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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 2731 p4p, 339 weight class) and Furio Spartan (ranked 2399 p4p, 304 weight class). Spartan has chosen This is Sparta as his entrance music. Furio Spartan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furio Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petrovs's head.
A head kick misses from Spartan.
Petrovs avoids the head kick by Spartan.
Spartan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Petrovs.
Petrovs shoots in looking for a takedown but Spartan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Petrovs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spartan lands a head kick!
Spartan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Petrovs's guard.
Spartan stands and throws Petrovs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Petrovs is trying to improve his position.
Spartan wants to control but Petrovs is keeping him busy.
Spartan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spartan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petrovs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spartan working away.
Spartan trying to control the position but Petrovs is working away.
Spartan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spartan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Who's going to make the next move?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spartan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spartan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petrovs can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrovs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Spartan is looking to take a break and control but Petrovs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spartan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrovs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrovs wants to control but Spartan postures up.
Spartan prevents Petrovs from escaping the position.
Petrovs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spartan's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Spartan! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Petrovs has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Furio Spartan!
Furio Spartan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 1264 p4p, 141 weight class) and Milo Brunswick (ranked 1055 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milo Brunswick!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick throws a sloppy head kick
and Strunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brunswick avoids the body shot from Strunz.
A little jabbing left from Brunswick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strunz connects with a jab.
Strunz moves out of range as Brunswick strikes.
A punch combination from Strunz misses.
Strunz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Brunswick's shoulder, as Brunswick tries to avoid the shot.
Brunswick looks for a takedown but Strunz sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz misses with a hook. Brunswick ducked under it nicely.
Strunz lands a head shot.
Strunz lands a nice looking body shot.
Strunz throws out a loose jab but Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brunswick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brunswick fails with a takedown attempt.
Brunswick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick drives through with a takedown into Strunz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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.
Strunz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brunswick is one step ahead there.
Strunz has momentary wrist control but Brunswick slips an elbow through the middle.
Brunswick preventing the sweep.
Strunz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Strunz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brunswick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brunswick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strunz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brunswick trying to control but Strunz is working from the bottom.
Brunswick stopping the sweep attempt from Strunz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz looking to control.
Brunswick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strunz is trying to keep Brunswick in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brunswick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brunswick won't allow Strunz to sweep him here.
Brunswick stands up over Strunz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brunswick stays in close to Strunz's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunswick trying to control but Strunz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strunz trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strunz throws a shot from downtown. Brunswick moves away and avoids it.
Brunswick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Strunz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick postures up.
Brunswick landing with the ground and pound.
Brunswick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strunz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strunz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Strunz 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.
Strunz has momentary wrist control but Brunswick slips an elbow through the middle.
Strunz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brunswick with a nice head shot there.
Strunz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brunswick lands a couple of digs.
Strunz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brunswick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brunswick postures up and lands a big shot to Strunz's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strunz wants to sweep but no luck.
Brunswick cracks Strunz with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brunswick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Strunz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Strunz wants to control from the top but Brunswick keeps moving.
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 Bronko Strunz 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.
The fighters circling - Strunz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strunz lands with a cross.
Brunswick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brunswick tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brunswick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brunswick shoots in looking for a takedown but Strunz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brunswick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Strunz.
Brunswick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strunz's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunswick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Brunswick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strunz manages to avoid it.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Strunz lands a jab to the head.
Milo Brunswick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brunswick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brunswick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strunz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brunswick misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brunswick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strunz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brunswick takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strunz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brunswick somewhat.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Brunswick.
Brunswick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strunz misses the jab.
Brunswick defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brunswick or perhaps it was just good defense by Strunz, which made it look bad.
Brunswick shoots in but Strunz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brunswick takes the fight into the clinch.
Brunswick is trying to maintain a safe position but Strunz gets an underhook and turns Brunswick into the cage.
Strunz tries to work over Brunswick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strunz lands a hook that snaps the head of Brunswick backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strunz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Strunz tries to throw a body punch but Brunswick avoids it by throwing Strunz back against the cage.
Brunswick is looking for a takedown.
Brunswick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strunz has him pressed against the cage.
Strunz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Strunz lands a slapping body shot.
Strunz looks to land a left hand but Brunswick moved out of range nicely.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunswick misses with a hook. Strunz ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Strunz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strunz leaves Brunswick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Strunz misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick.
Nice defenses there by Brunswick.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz throws a looping overhand right but Brunswick ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Brunswick misses.
Brunswick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brunswick!
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Brunswick shoots in but Strunz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brunswick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brunswick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Strunz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brunswick wants to control but Strunz is keeping him busy.
Strunz regains half guard.
Strunz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brunswick can do to turn this around?
Strunz is trying to control but can't.
Strunz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brunswick trying to control but Strunz is working from the bottom.
Strunz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brunswick's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz trying to move into half guard but instead Brunswick has managed to sweep!
Strunz wants to sweep here but Brunswick controlling him for the moment.
Strunz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brunswick chips away with some ground and pound.
Brunswick working some strikes from top position.
Brunswick lands a couple of elbows.
Brunswick throwing strikes from guard but Strunz blocks nicely.
Strunz wants to sweep here but Brunswick controlling him for the moment.
Strunz pulls Brunswick in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brunswick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Brunswick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strunz swivels and escapes.
Strunz gets caught napping as Brunswick dives in and scores a takedown. Strunz manages to retain guard.
Strunz working a defensive guard here.
Strunz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brunswick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brunswick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brunswick stands up over Strunz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brunswick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brunswick stands up over Strunz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strunz looking for a sweep. Not yet Strunz, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz controls Brunswick momentarily but Brunswick frees himself.
Brunswick wants to control from the top but Strunz keeps moving.
Strunz trying to keep a closed guard but Brunswick is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick preventing the sweep.
