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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 2225 p4p, 279 weight class) and Mako Akumba (ranked 2170 p4p, 273 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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217 lbs
28 - 19 - 2 |
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206 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mako Akumba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akumba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akumba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Blaster is predictable there
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
We've been informed that Akumba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blaster throws a right hand that misses
and Akumba counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaster will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akumba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akumba.
A shot to the body from Blaster misses
and Akumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akumba slips a jab from Blaster.
Blaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akumba moves out of range as Blaster throws a body kick.
Akumba appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blaster connects with a looping right hand.
Blaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Akumba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaster thinking.
Blaster 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!
Blaster lands a front kick.
Akumba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akumba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaster throws a shot from downtown. Akumba moves away and avoids it.
Akumba moves forwards but Blaster connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akumba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akumba scores with a head kick. Blaster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blaster misses with a hook
and Akumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akumba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akumba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akumba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blaster is looking to clinch but Akumba is avoiding it.
Blaster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blaster fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaster instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Akumba stalling in the clinch but Blaster improves position.
Blaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akumba misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akumba fails to land.
Akumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaster connects with a single shot there.
Blaster lands a head shot.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akumba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akumba misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely.
Blaster blocks a jab.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaster works the jab nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaster.
Blaster stuns Akumba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akumba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaster.
Akumba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blaster has time to react.
Akumba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Akumba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blaster throws out a leg kick but Akumba moves out of range and Blaster only half commits.
Blaster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Akumba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Akumba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Akumba misses its intended target.
Akumba misses the jab.
Blaster misses with a looping right.
Blaster pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blaster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akumba! But no joy.
Akumba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaster looks to land a left hand but Akumba moved out of range nicely.
Akumba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaster.
Blaster misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akumba checks a leg kick nicely.
Akumba only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akumba lands with an overhand left.
Akumba looks to land a right hand but Blaster moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice side step and Akumba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akumba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akumba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaster misses with a body kick.
Akumba misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akumba.
It looked like Blaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akumba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akumba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blaster jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akumba misses with the body kick
and Blaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akumba moves out of range as Blaster strikes.
Akumba throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akumba lands a really nice looking cross but Blaster seems unphased.
Blaster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Master Blaster's cut is getting worse.
Blaster defending well as Akumba loads up on a big left hand.
Akumba checks a low kick from Blaster.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akumba! But no joy.
Blaster tries a low kick but Akumba avoids it.
Blaster with a hook.
Blaster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Master Blaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaster looks for the body kick but Akumba saw that one coming.
Akumba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akumba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaster misses with a kick to the body
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akumba misses with an uppercut. Blaster saw that one coming.
Akumba moves out of range as Blaster strikes.
Blaster closes the distance and clinches.
Akumba misses with a punch to the body.
Akumba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akumba misses with an elbow strike.
Blaster is looking to break free of the clinch but Akumba has double underhooks.
Blaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akumba breaks from the clinch.
Akumba with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blaster.
Akumba throws a leg kick which misses Blaster's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaster tries to avoid it.
Akumba blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Blaster.
It seemed like Akumba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akumba looks to throw the jab but Blaster is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akumba misses with a wild body shot.
Blaster throws a shot from downtown. Akumba moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Blaster misses.
Blaster throws a leg kick that misses.
Akumba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akumba misses with an uppercut.
Blaster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akumba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaster throws a leg kick
and Akumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Master Blaster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Akumba slips under a jab from Blaster.
Akumba clinches with his opponent.
Blaster throws a head punch that misses.
Blaster lands a body shot.
Blaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akumba can do to turn this around?
Akumba breaks the clinch.
Akumba throws a body punch but Blaster moves out of range.
Jab by Blaster.
Blaster tries to land a body kick
and Akumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akumba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from Blaster lands.
Blaster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blaster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akumba on the side of the head.
Blaster throws out a leg kick but Akumba moves out of range and Blaster only half commits.
