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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nando Vasquez (ranked 1423 p4p, 161 weight class) and Randall Jackson (ranked 1495 p4p, 165 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deliverance. This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Vasquez tries to land a body kick
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasquez missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
And Jackson tries to counter it with a takedown but Vasquez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vasquez scores with a spinning back kick!
Vasquez dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasquez lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into range.
Vasquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vasquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vasquez moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Vasquez.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vasquez throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasquez throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Vasquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
It looked like Vasquez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Nando Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Vasquez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasquez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jackson avoids it.
Vasquez pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Vasquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Vasquez throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Vasquez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Jackson misses.
Vasquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Vasquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasquez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasquez.
Nice sprawl there from Vasquez as Jackson shoots in.
Vasquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vasquez defends it well.
Vasquez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Vasquez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vasquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vasquez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vasquez throws a body kick that misses.
Vasquez misses with an uppercut
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Vasquez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vasquez pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasquez slips a straight right by Jackson.
Vasquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vasquez tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Vasquez tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Vasquez staying out of range there.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Vasquez counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Vasquez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vasquez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Vasquez.
As Jackson looks to move away, Vasquez throws a big counter combo but Jackson just gets out of the way.
Vasquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vasquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Vasquez is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Vasquez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Vasquez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nando Vasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasquez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Vasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Vasquez - just one landing.
Vasquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nando Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vasquez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasquez connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasquez.
Jackson 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.
Vasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Vasquez throws a counter high kick but Jackson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasquez as he avoids it easily.
Vasquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vasquez cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
A combination from Vasquez does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Vasquez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasquez.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Vasquez thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasquez can pounce on him.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
It appears Vasquez was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasquez misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Vasquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasquez can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasquez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Vasquez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasquez at a distance.
Vasquez thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vasquez misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vasquez misses with a hook
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vasquez is rocked!
Vasquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Vasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vasquez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jackson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Jackson!
A relieved looking Randall Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Petersen (ranked 2479 p4p, 295 weight class) and Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 1561 p4p, 204 weight class). Petersen comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown- Living in America. Kleinschmidt has chosen DMX- It's hot and hell is dark as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleinschmidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petersen. Petersen obviously looking to wear him down.
Petersen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleinschmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petersen postures up.
Petersen drops back looking for a leg! Kleinschmidt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kleinschmidt manages to kick Petersen off! Petersen jumps back into Kleinschmidt's guard.
Petersen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kleinschmidt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petersen has managed to get both his arms back between Kleinschmidt's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Kleinschmidt keeps moving.
Kleinschmidt looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen is fighting to break Kleinschmidt's control of his arms but Kleinschmidt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Petersen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Our spies down at at Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform us that Kleinschmidt has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt working a defensive guard here.
Kleinschmidt controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kleinschmidt is looking for a triangle here but Petersen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kleinschmidt trying to control but Petersen flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Petersen working for a choke but Kleinschmidt is defending well.
Kleinschmidt is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Petersen off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kleinschmidt wants to control his opponent's hands but Petersen gets his hands free.
Petersen is hanging on to Kleinschmidt's back as he tries to escape.
Petersen is looking for the choke from the back position but Kleinschmidt is controlling his hands well.
Kleinschmidt tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kleinschmidt has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Petersen keeps control of the position as Kleinschmidt tries to break free.
Kleinschmidt's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Petersen's hands.
Kleinschmidt looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kleinschmidt is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Petersen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Petersen is trying to stick to Kleinschmidt's back but Kleinschmidt is turning into Petersen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Petersen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kleinschmidt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Kleinschmidt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Petersen trying to control the position.
Petersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Petersen is working hard here to advance position.
Petersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petersen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kleinschmidt is one step ahead there.
Kleinschmidt trying to control but Petersen is working from the bottom.
Kleinschmidt is pushing down on Petersen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petersen is fighting to maintain full guard but Kleinschmidt has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kleinschmidt wants to pass the guard but Petersen is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kleinschmidt in particular looking to stall.
Kleinschmidt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kleinschmidt wants to work for an arm triangle but Petersen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kleinschmidt is keen to just control but Petersen is a slippery customer.
Kleinschmidt is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Petersen reverses the position - he's now on top in Kleinschmidt's guard.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleinschmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Petersen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petersen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kleinschmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kleinschmidt walks into a straight right hand from Petersen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kleinschmidt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petersen throws a hook to the side of Kleinschmidt's head but Kleinschmidt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Petersen as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Petersen misses the target.
Kleinschmidt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Petersen feints and as Kleinschmidt raises his hands in defense, Petersen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Don Petersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petersen trying to control but Kleinschmidt is working from the bottom.
Kleinschmidt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kleinschmidt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kleinschmidt looking to control.
Kleinschmidt working a defensive guard but Petersen manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt sneaks back into half guard.
Kleinschmidt is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petersen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kleinschmidt is controlling Petersen's trapped leg to prevent Petersen from advancing to side control.
Kleinschmidt is looking to improve his position.
Petersen is keen to just control but Kleinschmidt is a slippery customer.
Kleinschmidt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petersen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petersen's back!
Kleinschmidt doesn't have the hooks in and Petersen manages to turn into his guard.
Kleinschmidt controls Petersen momentarily but Petersen frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleinschmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleinschmidt trying to control the position.
Kleinschmidt is controlling Petersen's posture.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Kleinschmidt keeps moving.
Petersen controlling from the top position.
Petersen looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kleinschmidt wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Petersen is now in half guard.
Kleinschmidt manages to get to full guard.
Kleinschmidt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Kleinschmidt keeps moving.
Kleinschmidt is trying to keep Petersen in close.
Kleinschmidt being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Kleinschmidt keeping moving, preventing Petersen from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Petersen throws a shot from downtown. Kleinschmidt moves away and avoids it.
Petersen misses with a double jab.
Don Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kleinschmidt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petersen throws a lazy right hand but Kleinschmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kleinschmidt can do to turn this around?
