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RapidFC 53 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Vision (ranked 3619 p4p, 126 weight class) and Vitaly Lebedev (ranked 4381 p4p, 149 weight class). 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Vision!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vision throws a wild body kick that Lebedev sees coming a mile off.
Vision looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vision tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lebedev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vision has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Vision throws a poor cross that misses
and Lebedev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vision won't be happy with that.
Lebedev working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Vision is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebedev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vision, who protects the arm well.
Vision is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Lebedev crashes against the mat.
Vision is looking for a sweep.
Lebedev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vision regains half guard, as Lebedev was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vision slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vision looking to control but Lebedev passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lebedev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vision knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vision tries to get to full guard but Lebedev has control of the leg.
Lebedev controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vision slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vision not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lebedev trying to control but Vision is working from the bottom.
Vision looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lebedev is one step ahead there.
Lebedev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vision manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lebedev has Vision in his guard.
Vision lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vision is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vision postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vision stands and throws Lebedev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've been informed that Lebedev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vision scoring with punches from side control.
It looks like Vitaly Lebedev has been cut.
Vision scores with punches from side control.
That has opened up Vitaly Lebedev's cut even more.
Lebedev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vision. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vision tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lebedev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vision controls the position.
Vision trying to control the action but Lebedev is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Vision dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Lebedev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vision forces Lebedev back against the cage and clinches.
Vision pulls guard effortlessly.
Vision has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lebedev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lebedev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vision pulls Lebedev in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vision looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vision keeping moving, preventing Lebedev from controlling successfully.
Lebedev being controlled here momentarily.
Vision tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vision looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lebedev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vision's guard.
Vision slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lebedev wants to control from the top but Vision keeps moving.
Vision is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vision is looking for a triangle but Lebedev pushes his legs off easily.
Vision trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vision is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lebedev defends well.
Vision is trying to keep Lebedev in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev throws out a loose jab but Vision uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vision is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lebedev can do to turn this around?
Vision lands a high kick!
The cut above Vitaly Lebedev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice defenses there by Lebedev.
Lebedev gets tackled into the cage by Vision. Vision maintains the clinch.
Vision has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lebedev after a bit of a struggle.
Lebedev is pressed up against the cage. Vision has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lebedev down to the mat. Lebedev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vision avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vision has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lebedev uses from the top position.
Vision throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vision is trying to keep Lebedev in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vision keeping moving, preventing Lebedev from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Vision dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Lebedev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Lebedev checks a leg kick.
Vision swings for the body but Lebedev moves out of range.
Lebedev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ray Vision seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vision lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lebedev circles away quickly and effectively.
Vision closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vision jumps guard and drags Lebedev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vision lands a good elbow from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vision is pulling down on Lebedev's head. It's preventing any offense from Lebedev, at least for the moment.
Lebedev wants to control from the top but Vision keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vision looking to control.
Vision keeping moving, preventing Lebedev from controlling successfully.
Lebedev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vision can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lebedev controls the pace.
Lebedev with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vision throws a good cross that connects.
Vision bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vitaly Lebedev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vision closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vision drags the fight down to the ground.
Ray Vision overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lebedev preventing the sweep.
Vision wants to improve his position but instead Lebedev has moved into half guard.
Vision is looking for a sweep. Lebedev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vision keeping control of the position.
Lebedev is looking for submissions but instead, Vision has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev trying to control the position from guard on top but Vision is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vision is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vision throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lebedev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vision has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lebedev has managed to get both his arms back between Vision's legs - danger averted.
Ray Vision is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Lebedev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vision works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lebedev wants to pass the guard but Vision is keeping the position.
Vision working for a triangle but Lebedev defends it easily.
Vision trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Vision showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vision 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Vision!
Ray Vision took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm climbing that ladder again and I'm coming for my title! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kree P Krawlee (ranked 3579 p4p, 383 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 5670 p4p, 482 weight class). Krawlee comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. Riley Ferguson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kree P Krawlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee fails with the takedown.
Ferguson throws out a counter right but Krawlee avoids it with no problem.
Ferguson leaves Krawlee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krawlee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferguson defends well and Krawlee ends up having to push Ferguson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferguson as he jumps to the side.
Ferguson thuds a left hand into Krawlee's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krawlee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krawlee goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
A punch lands to the side of Krawlee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with a shot to the body.
Riley Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Krawlee moves away and avoids it.
Krawlee is looking to counter punch.
Ferguson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krawlee slips a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krawlee.
Krawlee is looking to counter punch.
Krawlee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krawlee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krawlee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krawlee has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krawlee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson throws a hook but Krawlee blocks it.
Krawlee shoots in for a double leg but Ferguson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Krawlee avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Ferguson is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferguson with a jab.
Riley Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krawlee.
A little feinted left hand from Krawlee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krawlee.
Krawlee slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Ferguson tests Krawlee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krawlee darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets double underhooks and turns Krawlee into the cage.
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Ferguson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Krawlee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Krawlee's ribs.
Ferguson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krawlee doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krawlee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Ferguson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krawlee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Krawlee tries for a takedown but Ferguson circles away easily
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Krawlee misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Krawlee moved out of range nicely.
Krawlee swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Krawlee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Krawlee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Krawlee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferguson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krawlee's head backwards.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Krawlee moves away and avoids it.
Krawlee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferguson's waist but Ferguson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krawlee off to one side.