A combination from Blaster does no damage.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akumba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
It looks like Blaster has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice defenses there by Blaster.
Akumba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaster takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Blaster finds it's way through Akumba's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Blaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaster.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaster slips a jab and a cross from Akumba.
Blaster walks into a left hand.
Jeez, Master Blaster's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That kick from Blaster tenderised Akumba's leg. Akumba is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akumba.
Blaster jabs at Akumba's body.
Sloppy strikes from Blaster. Those never looked like landing.
Akumba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akumba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akumba throws a wild body kick that Blaster sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Blaster tenderised Akumba's leg. Akumba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akumba lands with a nice body kick.
Blaster tries to clinch there but Akumba circles away.
Akumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mako Akumba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akumba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaster tries to move into range but Akumba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akumba is looking to score with low kicks.
Blaster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Akumba blocks the leg kick.
Blaster misses with a straight right.
Blaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akumba moves out of range of the strikes.
Akumba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaster throws out the jab.
Akumba throws out a counter right but Blaster avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akumba moves out of range of the strikes.
Akumba misses the body punch
letting Blaster counter with a right hand.
Blaster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akumba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akumba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blaster is looking to clinch.
Akumba lands a really nice looking cross but Blaster seems unphased.
Akumba tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akumba.
Akumba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaster tries to land a body kick
and Akumba counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Akumba both land. Nice combination.
Blaster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akumba swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaster.
Akumba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blaster misses with a hook. Akumba ducked under it nicely.
Akumba throws out a counter right but Blaster avoids it with no problem.
Akumba missing with a left hand there. Blaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Akumba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akumba.
Akumba throws a body punch but Blaster moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaster.
Akumba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Akumba tries to get set, Blaster tries to push him back and clinch up but Akumba manages to avoid the attempt.
Blaster walks into a straight right hand from Akumba.
Blaster looks to land a left hand but Akumba moved out of range nicely.
Blaster slips a jab from Akumba.
Blaster throws a looping overhand right but Akumba ducks down to avoid it.
Blaster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Master Blaster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mako Akumba!
Mako Akumba decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Master Blaster had this to say: 'It was that little dude on my shoulder that done fucked me up. God he's got an annoying voice. He's kinda heavy too.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 1543 p4p, 180 weight class) and Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 1869 p4p, 212 weight class). Drama comes to the ring accompanied by The Vicious White Kids No Lip. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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243 lbs
32 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon connects with the punch.
Garcon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garcon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drama misses with a looping right.
Garcon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garcon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcon throws a body punch but Drama moves out of range.
Garcon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drama.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drama!
Drama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drama misses with a double jab
and Garcon counters with a nice body shot.
Garcon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good work by Drama as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcon slips a straight right by Drama.
Drama tries to land a front kick but Garcon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcon avoids a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Drama as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcon. That's going to slow Drama down.
Garcon throws a low kick, looking for Drama's leg but Drama calmly moves out of range.
Drama misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drama.
Garcon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drama.
Drama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drama throws a wild body kick that Garcon sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcon.
Garcon punishes Drama's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Nice shot by Garcon.
Drama misses with a combination
and Garcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcon blocks a jab.
Garcon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Drama.
Garcon throws a leg kick that misses.
Garcon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drama.
Garcon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Drama tries to land a leg kick but Garcon saw it coming and moves away.
Garcon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drama is breathing heavily.
Garcon swings for the body but Drama moves out of range.
It looked like Drama wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama throws a shot from downtown. Garcon moves away and avoids it.
Garcon lands with an uppercut that bounces Drama off the ropes and back into range.
Drama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garcon.
Garcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drama was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcon.
Garcon tries to score with a low kick but Drama moves his leg out of the way.
Drama throws a counter high kick but Garcon was just alert enough to avoid it.
Drama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drama scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Drama does it's job there.
Garcon cracks the inside of Drama's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcon throws a leg kick which misses Drama's front leg but catches the back leg as Drama tries to avoid it.
Garcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drama was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcon.