Petersen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kleinschmidt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petersen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Petersen has hold of Kleinschmidt's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kleinschmidt seems comfortable defending it but Petersen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kleinschmidt is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kleinschmidt is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Petersen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Petersen!
Don Petersen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien The Omen (ranked 855 p4p, 126 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 807 p4p, 119 weight class). The Omen comes to the cage accompanied by Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden. Johannes Tulikoura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Omen scores with a nice right hand.
The Omen tries to clinch but Tulikoura is having none of it.
The Omen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tulikoura throws a push kick but The Omen slaps the foot to one side.
The Omen clinches with his opponent.
We've been informed that Tulikoura has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The Omen misses with a punch on the inside.
The Omen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tulikoura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Omen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tulikoura throws a series of strikes that have The Omen backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulikoura connects with a jab.
Tulikoura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Tulikoura.
The Omen rushes Tulikoura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tulikoura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tulikoura throws a big shot that misses.
The Omen doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulikoura circles away.
The Omen slips a jab and a cross from Tulikoura.
The Omen closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for The Omen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by The Omen.
The Omen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tulikoura or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tulikoura.
The Omen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by The Omen.
Tulikoura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Omen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulikoura blocking some punches.
The Omen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Omen.
The Omen working aggressively here.
The Omen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Omen.
Tulikoura misses with a punch on the inside.
The Omen tries to work over Tulikoura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tulikoura throws a head punch that misses.
Tulikoura breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Omen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Omen lands with a good body shot.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from The Omen.
The Omen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Omen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulikoura can pounce on him.
Tulikoura lands with a hook. The Omen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A clash of legs there as The Omen blocks the low kick.
Tulikoura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Omen has time to react.
Tulikoura tries to move into range but The Omen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Omen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tulikoura's calf.
A lazy left from Tulikoura finds it's target.
The Omen misses with a body shot.
Tulikoura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tulikoura lands a nice shot to the body.
Tulikoura with a jab.
The Omen lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Tulikoura tenderised The Omen's leg. The Omen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tulikoura is looking to score with low kicks.
We've been told by The Omen's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tulikoura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Omen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danga de danga de dang - The Omen scores with a four punch combination!
The Omen lands a nice shot that snaps Tulikoura's head back.
The Omen digs a good body shot into Tulikoura's ribs.
Tulikoura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Omen can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Tulikoura.
The Omen with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from The Omen.
Tulikoura takes one to the side of the head.
Tulikoura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Tulikoura misses its intended target.
The Omen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Omen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tulikoura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Omen gets a clinch.
The Omen tries to throw a body punch but Tulikoura avoids it by throwing The Omen back against the cage.
The Omen working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from The Omen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Omen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Omen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Omen misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura blocks an uppercut.
A short right from The Omen.
Tulikoura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tulikoura blocks a body shot from The Omen.
Tulikoura scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from The Omen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Omen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulikoura.
The Omen breaks the clinch.
The Omen connects with a looping right hand.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that misses.
The Omen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Omen cracks Tulikoura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tulikoura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Omen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Omen needs to keep his hands up - Tulikoura had a free shot at his head there.
The Omen is rocked!
Tulikoura cracks The Omen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! The Omen falls to his knees and Tulikoura doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Tulikoura!
After the fight, Johannes Tulikoura was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 443 p4p, 22 weight class) and Oskar Friman (ranked 502 p4p, 25 weight class). Nagasaki's entrance music is Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
144 lbs
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28
139 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Friman throws a low kick but Nagasaki avoids it.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Friman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Friman throws an overhand right that lands on Nagasaki's shoulder, as Nagasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Nagasaki connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as Nagasaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Friman doesn't seem phased though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Friman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Friman looks for a takedown but Nagasaki sprawls well.
Nagasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Nagasaki misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Friman lands.
Friman tries to clinch there but Nagasaki circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Friman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Friman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Friman falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nagasaki counter with a right hand.
Nagasaki lands a body shot.
Nagasaki missing with a left hand there. Friman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nagasaki sets himself, and Friman steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagasaki avoids it this time.
Friman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nagasaki in his tracks.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friman.
Nice cross by Friman.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Nagasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nagasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Friman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nagasaki counters with a left to the body.
That's two 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!
Friman misses with a hook.
Friman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown but Friman shows good takedown defense.
Nagasaki connects with a body shot that sends Friman's belly button to the back.
Friman tries to bum rush Nagasaki with a series of wild strikes but Nagasaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Friman throws a combination that misses
letting Nagasaki counter with a right hand.
Friman moves out of range of the strikes.
Friman feints the counter takedown.
Friman slips under a jab.
Friman shoots in for a takedown but Nagasaki shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Nagasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagasaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Friman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki wants to control but Friman is keeping him busy.
Nagasaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nagasaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Friman trying to control from the bottom.
Friman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nagasaki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nagasaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Friman is positioning himself well to prevent Nagasaki advancing to mount.
Nagasaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Friman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Friman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nagasaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nagasaki throws a strike but Friman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki managing to control the position.
Nagasaki has momentary wrist control but Friman slips an elbow through the middle.
Nagasaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Friman controls the pace.
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santosh Nagasaki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nagasaki looks to land a left hand but Friman moved out of range nicely.
Nagasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friman can do to turn this around?
Friman slips a jab from Nagasaki.
Friman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Friman tries to clinch up but Nagasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagasaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a takedown
and Friman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagasaki blocks an uppercut.
Nagasaki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nagasaki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Friman wants to control from the top but Nagasaki keeps moving.
Nagasaki controls Friman momentarily but Friman frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman working some strikes from top position.
Friman throwing strikes but missing.
Nagasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friman is one step ahead there.
Friman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Friman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Friman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nagasaki misses with a hook.
Friman wants to counter with a clinch but Nagasaki pushes him away.
A bone on bone clash there as Nagasaki blocks the leg kick.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Friman.
Nagasaki drops his hands momentarily and Friman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Friman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nagasaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Friman there.
