cadillac avoids it.
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Cadillac's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cadillac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cadillac taking a breather.
A short right from Cadillac.
Cadillac tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Cadillac blocks it.
Putin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadillac is defending well for now.
Cadillac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Putin tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cadillac. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cadillac, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac prevents a body shot from Putin.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Cadillac swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadillac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cadillac.
Cadillac is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Cadillac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cadillac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Cadillac blocks with his arms.
Cadillac taking a breather.
Cadillac blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Cadillac lands a body shot in the clinch.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cadillac.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a head punch that misses.
Cadillac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cadillac is looking to control Putin's arms but Putin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cadillac has his back to the cage.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cadillac lands a right hand.
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!
Cadillac tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Cadillac blocks with his arms.
Cadillac blocks an uppercut.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Cadillac blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadillac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Cadillac blocks with his arms.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Cadillac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadillac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin looks winded!
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cadillac slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Cadillac'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.
Putin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cadillac throws out the jab.
Putin forces Cadillac back against the cage and clinches.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Cadillac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cadillac has Putin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Putin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Putin misses with some punches.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cadillac.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cadillac is trying to stall.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cadillac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cadillac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cadillac has picked Putin up - he's going for a ride! Cadillac dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cadillac passes to side control.
Cadillac scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadillac tries to score with some ground and pound. Putin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cadillac tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cadillac scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Putin to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Putin stops Cadillac from passing to mount.
Cadillac trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cadillac controlling the position.
Putin is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Cadillac.
Cadillac in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cadillac works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cadillac trying to control the position but Putin is working away.
The strikes coming from Cadillac are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Putin keeps working.
Putin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cadillac.
Cadillac is looking to take a break and control but Putin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cadillac working the ground and pound from side control.
Putin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cadillac has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cadillac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cadillac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cadillac working away.
Cadillac takes a little break here. Putin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cadillac sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Putin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cadillac tries for a kimura but Putin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Cadillac dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Cadillac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Putin misses with an elbow strike.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cadillac's face.
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Putin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Cadillac fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Putin.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putin throws an elbow but it misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin blocking some punches.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Cadillac blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cadillac's elbow.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cadillac blocks it with crossed arms.
Putin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Putin being controlled against the cage.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Cadillac shrugs off.
Putin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cadillac working aggressively here.
Vlad Putin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cadillac is looking to take this one to the mat.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadillac's defenses.
Putin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cadillac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cadillac has a couple of punches blocked by Putin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cadillac's defenses.
Cadillac avoids the elbow strike from Putin, against the cage.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cadillac gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cadillac has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Putin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Putin tries to escape but Cadillac has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cadillac misses with a punch to the head.
I really don't envy Putin right now.
Cadillac has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Putin's body.
Cadillac has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cadillac.
DJ Cadillac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Putin wants to escape the position.
Cadillac throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
I really don't envy Putin right now.
Cadillac scores with punches and elbows.
Cadillac landing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Cadillac manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Putin to escape the position.
Cadillac is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Putin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Cadillac punches the canvas rather than the man.
Cadillac missing with strikes from the back.
Putin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cadillac is punishing Putin with some ground and pound.
Cadillac landing with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Putin.
I think Putin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vlad Putin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vlad Putin made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Sienly (ranked 2416 p4p, 205 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 2986 p4p, 245 weight class). McCarthy has chosen New Light as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kristof Sienly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sienly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sienly slaps away a takedown attempt from McCarthy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sienly throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Sienly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCarthy wants to control but Sienly is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sienly's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy taking a breather here.
McCarthy gets to mount! Sienly was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
McCarthy is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sienly is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCarthy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sienly wants to control but McCarthy is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sienly tries to hold on but McCarthy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sienly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sienly is trying to stand back up but McCarthy is controlling him
Sienly is looking to improve his position.
McCarthy is keen to just control but Sienly is a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sienly is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sienly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sienly instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sienly lands with a left to the head.
McCarthy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as McCarthy controls his hands.