Ferguson lands a jab to Krawlee's midsection.
Krawlee lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferguson off the cage and back into range.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
It looked like Krawlee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krawlee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Krawlee appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson misses with a body shot
and Krawlee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ferguson sprawls and moves away.
Ferguson misses with a straight left.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krawlee.
Krawlee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krawlee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Ferguson lunges at Krawlee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krawlee's hand.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Krawlee avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Ferguson is quick to defend against it.
Krawlee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Krawlee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krawlee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferguson misses with a straight left.
Krawlee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krawlee moves away.
Krawlee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferguson takes a swing at Krawlee's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krawlee counters with a nice uppercut.
Krawlee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krawlee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from Ferguson lands.
Ferguson throws a hook but Krawlee blocks it.
Ferguson throws an overhand right that lands on Krawlee's shoulder, as Krawlee tries to avoid the shot.
Krawlee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferguson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawlee lands with a nice body punch.
Ferguson misses with a hook
and Krawlee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee won't allow Ferguson to get back to his feet.
Ferguson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Krawlee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson digs a good body shot into Krawlee's ribs.
Ferguson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krawlee breaks the clinch.
Ferguson lands a right hook to the body.
Krawlee moves forwards but Ferguson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krawlee is looking to wear down Ferguson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krawlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Krawlee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Krawlee avoids nicely.
Krawlee is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferguson swings for the body but Krawlee moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Krawlee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krawlee slips a jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferguson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ferguson throws a lazy uppercut
and Krawlee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Krawlee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Krawlee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ferguson is trying to stand back up but Krawlee is controlling him
Krawlee is keen to just control but Ferguson is a slippery customer.
Krawlee wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferguson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Krawlee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Krawlee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krawlee moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Krawlee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut
and Krawlee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferguson, as that shot connected.
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krawlee.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krawlee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krawlee drops his hands momentarily and Ferguson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krawlee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson takes a swing at Krawlee's ribcage but misses.
Krawlee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl out of it but Krawlee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferguson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krawlee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krawlee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krawlee was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Krawlee moves out of range.
Ferguson moves into range and clinches up with Krawlee.
Krawlee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Krawlee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krawlee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krawlee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krawlee stands and throws Ferguson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferguson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kree P Krawlee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krawlee tries to counter with a takedown but Ferguson is quick to defend against it.
Ferguson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ferguson lands with a good body shot.
Krawlee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kree P Krawlee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Krawlee circles away.
Krawlee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Ferguson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krawlee doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Krawlee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ferguson pinned against the cage. Ferguson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is looking to clinch.
It looked like Krawlee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Ferguson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krawlee doesn't seem phased though.
Ferguson lands with a right hand.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the body.
Krawlee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krawlee's head backwards.
Ferguson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferguson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Lammikko (ranked 3176 p4p, 302 weight class) and Lurifax Andersen (ranked 3392 p4p, 315 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Lammikko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lurifax Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lammikko throws a right hand that Andersen ducks under and follows up with a left that Andersen also avoids with ease.
Andersen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lurifax Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andersen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lammikko counter with a right hand.
Lammikko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersen.
Lammikko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lammikko blocks a jab.
Andersen misses with a hook
and Lammikko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Andersen.
Andersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lammikko avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lammikko throws a shot from downtown. Andersen moves away and avoids it.
Andersen lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen throws a hook but Lammikko avoids it easily.
Lammikko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lammikko drops his hands momentarily and Andersen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andersen lands a jab.
Lammikko jabs Andersen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andersen swings for the body but Lammikko moves out of range.
Lammikko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lammikko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lammikko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andersen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Andersen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersen clobbers Lammikko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Juhani Lammikko has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andersen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lammikko drops his hands momentarily and Andersen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lammikko is rocked!
Lammikko is aggressively charging in as Andersen backs up avoiding any damage. Andersen tosses out a jab and Lammikko runs right into it face first! Lammikko is out cold! Andersen dropped down on all fours and is barking in Lammikko's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lurifax Andersen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1940 p4p, 256 weight class) and Tim Drive (ranked 1763 p4p, 235 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson slips under a jab from Drive.
Drive uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leifsson.
Drive let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Leifsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tim Drive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drive shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drive ducks under a wild hook from Leifsson.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Drive shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drive throws the left hand but Leifsson avoids the punch easily.
Drive stuns Leifsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leifsson tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Drive.
It looked like Leifsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drive.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leifsson. Drive does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drive only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drive slips under a jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drive slips under a jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drive lands a right hook to the body.
Drive throws a leg kick but Leifsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leifsson ducks under a wild hook from Drive.
A jab from Leifsson finds it's way through Drive's defenses.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drive throws out the jab.
Leifsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drive. That did some damage!
Leifsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leifsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leifsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Drive counters with a left and a right that stings Leifsson.
Drive thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Drive manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drive slips under a jab from Leifsson.
Drive lunges at Leifsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leifsson's hand.
Drive looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Drive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drive. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drive is looking to chop away at Leifsson's legs.
Drive misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Drive is predictable there
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Drive misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Drive misses with a straight left.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Drive lands a body shot.
Drive connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drive avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drive misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Drive walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leifsson.
Drive lands a jab.
Drive looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drive now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drive misses with a body shot.
Leifsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Drive scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leifsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Leifsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Leifsson.
Nice shot by Drive.
Drive scores with a body shot.
Leifsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leifsson scores with a nice strike.