Friman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nagasaki trying to control but Friman postures up.
Nagasaki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friman looks to land a strike but Nagasaki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Friman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Friman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Friman trying to control but Nagasaki is working from the bottom.
Friman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nagasaki is pulling down on Friman's head. It's preventing any offense from Friman, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice combination there by Nagasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santosh Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nagasaki connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Nagasaki misses its intended target.
A jab from Friman finds it's way through Nagasaki's defenses.
Friman with a poor takedown
and Friman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Friman with that takedown attempt.
Friman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Friman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Friman prevents Nagasaki from improving his position.
Nagasaki gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friman throws a strike but Nagasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nagasaki slips nicely into half guard.
Nagasaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Friman's head.
Friman wants to control but Nagasaki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nagasaki wants to pass the guard but Friman is defending well.
Friman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Friman wants to sweep here but Nagasaki controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Friman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagasaki throws a strike but Friman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Friman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Friman postures up in Nagasaki's guard and throws a big left but Nagasaki blocks it.
Nagasaki 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.
Friman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Friman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Friman working some strikes from top position.
Friman trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oskar Friman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Friman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Friman swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nagasaki has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman defending well as Nagasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Friman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nagasaki tries to pull guard but Friman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Friman.
Nagasaki misses with a body punch.
Friman throws a head punch that misses.
Nagasaki pulls guard successfully.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
Friman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friman controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Santosh Nagasaki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nagasaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santosh Nagasaki!
After winning the bout, Santosh Nagasaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jaroslav (ranked 795 p4p, 49 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 669 p4p, 36 weight class). Jaroslav comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Running Feet. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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140 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroslav is looking to chop away at Xinhai's legs.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut. Jaroslav saw that one coming.
Xinhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xinhai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaroslav slips a straight right by Xinhai.
Xinhai slips a jab and a cross from Jaroslav.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xinhai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Xinhai misses.
Jaroslav cracks a nice hook into Xinhai's ribs.
Xinhai 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.
Xinhai connects with the punch.
Xinhai needs to keep his hands up - Jaroslav had a free shot at his head there.
Jaroslav works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses
and Jaroslav moves into the clinch.
Xinhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xinhai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xinhai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xinhai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaroslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xinhai looks to land a left hand but Jaroslav moved out of range nicely.
Jaroslav throws a quick counter kick to the body but Xinhai avoids it.
Jaroslav throws a shot to the body.
Xinhai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaroslav defending well as Xinhai loads up on a big left hand.
Jaroslav looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Xinhai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Xinhai tries a head kick but it misses.
Xinhai connects with a single shot there.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Xinhai misses the target.
Jaroslav avoids the head kick by Xinhai.
Jaroslav takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the head.
Xinhai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaroslav thumps Xinhai with a low kick.
Jaroslav looks to throw the jab but Xinhai is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xinhai.
Xinhai blocks the body kick.
Jaroslav slips a straight right by Xinhai.
Jaroslav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaroslav shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Xinhai eats them both and turns towards Jaroslav to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai slips a straight right by Jaroslav.
Xinhai 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.
Xinhai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Jaroslav.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaroslav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jaroslav connects with a leg kick. Xinhai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xinhai cracks Jaroslav with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Xinhai moves out of range.
Xinhai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Xinhai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Xinhai avoids them all with ease.
Xinhai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Jaroslav - just one landing.
Jaroslav connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai defending well as Jaroslav loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Xinhai misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaroslav misses the target.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xinhai misses with a body kick.
Jaroslav is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xinhai.
Jaroslav connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaroslav drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Xinhai counters with a straight right hand.
Xinhai just misses with a punch to the body.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut.
Jaroslav looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jaroslav scores with a jab.
Jaroslav lands a jab to the nose.
Jaroslav waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xinhai.
Jaroslav's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Xinhai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaroslav scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav swings widly with a right hand
and Xinhai counters with a leg kick.
Xinhai checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Xinhai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xinhai is looking to land body kicks.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xinhai works the jab nicely.
Xinhai moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaroslav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav digs a good body shot into Xinhai's ribs.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xinhai.
Xinhai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Xinhai as he connects with a hook.
Jaroslav takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xinhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaroslav avoids the head kick by Xinhai.
Xinhai misses with a few strikes there.
Jaroslav lands with a straight right. Xinhai didn't see that one coming.
Jaroslav tries to land a leg kick but Xinhai saw it coming and moves away.
Jaroslav throws a right hand that Xinhai ducks under and follows up with a left that Xinhai also avoids with ease.
Xinhai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaroslav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaroslav slips under a jab from Xinhai.
Jaroslav throws an overhand right that lands on Xinhai's shoulder, as Xinhai tries to avoid the shot.
Xinhai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaroslavs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaroslav. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xinhai moves out of range of the body kick from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Jaroslav is predictable there
and Xinhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xinhai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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 Felix Jaroslav will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jaroslav's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xinhai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaroslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jaroslav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xinhai.
A right-left combo lands from Xinhai.
Jaroslav is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xinhai blocks a leg kick.
Xinhai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaroslav tries to work over Xinhai's front leg with a kick but Xinhai checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaroslav as he connects with a hook.
Jaroslav closes the distance and pushes Xinhai back into the cage.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xinhai breaks the clinch.
Jaroslav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
Xinhai works Jaroslav's body with a nice hook.
Xinhai throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Jaroslav misses.
Xinhai throws a sloppy head kick and Jaroslav moves out of range easily.
Xinhai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jaroslav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xinhai.
Jaroslav looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xinhai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yang Xinhai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaroslav connects with a leg kick. Xinhai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav is looking to chop away at Xinhai's legs.
It seemed like Xinhai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaroslav throws a jab but it's blocked by Xinhai.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but Xinhai avoids it.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xinhai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
A big right from Xinhai misses.
Jaroslav dips to his left and cracks Xinhai with an uppercut!
Xinhai throws a sloppy head kick and Jaroslav moves out of range easily.