Drama appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drama tries to break free but Garcon pushes him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama is trying to break the clinch but Garcon is controlling him.
Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcon misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Garcon on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcon has him pressed against the ropes.
Garcon working aggressively here.
Garcon tries to throw a body punch but Drama avoids it by throwing Garcon back against the ropes.
Drama has had enough of the clinch but Garcon keeps him there for the moment.
Garcon tries to work over Drama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drama.
Drama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Garcon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcon.
Garcon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drama throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcon lands a jab to Drama's midsection.
Drama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garcon counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drama throws out a loose jab but Garcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcon lands with a right hand.
Drama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drama scrambles back to his feet.
Drama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcon has time to react.
Drama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Drama misses the target.
Drama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drama scrambles back to his feet.
Garcon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Garcon is looking to score with low kicks.
Drama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcon on the side of the head.
Jean Paul Garcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcon is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama misses with a hook
enabling Garcon to counter with a crisp jab.
Drama is rocked!
Garcon blocks a jab.
Drama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcon.
Garcon cracks Drama with a good jab.
Oh Drama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drama lands with a slapping head kick.
Drama seems to have got his legs back now.
Drama throws a series of punches but Garcon moves out of range.
Garcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Drama misses its intended target.
Garcon throws a low kick but Drama avoids it.
Drama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnny Drama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcon.
Garcon misses with a body shot
and Drama counters with a series of strikes. Garcon will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon throws a head kick that misses.
Garcon connects with a body shot that sends Drama's belly button to the back.
Drama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Drama.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcon.
Garcon is looking to clinch.
Garcon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drama.
Drama has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drama throws an overhand right that lands on Garcon's shoulder, as Garcon tries to avoid the shot.
Garcon punishes Drama's body with a nice straight punch.
Garcon blocks a jab.
Garcon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcon throws a low kick, looking for Drama's leg but Drama calmly moves out of range.
Garcon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drama connects with a crisp jab.
Drama throws a series of strikes that have Garcon backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcon misses with a low kick.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcon thuds his shin into the meat of Drama's side.
Drama misses with a body shot
and Garcon counters with a good, hard body kick but Drama shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcon.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drama 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 Garcon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcon scores with the left hand. Drama knows he should have avoided that one.
Drama moves out of range of the body kick.
Drama is looking to counter punch.
Drama throws a series of punches but Garcon moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon moves out of range as Drama strikes.
Garcon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcon throws a monster overhand right that drops Drama! Garcon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Garcon!
Jean Paul Garcon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dalton (ranked 2926 p4p, 360 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 2314 p4p, 289 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Nick Dalton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Dalton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Dalton. Those never looked like landing.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dalton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris tries to clinch but Dalton moves out of range.
Dalton cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dalton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Dalton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris gets a clinch.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dalton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Nick Dalton has been cut.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Dalton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dalton lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Dalton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalton lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris lands with a hook. Dalton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dalton wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
Dalton blocking some punches.
Dalton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dalton misses with a body kick.
Dalton works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Dalton misses with a looping right.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Dalton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris moves to clinch but Dalton breaks away
and Dalton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harris thinking.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dalton.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalton circles away.
Harris misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Dalton.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton manages to break the clinch.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dalton throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Dalton throws a head kick that half lands.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Dalton's head but Dalton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalton misses the jab.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dalton with a body shot.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Dalton takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch up but Dalton keeps it at a distance.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dalton under the eye.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dalton tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand.
Dalton works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dalton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalton lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Dalton's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris blocks a head kick by Dalton.
Dalton misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dalton throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dalton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris clinches.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dalton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dalton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dalton throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Dalton breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Dalton with a hook.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalton looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Dalton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.
Dalton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris moves out of range as Dalton throws a body kick.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris looks to land a combination but Dalton avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Dalton.
Dalton throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dalton momentarily.
Dalton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dalton to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Dalton throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris pushes Dalton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris lands a body punch.