Brunswick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brunswick is working Strunz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Strunz trying to control the position.
Strunz wants to improve his position but instead Brunswick has moved into half guard.
Strunz wants to get back to full guard.
Strunz trying to hold on to Brunswick's head to control him but Brunswick postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick working over Strunz with some ground and pound. Strunz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Strunz taking some punishment here, with Brunswick in his half guard.
Brunswick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brunswick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strunz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brunswick uses his free foot to push down on Strunz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Strunz.
Strunz wants to control but Brunswick is having none of it.
Strunz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Milo Brunswick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brunswick with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz is trying to escape the mount.
Brunswick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brunswick looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brunswick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brunswick lands a nice shot to the head.
Strunz is rocked!
Brunswick with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Strunz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strunz takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Brunswick's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Brunswick!
After the big win, Milo Brunswick made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FORCEE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 1095 p4p, 165 weight class) and He Mu (ranked 1478 p4p, 226 weight class). Skovgaard comes into the arena with Second Reality 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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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, He Mu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skovgaard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mu under the eye.
Mu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skovgaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mu throws out the jab.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mu connects with the punch.
Skovgaard connects with a solid leg kick.
Mu lands a lovely overhand right.
Mu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Skovgaard.
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!
Skovgaard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mu looks to land a right hand but Skovgaard moved out of range.
Mu missing with a left hand there. Skovgaard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skovgaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mu misses with a hook.
Skovgaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mu throws out the jab.
Mu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skovgaard.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu misses with a two punch combination.
Skovgaard misses with a hook. Mu ducked under it nicely.
Skovgaard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mu's hands.
Skovgaard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mu.
Mu misses with a hook.
Mu misses with a lunging right hand
and Skovgaard counters with a good, hard body kick but Mu shrugs it off.
Skovgaard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skovgaard.
Mu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mu defending well as Skovgaard loads up on a big left hand.
Skovgaard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mu.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skovgaard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skovgaard misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mu misses with a looping left.
Skovgaard misses with a leg kick.
Skovgaard misses with a hook. Mu ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard cracks Mu with an open hand slap.
Mu misses with a head kick.
Skovgaard throws a wild body kick that Mu sees coming a mile off.
Skovgaard throws a body kick that misses.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skovgaard avoids the head kick by Mu.
Skovgaard lands a leg kick that knocks Mu off balance momentarily.
Mu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skovgaard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skovgaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skovgaard tries to move into range but Mu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skovgaard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard misses the body punch
letting Mu counter with a right hand.
A big right from Mu misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mu throws a poor cross that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a three punch combo that has Mu backing up. Mu nods at Skovgaard to acknowledge the strikes.
Skovgaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mu.
Sloppy strikes from Mu. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Mu misses the target.
Mu throws out a loose jab but Skovgaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skovgaard misses with a right hand
and Mu counters with a straight right hand.
Skovgaard throws a sloppy head kick and Mu moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Mu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mu connects with a right hand. Skovgaard shakes it off.
Skovgaard scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Skovgaard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Skovgaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Mu responds with a good body kick, but Skovgaard manages to step out the way in time.
The fighters circling - Skovgaard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard lands a nice looking body shot.
Mu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skovgaard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mu doesn't seem bothered though.
Skovgaard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mu. That did some damage!
Skovgaard moves out of range of the strikes.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mu moves away.
Mu misses with a hook.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mu misses with a wild body shot.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mu 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.
Mu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Skovgaard works Mu's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skovgaard throws an overhand right that lands on Mu's shoulder, as Mu tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Mu.
Skovgaard slips a straight right by Mu.
Mu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Skovgaard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mu checks a leg kick.
Skovgaard avoids a kick to the body.
Mu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Skovgaard.
Mu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skovgaard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skovgaard ducks under a wild hook from Mu.
Skovgaard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mu throws out a counter right but Skovgaard avoids it with no problem.
Mu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mu.
Skovgaard throws a hook but Mu avoids it easily.
Mu takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Mu misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that Mu semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mu walks into a stiff left hand from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard throws a leg kick but Mu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice cross by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Mu's ribcage but misses.
Skovgaard tries to land a front kick but Mu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skovgaard clobbers Mu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skovgaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skovgaard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Skovgaard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skovgaard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Skovgaard has got the better of the exchanges.
Skovgaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentin Skovgaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Mu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Mu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skovgaard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mu at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mu swinging wildly here.
It looked like Skovgaard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mu.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mu is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard tries a low kick but Mu avoids it.
Skovgaard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mu's head.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Mu moves out of range.
Mu misses with the combination.
Skovgaard lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Mu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skovgaard doesn't seem phased though.
Mu throws a hook but Skovgaard blocks it.
Skovgaard throws a leg kick but Mu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skovgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mu looks to throw the jab but Skovgaard is out of range.
Skovgaard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mu.
Mu tries to land a front kick but Skovgaard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mu connects with the punch.
A big left from Skovgaard misses.
Skovgaard misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skovgaard, right into the meat.
Skovgaard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skovgaard scrambles back to his feet.
Skovgaard is rocked!
Skovgaard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good work by Mu as he checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Mu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oh Skovgaard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skovgaard moves forwards but Mu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mu takes one to the side of the head.
Skovgaard blocks a jab.
Skovgaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Mu is just out of range.
Mu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skovgaard. Skovgaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Mu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skovgaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skovgaard seems to have got his legs back now.
Mu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skovgaard ducks under a wild hook from Mu.
Mu moves out of range as Skovgaard strikes.
Mu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mu throws a shot from downtown. Skovgaard moves away and avoids it.
Skovgaard is looking to slow Mu down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skovgaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mu manages to avoid it.
Mu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skovgaard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skovgaard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skovgaard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mu throws a looping overhand right but Skovgaard ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Skovgaard there.