Jaroslav slips under a jab from Xinhai.
Xinhai blocks a head kick by Jaroslav.
Xinhai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaroslav throws a hook but Xinhai avoids it easily.
Xinhai connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaroslav thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaroslav throws a hook but Xinhai blocks it.
Jaroslav fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xinhai is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Xinhai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xinhai misses with a hook.
Xinhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xinhai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a chopping leg kick but Jaroslav manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaroslav closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xinhai wants to break free but Jaroslav has control.
Xinhai manages to break the clinch.
Xinhai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xinhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Xinhai throws an overhand right that lands on Jaroslav's shoulder, as Jaroslav tries to avoid the shot.
Jaroslav throws an overhand right that lands on Xinhai's shoulder, as Xinhai tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Jaroslav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaroslav throws out a loose jab but Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav lands a jab.
A combination from Xinhai does no damage.
Jaroslav throws a low kick, looking for Xinhai's leg but Xinhai calmly moves out of range.
Xinhai misses with a straight right.
Xinhai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xinhai connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Xinhai misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws out a powerful jab.
Jaroslav slips under a jab from Xinhai.
Xinhai staying out of range there.
Xinhai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xinhai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Jaroslav on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaroslav slips under a jab.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut.
Xinhai misses with a straight left.
Jaroslav tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaroslav feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xinhai's calf.
Jaroslav connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xinhai. Xinhai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xinhai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xinhai dodges the punch combination from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav thumps Xinhai with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai jabs at Jaroslav's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaroslav.
Xinhai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaroslav checks it well.
Jaroslav fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xinhai on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xinhai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head.
Xinhai cracks Jaroslav with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jaroslav throws a hook but Xinhai avoids it easily.
Xinhai misses with a straight right.
Jaroslav misses with a straight left.
Xinhai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xinhai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xinhai missing with a left hand there. Jaroslav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaroslav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xinhai.
Xinhai lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav loads up on a big right hand but Xinhai slips the punch.
Xinhai throws a head kick but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Jaroslav avoids them all with ease.
Jaroslav throwing a counter right hand but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yang Xinhai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xinhai throws a lazy right hand but Jaroslav sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaroslav works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jaroslav takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Xinhai throws a body kick.
Jaroslav lands a jab to Xinhai's midsection.
Jaroslav scores with a spinning back kick!
Some wild striking there from Jaroslav.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaroslav blocks a head kick by Xinhai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav lands with a nice combination. Xinhai backs away looking to recover.
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!
Jaroslav throws a shot from downtown. Xinhai moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Xinhai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaroslav lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xinhai jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
Jaroslav digs a good hook to Xinhai's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xinhai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaroslav.
Xinhai moves out of range as Jaroslav strikes.
Xinhai lands a lovely overhand right.
Jaroslav throws a looping overhand right but Xinhai ducks down to avoid it.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xinhai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xinhai in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Xinhai.
Nice uppercut there from Xinhai.
Jaroslav staying out of range there.
Jaroslav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaroslav moves in looking to clinch but Xinhai pushes him off.
A big left from Xinhai misses.
Xinhai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaroslav can pounce on him.
Jaroslav dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xinhai. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaroslav throws a head kick that misses.
Xinhai scores with a nice right hand.
Jaroslav just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xinhai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xinhai there as he acknowledges the shot.
A leg kick checked by Xinhai.
A clash of legs there as Xinhai blocks the low kick.
Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Xinhai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jaroslav jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xinhai ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
A jab from Xinhai misses.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut.
Jaroslav looks to land a right hand but Xinhai moved out of range.
Xinhai stalks Jaroslav and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jaroslav's face. Jaroslav staggers backwards, shaken.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut. Jaroslav saw that one coming.
Jaroslav thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaroslav takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xinhai throws a jab when Jaroslav was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaroslav misses the target.
Xinhai misses with a looping right.
And Jaroslav counters with a quick kick to the body but Xinhai blocks it.
Jaroslav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xinhai in his tracks.
Xinhai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xinhai.
Xinhai moves out of range as Jaroslav throws a body kick.
Jaroslav lands with an uppercut that bounces Xinhai off the cage and back into range.
Xinhai throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jaroslav throws the left hand but Xinhai avoids the punch easily.
Xinhai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xinhai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xinhai throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xinhai moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaroslav.
Xinhai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
Xinhai throws the kick towards the body but Jaroslav avoids it.
Jaroslav throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xinhai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaroslav.
Xinhai misses the jab.
Jaroslav slips a jab from Xinhai.
Xinhai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav takes a swing at Xinhai's ribcage but misses.
Jaroslav slips a jab from Xinhai.
Jaroslav shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Xinhai misses.
Jaroslav throwing a counter right hand but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
Xinhai fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Jaroslav misses.
Jaroslav clobbers Xinhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jaroslav slips a jab from Xinhai.
Nice uppercut lands for Jaroslav. That snapped Xinhai's head back.
Xinhai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xinhai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaroslav.
Xinhai throws a hook but Jaroslav blocks it.
Jaroslav connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xinhai misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Jaroslav showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaroslav 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Felix Jaroslav!
A very excited looking Felix Jaroslav made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arron Asham (ranked 657 p4p, 86 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 525 p4p, 72 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Denny Sideman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arron Asham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman closes the distance and clinches.
Sideman is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Asham.
Asham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sideman wants to stall.
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Sideman avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman digs a right hand underneath Asham's ribcage. Asham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asham lands a nice uppercut.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham misses with a body punch.
Asham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sideman.
A short right from Sideman on the inside.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Sideman misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asham blocks a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman tries to stall but Asham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Asham misses with a punch on the inside.
Asham connects with a knee to the head.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sideman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Asham tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Sideman wants to get back to striking at distance but Asham won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Asham.
Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sideman manages to break the clinch.
Asham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Asham scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Asham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asham slips a straight right by Sideman.
Asham clinches up with Sideman and pushes him back against the cage.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sideman.
A head punch on the inside from Sideman fails to land.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asham backwards.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sideman.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asham.