Drive clobbers Leifsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Leifsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drive on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drive swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leifsson blocks a leg kick.
Drive throws a hook to the side of Leifsson's head but Leifsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drive throws a sloppy body shot
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
Leifsson takes a swing at Drive's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drive connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leifsson lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drive lands with a straight right. Leifsson didn't see that one coming.
Leifsson rushes Drive and presses him up against the cage.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leifsson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Drive dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drive.
Drive cracks a nice hook into Leifsson's ribs.
Drive digs a good body shot into Leifsson's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drive. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leifsson is looking for a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Leifsson as he connects with a hook.
Leifsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leifsson throws a shot to the body.
Drive swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Leifsson.
Drive throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good shot there by Drive.
Drive gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leifsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive tries to keep at a distance but Leifsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leifsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drive backwards.
Drive misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leifsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drive blocks an uppercut.
Leifsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leifsson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drive uses from the top position.
Drive looking to sit in guard and control but Leifsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leifsson pushes down on Drive's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drive is refusing to be controlled, as Leifsson sits in half guard.
Drive is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson is pressing down on Drive's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drive is holding on for now.
Leifsson is working hard here to advance position.
Leifsson is trying to control. Drive wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leifsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leifsson wants to pass to mount but Drive is defending the position.
Drive holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Still in half guard, Leifsson seems content to control.
Drive felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Leifsson is looking to take a break and control but Drive is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive is looking to improve his position.
Leifsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Drive is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leifsson is trying to work for a kimura but Drive is defending well.
Leifsson tries to pass to full mount but Drive defends it.
Leifsson trying to control the action but Drive is working from the bottom.
Drive trying to hold on to Leifsson's head to control him but Leifsson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Drive. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Leifsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drive.
A combination from Leifsson does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson sizes up Drive with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drive throws a jab when Leifsson was well out of range.
Leifsson with a jab.
Leifsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drive cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leifsson staying out of range there.
Leifsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Leifsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tim Drive seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leifsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Leifsson.
Drive is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leifsson rather than just go for the knockout.
A cross from Drive lands.
Leifsson ducks under a wild hook from Drive.
A big right from Drive misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skjoldr Leifsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drive takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson rushes Drive and presses him up against the cage.
Drive blocking some punches.
Leifsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Drive backwards.
Drive misses with a body punch.
Drive working aggressively here.
Leifsson has a couple of punches blocked by Drive.
Leifsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leifsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drive.
Leifsson fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leifsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drive smiles and moves away.
Drive keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drive scores with a body shot.
Drive avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
Drive only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Drive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Drive circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leifsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drive misses with a hook
and Leifsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drive ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leifsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leifsson misses with a straight right.
Drive takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leifsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drive counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Leifsson does no damage.
Leifsson blocks a jab.
Leifsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Drive.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Drive loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Drive lands with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Leifsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leifsson.
Drive misses with a looping right.
Leifsson throws a jab when Drive was well out of range.
Drive misses with a left hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drive swings widly with a right hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drive steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leifsson.
Drive ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drive. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drive slips a jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drive, pushing him back against the cage.
Skjoldr Leifsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drive throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drive leaning against his opponent.
Drive missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drive.
Drive goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drive misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Drive uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drive slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drive receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Drive is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by Leifsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a body punch.
Drive misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Leifsson fails to land.
Drive's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drive struggles to land a body shot inside as Leifsson controls his hands.
Leifsson tries to pull guard but Drive holds him up against the cage and eventually Leifsson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skjoldr Leifsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Drive.
Drive throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drive misses with a body punch.
Leifsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leifsson is trying to pull guard but Drive turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drive tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leifsson's elbow.
Drive tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drive doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leifsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drive pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skjoldr Leifsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leifsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skjoldr Leifsson!
Skjoldr Leifsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 2278 p4p, 293 weight class) and Sydney Thift (ranked 2294 p4p, 298 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Thift!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thift swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thift closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dokov's guard.
Thift postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thift stays in close to Dokov's body and controls the position.
Thift throwing strikes from guard but Dokov blocks nicely.
Thift postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dokov wants to stand up but Thift is controlling him.
Thift trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thift landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thift keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dokov's head.
Thift avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thift connects with a couple of short punches.
Dokov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dokov tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dokov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Thift goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Dokov pushes Thift back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Dokov to work.
Thift tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thift tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thift breaks from the clinch.
Dokov looks to land a left hand but Thift moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thift. Dokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thift misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Thift.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thift stuffs the takedown.
Dokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thift punishes Dokov's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dokov tries to move into range but Thift moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thift throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thift does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thift throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dokov's waist but Dokov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thift off to one side.
Thift has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Thift missing with a left hand there. Dokov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thift feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thift is standing up over Dokov. Dokov looks to escape but Thift dives into side control.
Thift working the body and head with strikes.
Thift working the ground and pound from side control.
Dokov wants to control but Thift postures up.
Thift prevents Dokov from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thift working the head and body with strikes.
Dokov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Thift throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dokov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thift, pushing him back against the cage.
Thift has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dokov is trying to keep an underhook but Thift manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dokov kicks Thift off and gets 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!
Dokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sydney Thift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dokov closes the distance and pushes Thift back into the cage.
Thift trying to land knees to the body.
Thift misses with the head strike.
Thift prevents a body shot from Dokov.
Thift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dokov forces Thift back against the cage and clinches.
