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EFC Horowich vs Yoshida PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Bok (ranked 2447 p4p, 72 weight class) and Yhorm Giant (ranked 2330 p4p, 66 weight class). Bok comes to the cage accompanied by Give It Revolution. Maxim Bok could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yhorm Giant's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Bok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yhorm Giant!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Giant - just one landing.
It looks like Maxim Bok has been cut.
Giant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bok misses the jab.
Giant explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giant manages to avoid it.
Giant misses with a head kick.
Bok was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Bok misses the target.
Bok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giant momentarily.
It looks like Yhorm Giant has been cut.
Giant throws a looping overhand right but Bok ducks down to avoid it.
Giant drops Bok with a right and a left! Giant comes rushing in but Bok regains his composure and manages to keep Giant in guard.
Bok might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bok throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Giant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Giant tries to free his leg and advance position but Bok is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bok 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.
Bok is working hard here to advance position.
Bok is trying to control the position but Giant postures up.
Bok keeping full guard, as Giant tries to pass.
Bok looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giant advances to half guard.
Giant trying to control from half guard but Bok is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bok gets back to full guard.
Giant trying to control but Bok is working from the bottom.
Giant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bok, up you get!
Bok shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bok or perhaps it was just good defense by Giant, which made it look bad.
Giant slips a straight right by Bok.
Bok lands a front kick.
Bok shoots in but Giant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Bok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bok looks for the body kick but Giant saw that one coming.
Bok throws an overhand right that lands on Giant's shoulder, as Giant tries to avoid the shot.
Giant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maxim Bok's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bok crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Giant - the referee stops the clock and Bok gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Giant. Bok manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bok looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bok is breathing heavily.
A big left from Giant misses.
Giant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bok.
Bok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bok throws an overhand right that lands on Giant's shoulder, as Giant tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Giant.
Maxim Bok's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Giant looks to land a body kick but Bok moved away.
Yhorm Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bok ducks into an uppercut from Giant and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yhorm Giant!
In his post fight interview, Yhorm Giant 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 Yuri Boyka (ranked 2408 p4p, 272 weight class) and Ron Deadly (ranked 1789 p4p, 215 weight class). Boyka comes into the arena with Norman - Fury blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Deadly's choice of entrance music: Bayou. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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240 lbs
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254 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Deadly!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ron Deadly has been cut.
Boyka connects with a crisp jab.
Boyka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Deadly quickly recovers to half guard.
Boyka is looking for a kimura but Deadly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boyka to get the leverage.
Boyka wants to work for an arm triangle but Deadly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boyka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Deadly keeping hold of Boyka's head, controlling as best he can.
Boyka is working for a submission of some sort.
Boyka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Deadly is just riding it out for now. Boyka eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Deadly has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadly is looking to improve his position.
Boyka wants to work for an arm triangle but Deadly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boyka is looking for a kimura here.
Boyka prevents Deadly from improving his position.
Deadly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boyka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Deadly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boyka.
Deadly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Deadly defend it? Boyka steps over the head and cranks it - Deadly is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Boyka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomor Gai (ranked 1888 p4p, 233 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 1841 p4p, 225 weight class). Gai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy. Freddy White has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gai tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White misses with a body punch
letting Gai counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gai.
White lands a left and a right that send Gai crashing to the mat, dazed. White thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nomor Gai has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack! White lands a heavy head kick that drops Gai. The ref tackles White to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Gai was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Freddy White!
Freddy White thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Bowen (ranked 2288 p4p, 65 weight class) and Paul Beecher (ranked 2024 p4p, 59 weight class). Bowen comes to the cage accompanied by JPATTERSSON - Like A Hippo. Brandon Bowen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Beecher's chin.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beecher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beecher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowen.
Bowen throws a shot from downtown. Beecher moves away and avoids it.
Bowen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Beecher to counter with a crisp jab.
Beecher lands a head kick. Bowen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brandon Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen swings widly with a right hand
and Beecher finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beecher catches Bowen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bowen 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.
Bowen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Beecher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beecher lands a head kick. Bowen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bowen shoots and misses
and Beecher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowen throws a combination that misses
and Beecher counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bowen! Beecher lets Bowen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bowen is rocked!
Beecher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oh Bowen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowen is breathing heavily.
Beecher moves into range and clinches up with Bowen.
Beecher lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowen seems to have got his legs back now.