A slow jab from Sideman misses its intended target.
Asham throws an off balance right hand
letting Sideman counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sideman.
Asham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Asham is out of range.
Sideman is looking to clinch but Asham is avoiding it.
Asham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sideman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sideman lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Asham misses.
Sideman throws a jab when Asham was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Asham.
Asham rushes Sideman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Asham.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sideman.
A body shot lands from Sideman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman is trying to force a seperation but Asham has the dominant position.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sideman fails to land.
Asham blocks a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asham.
Asham drops his hands momentarily and Sideman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Asham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Asham misses with a kick to the body.
Sideman tries to counter with a clinch but Asham shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Asham.
Sideman clinches with his opponent.
Asham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sideman avoids it.
Asham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sideman is defending well for now.
Sideman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Asham seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sideman can turn it around.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denny Sideman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arron Asham is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Asham.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Asham. Sideman shrugs it off though.
Asham lands a leg kick that knocks Sideman off balance momentarily.
A nice combination there by Asham.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sideman!
Asham throws a shot from downtown. Sideman moves away and avoids it.
Asham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sideman works Asham's body with a nice hook.
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!
Asham clinches with his opponent.
Asham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sideman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Asham's shoulder, as Asham tries to avoid the shot.
Sideman throws a big shot that misses.
Asham misses with the body kick
letting Sideman counter with a right hand.
Sideman lands a slapping body shot.
Asham avoids the body shot from Sideman.
Asham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Asham moved out of range.
Sideman lands with a shot to the body.
Sideman misses with an uppercut. Asham saw that one coming.
Asham stuns Sideman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sideman avoids the body shot from Asham.
Sideman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asham. Asham obviously looking to wear him down.
Asham looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Asham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sideman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asham scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman throws a body shot but no joy.
Asham tried to counter with a leg kick but Sideman avoided it.
Asham scores with a shot to the body.
Sideman tries to bum rush Asham with a series of wild strikes but Asham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sideman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asham connects with a crisp jab.
Sideman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asham.
Sideman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Asham jabs at Sideman's body.
Asham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asham staying out of range there.
Asham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sideman lands a nice hook to Asham's body. Asham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asham blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham cracks Sideman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Asham is just out of range.
A slow jab from Sideman misses its intended target.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Asham is just out of range.
Asham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sideman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sideman misses the body punch
and Asham counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sideman misses with a straight left.
Asham doesn't manage to clinch there - Sideman circles away.
Sideman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asham looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Asham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sideman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman wants to counter the offense by Asham and move into the clinch position.
Sideman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asham finds it's way round the side to connect with Sideman's head.
The fighters circling - Sideman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sideman swings for the body but Asham moves out of range.
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!
Sideman lands a slapping body shot.
Sideman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asham.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Asham's shoulder, as Asham tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Asham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asham.
Asham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sideman drives through and clinches with Asham against the cage.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Asham.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
Asham tries a body shot but Sideman blocks it.
Asham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Sideman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sideman.
Asham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideman's elbow.
Sideman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Denny Sideman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sideman misses with an uppercut. Asham saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Asham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asham.
Asham misses with a body kick.
Sideman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sideman throws a right and a left that Asham avoids nicely.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asham moves out of range of the strikes.
Asham ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Sideman has managed to clinch.
Sideman is leaning against Asham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asham.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman tries a body shot but Asham blocks it.
Sideman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asham lands a knee to the body.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Denny Sideman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asham blocks an uppercut.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asham lands a nice knee to the body.
Sideman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asham lands a right hand.
Asham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sideman.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Asham.
Asham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Asham digs a right hand underneath Sideman's ribcage. Sideman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Asham.
Asham working Sideman over with knees to the body.
Arron Asham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Asham.
Asham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sideman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman tries to work over Asham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sideman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Asham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sideman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asham crunches a lovely knee into Sideman's ribcage.
Asham lands a left hand.
Asham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sideman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Asham struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Asham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham tries to throw a body punch but Sideman avoids it by throwing Asham back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sideman or not.
A right hand to the body from Asham.
Asham with a knee to the head.
It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut.
Sideman managing to block the knees to the body from Asham.
Asham misses with the head strike.
Asham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sideman.
Asham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sideman is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asham lands a body punch.
Asham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sideman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asham tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asham lands a good knee to the midsection. Sideman won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sideman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sideman blocks it with crossed arms.
Asham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Asham trying to land knees to the body.
Asham blocks a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Asham.
Asham struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Sideman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denny Sideman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sideman working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arron Asham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sideman 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gracie (ranked 297 p4p, 44 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 226 p4p, 32 weight class). Kongchai Phetboonme has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
17 - 6 - 2 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie has Phetboonme up against the cage in a clinch.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phetboonme just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie stalling the fight.
Gracie tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie pulls guard.
Phetboonme trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Phetboonme controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Phetboonme postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Phetboonme looking to improve position, pressing down on Gracie's thigh with his hand. Gracie seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Phetboonme paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Phetboonme's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Gracie picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raul Gracie!
Raul Gracie 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xing Pugberg (ranked 409 p4p, 19 weight class) and Snake Duanesboy (ranked 219 p4p, 12 weight class). Snake Duanesboy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xing Pugberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duanesboy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duanesboy slips a straight right by Pugberg.
Pugberg misses with a hook to the body
and Duanesboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pugberg throws a right hand that misses
and Duanesboy counters with a good low kick that Pugberg was not able to check.
Pugberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duanesboy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duanesboy 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.
Pugberg slips a straight right by Duanesboy.
Pugberg scores with the left hand. Duanesboy knows he should have avoided that one.
Pugberg misses with a body shot.
Duanesboy unleashes a big counter combination but Pugberg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pugberg misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Duanesboy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pugberg misses with a hook
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
Duanesboy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pugberg.
Pugberg cracks Duanesboy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duanesboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pugberg. Duanesboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duanesboy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pugberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pugberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duanesboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy looks to land a left hand but Pugberg moved out of range nicely.