Sienly is stalling here.
Sienly stalling in the clinch.
McCarthy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sienly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCarthy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCarthy slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sienly throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Sienly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sienly gets caught napping as McCarthy dives in and scores a takedown. Sienly manages to retain guard.
McCarthy won't allow Sienly to sweep him here.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCarthy being controlled here momentarily.
Sienly 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sienly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sienly wants to control but McCarthy passes easily into half guard.
Sienly is looking for a sweep. McCarthy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCarthy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sienly tries to lock up and control but McCarthy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sienly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCarthy controlling from mount.
Sienly manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McCarthy wants to control but Sienly is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy stalling.
Sienly is trying to get back to full guard.
McCarthy is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sienly reverses the position - he's now on top in McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy is pulling down on Sienly's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sienly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sienly is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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 Kristof Sienly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sienly. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sienly scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ryan McCarthy has been cut.
Sienly motions for McCarthy to come forward. Sienly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Sienly misses
letting McCarthy counter with a right hand.
Sienly tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarthy is rocked!
Sienly moves in close and cracks McCarthy with a massive right hand! McCarthy, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sienly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristof Sienly!
Kristof Sienly is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Kristof Sienly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ryan McCarthy spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated give him a blood test he won't pass! Where's a cup bro i guarantee this douche bag eating butt fluffer sperm bank pisses hot on spot! Lmao that's right yeah run away '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Schubert (ranked 2722 p4p, 377 weight class) and Jako Day (ranked 2125 p4p, 311 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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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Schubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jako Day!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day fails to land with a series of punches.
Day throws a jab when Schubert was well out of range.
Day misses with a looping left.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schubert manages to avoid it.
Day swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Day dives in for a single leg takedown but Schubert sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Franz Schubert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schubert defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
Schubert shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Schubert wants to pass the guard but Day is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schubert.
Schubert stops Day from getting back to his feet.
Day keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Day kicks off Schubert and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schubert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schubert fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Day looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schubert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Day misses.
Day's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Day duly obliges.
Schubert moves into range and clinches up with Day.
Day wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Day is trying to push Schubert away but Schubert has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Day is looking to break free of the clinch but Schubert has double underhooks.
Schubert keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Day's efforts to push away.
Schubert is trying to pull guard but Day has him pressed against the cage.
Day has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schubert has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Day avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Schubert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schubert avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schubert attempts a counter takedown but Day avoids it well and moves away.
Schubert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Day is fending him off so far but Schubert persists. Nope, Day circles away and we're back to standing.
As Schubert backs off Day throws a huge counter combo but Schubert manages to avoid it all.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schubert.
Schubert closes the distance and clinches.
Day escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Day scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Day throws a nice looking combination but Schubert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Day throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Schubert to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
Day rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schubert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schubert shoots in and gets a takedown into Day's guard.
Day controls Schubert momentarily but Schubert frees himself.
Day pulls Schubert in close to prevent any damage.
Schubert has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schubert with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schubert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Day looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schubert puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Day trying to control from the bottom.
Day slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schubert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Day is looking to stand up but Schubert isn't so interested in that idea.
Schubert throwing strikes from guard but Day blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schubert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Day looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Day is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schubert keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Day's head.
Schubert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schubert stopping the sweep attempt from Day.
Day is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schubert is controlling him.
Schubert stopping the sweep attempt from Day.
Day wants to stand but Schubert is controlling the position.
Day preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Day pulls Schubert in close to prevent any damage.
Schubert working some strikes from top position.
Schubert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schubert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Day not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Day looking for a sweep. Not yet Day, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jako Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jako Day'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.
Day scores with a jab to the head.
Schubert shoots in for a takedown but Day shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schubert dodges the punch combination from Day.
A lazy left from Day finds it's target.
Day keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schubert has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schubert there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day scores with a jab. Schubert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Day has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schubert doesn't manage to clinch there - Day circles away.