Thift blocks an elbow strike from Dokov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Dokov.
Thift misses with the head strike.
Thift tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thift working aggressively here.
Dokov scores with a shoulder strike.
Thift throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Thift.
Thift tries to throw a body punch but Dokov avoids it by throwing Thift back against the cage.
Thift is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Dokov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dokov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dokov.
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 Doko Dokov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dokov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thift is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dokov rather than just go for the knockout.
Thift misses with the combination.
Thift throws a sloppy body shot
and Dokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thift just misses with a punch to the body.
Dokov avoids the body shot from Thift.
Thift's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dokov under the eye.
It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Dokov misses with a takedown attempt - Thift sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dokov darts in and clinches Thift up against the cage.
Thift tries to break the clinch but Dokov is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov tries to work over Thift's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dokov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thift is stalling here.
Thift tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokov's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thift throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dokov instigates a clinch.
Thift drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dokov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee calls for Dokov to work.
Thift tries to break free but Dokov pushes him back against the cage.
Dokov lands with a light punch inside.
Thift tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thift with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thift is trying to break the clinch but Dokov is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov leaning against his opponent.
Thift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dokov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thift.
Thift throws a right and a left that Dokov avoids nicely.
Dokov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dokov rushes Thift and presses him up against the cage.
Thift creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Thift's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thift.
Dokov has a takedown stuffed.
Dokov tries for a takedown but Thift sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doko Dokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thift throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thift keeps the fight on the outside.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Thift is avoiding it.
Thift is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dokov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thift.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Thift pushes him off.
Thift drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dokov defends it well.
Thift looks to throw the jab but Dokov is out of range.
Dokov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thift has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thift throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dokov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thift is in Dokov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thift lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thift trying to control but Dokov is working from the bottom.
Thift scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thift scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thift stops Dokov from standing up.
Thift trying to control the position from guard on top but Dokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dokov wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Dokov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thift paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokov tries to clinch there but Thift circles away.
Thift throws a leg kick but Dokov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thift tests Dokov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thift gets the takedown into side control.
Dokov sneaks back into half guard.
Thift blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Thift is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thift breaks from Dokov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sydney Thift will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Thift. That snapped Dokov's head back.
A slow jab from Thift misses its intended target.
Dokov rushes Thift and presses him up against the cage.
Thift misses with the head strike.
Dokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Thift uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thift manages to break the clinch.
Thift cracks a nice hook into Dokov's ribs.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thift paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thift paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov shoots in and drives through. Thift sprawls well.
Thift misses with a few strikes there.
Thift feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dokov pushes Thift off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thift swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thift circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dokov tries to clinch up but Thift circles away and keeps his distance.
Thift shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dokov as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Thift.
Thift takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thift avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thift will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dokov or perhaps it was just good defense by Thift, which made it look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thift. Dokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dokov throwing a counter right hand but Thift manages to avoid it.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Thift pushes him off.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Thift shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dokov as he jumps to the side.
Doko Dokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sydney Thift.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov moves into the clinch.
Thift fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thift swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thift misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dokov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Doko Dokov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thift swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dokov.
Thift lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Thift misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dokov is trying to pull guard but Thift has him pressed against the cage.
Thift digs a right hand underneath Dokov's ribcage. Dokov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thift gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dokov regains guard.
Dokov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sydney Thift has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dokov tries to strike from the bottom.
Thift landing with the ground and pound.
Thift chips away with some ground and pound.
Thift wants to control from the top but Dokov keeps moving.
Thift cracks Dokov with a solid left hand.
Thift pushes down on Dokov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dokov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dokov.
Thift trying to control but Dokov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thift stands and throws Dokov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thift prevents Dokov from escaping the position.
Dokov is looking for a sweep.
Thift prevents Dokov from escaping the position.
Dokov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dokov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thift lands with an overhand left.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thift as he avoids it easily.
Thift misses with an uppercut. Dokov saw that one coming.
Thift drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Thift comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thift 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Thift!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 1634 p4p, 227 weight class) and Five Finger (ranked 1359 p4p, 205 weight class). Makres comes to the cage accompanied by SABATON - Coat of Arms. Finger has chosen Jekyll and Hyde as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
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206 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Makres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Five Finger!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makres, pushing him back against the cage.
Finger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makres's elbow.
Makres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finger lands with a right to the head.
Makres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finger keeps control of Makres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finger scores with a shot to the side of Makres's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Finger.
Finger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Finger - that landed with a thud.
Finger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finger has Makres pressed against the cage, preventing Makres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Finger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Makres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finger moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makres is trying to break free.
Finger misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finger.
Finger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finger scores with a hook to the body.
Finger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makres prevents a body shot from Finger.
Finger swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Finger.
Finger keeps control of Makres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Finger digs a right hand into Makres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makres's gas tank.
Makres is breathing heavily.
Finger lands a nice uppercut.
Finger blocks an uppercut.
Makres tries to work over Finger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makres misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finger.
A hook to the body from Finger.
Finger cracks Makres with a nice body shot.
Finger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makres managing to block the knees to the body from Finger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finger digs a right hand underneath Makres's ribcage. Makres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finger lands an uppercut.
Finger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Makres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makres has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makres manages to break the clinch.
Finger cracks Makres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Makres gets tackled into the cage by Finger. Finger maintains the clinch.
Makres effectively controlling the action here.
Makres stops a takedown attempt from Finger.