Duanesboy gets caught flat footed, as Pugberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pugberg passes into half guard.
Duanesboy manages to get to full guard.
Duanesboy trying to control the position here.
Duanesboy keeping moving, preventing Pugberg from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Duanesboy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pugberg has Duanesboy in his guard.
Duanesboy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pugberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duanesboy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duanesboy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duanesboy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duanesboy passes into half guard.
Duanesboy stalling.
Pugberg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duanesboy pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pugberg is trying to get back to full guard.
Pugberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pugberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duanesboy is aware though and is defending well.
Duanesboy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pugberg is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duanesboy is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duanesboy throws a looping overhand right but Pugberg ducks down to avoid it.
Pugberg swings widly with a right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Duanesboy throws a chopping leg kick but Pugberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duanesboy misses with a hook.
Pugberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duanesboy as he jumps to the side.
Pugberg blocks a jab.
Duanesboy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pugberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Pugberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duanesboy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duanesboy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugberg throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Duanesboy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duanesboy looks to land a right hand but Pugberg moved out of range.
Duanesboy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pugberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pugberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duanesboy tries to avoid it but Pugberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duanesboy to the ground. Duanesboy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duanesboy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pugberg looks to land a right hand but Duanesboy moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy looks to land a right hand but Pugberg moved out of range.
Snake Duanesboy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Duanesboy there.
A big right from Pugberg misses.
Duanesboy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duanesboy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duanesboy! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Duanesboy.
Pugberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Pugberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duanesboy.
Snake Duanesboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pugberg throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pugberg misses with a lunging right hand
and Duanesboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duanesboy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy connects with a body shot.
Pugberg shoots and misses
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xing Pugberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pugberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Duanesboy counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duanesboy slips a straight right by Pugberg.
Pugberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duanesboy sprawls well. Duanesboy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pugberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Pugberg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Duanesboy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pugberg is in Duanesboy's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Duanesboy manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Duanesboy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Duanesboy.
Duanesboy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duanesboy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Duanesboy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Duanesboy lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Duanesboy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duanesboy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pugberg is trying to break the clinch but Duanesboy is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Duanesboy as the two fighters clinch.
Duanesboy digs a right hand into Pugberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pugberg's gas tank.
Duanesboy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pugbergs head.
Duanesboy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pugberg or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duanesboy manages to break the clinch.
Duanesboy slips under a jab from Pugberg.
Duanesboy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duanesboy with a jab.
Pugberg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Duanesboy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pugberg throws a right hand that misses
and Duanesboy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duanesboy throws a body shot but no joy.
Duanesboy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duanesboy swings for the body but Pugberg moves out of range.
Duanesboy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pugberg throws an off balance right hand
letting Duanesboy counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg misses the shot to the body.
Duanesboy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pugberg loads up on a big right hand but Duanesboy slips the punch.
Duanesboy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duanesboy swings for the body but Pugberg moves out of range.
Duanesboy misses with a looping right.
Pugberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duanesboy! But no joy.
Duanesboy cracks Pugberg with a good jab.
Pugberg misses with a hook
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Pugberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duanesboy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pugberg throws a push kick but Duanesboy slaps the foot to one side.
Pugberg needs to keep his hands up - Duanesboy had a free shot at his head there.
Duanesboy lands an overhand right.
Pugberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pugberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Duanesboy 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Duanesboy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Pugberg. That snapped Duanesboy's head back.
Pugberg misses the jab.
Pugberg throws a looping overhand right but Duanesboy ducks down to avoid it.
Pugberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pugberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pugberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duanesboy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duanesboy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pugberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duanesboy's head.
Duanesboy throws a shot from downtown. Pugberg moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugberg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duanesboy's guard.
Duanesboy is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pugberg presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duanesboy scores with a shot to the side of Pugberg's head.
Duanesboy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Duanesboy on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duanesboy lands a hook that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Duanesboy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Duanesboy on the inside.
Duanesboy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pugberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duanesboy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duanesboy lands a hook that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Pugberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duanesboy smiles and moves away.
Duanesboy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pugberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Duanesboy has one foot on Pugberg's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pugberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck for Pugberg with that takedown attempt.
Duanesboy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xing Pugberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Pugberg with that takedown attempt.
Pugberg misses with a left hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Duanesboy swings for the body but Pugberg moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Duanesboy misses.
Duanesboy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duanesboy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pugberg.
Pugberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duanesboy circles away.
Duanesboy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pugberg ducks under a wild hook from Duanesboy.
Pugberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duanesboy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Snake Duanesboy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duanesboy lands with a hook. Pugberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pugberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duanesboy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pugberg slips under a jab.
Pugberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Duanesboy sprawls and moves away.
Pugberg slips a straight right by Duanesboy.
Pugberg with a hook.
Pugberg digs a good hook to Duanesboy's body.
Duanesboy misses the jab.
Pugberg misses with a jab to the body
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Duanesboy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pugberg fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duanesboy! But no joy.
Duanesboy lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Pugberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pugberg looks to land a right hand but Duanesboy moved out of range.
Pugberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pugberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duanesboy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pugberg. Duanesboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duanesboy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duanesboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pugberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xing Pugberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duanesboy does it's job there.
Duanesboy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duanesboy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pugberg throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Xing Pugberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pugberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duanesboy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pugberg cracks Duanesboy with a good jab.
Pugberg throws an off balance right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a straight right hand.
Duanesboy lands with an uppercut that bounces Pugberg off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duanesboy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duanesboy jabs at Pugberg's body.
Duanesboy connects with a leg kick. Pugberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Duanesboy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duanesboy 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Duanesboy!
Snake Duanesboy opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 18 p4p, 1 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 49 p4p, 4 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Verygood's choice of entrance music: Bring Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong delivers a nice body kick.
Verygood looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong connects with a leg kick. Verygood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verygood.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Verygood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Verygood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dong on the side of the head.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Verygood has Dong up against the cage in a clinch.