Bowen managing to block the knees to the body from Beecher.
Beecher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beecher cracks Bowen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bowen falls backwards against the cage. Beecher follows up with more strikes that drop Bowen to his knees. Beecher keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bowen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Beecher!
Paul Beecher tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mujahid Jackson (ranked 2030 p4p, 258 weight class) and Rodney Alcala (ranked 1311 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mujahid Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcala lands with a cross.
Alcala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson tries to bum rush Alcala with a series of wild strikes but Alcala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alcala misses with a combination
and Alcala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alcala fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alcala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alcala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alcala.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Alcala dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Alcala throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been hearing reports that Jackson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alcala lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Jackson swings for the body but Alcala moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alcala's calf.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alcala connects with a body shot.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Alcala's shoulder, as Alcala tries to avoid the shot.
Alcala lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Alcala dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Alcala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson is rocked!
Alcala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson slips a straight right by Alcala.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Alcala scores with a hook.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson throws a right hand that Alcala ducks under and follows up with a left that Alcala also avoids with ease.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Alcala checks it
and Alcala counters with a crisp one two that drops Jackson! Alcala thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jackson to his feet! Jackson is in big trouble!
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Alcala.
Alcala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
Decent striking displayed by Alcala there.
Alcala lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Alcala has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rodney Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcala checks a leg kick nicely.
Alcala is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alcala misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alcala is looking for the KO!
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alcala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Alcala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcala takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Alcala scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson cracks Alcala with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Alcala.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Alcala throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A leg kick checked by Alcala.
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alcala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Alcala counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcala cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Alcala's shoulder, as Alcala tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Alcala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alcala misses with a wild combination.
Rodney Alcala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alcala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Alcala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Alcala misses.
Rodney Alcala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcala swinging wildly here.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Alcala throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Alcala throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Alcala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alcala misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Alcala.
Alcala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Alcala.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Alcala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Alcala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alcala dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Alcala.
Jackson lunges at Alcala with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alcala's hand.
Alcala misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alcala throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson 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.
Alcala throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Alcala misses with a double jab.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Alcala throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws the left hand but Alcala avoids the punch easily.
Jackson 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.
Alcala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Alcala's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Alcala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alcala throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Alcala.
Jackson takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Alcala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alcala.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Jackson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alcala doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson 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 missing with a left hand there. Alcala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Alcala counters with a two punch combo.
Alcala lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a hook but Alcala blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson digs a good hook to Alcala's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Alcala cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alcala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jackson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alcala throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Alcala is out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Alcala is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson jabs Alcala right on the nose. Alcala blinks but takes it well.
Alcala throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Alcala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alcala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcala.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a body shot.
Jackson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcala misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Alcala slips under a jab from Jackson.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Alcala is rocked!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Alcala is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Alcala throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Alcala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alcala keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Alcala.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcala lands with an overhand left.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Alcala's front leg but catches the back leg as Alcala tries to avoid it.
Mujahid Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcala seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Alcala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alcala is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alcala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson throws the left hand but Alcala avoids the punch easily.
Alcala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alcala swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Alcala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alcala 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Alcala!
After the big win, Rodney Alcala made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Woodshins' Ship and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Mujahid Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'I am thankful for the chance to fight as a champion and for KAISER Nutrition. I am apart of a very young and talented fight team. You will all see me again fighting again soon, inshallah. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beckett Bellwether (ranked 1239 p4p, 36 weight class) and Vunny Bin (ranked 1529 p4p, 52 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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293 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beckett Bellwether!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunny Bin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin misses with a kick to the body.
Bin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellwether throws a hook but Bin blocks it.
Bin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bellwether lands a nice looking body kick.
Bellwether bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bin! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Vunny Bin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellwether wants to pass the guard but Bin is keeping the position.
Bellwether advances position into side control!
Bellwether tries for a kimura but Bin is defending well.
Bellwether is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bin has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellwether is working to tighten his grip on Bin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bellwether is really squeezing tight and eventually Bin passes out! Bellwether breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Beckett Bellwether!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Beckett Bellwether waved his t-shirt featuring Drunken Hobo Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 1250 p4p, 146 weight class) and Paul Irvin (ranked 2345 p4p, 253 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Irvin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Irvin misses with a combination
and Steinheiser counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steinheiser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Irvin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irvin trying to control from the bottom.