Mu misses the jab.
Skovgaard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mu can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skovgaard, right into the meat.
Mu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Skovgaard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mu misses with a looping left.
Mu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skovgaard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skovgaard scrambles back to his feet.
Mu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mu misses with a straight left.
Skovgaard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mu throws a poor cross that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a good low kick that Mu was not able to check.
Skovgaard dips to his left and cracks Mu with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard misses with a low kick.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skovgaard scores with a hook to the body. Mu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skovgaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Mu should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skovgaard manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Skovgaard as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mu.
Mu connects with a looping right hand.
Mu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skovgaard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mu misses the shot to the body.
Mu staying out of range there.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses.
Mu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Skovgaard lands with a kick to the temple. Mu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Mu misses its intended target.
Skovgaard slips a straight right by Mu.
Skovgaard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Skovgaard.
Skovgaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mu.
Skovgaard cracks Mu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
He Mu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skovgaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skovgaard misses the shot to the body.
Mu misses with an uppercut. Skovgaard saw that one coming.
Skovgaard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skovgaard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mu defending well as Skovgaard loads up on a big left hand.
Skovgaard clobbers Mu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mu is rocked!
Good leg kick by Skovgaard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mu is still on wobbly legs! Can Skovgaard finish him?
Skovgaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mu seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Skovgaard.
Mu misses with a right hand
and Skovgaard counters with a nice leg kick.
Skovgaard blocks a jab.
Skovgaard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mu. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skovgaard, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard slips a jab from Mu.
Skovgaard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skovgaard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
Skovgaard throws a body punch but Mu moves out of range.
Mu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mu lands a nice shot that snaps Skovgaard's head back.
A slow jab from Mu misses its intended target.
Valentin Skovgaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skovgaard connects with a crisp jab.
Skovgaard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mu throws a looping overhand right but Skovgaard ducks down to avoid it.
Mu misses with a kick to the body.
Skovgaard lands with a hook. Mu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mu missing with a left hand there. Skovgaard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mu misses.
Skovgaard blocks a head kick by Mu.
Mu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skovgaard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Skovgaard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mu doesn't seem phased though.
Skovgaard blocks a jab.
Skovgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skovgaard is looking to slow Mu down with leg kicks.
Mu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skovgaard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skovgaard throws a one two combo.
Mu misses with an uppercut
and Skovgaard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mu avoids the body shot from Skovgaard.
Mu throws out a counter right but Skovgaard avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skovgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mu was well out of range. Poor timing from Skovgaard.
Nice jab there from Skovgaard.
Mu throws a hook but Skovgaard avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Skovgaard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Skovgaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skovgaard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Skovgaard!
An out of breath and clearly excited Valentin Skovgaard thanked FORCEE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
He Mu was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Neil (ranked 1437 p4p, 199 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 877 p4p, 124 weight class). Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Jamie Bounty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
193 lbs
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197 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bounty prevents a body shot from Neil.
A short left from Neil.
Bounty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bounty stops a takedown attempt from Neil.
Neil makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bounty tries a body shot but Neil blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
Bounty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neil lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bounty misses with some punches.
Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty swings wildly with an uppercut but Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neil working aggressively here.
Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bounty blocks a body shot from Neil.
A short right from Bounty on the inside.
Bounty stalling in the clinch.
Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bounty blocking some punches.
Bounty cracks Neil with a nice body shot.
Bounty is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty manages to break the clinch.
Neil lunges at Bounty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bounty's hand.
Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bounty tries a quick counter leg kick but Neil is wise to it.
Bounty misses with a hook to the body
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bounty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neil misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bounty throws a fast counter high kick but Neil manages to duck under it in time.
Bounty connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bounty moves out of range of the strikes.
Bounty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Neil tries to clinch up but Bounty circles away and keeps his distance.
Bounty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Neil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty misses the shot to the body.
Neil avoids the head kick by Bounty.
Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Bounty circles away.
Nice body punch from Neil.
Neil scores with a jab to the head.
Neil punishes Bounty's body with a nice straight punch.
Bounty tries a head kick but it misses.
Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bounty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bounty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bounty counters with a nice uppercut.
Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Bounty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neil lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bounty.
Bounty throws a leg kick which misses Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as Neil tries to avoid it.
Neil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Neil moved away.
Jamie Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bounty tries to land a front kick but Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Neil closes the distance and pushes Bounty back into the cage.
Bounty lands an uppercut.
Neil cracks Bounty with a nice body shot.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bounty is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Neil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 James Neil will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neil shoots in for a takedown but Bounty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Neil throws a sloppy head kick
and Bounty counters with a low kick, right behind Neil 's knee.
Neil moves forwards but Bounty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bounty enables Neil to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bounty manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bounty has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Neil is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A hook to the body from Bounty.
Neil tries to work over Bounty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neil prevents a body shot from Bounty.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Bounty controls the action.
Bounty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neil blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil lands a shot to the body.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bounty lands with a light punch inside.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Neil.
Bounty tries to work over Neil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Bounty controls the action.
Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Bounty controls his hands.
Bounty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bounty pushes Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bounty - that landed with a thud.
Neil misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bounty.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bounty.
Neil tries to score a body lock takedown but Bounty shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bounty breaks the clinch.
Bounty tests Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bounty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty counters with a thumping low kick.
Neil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bounty as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Neil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bounty lands a jab.
Neil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neil thows a huge punch but Bounty dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty wants to get back to his feet.
Neil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bounty moves into full guard.
Neil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bounty keeping moving, preventing Neil from controlling successfully.
Neil is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bounty is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Neil throws a strike but Bounty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bounty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neil throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bounty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Neil manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jamie Bounty has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bounty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neil wants to sweep here but Bounty controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Neil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bounty ducks right into an uppercut from Neil.
Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Bounty moves out of range easily.