Finger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finger lands a body punch.
Finger digs a right hand into Makres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makres's gas tank.
Finger lands a hook that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Nice body punch from Finger - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Finger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries to land knees in the clinch but Makres avoids the damage to the body.
Finger lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finger.
Finger effectively controlling the action here.
Finger misses with a body punch.
Makres wants to get back to striking at distance but Finger won't allow it.
Finger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finger lands with a light punch inside.
Finger turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Finger looks up at the clock and then as Makres takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Finger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Finger looks up at the clock and then as Makres takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Finger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Makres is not content to let Finger control the position.
Makres is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Makres some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger scores with punches from side control.
Makres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finger landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finger cracks Makres with a big right hand but Makres just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Makres is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Makres is looking for a sweep.
Finger working the ground and pound.
Finger lands an elbow.
Makres takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finger lands a few punches from side control.
Finger lands some shots froms side control.
Finger working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Five Finger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finger tries to clinch there but Makres circles away.
The crowd cheers as Finger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makres doesn't seem phased though.
Finger lands a slapping body shot.
Finger has managed to clinch.
Makres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makres throws a wild body kick that Finger sees coming a mile off.
Finger lands a jab to the head.
Finger tries to clinch up but Makres circles away and keeps his distance.
Makres lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finger moves into the clinch successfully.
Finger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Makres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finger is trying to drag Makres to the mat but Makres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Finger gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres looking for a guillotine here but Finger defends easily.
Finger with a nice head shot there.
Finger distracts Makres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makres working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Finger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Finger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Makres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Makres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Finger landing with the ground and pound.
Finger landing with the ground and pound.
Finger is working Makres over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finger chips away with some ground and pound.
Finger working some strikes from top position.
Makres is rocked!
Finger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh Makres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finger working Makres over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makres has hold of Finger's hands but Finger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Five Finger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Finger trying to control from half guard but Makres is working away.
Finger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finger working the head and body with strikes.
Finger is trying to control. Makres wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makres seems to have got his legs back now.
Makres taking some punishment here, with Finger in his half guard.
Finger is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Makres is hurt! He's hurt bad - Finger fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Makres from any more punishment! Congratulations to Finger! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Five Finger!
A victorious Five Finger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Titor (ranked 834 p4p, 116 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 1699 p4p, 224 weight class). Titor comes to the cage accompanied by John Titor-Going To Space. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Titor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Titor moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rahman moves into the clinch successfully.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Titor's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
We've been hearing reports that Titor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Titor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titor thuds a left hand into Rahman's body.
Rahman lands a nice hook to Titor's body. Titor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Titor is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahman misses with an uppercut.
Titor tries to counter with a takedown but Rahman is quick to defend against it.
Rahman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rahman gets a clinch.
Titor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Titor manages to end up in side control.
Titor throws an elbow but Rahman slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Titor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rahman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Titor connects with a decent elbow.
Titor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rahman down.
Titor landing strikes.
Titor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Titor controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Titor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor working the ground and pound but Rahman is defending the strikes.
Titor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rahman is avoiding damage well.
Titor scoring with punches and elbows.
Titor throws an elbow but Rahman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Titor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rahman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Titor tries to score with some ground and pound. Rahman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Titor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Titor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rahman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Titor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman wants to control but Titor postures up.
Rahman is looking to reverse the position.
Titor working the ground and pound but Rahman is defending the strikes.
The referee asks Titor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Titor prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rahman is trying to get back to half guard.
Rahman is not content to let Titor control the position.
Titor tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Titor working the head and body with strikes.
Titor trying to control the position but Rahman is working away.
Titor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Titor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Titor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Titor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rahman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Titor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rahman doesn't seem bothered though.
Titor throws the kick towards the body but Rahman avoids it.
Rahman wants to counter with a clinch but Titor pushes him away.
Rahman moves to clinch but Titor breaks away
and Titor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Titor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Titor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rahman takes a swing at Titor's ribcage but misses.
Rahman scores with a jab.
Rahman swings for the body but Titor moves out of range.
Titor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Titor circles away and keeps his distance.
Titor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rahman tries to counter with a clinch but Titor shakes him off and moves away.
Titor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman throws a body punch but Titor moves out of range.
Titor feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Titor misses the target.
Rahman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Titor - that will leave a mark!
Rahman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rahman wants to clinch up but Titor keeps it at a distance.
Titor misses with a double jab.
Titor is looking to land body kicks.
Rahman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Titor throws a jab when Rahman was well out of range.
Rahman avoids the body shot from Titor.
John Titor is winning the standup battle so far.
Titor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman rushes Titor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Titor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Titor controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor is struggling to control the position.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Titor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Titor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Titor.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titor.
Good exchange - Rahman coming out on top.
Rahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot by Titor.
Titor takes one to the side of the head.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Titor circles away and keeps his distance.
Titor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?
Titor swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titor throws a head kick but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Titor.
Rahman clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Titor.
Rahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Titor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Titor misses the shot to the body.
Rahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Titor.
Rahman wants to counter the offense by Titor and move into the clinch position.
Rahman moves away from the strike by Titor.
Titor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Titor connects with a right hand. Rahman shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rahman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Titor feinted with a counter takedown.
Titor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a hook.
Rahman is looking to clinch but Titor is avoiding it.
Titor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titor manages to avoid it.
Titor throws a body punch but Rahman moves out of range.
Titor slips under a jab.