A nice side step and Day releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schubert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Schubert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schubert.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schubert is defended easily by Day.
Day rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schubert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Day lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Day stuffs the takedown attempt from Schubert. Schubert gets slowly back to his feet.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schubert manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Schubert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franz Schubert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Day moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schubert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Day.
Schubert moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schubert takes a jab right on the kisser.
Day tries to clinch there but Schubert circles away.
Schubert moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day manages to break the clinch.
Schubert pushes Day up against the cage in a clinch.
Day is trying to break the clinch but Schubert is controlling him.
Schubert tries to pull guard but Day holds him up against the cage and eventually Schubert drops back down to his feet.
Day escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
Schubert with a poor takedown
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schubert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day is trying to break free.
Schubert successfully pulls guard.
Day trying to control but Schubert is working from the bottom.
Schubert working for a triangle but Day defends it easily.
Day decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schubert, up you get!
Schubert shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Day's guard.
Day 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.
Day keeping full guard, as Schubert tries to pass.
Day wants to stand up but Schubert is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schubert preventing the sweep.
Schubert throws a big right hand that misses.
Day has Schubert pulled in close to control his posture.
Day working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schubert.
Schubert postures up in Day's guard and throws a big left but Day blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schubert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schubert connects with a couple of short punches.
Schubert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schubert postures up.
Schubert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Day is looking to stand up but Schubert isn't so interested in that idea.
Day wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jako Day showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jako Day's cut.
That's time! Schubert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schubert has a takedown stuffed.
Schubert wants to clinch.
Day keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schubert dives in for a single leg takedown but Day sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Day shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schubert is looking to clinch but Day is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Day there.
Schubert with a poor takedown
and Day counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Schubert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Day lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day misses with a two punch combination.
Schubert has his takedown stuffed
and Day counters with a one-two to the body.
Day tests Schubert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schubert takes a jab right on the kisser.
Day listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Day connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Day lands a jab.
Day misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schubert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Day scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schubert in his tracks.
Jako Day seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Schubert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Day swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a double jab
and Schubert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Day thinking.
Schubert looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Day misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Day as Schubert shoots in.
Day appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Day fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Day throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schubert.
Schubert tries to close the distance and clinch but Day swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schubert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schubert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Day paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schubert doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Day counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schubert shoots in for a double leg but Day sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Day was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schubert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Day moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Day lands a jab to Schubert's midsection.
Day moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Day is looking to slow Schubert down with leg kicks.
Day thumps Schubert with a low kick.
Schubert blocks a low kick nicely.
Schubert moves into the clinch.
Day is trying to break the clinch but Schubert is controlling him.
Schubert slows down the pace here.
Day misses with an elbow strike.
Franz Schubert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to break free but Schubert pushes him back against the cage.
Schubert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Day pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schubert has a takedown stuffed.
Day's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schubert under the eye.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Day throws a shot to the body.
Schubert goes for a double leg but Day avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Day continues to drive forward.
Schubert goes for a double leg but Day avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Day continues to drive forward.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
Jako Day is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Day lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schubert at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jako Day comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Day winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jako Day!
Jako Day thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 2263 p4p, 291 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2536 p4p, 325 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Cortez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: $$$. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Cortez misses.
Von Kuschelbär throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Von Kuschelbär takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking cross lands there for Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a hook.
Cortez slips under a jab.
Von Kuschelbär throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Kuschelbär manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Kuschelbär moves away from the strike by Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär throws a lazy body kick
and Cortez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cortez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Kuschelbär pulls Cortez in close to his closed guard and prevents Cortez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cortez connects with a couple of short punches.
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Von Kuschelbär definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Von Kuschelbär wants to sweep here but Cortez controlling him for the moment.
Cortez being controlled here momentarily.
Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cortez throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Kuschelbär wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Kuschelbär pulls Cortez in to control the position.