Bounty lands a nice looking body shot.
James Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil misses with a takedown
and Bounty counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Bounty.
Whack! Bounty lands a heavy head kick that drops Neil. The ref tackles Bounty to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Neil was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jamie Bounty!
James Neil spoke after the fight, saying 'No comment.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 295 p4p, 35 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 761 p4p, 83 weight class). Ng comes into the arena with Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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32
145 lbs
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151 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng cracks Letaivu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Ng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu connects with the punch.
Ng thows a leg kick but Letaivu checks it
and Letaivu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Letaivu tries to clinch but Ng is having none of it.
Ng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ng throws a body kick that misses
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu moves out of range as Ng strikes.
Letaivu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ng misses with a low kick as Letaivu jumps back.
Letaivu's coach down at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Letaivu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Letaivu misses with a two punch combination.
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Letaivu throws an overhand right that lands on Ng's shoulder, as Ng tries to avoid the shot.
Ng lands with a straight right. Letaivu didn't see that one coming.
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!
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu doesn't manage to clinch there - Ng circles away.
Ng slips under a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu avoids the body shot from Ng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ng throws out the jab.
Ng slips a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu throws a right and a left that Ng avoids nicely.
Ng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Letaivu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Letaivu lands a body shot.
Letaivu throws a hook but Ng avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Letaivu digs a good body shot into Ng's ribs.
Letaivu swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Ng. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng jabs Letaivu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Letaivu. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng misses with a jab to the body
and Letaivu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Letaivu managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letaivu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ng blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
Ng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Letaivu avoids it.
Ng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Ng as the two fighters clinch.
Letaivu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
Letaivu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Letaivu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ng throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letaivu avoiding damage as Ng throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands a right hand.
Ng misses with the head strike.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Ng.
A right handed body shot lands from Ng.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ngs head.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu works on Ng's body with a couple of short punches.
Ng looking to throw knees to the head but Letaivu is blocking nicely.
Letaivu managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Letaivu scores with a hook to the body.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Letaivu lands an uppercut.
Ng tries to break the clinch but Letaivu is controlling the position.
Ng working Letaivu over with knees to the body.
Ng pushes Letaivu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Letaivu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Letaivu blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Letaivu.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Letaivu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Letaivu blocks with his arms.
Letaivu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Letaivu blocks with his arms.
Ng manages to break the clinch.
Letaivu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ng takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Ng looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
A big left from Ng misses.
Letaivu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ng with a body shot.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Ng moved out of range.
Letaivu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ng on the side of the head.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letaivu slips a jab from Ng.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ng, right into the meat.
Ng moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Letaivu checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Letaivu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Letaivu blocks the body kick.
Letaivu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Letaivu blocks a leg kick.
Ng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu checks a low kick from Ng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Ng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ng.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ng misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Letaivu moves forwards but Ng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ng scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Letaivu checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
Ng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Ng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu misses with a looping left.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng drops his hands momentarily and Letaivu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ng keeps Letaivu at a distance using the push kick.
Charles Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Letaivu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng misses with a kick to the body
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ng scores with a leg kick.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Letaivu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ng's hands.
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ng throws a quick counter head kick but Letaivu was just out of range.
Ng gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng connects with a body shot.
Ng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ng misses the jab.
Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Letaivu misses with a left hand
and Ng counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letaivu throws an overhand right that lands on Ng's shoulder, as Ng tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Letaivu moves away and avoids it.
Letaivu avoids the head kick by Ng.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ng throws the kick towards the body but Letaivu avoids it.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Letaivu is looking to score with low kicks.
Letaivu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ng misses with an uppercut.
Ng misses with a body punch
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letaivu needs to keep his hands up - Ng had a free shot at his head there.
Letaivu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ng counters with a leg kick.
Letaivu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Letaivu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ng.
Letaivu lands with a hook. Ng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Letaivu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Ng dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Letaivu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
Ng shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Letaivu eats them both and turns towards Ng to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Ng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letaivu counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Letaivu.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letaivu 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.
Letaivu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ng throws a body punch but Letaivu moves out of range.
Ng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ng - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng throws a front kick aimed at Letaivu's knee but Letaivu avoids it well.
Ng misses the jab.
Letaivu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ng on the side of the head.
Letaivu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ng at a distance.
Ng throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Ng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ng scores with a punch to the head.
Ng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ng missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charles Ng is winning the standup battle so far.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Nice shot lands for Letaivu.
Letaivu slips a jab from Ng.
Some wild striking there from Ng.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with an uppercut
and Letaivu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Letaivu misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng is looking to counter punch.
Ng digs a good body shot into Letaivu's ribs.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Ng throws a lazy right hand but Letaivu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Ng ducked under it nicely.
Ng cracks Letaivu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ng throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Letaivu lands with an uppercut that bounces Ng off the cage and back into range.
Letaivu throws a hook but Ng blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Letaivu connects with a body shot.
Ng misses with a hook.
Ng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ng slips a jab from Letaivu.
Ng thows a leg kick but Letaivu checks it
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ng misses with a shot to the body
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ng connects with a looping right hand.
Letaivu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ng eats them both and turns towards Letaivu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ng takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Ng misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Letaivu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ng misses with a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Letaivu wants to clinch up but Ng keeps it at a distance.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Letaivu connects with a right hand. Ng shakes it off.
A jab from Ng misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
Ng lands a jab.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Letaivu tries to clinch but Ng moves out of range.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Letaivu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ng lands with a straight right. Letaivu didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Letaivu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Letaivu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Letaivu!
Our winner, Pascal Letaivu, 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.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 269 p4p, 43 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 679 p4p, 111 weight class). Garbutt comes into the arena with Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law blaring out of the sound system. Judea is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I want to be a woman - Monty Python. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judea defending well as Garbutt loads up on a big left hand.