Titor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Titor throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Titor moves out of range of the strikes.
Titor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rahman moves out of range of the body kick from Titor.
Rahman throws the left hand but Titor avoids the punch easily.
Rahman blocks a low kick nicely.
Rahman works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Titor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Titor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Titor circles away and keeps his distance.
Titor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Titor scores with a hook.
Rahman misses with a hook to the body
and Titor counters with a stiff right hand.
Titor dives in and scores a takedown into Rahman's guard.
John Titor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Titor wants to pass the guard but Rahman is keeping the position.
Titor trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman controls Titor momentarily but Titor frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rahman has control of Titor's left arm, preventing Titor from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Titor counters with a right hand to the body.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Rahman rushes Titor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Titor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Titor avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Titor manages to break the clinch.
Titor drops Rahman with a left and a right! Oh, Rahman is hurt - Titor dives into side control looking to finish!
Rahman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titor moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Abdul Rahman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rahman is still in real trouble! Can Titor finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titor cracks Rahman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Titor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rahman is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Titor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Titor in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Rahman looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Titor turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Titor!
John Titor was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamid Nasib (ranked 809 p4p, 44 weight class) and Killer Kidd (ranked 846 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamid Nasib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kidd 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 Nasib has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nasib and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nasib throws a body shot but no joy.
Kidd keeps Nasib at a distance using the push kick.
Kidd lands with an overhand left.
Nasib misses with a body punch
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
Nasib moves out of range of the strikes.
Nasib on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nasib has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nasib with a hook.
Kidd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Kidd.
A low kick from Kidd is predictable there
and Nasib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Kidd throws the kick towards the body but Nasib avoids it.
It looked like Nasib was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nasib misses with a body shot
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws the left hand but Nasib avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Nasib wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Nasib.
Nasib really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nasib's corner calls for a 1-2. Nasib obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kidd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Killer Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasib moves forwards but Kidd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nasib has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kidd.
Nasib throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
Nasib loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
Nasib jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kidd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nasib.
Kidd takes a swing at Nasib's ribcage but misses.
Nasib connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nasib waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kidd.
Kidd misses the jab.
Nasib misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kidd staying out of range there.
Kidd appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kidd connects with a right hand. Nasib shakes it off.
Nasib tries to move into range but Kidd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kidd fakes the leg kick and cracks Nasib in the body.
Nasib fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kidd on the side of the head.
Nasib takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Kidd there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nasib if he has to take too many more of those.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nasib.
Kidd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nasib had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kidd punishes Nasib's body with a nice straight punch.
Nasib lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kidd backs up against the cage.
Kidd fakes the leg kick and cracks Nasib in the body.
Nasib connects with a nice looking jab.
Kidd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nasib takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nasib throws a hook but Kidd avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Kidd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a body punch but Nasib moves out of range.
Kidd is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Nasib misses.
Kidd slips a jab from Nasib.
Kidd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nasib has time to react.
Kidd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nasib throws a sloppy body shot
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nasib misses with an uppercut
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Nasib moves away from the strike by Kidd.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Nasib's shoulder, as Nasib tries to avoid the shot.
Kidd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kidd thows a body kick. Nasib tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nasib defending well as Kidd loads up on a big left hand.
Kidd wants to slow Nasib down by chopping away at his legs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nasib might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nasib throws a lazy uppercut
and Kidd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nasib jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kidd follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nasib is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nasib takes one to the side of the head.
Nasib is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kidd.
Kidd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Nasib misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd cracks Nasib with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nasib throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kidd to counter with a crisp jab.
Nasib lands a head shot.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Nasib sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Nasib with a jab.
Nasib closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nasib misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasib walks into a straight right hand from Kidd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kidd.
Nasib throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nasib takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasib looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kidd lands a nice shot that snaps Nasib's head back.
Nasib throws a hook but Kidd avoids it easily.
Nasib blocks a low kick nicely.
Nasib throwing a counter right hand but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Nasib doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasib checks a leg kick.
Kidd throws a leg kick that misses.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nasib.
Kidd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kidd lands a leg kick that knocks Nasib off balance momentarily.
Kidd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nasib throws a right hand that misses
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kidd thumps Nasib with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nasib 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nasib checks a leg kick.
Kidd lands a nice shot that snaps Nasib's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nasib is out of range.
Kidd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nasib doesn't seem bothered though.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body
and Nasib counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Nasib as he checks the leg kick.
Kidd misses with an uppercut
and Nasib counters with a stiff right hand.
Kidd thuds his shin into the meat of Nasib's side.
Kidd slips a jab from Nasib.
Kidd misses with a hook. Nasib ducked under it nicely.
Nasib misses with a lunging right hand
and Kidd counters with an inside leg kick.
Nasib moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nasib avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd cracks Nasib with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nasib looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
Nasib swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nasib displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd slips a jab from Nasib.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nasib checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kidd.
Nasib throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kidd moves away from the strike by Nasib.
Kidd throws a shot to the body.
Kidd works Nasib's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kidd.
Kidd looks to land a body kick but Nasib moved away.
Nasib misses with an uppercut
and Kidd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nasib misses with a straight left.
Nasib connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nasib throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Nasib is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kidd scores with a nice right hand.
Kidd thumps Nasib with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nasib pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kidd misses with a lunging right hand
and Kidd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Nasib as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kidd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nasib at a distance.