Cortez trying to control but Von Kuschelbär is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cortez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Von Kuschelbär working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Kuschelbär is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Kuschelbär preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Von Kuschelbär digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Von Kuschelbär bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortez swings for the body but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a combination
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez dives in and grabs Von Kuschelbär's left leg, looking for a takedown. Von Kuschelbär pushes down on Cortez's head and hops out.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Von Kuschelbär on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Cortez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Kuschelbär. Von Kuschelbär obviously looking to wear him down.
Cortez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cortez defends it nicely.
Cortez has a takedown stuffed.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Von Kuschelbär utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär has momentary wrist control but Cortez slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär is pulling down on Cortez's head to control his posture.
Von Kuschelbär wants to sweep but no luck.
Cortez connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Kuschelbär 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.
Cortez lands a couple of digs.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Kuschelbär looking to control.
Cortez throws a big right hand that misses.
Cortez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Kuschelbär looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Kuschelbär, not yet.
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Kuschelbär is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez postures up in Von Kuschelbär's guard and throws a big left but Von Kuschelbär blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Friedrich Von Kuschelbär will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Kuschelbär shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Von Kuschelbär 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.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Von Kuschelbär.
Cortez checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Von Kuschelbär defends it well.
Von Kuschelbär thumps Cortez with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a head kick but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cortez avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Von Kuschelbär does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Kuschelbär!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Von Kuschelbär takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Von Kuschelbär.
Cortez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cortez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cortez passes into side control, despite Von Kuschelbär's attempt to control the position.
Cortez is chipping away with strikes.
Cortez trying to control the action but Von Kuschelbär is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with the ground and pound.
Cortez throws an elbow but Von Kuschelbär slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Von Kuschelbär to see if he's OK.
Von Kuschelbär is not content to let Cortez control the position.
Cortez lands a few punches from side control.
Juanito Cortez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortez wants to control but Von Kuschelbär is keeping him busy.
Cortez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez grinds an elbow into Von Kuschelbär's temple.
Von Kuschelbär tries to improve position but can't.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to control Cortez's posture but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez working the ground and pound from side control.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Cortez postures up.
Cortez working the ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär is defending the strikes.
Von Kuschelbär dodges the ground and pound from Cortez.
Cortez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Von Kuschelbär some visible discomfort.
Cortez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Von Kuschelbär managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cortez.
Cortez controls the position.
Cortez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Von Kuschelbär can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Kuschelbär is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cortez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär tries to buck Cortez off but Cortez is having none of it.
Von Kuschelbär is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cortez off and has taken his back!
Cortez wants to escape the position.
Von Kuschelbär gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Cortez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Von Kuschelbär working Cortez over with strikes.
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!
Cortez wants to control but Von Kuschelbär is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez wants to improve his position but Von Kuschelbär is controlling well.
Cortez is trying to maintain the position but Von Kuschelbär is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juanito Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Von Kuschelbär throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Von Kuschelbär.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Kuschelbär finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Decent striking displayed by Von Kuschelbär there.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Cortez blocks the leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Von Kuschelbär avoids them all with ease.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left and a right from Von Kuschelbär both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cortez.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Kuschelbär checks it well.
Cortez dives in and scores a takedown into Von Kuschelbär's guard.
Von Kuschelbär preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Von Kuschelbär keeps moving.
Von Kuschelbär trying to keep a closed guard but Cortez is proving a slippery customer.
Von Kuschelbär pulls Cortez in to control the position.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Kuschelbär is keeping the position for now.
Cortez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cortez preventing the sweep.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Kuschelbär is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Von Kuschelbär slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Kuschelbär swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Kuschelbär.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Von Kuschelbär's leg but Von Kuschelbär calmly moves out of range.
Cortez throws a head kick but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Von Kuschelbär finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez punishes Von Kuschelbär's body with a nice straight punch.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Kuschelbär throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cortez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cortez.
Cortez trying to control but Von Kuschelbär is working from the bottom.
Cortez looking to pass the guard.
Cortez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Kuschelbär 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.
Von Kuschelbär avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär has wrist control.