Verygood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Verygood.
Verygood pushes off an throws an elbow but Dong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Verygood lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Dong avoids the elbow strike from Verygood, against the cage.
Dong tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood lands with a light punch inside.
Dong blocks an elbow strike from Verygood.
Dong tries to stall but Verygood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Dong.
Dong scores with a push kick.
Dong tries to keep at a distance but Verygood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Verygood throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Verygood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Verygood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong is working Verygood over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Verygood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dong's brow.
Verygood tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
Dong is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Verygood to keep the fight standing.
Dong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Verygood's coach down at Team Alpha Midget was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Verygood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong avoids the elbow strike from Verygood, against the cage.
Dong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verygood tries to pull guard but Dong won't allow it.
Dong lands an uppercut.
Verygood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong working aggressively here.
Dong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Verygood is out of range and Dong settles back down.
Verygood throws a low kick, looking for Dong's leg but Dong calmly moves out of range.
Verygood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Dong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Dong.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verygood.
Dong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong moves out of range as Verygood strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dong checks it well.
Verygood blocks a leg kick.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Dong connects with a right hand. Verygood shakes it off.
Verygood tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Dong throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Verygood throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Verygood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Dong as he checks the leg kick.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Verygood is able to avoid easily.
Dong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Verygood just manages to avoid it.
Verygood throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Dong.
Verygood misses with a leg kick.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Verygood cracks a nice hook into Dong's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Dong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Verygood throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Verygood moved away.
Dong throws a sloppy head kick and Verygood moves out of range easily.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood scores with a push kick.
Dong punishes Verygood's body with a nice straight punch.
Verygood scores with a shot to the body.
Dong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Verygood doesn't manage to clinch there - Dong circles away.
Verygood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Dong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood blocks a jab.
Verygood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dong misses with the combination.
Dong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Verygood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dong lands a head shot.
Verygood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Dong scores with a nice body kick.
Dong misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood avoids a kick to the body.
Dong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Verygood to score with a decent uppercut.
Verygood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong checks a low kick from Verygood.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
Dong misses with a hook. Verygood ducked under it nicely.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Dong thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Verygood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Verygood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verygood scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong throws a hook to the side of Verygood's head but Verygood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Dong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Dong.
Verygood throws a big shot that misses.
Dong is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong's corner calls for a 1-2. Dong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Verygood.
Verygood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dong. Dong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dong avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Dong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong throws a good cross that connects.
Verygood throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong throws the left hand but Verygood avoids the punch easily.
Dong with a nice cross.
Dong swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verygood.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Verygood moved out of range.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Dong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Verygood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Verygood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dong.
Dong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood dips to his left and cracks Dong with an uppercut!
Verygood is looking to chop away at Dong's legs.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong tries to move into range but Verygood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Verygood lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Dong misses.
Dong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Verygood finds it's way round the side to connect with Dong's head.
Verygood misses with a kick to the body
letting Dong counter with a right hand.
Dong cracks Verygood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verygood.
Verygood misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Verygood checks a leg kick.
Verygood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
Verygood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Verygood is looking to clinch.
Dong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dong throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
A big right from Verygood misses.
Dong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Verygood there.
Dong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verygood tries to clinch but Dong moves away
letting Dong counter with a right hand.
Dong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Verygood throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verygood's sensitive parts.
Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Verygood throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Verygood.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Verygood scores with a hook.
A low kick from Verygood is predictable there
and Dong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong.
Dong slips a straight right by Verygood.
Dong throwing a counter right hand but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood takes the fight into the clinch.
Dong avoids the elbow strike from Verygood, against the cage.
Verygood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verygood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Verygood fails to land.
Dong digs a right hand underneath Verygood's ribcage. Verygood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Verygood working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurt Verygood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Verygood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kurt Verygood 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!
Dong defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Dong moves away from the strike by Verygood.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Verygood moved out of range nicely.
Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verygood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Verygood tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verygood throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Verygood lands with a shot to the body.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Dong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong slips under a jab.
Dong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Verygood on the side of the head.
Dong moves out of range as Verygood strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Verygood scores with a jab. Dong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dong slips a jab from Verygood.
Dong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Dong tenderised Verygood's leg. Verygood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong drops his hands momentarily and Verygood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Verygood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Verygood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong scores with a nice body kick.
Dong misses with a two punch combination.
Verygood throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Dong throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verygood.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Dong staying out of range there.
That's two 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!
Verygood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dong. That one must have hurt.
Dong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verygood.
Verygood tried to score with a low kick but Dong checks it.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Dong thumps Verygood with a low kick.
Dong blocks a jab.
Verygood moves out of range of the body kick.
Verygood throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dong connects with a crisp jab.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Verygood finds it's way through Dong's defenses.
Dong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A cross from Dong lands.
Verygood throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong lands with a right hand.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Verygood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Verygood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dong takes one on the button.
Dong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Dong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verygood motions for Dong to come forward. Verygood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Verygood moved out of range.
Verygood throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dong lands a really nice looking cross but Verygood seems unphased.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verygood.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verygood blocks a jab.
Verygood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Verygood darts in and clinches Dong up against the cage.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Verygood controls his hands.
Dong looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dong.
Dong tries a body shot but Verygood blocks it.
Verygood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dong prevents a body shot from Verygood.
Dong tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verygood tries to pull guard but Dong holds him up against the cage and eventually Verygood drops back down to his feet.
Verygood stalling in the clinch but Dong improves position.
Verygood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Dong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yung Hung Dong did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Verygood scores with a jab to the body.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verygood manages to avoid it.
Dong with a nice cross.
Dong throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Verygood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Dong.
Verygood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dong with a body shot.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verygood. That did some damage!
Verygood lands a nice hook to Dong's body. Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Dong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verygood circles away quickly and effectively.
Dong throws a push kick but Verygood slaps the foot to one side.
Dong misses with a body shot.
Verygood lands with a cross.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Dong misses.