Steinheiser is nestled in close to Irvin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steinheiser landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Steinheiser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Irvin is rocked!
Steinheiser working over Irvin with some ground and pound. Irvin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irvin is still in real trouble! Can Steinheiser finish him?
Steinheiser lands a big elbow - Irvin is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Steinheiser!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lynn Steinheiser!
During a confident post fight interview, Lynn Steinheiser thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anti Half Assed (ranked 947 p4p, 125 weight class) and Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 1648 p4p, 208 weight class). Nurmagabeeb has chosen Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix) as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Half Assed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nurmagabeeb misses.
Half Assed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagabeeb in his tracks.
Nurmagabeeb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Half Assed lands with a hook. Nurmagabeeb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurmagabeeb throws a hook but Half Assed avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Half Assed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Half Assed thuds his right hand into Nurmagabeeb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Nurmagabeeb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Half Assed misses.
Nurmagabeeb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Half Assed walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmagabeeb's head.
It looks like Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has been cut.
Half Assed connects with a right hand. Nurmagabeeb shakes it off.
Nurmagabeeb slips under a jab.
Nurmagabeeb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Half Assed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Half Assed slips a jab and a cross from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb swinging wildly here.
It looked like Half Assed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Half Assed misses
and Nurmagabeeb counters by moving into the clinch.
Half Assed tries a body shot but Nurmagabeeb blocks it.
Half Assed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Half Assed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagabeeb manages to pull guard.
Nurmagabeeb pulls Half Assed in close to prevent any damage.
Nurmagabeeb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Half Assed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Half Assed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmagabeeb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurmagabeeb working for a triangle but Half Assed defends it easily.
Nurmagabeeb pulls Half Assed in close to prevent any damage.
Nurmagabeeb looking for a guillotine here but Half Assed defends easily.
Half Assed looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagabeeb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed working for submissions but it's allowed Nurmagabeeb to get to half guard.
Half Assed is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Psycho’s Elites , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Half Assed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurmagabeeb lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nurmagabeeb wants to free his trapped foot but Half Assed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Half Assed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nurmagabeeb is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmagabeeb wants to take a breather but Half Assed is having none of it.
Nurmagabeeb throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Half Assed to regain full guard.
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 Anti Half Assed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a hook. Half Assed ducked under it nicely.
Half Assed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a combination
and Half Assed counters with a right hand to the body.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagabeeb moves away.
A big right from Nurmagabeeb misses.
Half Assed lands with an overhand left.
Nurmagabeeb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagabeeb slips a jab and a cross from Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagabeeb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anti Half Assed is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagabeeb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Half Assed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Nurmagabeeb ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagabeeb lands with a right hand.
Nurmagabeeb missing with a left hand there. Half Assed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Half Assed lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a hook to the side of Nurmagabeeb's head but Nurmagabeeb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmagabeeb misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagabeeb stalks Half Assed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Half Assed's face. Half Assed staggers backwards, shaken.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a wild combination.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the body.
Half Assed lands a jab to Nurmagabeeb's midsection.
Nurmagabeeb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Half Assed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Half Assed takes a swing at Nurmagabeeb's ribcage but misses.
Half Assed misses with a looping right.
Nurmagabeeb is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Nurmagabeeb is out of range.
Nurmagabeeb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Half Assed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagabeeb moves away.
Half Assed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagabeeb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Half Assed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nurmagabeeb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Half Assed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagabeeb 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.
Nurmagabeeb staying out of range there.
Nurmagabeeb just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagabeeb misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
Half Assed is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Half Assed avoids the body shot from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb lands a jab to Half Assed's midsection.
Half Assed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurmagabeeb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagabeeb.
It looked like Half Assed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Half Assed finds it's way through Nurmagabeeb's defenses.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed dodges the punch combination from Nurmagabeeb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Half Assed tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nurmagabeeb is in Half Assed's guard.
Half Assed keeping moving, preventing Nurmagabeeb from controlling successfully.
Nurmagabeeb got a little sloppy there for a moment and Half Assed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagabeeb has managed to get both his arms back between Half Assed's legs - danger averted.
Nurmagabeeb throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagabeeb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb stopping the sweep attempt from Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmagabeeb 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.
Half Assed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nurmagabeeb stacks Half Assed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nurmagabeeb!
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Half Assed taking punishment in the form of punches.