Von Kuschelbär lands a decent punch to the body there.
Cortez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cortez tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Kuschelbär is retaining full guard.
Von Kuschelbär avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Von Kuschelbär seems keen to control Cortez's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Cortez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Cortez lands with a good body shot.
Von Kuschelbär slips a straight right by Cortez.
Von Kuschelbär throwing a counter right hand but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Von Kuschelbär was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Friedrich Von Kuschelbär.
I think Von Kuschelbär 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
After the fight, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Juanito Cortez had this to say: 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 3079 p4p, 296 weight class) and Kai Raymaker (ranked 3220 p4p, 309 weight class). Bronson comes into the arena with Charles Bronson - Youth Attack blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Raymaker!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymaker throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Bronson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raymaker ducks right into an uppercut from Bronson.
Raymaker slips a straight right by Bronson.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raymaker circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Raymaker loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson throwing a counter right hand but Raymaker manages to avoid it.
Bronson tries to bum rush Raymaker with a series of wild strikes but Raymaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bronson motions for Raymaker to come forward. Bronson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charles Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Raymaker coming out on top.
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Bronson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymaker moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
Raymaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson is looking to counter punch.
Bronson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raymaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Bronson looks to throw a body kick
and Raymaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Raymaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Raymaker saw that one coming.
Raymaker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raymaker slips under a jab from Bronson.
Raymaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice combination there by Bronson.
Bronson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raymaker.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raymaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raymaker! But no joy.
A slow jab from Raymaker misses its intended target.
Raymaker lands with a nice body punch.
Bronson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raymaker defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Raymaker tests Bronson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronson is rocked!
Charles Bronson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymaker misses with an uppercut.
Raymaker loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson misses with a double jab.
Raymaker closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bronson! Raymaker dives in looking to finish! Bronson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Raymaker!
Kai Raymaker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Candy Routure (ranked 2949 p4p, 142 weight class) and Lazerus Limbtwister (ranked 3085 p4p, 147 weight class). Routure comes into the arena with Born in the USA by- BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN blaring out of the sound system. Limbtwister has chosen Breaking bones,Taking war-by CANNIBAL CORPSE as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Candy Routure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazerus Limbtwister!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limbtwister fails with the takedown.
Routure is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Limbtwister.
Routure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Routure slips a jab from Limbtwister.
Limbtwister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Routure sprawls well. Routure wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Limbtwister gets slowly back to his feet.
Routure has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NHB ACADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Routure stuffs the takedown.
Candy Routure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazerus Limbtwister.
Routure slips a straight right by Limbtwister.
Routure swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Limbtwister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Routure is looking to counter the offense by Limbtwister and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Limbtwister fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Routure to the ground. Limbtwister is now in Routure's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Limbtwister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Routure's guard.
Limbtwister is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Routure has managed to free his arm - good work.
Routure on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Routure tries to get out of the position.
Routure wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routure wants to control but Limbtwister is keeping busy.
Limbtwister is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Routure!
Routure is trying to escape the mount.
Limbtwister looking to isolate an arm here. Routure doesn't see it coming and as Limbtwister extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Limbtwister!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lazerus Limbtwister!
An out of breath Lazerus Limbtwister thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Candy Routure had this to say: 'I'll take my L and come back on top next time!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Steel (ranked 3135 p4p, 383 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 1111 p4p, 146 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Ladd.
Ladd slips a straight right by Steel.
A punch combination from Ladd misses.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ladd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Steel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ladd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel counters with a nice leg kick.
Steel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ladd lunges at Steel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel's hand.
Ladd throws a right hand that misses
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel shoots in and bounces Ladd off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ladd manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ladd's elbow.
Ladd blocking some punches.
Ladd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ladd can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Steel fails to land.
Ladd wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Steel.
Steel is trying to drag Ladd to the mat but Ladd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
Ladd is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Steel has Ladd pressed against the cage, preventing Ladd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel prevents Ladd from breaking the clinch.
Ladd is trying to break free.