Garbutt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Judea throws a low kick but Garbutt moves out of range easily.
Garbutt misses with a wild body shot.
Judea swings for the body but Garbutt moves out of range.
Garbutt tries to land a leg kick but Judea saw it coming and moves away.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garbutt misses with a left hand
and Judea counters with a right hand to the body.
Garbutt looks to score with a jab to the body but Judea is just out of range.
Judea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Garbutt's shoulder, as Garbutt tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Garbutt. Those never looked like landing.
We've been hearing reports that Garbutt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Garbutt throws a hook but Judea blocks it.
Judea is looking to chop away at Garbutt's legs.
Garbutt attempts a counter takedown but Judea avoids it well and moves away.
Judea throws a front kick aimed at Garbutt's knee but Garbutt avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea dips to his left and cracks Garbutt with an uppercut!
Garbutt moves into the clinch successfully.
Judea blocks the elbow strike.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garbutt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garbutt misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a head punch that misses.
Garbutt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garbutt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Judea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garbutt misses with a straight right.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garbutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Garbutt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judea was well out of range. Poor timing from Garbutt.
Garbutt avoids the body shot from Judea.
Garbutt attempts a counter takedown but Judea avoids it well and moves away.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Garbutt.
Garbutt moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJudea.
Judea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garbutt shoots in and drives through. Judea sprawls well.
Garbutt cracks Judea with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judea avoids the body shot from Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Judea.
Garbutt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws a wild body kick that Garbutt sees coming a mile off.
Garbutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judea flicks out a counter leg kick but Garbutt steps away.
Garbutt with a jab.
Judea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garbutt on the side of the head.
Judea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judea scoring well with a low kick there.
Judea moves out of range of the strikes.
Garbutt moves forwards but Judea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garbutt throws a shot from downtown. Judea moves away and avoids it.
Garbutt misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Judea to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garbutt 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 Judea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judea blocks a head kick by Garbutt.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garbutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Judea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judea throws a hook but Garbutt blocks it.
Garbutt throws a counter high kick but Judea was just alert enough to avoid it.
A jab from Garbutt misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garbutt moves out of range of the strikes.
Judea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garbutt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garbutt throws a low kick but Judea moves out of range easily.
Garbutt misses the shot to the body.
Judea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garbutt to score with a decent uppercut.
Judea looks to throw the jab but Garbutt is out of range.
Garbutt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judea just manages to avoid it.
Judea misses the shot to the body.
Garbutt connects with an inside leg kick.
Garbutt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garbutt misses the jab.
Judea connects with a leg kick. Garbutt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garbutt throws a shot from downtown. Judea moves away and avoids it.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garbutt moves away.
Garbutt throws a solid leg kick but Judea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garbutt.
Judea slips under a jab.
Judea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Judea is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garbutt with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judea throws a looping overhand right but Garbutt ducks down to avoid it.
Judea sizes up Garbutt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garbutt misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Garbutt.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judea misses with a kick to the body
and Garbutt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Judea is trying to maintain the position but Garbutt is very close to passing his half guard.
Judea is refusing to be controlled, as Garbutt sits in half guard.
Judea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garbutt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garbutt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garbutt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Judea's head.
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 Kevin Garbutt will probably get the nod.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garbutt. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea dodges the punch combination from Garbutt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judea, right into the meat.
Garbutt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judea doesn't seem bothered though.
Judea misses with a wild body shot.
Garbutt misses with a looping right.
Garbutt tests Judea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judea. That's going to slow Garbutt down.
Nice defenses there by Garbutt.
Garbutt throwing a counter right hand but Judea manages to avoid it.
Judea tries to keep at a distance but Garbutt has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt lands an uppercut.
Judea stops a takedown attempt from Garbutt.
Garbutt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Judea misses with a body punch.
Garbutt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garbutt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garbutt blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garbutt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garbutt.
Garbutt tries to work over Judea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judea has a couple of punches blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judea.
Judea cracks Garbutt with a nice body shot.
Judea blocks a body shot from Garbutt.
Judea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garbutt or not.
Judea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judea tries to work over Garbutt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garbutt blocks a body shot from Judea.
Judea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garbutt backwards.
Nice body punch from Judea.
Judea struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbutt controls his hands.
Garbutt is looking for a takedown.
Judea throws a head punch that misses.
Kevin Garbutt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garbutt is looking to control Judea's arms but Judea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garbutt has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Garbutt fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garbutt.
A short right from Judea on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Judea.
Garbutt digs a right hand underneath Judea's ribcage. Judea let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Judea lands a shoulder strike.
Garbutt taking a breather.
Garbutt tries to work over Judea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbutt's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garbutt trying to stall but Judea improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Garbutt.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garbutt or not.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Judea.
Judea struggles to land a body shot inside as Garbutt controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Garbutt.
Garbutt manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judea throws a push kick but Garbutt slaps the foot to one side.
Garbutt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Judea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Judea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Garbutt misses the target.
Judea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garbutt looks to land a left hand but Judea moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Judea.
Judea scores with a body shot.
Garbutt moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Garbutt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garbutt misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judea! But no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judea.
Garbutt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt tries to bum rush Judea with a series of wild strikes but Judea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garbutt walks into a stiff left hand from Judea.
Judea walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garbutt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garbutt throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garbutt gets a double leg takedown into Judea's guard.
Garbutt wants to control from the top but Judea keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garbutt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garbutt postures up in Judea's guard and throws a big left but Judea blocks it.
Garbutt throwing strikes but missing.
Garbutt throws an elbow that misses. Judea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garbutt's guard. Nice move by Judea!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Judea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Garbutt connects with a leg kick. Judea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garbutt lands a jab to the nose.