Kidd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kidd misses with the body kick
and Nasib counters with a straight right hand.
Kidd throws out a powerful jab.
Nasib misses with a straight left.
Kidd slips a jab from Nasib.
Kidd tries a quick counter leg kick but Nasib is wise to it.
Nasib throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nasib takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body
and Nasib connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Kidd.
Nasib misses with an uppercut
and Kidd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tamid Nasib has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Nasib.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Nasib wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nasib throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Nasib misses.
Nasib rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kidd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Killer Kidd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nasib throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd throws a leg kick which misses Nasib's front leg but catches the back leg as Nasib tries to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Kidd.
Kidd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kidd cracks a nice hook into Nasib's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd slips a jab and a cross from Nasib.
Kidd digs a good body shot into Nasib's ribs.
Kidd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nasib misses with an uppercut.
Kidd moves forwards but Nasib connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nasib misses with a left hand
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nasib.
Nasib with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kidd to score with a decent uppercut.
Nasib throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd counters with a straight right hand.
Nasib throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kidd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kidd feints and then cracks Nasib's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nasib down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasib takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kidd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nasib at a distance.
Nasib gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nasib dips to his left and cracks Kidd with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Nasib misses the target.
Nasib takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kidd looks to land a body kick but Nasib moved away.
Nasib has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kidd finds it's way round the side to connect with Nasib's head.
Kidd scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kidd, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killer Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kidd 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd!
A relieved looking Killer Kidd thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Tamid Nasib stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 615 p4p, 94 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 3225 p4p, 386 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Aingeru misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Aingeru.
We've been told by Aingeru's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aingeru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minaj ducks under a wild hook from Aingeru.
Aingeru clinches with his opponent.
Minaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aingeru or not.
Aingeru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Minaj.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
Minaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Aingeru.
Minaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aingeru backwards.
Aingeru has a couple of punches blocked by Minaj.
Aingeru blocking some punches.
Minaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aingeru misses with some punches.
Minaj leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aingeru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minaj backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minaj working aggressively here.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Aingeru lands with a left to the head.
Minaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aingeru's elbow.
Minaj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aingeru.
Minaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Minaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aingeru doesn't seem bothered though.
Minaj stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Minaj swings for the body but Aingeru moves out of range.
Aingeru tries to clinch but Minaj is having none of it.
Aingeru sends Minaj crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Aingeru is motioning to the referee to let Minaj up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Minaj is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aingeru rushes Minaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Minaj is still on wobbly legs! Can Aingeru finish him?
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minaj misses with some punches.
Minaj blocking some punches.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Minaj blocking some punches.
Minaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Aingeru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Aingeru.
Minaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minaj tries to work over Aingeru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aingeru has a couple of punches blocked by Minaj.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aingeru misses with some punches.
Minaj blocks an uppercut.
Minaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minaj blocks an uppercut.
Minaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minaj blocks an uppercut.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Minaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minaj.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Minaj.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aingeru.
Minaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minaj blocking some punches.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
Minaj is trying to maintain a safe position but Aingeru gets an underhook and turns Minaj into the cage.
Aingeru swings wildly with an uppercut but Minaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
Minaj seems to have recovered his senses.
Aingeru misses with the head strike.
Minaj manages to break the clinch.
Minaj throws a looping overhand right but Aingeru ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Minaj with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minaj gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Aingeru gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josu Aingeru!
A relieved looking Josu Aingeru 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 134 p4p, 22 weight class) and Thing Thing (ranked 805 p4p, 97 weight class). Eugen comes to the cage accompanied by Kickboxer - Advance Training. Thing has chosen Thing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thing Thing!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thing misses with a low kick.
Eugen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eugen.
Thing misses with a straight right.
Thing closes the distance and clinches up with Eugen, looking for a takedown. Thing pushes Eugen against the cage but Eugen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eugen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eugen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eugen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thing with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eugen to score with a decent uppercut.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eugen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eugen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thing looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Eugen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Thing is on him like a limpet, forcing Eugen back against the cage.
Eugen working hard to break the clinch.
Eugen blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen avoids the elbow strike from Thing, against the cage.
Thing looking for a takedown.
Eugen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
Thing throws out a leg kick but Eugen moves out of range and Thing only half commits.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eugen connects with a single shot there.
Eugen just misses with a punch to the body.
Eugen digs a good hook to Thing's body.
Eugen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thing's head.
Thing darts in looking for a takedown but Eugen gets double underhooks and turns Thing into the cage.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eugen circles away.
Eugen misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Eugen misses the target.
Thing takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thing doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eugen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eugen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eugen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thing manages to avoid it.
Thing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eugen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eugen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thing defending well as Eugen loads up on a big left hand.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thing changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Eugen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eugen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eugen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eugen lands a jab.
Eugen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thing shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eugen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eugen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eugen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eugen is keeping the position for now.
Thing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thing is looking to work some ground and pound but Eugen has wrist control.
Thing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eugen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thing is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing wants to pass the guard but Eugen is keeping the position.
Thing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eugen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thing is looking to work some ground and pound but Eugen has wrist control.
Thing throwing strikes but missing.
Thing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eugen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eugen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thing moves in looking to clinch but Eugen pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eugen throws the left hand but Thing avoids the punch easily.
Eugen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thing thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thing tries to score with some ground and pound. Eugen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen defending against the ground and pound.
Eugen tries to escape but Thing is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thing working the strikes but Eugen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Thing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eugen is trying to stand.