Ladd wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steel.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Ladd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ladd prevents a body shot from Steel.
Ladd breaks the clinch.
Rosco Ladd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ladd loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd scores with a hook.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Ladd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steel doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Steel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ladd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ladd backs up against the cage.
Steel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ladd on the side of the head.
Ladd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ladd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel scores with a nice right hand.
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ladd throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looks for a takedown but Ladd sprawls well.
Ladd throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Steel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ladd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ladd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ladd tries to bench press Steel off him but Steel keeps the position.
Ladd is still trying to improve position.
Steel stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Steel connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
Ladd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel.
Steel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd cracks Steel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ladds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ladd slips under a jab from Steel.
A countering left hand to the body from Ladd misses.
Ladd looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Steel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel slips under a jab.
Ladd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Ladd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steel back to the cage. Ladd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like James Steel has been cut.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ladd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ladd lands with a nice body punch.
Ladd walks into a stiff left hand from Steel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd slips a straight right by Steel.
Ladd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Steel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Ladd. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Steel misses its target.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ladd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ladd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Steel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ladd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steel.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel moves out of range as Ladd strikes.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ladd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ladd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steel tries to move into range but Ladd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ladd scores with a hook to the body. Steel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ladd slips under a jab from Steel.
Ladd swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Ladd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Steel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice cross by Steel.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ladd throws a right hand that misses
and Steel counters with a one-two to the body.
Ladd cracks Steel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Ladd.
Ladd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Steel.
Steel throws out a leg kick but Ladd moves out of range and Steel only half commits.
Nice cross by Steel.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ladd takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Ladd connects with a crisp jab.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Ladd.
Ladd moves out of range of the body kick.
Steel slips under a jab from Ladd.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Ladd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ladd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel scores with a one two! Ladd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ladd throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel tests Ladd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ladd moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Ladd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd misses with a double jab.
Steel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ladd loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel lands a glancing blow to the side of Ladd's head.
Ladd checks a leg kick.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladd.
Steel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steel cracks Ladd with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Steel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ladd doesn't seem phased though.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Steel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Steel lands a leg kick that knocks Ladd off balance momentarily.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Ladd looks to move away, Steel throws a big counter combo but Ladd just gets out of the way.
Ladd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ladd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ladd swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Steel gets the takedown into side control.
Steel tries to move to mount but Ladd blocks the move with his legs.
Ladd tries to buck Steel off but Steel is having none of 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!
Ladd prevents Steel from moving into mount.
Rosco Ladd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel controls the position.
Ladd can't do much from the bottom here.
Ladd tries to improve position but can't.
Ladd is trying to control Steel's posture but Steel avoids it.
Steel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ladd, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rosco Ladd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Steel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ladd moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Steel connects with a crisp jab.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Steel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ladd works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ladd.
Ladd works the jab nicely.
Ladd scores with a nice strike.
Ladd misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel tries to move into range but Ladd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ladd stuns Steel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ladd misses with a jab to the body
and Ladd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Ladd misses.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a hook to the body
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Ladd lands with a hook. Steel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ladd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ladd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steel throws the left hand but Ladd avoids the punch easily.
Steel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ladd did well to prevent Steel getting side control.
Ladd won't allow Steel to pass to mount.
Steel sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ladd felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ladd pushes Steel off looking to stand but Steel dives back in and keeps control.
Steel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ladd tries to roll over but Steel keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ladd wants to control but Steel is keeping busy.
Steel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ladd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ladd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ladd wants to stand but Steel is controlling the position.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ladd lands a really nice looking cross but Steel seems unphased.
Steel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ladd's guard.
Ladd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ladd looking to control.
James Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ladd is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ladd manages to get to full guard.
Steel pushes down on Ladd's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ladd is looking to improve his position.
Ladd has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Steel is on him like a limpet, forcing Ladd back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rosco Ladd.