Garbutt swings widly with a right hand
and Judea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Judea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garbutt.
Judea moves out of range as Garbutt strikes.
A nice side step and Judea releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Judea scores with a body shot.
Garbutt slips a jab from Judea.
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garbutt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judea. Judea obviously looking to wear him down.
Garbutt tries to close the distance and clinch but Judea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea takes one to the chin there.
Garbutt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judea moves away.
Garbutt misses with a straight left.
Judea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judea darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea connects with a body shot that sends Garbutt's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea tries to score with a low kick but Garbutt moves his leg out of the way.
Judea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garbutt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garbutt misses with a hook.
A low kick from Judea is predictable there
and Garbutt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garbutt lands with a hook. Judea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Garbutt.
Stan Judea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judea just misses with a punch to the body.
Garbutt is looking to counter punch.
Judea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Garbutt misses with a straight right.
Garbutt misses with a hook
and Judea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garbutt doesn't seem bothered though.
Stan Judea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garbutt walks into a jab.
Garbutt 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garbutt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garbutt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt lands strikes from half guard.
Garbutt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Judea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
Garbutt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garbutt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garbutt is keen to just control but Judea is a slippery customer.
Garbutt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garbutt working Judea over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt throws a strike but Judea avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Garbutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Judea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garbutt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garbutt stopping the sweep attempt from Judea.
Garbutt throwing strikes but missing.
Garbutt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Judea manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Garbutt wants to sweep but no luck.
Judea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judea's guard.
Judea controlling the position.
Garbutt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garbutt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garbutt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garbutt landing some decent shots from guard.
Judea seems keen to control Garbutt's posture.
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 Kevin Garbutt.
I think Garbutt 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kevin Garbutt!
Kevin Garbutt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bed Intruder (ranked 256 p4p, 30 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 464 p4p, 57 weight class). Intruder's entrance music is Bed Intruder. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramos's choice of entrance music: Sepultura - Nomad. Bed Intruder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bed Intruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intruder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos closes the distance and pushes Intruder back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Intruder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos letting Intruder take a breather here.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder stalling against the cage.
Intruder is working Ramos over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Intruder has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body.
Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Ramos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Intruder has Ramos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramos misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos works on Intruder's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Intruder's elbow.
Ramos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Intruder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Intruder digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Intruder backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Intruder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramos pinned against the cage. Ramos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos defending well as Intruder loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos gets caught flat footed, as Intruder shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Intruder from controlling successfully.
Intruder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos, not yet.
Intruder distracts Ramos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramos is controlling Intruder's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Intruder won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Intruder from controlling successfully.
Ramos 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Intruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos lands a right hook to the body.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
and Intruder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ramos. Beautiful body shot.
Intruder misses with a wild combination.
Intruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Intruder connects with a single shot there.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Intruder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Intruder misses with a looping right.
Intruder sets himself, and Ramos steps forward looking for the clinch! Intruder avoids it this time.
Intruder throws a low kick but Ramos avoids it.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Intruder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Intruder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramos misses with a jab to the body
and Intruder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Intruder.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Intruder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramos sprawls well. Ramos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Intruder gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Intruder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Intruder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramos.
Ramos feints and then cracks Intruder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Intruder down.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Intruder was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Intruder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Intruder rather than just go for the knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramos.
Intruder stalks Ramos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramos's face. Ramos staggers backwards, shaken.
A cross from Intruder lands.
Ramos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Intruder's half guard.
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!
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder taking some punishment here, with Ramos in his half guard.
Ramos throwing shots but Intruder is blocking nicely.
Intruder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Intruder is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Intruder keeps working.
Intruder is pressing down on Ramos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ramos postures up.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushing down on Intruder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Intruder is trying to maintain the position but Ramos is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Intruder dodges it nicely.
Ramos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Intruder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Intruder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ramos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Intruder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Intruder. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Ramos lands.
Ramos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Intruder.
Henrique Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Intruder closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ramos quickly recovers to half guard.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Intruder prevents Ramos from improving his position.
Intruder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramos defending well though.
Ramos tries to roll over but Intruder keeps him under control.
Intruder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Intruder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henrique Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Intruder thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramos's head.
Intruder trying to control from half guard but Ramos is working away.
Intruder is really struggling to control Ramos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ramos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Intruder.
Ramos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ramos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramos misses with a right hand
letting Intruder counter with a right hand.
Ramos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Intruder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Intruder misses its intended target.
Intruder misses with a looping right.
Intruder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Intruder throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Intruder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Intruder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Intruder looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Ramos connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramos takes a swing at Intruder's ribcage but misses.
Intruder avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Intruder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Intruder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Intruder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Intruder lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Intruder.
Ramos working aggressively here.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Intruder prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Intruder.
Intruder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Intruder avoids it.
Intruder lands with a left to the head.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique Ramos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Intruder.
Intruder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos tries a body shot but Intruder blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Intruder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Intruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Intruder taking a breather.
Henrique Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to work over Intruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Intruder pushes Ramos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Intruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Intruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Intruder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Intruder avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Intruder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
Intruder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramos.
Intruder lands with a left to the head.
Ramos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bed Intruder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Intruder controls the action.
Intruder lands a nice uppercut.
Ramos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Ramos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Intruder blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Intruder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramos is working Intruder over against the cage.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Intruder blocking some punches.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos tries a body shot but Intruder blocks it.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Intruder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ramos missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bed Intruder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramos 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henrique Ramos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Henrique Ramos made sure he mentioned FORCEE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michail Podolski (ranked 179 p4p, 21 weight class) and DeShawn Jackson (ranked 386 p4p, 49 weight class). Podolski comes to the cage accompanied by Last Ride. Jackson has chosen Green Card as his entrance music. DeShawn Jackson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michail Podolski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podolski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Podolski throws a big shot that misses.