Dong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verygood.
Verygood throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Dong throws a big shot that misses.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Verygood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Verygood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong motions for Verygood to come forward. Dong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Dong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Verygood blocks a low kick nicely.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Dong throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
Dong slips a jab from Verygood.
Nice body kick there by Dong.
Verygood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong lands a front kick.
Verygood clinches up with Dong and pushes him back against the cage.
Verygood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verygood can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Verygood fails to land.
Dong scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Verygood tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Verygood back against the cage.
Dong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verygood.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Dong throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
Dong lands a front kick.
Dong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Verygood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Verygood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Verygood throws a series of punches but Dong moves out of range.
Dong connects with a jab.
Verygood misses with a looping left.
Verygood misses with a leg kick.
Dong throws a hook but Verygood avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong connects with a leg kick. Verygood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Verygood is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong 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 Verygood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verygood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Verygood.
Dong digs a good body shot into Verygood's ribs.
Verygood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Verygood checks it well.
Dong cracks the inside of Verygood's front leg.
Nice shot by Dong.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Verygood sees coming a mile off.
Verygood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Verygood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dong throws a solid leg kick but Verygood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong.
Verygood misses with a wild body shot.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong scores with a head kick. Verygood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Dong misses with a hook. Verygood ducked under it nicely.
Verygood is looking to clinch.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Verygood lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Verygood cracks Dong with a good jab.
Dong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Verygood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Verygood lands a lovely overhand right.
Dong throws a looping overhand right but Verygood ducks down to avoid it.
Verygood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Verygood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Verygood moves in looking to clinch but Dong pushes him off.
Verygood misses with a body punch
and Dong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dong circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Yung Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dong scores with a jab. Verygood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Verygood doesn't seem bothered though.
Verygood takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Verygood. Verygood obviously looking to wear him down.
Dong avoids the body shot from Verygood.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dong.
Verygood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dong.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
A telegraphed right hand from Verygood misses the target.
Verygood lands a jab to Dong's midsection.
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verygood misses with a straight left.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood works the jab nicely.
Verygood slips a jab from Dong.
A little jabbing left from Verygood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dong.
Dong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verygood.
Dong slips under a jab from Verygood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dong throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Verygood misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Verygood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong - the referee stops the clock and Verygood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong. Verygood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dong scores with a spinning back kick!
Dong misses with a body kick.
Dong jabs Verygood right on the nose. Verygood blinks but takes it well.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Dong.
Dong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood throws a hook to the side of Dong's head but Dong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verygood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Verygood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Verygood lands a jab to the nose.
Verygood throws a big shot that misses.
Dong defending well as Verygood loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Verygood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Dong.
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verygood.
Dong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verygood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Verygood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Dong misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verygood - the referee stops the clock and Dong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verygood. Dong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Verygood wants to land a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Dong missing with a left hand there. Verygood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verygood feints a counter leg kick.
Verygood misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Verygood.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong slips under a jab.
Verygood tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Dong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verygood defending well as Dong loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Dong slips a jab from Verygood.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Dong misses with a looping left.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dong throws a looping overhand right but Verygood ducks down to avoid it.
Verygood tries to counter with a clinch but Dong shakes him off and moves away.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Dong misses the jab.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong misses with a looping left.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verygood.
A little feinted left hand from Dong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verygood looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong staying out of range there.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Verygood is just out of range.
Dong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong catches Verygood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verygood thows a body kick. Dong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Dong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Verygood. Verygood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verygood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Verygood misses with a hook
and Dong counters with a nice uppercut.
Verygood is looking to clinch but Dong is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Dong misses.
Dong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Verygood throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Dong looks for the body kick but Verygood saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kurt Verygood.
I think Verygood 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 49:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yung Hung Dong!
Yung Hung Dong retains his bantamweight title!
Yung Hung Dong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kurt Verygood spoke after the fight, saying 'Fucking judges '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 19 p4p, 2 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 47 p4p, 7 weight class). Tower kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye - Power. Marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Marciano looks for the body kick but Tower saw that one coming.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tower looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tower throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Tower lands a big head kick that sends Marciano tumbling to the mat! Tower takes a step backwards and waves Marciano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rocco Marciano has been cut.
Marciano misses the shot to the body.
Marciano tries to clinch up
and Tower counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marciano's knee momentarily.
Marciano feints and then cracks Tower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tower down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marciano looks to land a body kick but Tower moved away.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marciano.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marciano throws a half hearted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Tower tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Tower is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano sizes up Tower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marciano throws a head kick that misses.
Marciano lands a leg kick that knocks Tower off balance momentarily.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Tower moved out of range.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Marciano manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tower.
Marciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Tower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Tower checks it.
Tower gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marciano lunges at Tower with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tower's hand.
Tower looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Marciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Tower's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciano is looking to clinch.
Tower looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Tower slips under a jab.
Marciano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tower defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
Marciano connects with the punch.
Tower takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Marciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tower misses with a low kick.
Tower throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Tower takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tower. Beautiful body shot.
Tower tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Tower ducks right into an uppercut from Marciano.
Marciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Tower takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tower gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marciano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tower throws a counter high kick but Marciano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Marciano tries to land a front kick but Tower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marciano, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a slapping body shot.
A leg kick checked by Tower.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marciano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marciano throws out a leg kick but Tower moves out of range and Marciano only half commits.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tower.
Tower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marciano scores with a shoulder strike.
Tower swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marciano.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tower prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Tower lands with a short shot to the head.
Tower wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tower lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Marciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Marciano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marciano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marciano.
Nice body punch from Tower.
Tower scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marciano in his tracks.
Marciano tries to clinch there but Tower circles away.
Tower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marciano throws a body punch but Tower moves out of range.
Tower connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marciano momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Marciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marciano misses with a jab to the body
and Tower counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marciano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tower feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Marciano collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UnderGround Clothing Co., into his post fight interview.
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