I've got Ladd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Sagaki (ranked 1109 p4p, 54 weight class) and Santana Blaze (ranked 2219 p4p, 106 weight class). Sagaki comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Nights - Loudness. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Santana Blaze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
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138 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takumi Sagaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santana Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagaki throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
Sagaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sagaki fails with the takedown
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Takumi Sagaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagaki looks to throw the jab but Blaze is out of range.
Sagaki keeps Blaze at a distance using the push kick.
Blaze feints a jab promting Sagaki to slip. Blaze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sagaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Sagaki.
A head kick misses from Sagaki.
Sagaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Blaze tries to bum rush Sagaki with a series of wild strikes but Sagaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
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!
Sagaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze clobbers Sagaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki has his takedown stuffed
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Sagaki - just one landing.
Blaze misses with a straight left.
Sagaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sagaki is trying to trip Blaze. He has hold of a leg but Blaze is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sagaki persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sagaki manages to pass to side control.
Blaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sagaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blaze tries to get to full guard but Sagaki has control of the leg.
Sagaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
Sagaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sagaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze has hold of Sagaki's hands but Sagaki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blaze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sagaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sagaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sagaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blaze kicks Sagaki off and gets to his feet.
Sagaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Sagaki moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Sagaki on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Sagaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze throws a right hand that Sagaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagaki also avoids with ease.
Sagaki attempts a counter takedown but Blaze avoids it well and moves away.
Blaze misses the jab.
Sagaki throws an off balance right hand
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santana Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagaki has Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagaki is working for takedown but Blaze is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze breaks the clinch.
Sagaki misses the jab.
A big left from Sagaki misses.
Sagaki dives in and grabs Blaze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blaze pushes down on Sagaki's head and hops out.
Blaze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sagaki tries for a takedown but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sagaki throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily.
Sagaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze jabs Sagaki right on the nose. Sagaki blinks but takes it well.
Sagaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blaze's half guard.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Blaze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blaze.
Blaze has his feet on Sagaki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Jab from Blaze.
Sagaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Blaze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blaze enables Sagaki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blaze manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze controlling the position.
Sagaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sagaki prevents Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Sagaki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Blaze dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sagaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaze, pushing him back against the cage.
Sagaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sagaki leaning against his opponent.
Blaze tries to break the clinch but Sagaki is controlling the position.
Sagaki has Blaze pushed against the cage.
Sagaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blaze is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sagaki keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagaki won't allow it.
Sagaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blaze is defending well for now.
Sagaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagaki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Sagaki there.
Sagaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagaki.
Sagaki with a poor takedown
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Sagaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sagaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Sagaki avoids them all with ease.
Blaze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sagaki throws out the jab.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagaki throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagaki.
Sagaki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blaze is trying to defend but Sagaki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sagaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sagaki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sagaki is looking for a kimura here.
Blaze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sagaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaze defending well though.
Blaze trying to control here.
Sagaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaze looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sagaki winds up and cracks Blaze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blaze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sagaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagaki working Blaze over with strikes.
Blaze is controlling Sagaki's trapped leg to prevent Sagaki from advancing to side control.
Blaze is looking to escape.
Blaze avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sagaki.
Sagaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sagaki stops Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Sagaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sagaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Sagaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blaze has his hands clasped together around Sagaki's back. He's all about the action.
Sagaki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sagaki throwing strikes but missing.
Sagaki is working Blaze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Sagaki is having none of it.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sagaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sagaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Blaze is rocked!
Sagaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaze's head.
Blaze is still in real trouble! Can Sagaki finish him?
Sagaki connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to sweep but no luck.
Sagaki is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sagaki postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Blaze covers up, he's hurt! Sagaki keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sagaki and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sagaki can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takumi Sagaki!
Takumi Sagaki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Santana Blaze had this to say: ' '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 1088 p4p, 53 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 846 p4p, 34 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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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
28 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ruenroeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obama throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng wants to counter with a clinch but Obama pushes him away.
Obama pushes Ruenroeng away with a front kick.
Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Ruenroeng has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Obama digs a good hook to Ruenroeng's body.