Podolski misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Podolski 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Podolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Podolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Podolski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson moves out of range as Podolski strikes.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Podolski wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Podolski saw that one coming.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podolski avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Podolski misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Podolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Podolski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws a body punch but Podolski moves out of range.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Podolski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Podolski throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Podolski on the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Podolski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Podolski throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Podolski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Podolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Podolski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Podolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Podolski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Podolski.
Podolski checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Podolski connects with a body shot.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Podolski.
As Jackson tries to get set, Podolski tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Podolski misses its target.
Podolski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Podolski misses the jab.
Jackson misses with a lunging right hand
and Podolski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michail Podolski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Podolski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Podolski misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Podolski defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Podolski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Podolski lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Podolski scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
Podolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Podolski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Podolski wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson lands a jab.
Podolski jabs at Jackson's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Podolski.
Podolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Podolski digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson throws a body punch but Podolski moves out of range.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson swings for the body but Podolski moves out of range.
Jackson slips a jab from Podolski.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski walks into a left hand.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Podolski ducks down to avoid it.
Podolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Podolski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Podolski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Podolski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jackson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Podolski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Podolski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Podolski counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Podolski avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Podolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Podolski swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Podolski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Podolski throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Podolski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DeShawn Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson works the jab nicely.
DeShawn Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Podolski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Podolski fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Podolski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podolski manages to avoid it.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Podolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Podolski slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Podolski knows he should have avoided that one.
Podolski staying out of range there.
Podolski throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Podolski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson digs a good hook to Podolski's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson with a nice cross.
Podolski throws a front kick that sends Jackson stumbling back into the cage.
Podolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson tries to move into range but Podolski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Podolski misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Podolski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
Podolski misses with a looping right.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Podolski connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Podolski moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Podolski cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podolski is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Podolski is out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Podolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Podolski.
A little feinted left hand from Podolski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podolski throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Podolski finds it's target.
Podolski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Podolski's shoulder, as Podolski tries to avoid the shot.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Podolski misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Podolski tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Podolski swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Podolski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Podolski throws a big shot that misses.
Podolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Sloppy strikes from Podolski. Those never looked like landing.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Podolski.
Podolski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
Podolski misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Podolski at a distance.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Podolski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Podolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Podolski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Podolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Podolski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Podolski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Podolski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Podolski throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Podolski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Jackson lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Podolski is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Podolski connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Podolski throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Podolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Podolski lands.
Podolski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Podolski avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Podolski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Podolski misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Podolski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Podolski misses with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Podolski staying out of range there.
Podolski throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Podolski slips a straight right by Jackson.
A solid body kick from Podolski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DeShawn Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson swings for the body but Podolski moves out of range.
Podolski throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Podolski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Podolski throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab by Jackson.
Podolski thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson cracks Podolski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Podolski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Podolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Podolski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Podolski scores with a push kick.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson throws a hook but Podolski avoids it easily.
Podolski connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Podolski.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Podolski moves out of range.
Podolski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Podolski staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podolski misses with a looping right.
Podolski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Podolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson takes a swing at Podolski's ribcage but misses.
Podolski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Podolski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Podolski misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Podolski.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Podolski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Podolski.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Podolski misses with a hook.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Podolski checks it
and Podolski 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!
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Podolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Podolski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Podolski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Podolski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Podolski is just out of range.
Podolski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeShawn Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Podolski lands a body shot.
Podolski cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podolski moves away.
Podolski needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Podolski lands a head kick!
Jackson checks a low kick from Podolski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Podolski.
Podolski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Podolski misses with a body shot.
Podolski lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
A punch combination from Podolski misses.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson has hold of Podolski's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Podolski seems comfortable defending it but Jackson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Podolski is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Podolski is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jackson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). DeShawn Jackson!
In his post fight interview, DeShawn Jackson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koba Wyatt (ranked 95 p4p, 14 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 345 p4p, 41 weight class). Wyatt comes to the cage accompanied by Channel Zero. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kenuichio Harada enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada moves forwards but Wyatt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harada throws a sloppy head kick and Wyatt moves out of range easily.
Wyatt slips under a jab.
Harada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Wyatt as he checks the leg kick.
Wyatt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Harada misses with an uppercut.
Wyatt throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Wyatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wyatt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harada wants to counter the offense by Wyatt and move into the clinch position.
Wyatt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wyatt, pushing him back against the cage.
Harada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Wyatt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harada fakes the leg kick and cracks Wyatt in the body.
Harada misses with a hook.
Harada ducks right into an uppercut from Wyatt.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Wyatt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada throws the kick towards the body but Wyatt avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Wyatt misses the target.
Harada misses with an uppercut.
Wyatt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wyatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harada throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harada thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wyatt if he has to take too many more of those.
Wyatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harada circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wyatt is breathing heavily.
Wyatt throws a poor cross that misses
and Harada counters with a head kick that drops Wyatt to the mat! Wyatt scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wyatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wyatt throws a head kick that misses.
Harada tries a quick counter leg kick but Wyatt is wise to it.
Look low, kick high! Harada uses the oldest trick in the book to send Wyatt tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Harada is absolutely delighted - when Wyatt wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenuichio Harada!
Kenuichio Harada is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Kenuichio Harada thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 6 p4p, 2 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 89 p4p, 14 weight class). Shamrock's entrance music is One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. A fine choice. Zhai has chosen Sampans as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Zhai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock blocks a leg kick.
Zhai catches Shamrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhai.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhai.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shamrock, as that shot connected.
Shamrock stuns Zhai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhai.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zhai looks for the body kick but Shamrock saw that one coming.
A left lands for Shamrock.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhai throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Zhai moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Zhai moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhai misses with a straight right.