Thing seems to be looking for submissions.
Thing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Thing there.
Eugen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thing wants to control but Eugen is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Thing.
Thing shoots in but Eugen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Eugen misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Eugen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eugen.
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eugen, pushing him back against the cage.
Eugen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thing can do to turn this around?
Eugen breaks the clinch.
Thing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Thing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen checks a leg kick.
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thing wants to clinch.
Thing is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Eugen's half guard.
Eugen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thing.
Eugen wants to stand up but Thing is controlling him.
Thing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thing trying to control but Eugen is working from the bottom.
Thing throws an elbow that misses. Eugen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thing's guard. Nice move by Eugen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thing pulls Eugen in close to prevent any damage.
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 Martin Eugen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eugen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eugen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Eugen does it's job there.
Nice sprawl there from Eugen as Thing shoots in.
Eugen throws a combination. Thing tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Eugen, as that shot connected.
Thing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eugen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thing looks to clinch
and Eugen counters with a left to the body.
Eugen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eugen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eugen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eugen throws a hook but Thing blocks it.
Thing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Thing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eugen was covering up waiting for the punch and Thing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Eugen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Eugen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thing.
Eugen is looking to stand up but Thing isn't so interested in that idea.
Eugen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thing throwing strikes but missing.
Thing throws a strike but Eugen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eugen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thing has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eugen has managed to get both his arms back between Thing's legs - danger averted.
Thing is looking for a triangle here but Eugen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Eugen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thing dodges the punch combination from Eugen.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
Thing wants to counter the offense by Eugen and move into the clinch position.
Eugen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thing walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eugen as he jumps to the side.
Eugen misses with a hook.
Eugen stuns Thing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eugen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eugen.
Eugen throws a nice looking combination but Thing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thing wants to clinch up but Eugen keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eugen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thing throws a leg kick but Eugen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Eugen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thing moves away.
A left lands for Eugen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eugen misses the jab.
Martin Eugen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thing dodges the punch combination from Eugen.
Thing tries to clinch but Eugen moves out of range.
Eugen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eugen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eugen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thing. Thing circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eugen throws a lazy right hand but Thing sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eugen sets himself, and Thing steps forward looking for the clinch! Eugen avoids it this time.
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thing blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eugen misses with the combination.
Eugen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thing on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thing rushes Eugen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thing is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Eugen is defending well.
Thing is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Eugen is defending well.
Eugen gets underhooks to prevent Thing's takedown attempt.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Eugen breaks the clinch.
Eugen works over Thing's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing wants to clinch.
Eugen looks to land a combination. Thing sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen digs a good body shot into Thing's ribs.
Thing tries to clinch there but Eugen circles away.
Thing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eugen swinging wildly here.
Eugen with a nice cross.
Thing dives in and grabs Eugen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eugen pushes down on Thing's head and hops out.
Eugen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eugen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thing tries to clinch up.
Eugen throws a good cross that connects.
Thing takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen lands a jab to the head.
Eugen connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eugen cracks Thing with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eugen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thing was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugen.
Thing darts in and clinches Eugen up against the cage.
Thing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugen is defending well for now.
Eugen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eugen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
Martin Eugen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eugen lands a jab-cross combination.
Thing wants to clinch
and Eugen counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Eugen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eugen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thing moves in looking to clinch but Eugen pushes him off.
Thing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thing connects with a nice short shot to Eugen's temple.
Thing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eugen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thing looks to land a strike but Eugen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eugen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eugen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eugen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A left lands for Eugen.
Eugen throws a right and a left that Thing avoids nicely.
Thing closes the distance and clinches.
Eugen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thing wants to clinch up but Eugen keeps it at a distance.
A lazy left from Eugen finds it's target.
Eugen swats away the attempt to clinch by Thing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen had his way with Thing Thing in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thing on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thing takes one to the side of the head.
Eugen throws a right hand that Thing ducks under and follows up with a left that Thing also avoids with ease.
Thing looks to land a left hand but Eugen moved out of range nicely.
Thing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Eugen.
Eugen scores with a jab.
Thing wants to clinch up but Eugen keeps it at a distance.
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Thing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thing fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing tries for a takedown but Eugen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eugen throwing a counter right hand but Thing manages to avoid it.
Eugen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thing circles away quickly and effectively.
Thing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eugen.
Thing has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thing there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thing darts in trying to clinch
and Eugen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Eugen.
Eugen lands a glancing blow to the side of Thing's head.
Thing looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thing or perhaps it was just good defense by Eugen, which made it look bad.
Eugen misses the shot to the body.
Thing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eugen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eugen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Eugen - just one landing.
Thing Thing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Eugen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Things jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eugen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eugen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thing somewhat.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Eugen cracks Thing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thing fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eugen looks to land a combination but Thing avoids it well.
Eugen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Eugen duly obliges.
Thing closes the distance and clinches.
Thing changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eugen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen connects with a body shot.
Eugen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thing tries to counter with a clinch but Eugen shakes him off and moves away.
Eugen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thing throws a leg kick
and Eugen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eugen lands a nice hook to Thing's body. Thing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eugen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eugen tests Thing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thing takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eugen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thing on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eugen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eugen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
Thing finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eugen lands a two punch combo.
Thing swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eugen.
Eugen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Thing does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Eugen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eugen, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:46
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Eugen!
Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Martin Eugen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Thing Thing was interviewed post fight and said 'THING!'.
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