Ruenroeng attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Ruenroeng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama thows a leg kick but Ruenroeng checks it
and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with low kicks.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruenroeng throws a big counter head kick but Obama avoids it with no problem.
Ruenroeng scores with a hook to the body. Obama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Obama.
Ruenroeng throws a lazy right hand but Obama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Obama tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ruenroeng manages to circle out of the way.
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
Obama slips under a jab from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks Obama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obama down.
Obama scores with a body shot.
Ruenroeng moves in looking to clinch but Obama pushes him off.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng flicks out a counter leg kick but Obama steps away.
Ruenroeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Obama is looking to wear down Ruenroeng with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruenroeng scores with a hook to the body. Obama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obama throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obama throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws out a counter right but Obama avoids it with no problem.
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obama misses with a jab to the body
and Ruenroeng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama throws a series of strikes that have Ruenroeng backpedaling.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng moves into the clinch.
Ruenroeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obama prevents a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruenroeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruenroeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruenroeng is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Obama is working Ruenroeng over against the cage.
Ruenroeng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Ruenroeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng digs a right hand into Obama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obama's gas tank.
Obama blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Obama back against the cage.
Ruenroeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Ruenroeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Obama.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Obama blocks an elbow strike.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Obama.
Obama pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands with a short shot to the head.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Obama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng obviously looking to wear him down.
Obama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruenroeng wants to counter the offense by Obama and move into the clinch position.
Ruenroeng throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
A cross from Obama lands.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama digs a good body shot into Ruenroeng's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Obama down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruenroeng.
Nice defenses there by Obama.
Ruenroeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obama misses with a body kick.
Obama lands a body shot.
Ruenroeng looks to land a combination but Obama avoids it well.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice right hand.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obama. That did some damage!
Obama swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
Ruenroeng throws a wild body kick that Obama sees coming a mile off.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a nice looking combination but Obama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for Obama's leg but Obama calmly moves out of range.
Obama throws a solid leg kick but Ruenroeng takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Obama.
Ruenroeng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obama with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Obama is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ruenroeng.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Ruenroeng misses.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. Obama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Obama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruenroeng at a distance.
Ruenroeng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barack Obama is winning the standup battle so far.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruenroeng throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng throws a solid leg kick but Obama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Obama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obama.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Ruenroeng keeps control of Obama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obama tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng looking to throw knees to the head but Obama is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
Obama tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike.
Obama tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obama tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Obama wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Obama digs a right hand underneath Ruenroeng's ribcage. Ruenroeng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ruenroeng.
Barack Obama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obama tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng lands a nice uppercut.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Obama.
Ruenroeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow 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 second round but I would say that Barack Obama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Obama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ruenroeng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruenroeng closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obama.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Obama.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.
Ruenroeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
Obama pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obama.
Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama misses with a double jab
and Ruenroeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruenroeng throws the kick towards the body but Obama avoids it.
Ruenroeng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot.
Obama lands a jab to Ruenroeng's midsection.
Obama connects with a body shot that sends Ruenroeng's belly button to the back.
Obama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruenroeng wants to slow Obama down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obama tries to land a front kick but Ruenroeng steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama scores with the left hand. Ruenroeng knows he should have avoided that one.
Samak Ruenroeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Ruenroeng tries a low kick but Obama avoids it.
Ruenroeng jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruenroeng to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Ruenroeng.
Obama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obama shoots in and drives through. Ruenroeng sprawls well.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruenroeng unleashes a big counter combination but Obama bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Ruenroeng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Obama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
Obama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obama. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruenroeng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruenroeng slips a straight right by Obama.
Obama checks a low kick from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks Obama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obama down.
Ruenroeng takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruenroeng throws a jab but it's blocked by Obama.
Ruenroeng checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks Obama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obama down.
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!
Obama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruenroeng closes the distance and pushes Obama back into the cage.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Obama.
Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obama.
Obama throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Obama throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Obama off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barack Obama.
I think Obama 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
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