Half Assed is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Half Assed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Half Assed slips under a jab from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmagabeeb swings for the body but Half Assed moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagabeeb. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Half Assed misses the target.
Half Assed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmagabeeb moves away from the strike by Half Assed.
Nurmagabeeb loads up on a big right hand but Half Assed slips the punch.
Half Assed lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Nurmagabeeb lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagabeeb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
Nurmagabeeb fails with the takedown
and Half Assed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed misses with a body shot.
Half Assed lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
Half Assed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nurmagabeeb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Half Assed scores with a nice right hand.
Nurmagabeeb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Half Assed throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagabeeb's shoulder, as Nurmagabeeb tries to avoid the shot.
Half Assed lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmagabeeb looks to clinch
and Half Assed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagabeeb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Half Assed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagabeeb was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
No joy there for Nurmagabeeb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Half Assed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagabeeb in his tracks.
Half Assed scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Half Assed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Half Assed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Half Assed clobbers Nurmagabeeb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmagabeeb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagabeeb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurmagabeeb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Half Assed lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmagabeeb's head back.
Half Assed looks to land a left hand but Nurmagabeeb moved out of range nicely.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Nurmagabeeb saw that one coming.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a left hand
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagabeeb throws a jab when Half Assed was well out of range.
It looked like Half Assed was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb just misses with a punch to the body.
Half Assed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nurmagabeeb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Half Assed.
Half Assed goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Half Assed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagabeeb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Half Assed misses the target.
Nurmagabeeb closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Half Assed to the mat! Half Assed manages to get full guard.
Nurmagabeeb connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagabeeb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmagabeeb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Half Assed isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nurmagabeeb stacks Half Assed on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nurmagabeeb!
Half Assed looks to move to half guard but instead Nurmagabeeb has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Half Assed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed is in a horrible position here. Nurmagabeeb smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nurmagabeeb trying to control but Half Assed is having none of it.
Half Assed is looking to get to half guard.
Nurmagabeeb controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Half Assed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Half Assed 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Sienly (ranked 306 p4p, 42 weight class) and Jacob Hardy (ranked 1465 p4p, 153 weight class). Hardy has chosen Till I Collapse - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kristof Sienly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kristof Sienly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a hook
and Sienly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sienly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy throws a head kick that Sienly semi-blocks.
Sienly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sienly tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sienly blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sienly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Sienly tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sienly misses with some punches.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sienly misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy digs a right hand into Sienly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sienly's gas tank.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Sienly.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
We've been hearing reports that Sienly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sienly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hardy can turn it around.
Sienly tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sienly.
Hardy digs a right hand into Sienly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sienly's gas tank.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sienly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sienly controls his hands.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sienly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sienly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sienly misses with a body punch.
Sienly misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sienly is stalling here.
Sienly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sienly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy presses Sienly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Sienly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sienly blocks a body shot from Hardy.
A hook to the body from Sienly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sienly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sienly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Sienly controls the action.
Sienly tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Sienly back against the cage.
Good body shot from Sienly.
Sienly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sienly.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly.
Hardy tries to work over Sienly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Sienly.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
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 short uppercut from Sienly.
Sienly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sienly swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sienly misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sienly.
An inside leg kick lands from Sienly.
Sienly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Sienly is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardy checks the leg kick.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Sienly is looking to chop away at Hardy's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy punishes Sienly's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sienly's calf.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy tries to work over Sienly's front leg with a kick but Sienly checks it.
Sienly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sienly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sienly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sienly.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sienly moves away.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sienly misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy digs a good hook to Sienly's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Sienly.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Jacob Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sienly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sienly.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sienly tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Sienly cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Jacob Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sienly shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sienly.
Sienly lands with a kick to the temple. Hardy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sienly moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Sienly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Hardy responds with a good body kick, but Sienly manages to step out the way in time.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sienly moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy tries a low kick but Sienly avoids it.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Sienly knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Sienly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sienly moves away.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
and Sienly counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sienly is defended easily by Hardy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Sienly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Sienly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hardy sneaks out the side door and pushes Sienly away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sienly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sienly stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sienly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sienly connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Sienly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Sienly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sienly throws a one two combo.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Sienly moved out of range.
Sienly tries to clinch
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Sienly slips the punch.
Sienly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy gets caught napping as Sienly dives in and scores a takedown. Hardy manages to retain guard.