Zhai connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhai.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Shamrock lands with a good body shot.
Zhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhai throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Zhai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Zhai.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhai at a distance.
Jab, jab by Shamrock - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Zhai misses with a looping left.
Zhai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zhai misses with a right hand
and Zhai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock cracks Zhai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Shamrock.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Zhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Zhai's head but Zhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhai with a jab.
Shamrock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Zhai counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Zhai moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zhai 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 Shamrock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamrock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Zhai looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Zhai blocks a jab.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zhai checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shamrock jabs Zhai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock is looking to score with low kicks.
Shamrock defending well as Zhai loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Zhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhai counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Shamrock.
Zhai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Zhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhai.
Zhai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Zhai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zhai throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Zhai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That kick from Zhai tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock throws a leg kick that misses.
Zhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Zhai scores with a body shot.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Zhai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhai thuds his shin into the meat of Shamrock's side.
Shamrock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Zhai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Zhai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shamrock has got the better of the exchanges.
Shamrock punishes Zhai's body with a nice straight punch.
Zhai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhai misses with a head kick.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
Zhai throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock looks to clinch
and Zhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Zhai.
Zhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhai.
Zhai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zhai slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zhai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zhai misses with a hook.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhai. That did some damage!
Zhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely.
Zhai throws a leg kick that misses.
Zhai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zhai throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Zhai moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Zhai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
That kick from Zhai tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zhai throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
A big right from Zhai misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised Zhai's leg. Zhai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhai can pounce on him.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Zhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock clobbers Zhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shamrock moves out of range as Zhai throws a body kick.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Zhai's defenses.
Zhai closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock tries to work over Zhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Zhai.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is leaning against Zhai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zhai.
Zhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhai can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Zhai blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Zhai.
Zhai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhai misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock cracks Zhai with a nice body shot.
Zhai is breathing heavily.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Zhai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai misses with some punches.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhai blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Zhai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Zhai avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Zhai misses with a body punch.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhai controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Zhai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second 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.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhai throws out the jab.
Shamrock throws a leg kick
and Zhai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shamrock thinking.
Shamrock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhai misses.
Shamrock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhai has time to react.
Shamrock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zhai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zhai staying out of range there.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
A punch combination from Shamrock misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Zhai throws a leg kick but Shamrock checks it.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhai's calf.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Zhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Zhai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai tries a quick counter leg kick but Shamrock is wise to it.
Zhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhai.
Zhai misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhai doesn't seem phased though.
Zhai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Zhai avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Both fighters circling a little - Zhai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shamrock throws a low kick, looking for Zhai's leg but Zhai calmly moves out of range.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Shamrock. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Shamrock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhai throws a body kick that misses.
Zhai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
Shamrock swings for the body but Zhai moves out of range.
Zhai tries to counter with a clinch but Shamrock shakes him off and moves away.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhai can do to turn this around?
Zhai cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Zhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhai moves away.
Zhai checks a low kick from Shamrock.
Zhai throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhai is just out of range.
Zhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock jabs at Zhai's body.
Zhai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range and Zhai settles back down.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock stuns Zhai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zhai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
Zhai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Zhai ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Zhai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Shamrock misses with a body shot
and Zhai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zhai keeps Shamrock at a distance using the push kick.
Shamrock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhai scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Zhai walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a hook but Zhai avoids it easily.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. Shamrock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Zhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai lands a jab to the nose.
Shamrock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zhai tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamrock.
Zhai ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Zhai lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Zhai.
Zhai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy right hand. Zhai should have avoided that one.
Zhai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
It looked like Shamrock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhai's calf.
Zhai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shamrock if he has to take too many more of those.
Zhai throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhai misses with a body kick.
Zhai looks to throw a body kick
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zhai thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Zhai's head but Zhai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhai takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Zhai takes one on the button.
Zhai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zhai scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhai moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zhai.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhai wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
It looked like Shamrock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zhai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Zhai.
Zhai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Zhai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Zhai's body.
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Zhai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zhai scoring well with a low kick there.
Zhai throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Zhai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Zhai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zhai. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zhai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock lands the left hand.
Zhai keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends Zhai's belly button to the back.
Jab by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhai blocks a jab.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Zhai moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhai.
Zhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhai swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhai.
A right handed body shot lands from Zhai.
A shot in the inside from Zhai.
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zhai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Zhai blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
A hook to the body from Zhai.
Zhai lands with a left to the head.
Zhai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhai scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Zhai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock is working Zhai over against the cage.
Zhai misses with a body punch.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shamrock up against the cage.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Zhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Zhai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shamrock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhai is out of range.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zhai instigates a clinch.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Zhai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zhai digs a right hand into Shamrock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamrock's gas tank.
Zhai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Zhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Zhai avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock blocks the elbow strike.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhai tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Zhai back against the cage.
A short left from Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Zhai.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhai tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Zhai back against the cage.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhai prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Zhai tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Zhai back against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zhai.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zang Zhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhai is rocked!
Zhai tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhai is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Zhai fails to land.
Zhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Zhai seems to have recovered his senses.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhai is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Zhai gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Zhai fails to land.
Zhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Zhai avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Zhai blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Zhai has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhai.
Shamrock tries to work over Zhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhai tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock works on Zhai's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Zhai misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhai controls his hands.
Zhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Zhai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A short right from Shamrock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhai.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Zhai controls the action.
Zhai misses with a body punch.
Zhai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Zhai.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Zhai misses with a body punch.
Zhai lands a right hand.
A short right from Zhai.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Zhai blocks it.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Zhai controls the action.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhai throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to work over Zhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhai lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Nick Shamrock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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