Sienly sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Sienly closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Sienly pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sienly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Sienly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sienly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sienly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sienly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Sienly thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sienly.
Hardy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sienly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sienly.
Sienly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Sienly.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Sienly slips the punch.
Sienly looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Sienly misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Sienly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hardy is pushing Sienly's head away, looking to escape. Sienly manages to hold on to the position though.
Hardy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sienly lands a couple of good shots and Hardy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can Hardy hold on?! Sienly is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sienly trying to control momentarily.
Hardy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Kristof Sienly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sienly looking for the choke but no joy.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but Sienly has full control of the position and if anything, Hardy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sienly missing with punches from the back.
Sienly trying to control.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but Sienly has full control of the position and if anything, Hardy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet but Sienly has full control of the position and if anything, Hardy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hardy manages to stand up with Sienly still on his back. Eventually Sienly drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Sienly scores with a jab.
Sienly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Sienly is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Sienly saw that one coming.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Sienly's head but Sienly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sienly looks to land a body kick but Hardy moved away.
Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sienly's hands.
Sienly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sienly is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing Sienly from standing up.
Sienly is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sienly trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sienly stops Hardy from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kristof Sienly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sienly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Sienly throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy 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.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sienly defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Sienly didn't see that one coming.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sienly tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sienly's head backwards.
Sienly throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sienly looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sienly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Sienly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sienly is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Sienly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Sienly blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sienly lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sienly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sienly backwards.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Sienly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sienly.
Hardy works on Sienly's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sienly misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sienly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sienly lands with a left to the head.
Sienly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Sienly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sienly backwards.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sienly prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sienly's elbow.
Sienly can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Sienly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
Sienly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sienly controls his hands.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sienly.
Sienly blocks an uppercut.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Hardy dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sienly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sienly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Sienly just misses with a punch to the body.
Sienly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sienly ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Sienly shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Sienly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sienly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Sienly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sienly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardy checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sienly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Sienly.
Sienly avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Sienly swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Sienly moved out of range nicely.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sienly to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook but Sienly avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Sienly counters with a head kick.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Sienly checks it
and Sienly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sienly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sienly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Sienly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sienly checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sienly trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sienly into the cage.
Sienly lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sienlys head.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sienly's elbow.
Sienly lands with a right to the head.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sienly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sienly throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy gets through Sienly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sienly can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Sienly digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardy presses Sienly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sienly avoiding damage.
Kristof Sienly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Sienly lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Jacob Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sienly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hardy.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sienly trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Sienly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sienly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sienly can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Sienly stalling against the cage.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Sienly's ribcage. Sienly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sienly's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sienly fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Sienly's ribcage.
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.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sienly swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hardy!
Jacob Hardy is the new featherweight champion!
Jacob Hardy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Yoshida (ranked 1118 p4p, 141 weight class) and Mark Horowich (ranked 882 p4p, 113 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Horowich!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida moves into the clinch.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Mark Horowich has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a shot to the body.
Horowich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yoshida walks away with a smile on his face. Horowich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horowich is trying to pull guard but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Horowich blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horowich backwards.
Horowich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yoshida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lyoto Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Horowich.
Yoshida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshida lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshida rushes Horowich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horowich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yoshida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horowich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horowichs head.
Horowich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Horowich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yoshida to keep the fight standing.
Horowich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yoshida to keep the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Horowich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida controlling the action here for a moment.
Yoshida gets through Horowich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Yoshida.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida works on Horowich's body with a couple of short punches.
Horowich tries to pull guard but Yoshida won't allow it.
Yoshida is leaning against Horowich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yoshida taking a breather.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Horowich.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Horowich tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Horowich drops back down to his feet.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Horowich.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Horowich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yoshida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Horowich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Horowich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Horowich is looking for a triangle here but Yoshida uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida stands up and beckons Horowich to his feet.
Yoshida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horowich tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Horowich drops back down to his feet.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horowich is trying to pull guard but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yoshida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yoshida looking to stall.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horowich tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Horowich drops back down to his feet.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Horowich takes a shot to the head.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horowich jumps guard.
Horowich is looking for a triangle here but Yoshida uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida stands up and beckons Horowich to his feet.
Horowich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That has opened up Mark Horowich's cut even more.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yoshida lands the left hand.
Horowich is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Yoshida moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Yoshida!
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