Dalton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Anselmo Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Dalton can't break the clinch.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Dalton misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Nice shot by Harris.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Dalton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris slips under a jab from Dalton.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dalton - the referee stops the clock and Harris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dalton. Harris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dalton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dalton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Dalton misses the shot to the body.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Dalton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dalton tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Harris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dalton.
A big right from Dalton misses.
Dalton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris clinches up against the ropes.
Dalton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dalton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dalton takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Dalton throws a big shot that misses.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Dalton shakes him off and moves away.
Dalton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris clinches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalton.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Dalton throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nick Dalton is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalton throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Dalton's head.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Harris defending well as Dalton loads up on a big left hand.
Dalton walks into a left hand.
Harris walks into a jab.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Dalton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Harris drives through and clinches with Dalton against the ropes.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the ropes.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dalton manages to break the clinch.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dalton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Dalton looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dalton.
Dalton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
Dalton tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dalton breaks from the clinch.
Dalton cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dalton. Dalton obviously looking to wear him down.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dalton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris slips a jab from Dalton.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves forwards but Dalton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Harris.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dalton throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dalton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris tries to clinch there but Dalton circles away.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Dalton pushes him off.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalton circles away.
Nick Dalton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalton throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris throws a right and a left that Dalton avoids nicely.
Dalton is looking to counter with a body kick.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris forces Dalton back against the ropes and clinches.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Dalton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dalton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Dalton!
An out of breath Nick Dalton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Reilly (ranked 1332 p4p, 201 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 1204 p4p, 180 weight class). Reilly comes to the ring accompanied by The Whispers - Rock Steady. Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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211 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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207 lbs
33 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly thuds a left hand into Arjuna's body.
Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Arjuna's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arjuna has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reilly is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a crisp one two that drops Reilly! Arjuna thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Reilly to his feet! Reilly is in big trouble!
Reilly is rocked!
Reilly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arjuna makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reilly really felt that one!
Oh Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly is breathing heavily.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arjuna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly closes the distance but Arjuna moves to the side
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Reilly off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Arjuna follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Reilly was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
Our winner, Rama Arjuna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhaa (ranked 1156 p4p, 175 weight class) and Phil Mickelson (ranked 723 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Mickelson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Mickelson as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mickelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murhaa's sensitive parts.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Mickelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Mickelson.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mickelson can pounce on him.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mickelson manages to avoid it.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Mickelson.
As Mickelson looks to move away, Murhaa throws a big counter combo but Mickelson just gets out of the way.
Mickelson misses with a right hand
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mickelson scores with a hook.
Murhaa cracks Mickelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Phil Mickelson has been cut.
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!
Mickelson motions for Murhaa to come forward. Mickelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mickelson.
Murhaa throws a head kick but Mickelson moves out of range.
Phil Mickelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Mickelson counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickelson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa lands a big uppercut and Mickelson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mickelson looks OK. Murhaa waves Mickelson back to his feet!
Mickelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Mickelson throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Mickelson digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mickelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Mickelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mickelson swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Phil Mickelson's cut even more.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Mickelson as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mickelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mickelson keeps Murhaa at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickelson connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mickelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mickelson ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mickelson! But no joy.
Mickelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mickelson slips a jab and a cross from Murhaa.
Murhaa needs to keep his hands up - Mickelson had a free shot at his head there.
Mickelson throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mickelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Murhaa tried to score with a low kick but Mickelson checks it.
Mickelson catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mickelson. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Mickelson lands a head shot.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Mickelson.
Mickelson throws the kick towards the body but Murhaa avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mickelson looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Mickelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mickelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mickelson throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Mickelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mickelson misses with a body punch
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mickelson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mickelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murhaa's calf.
Mickelson stuns Murhaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mickelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mickelson.
Mickelson catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mickelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mickelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mickelson looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Mickelson counters with a thumping low kick.
Mickelson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murhaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Mickelson moves out of range.
Mickelson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mickelson misses with a hook
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Phil Mickelson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mickelson misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mickelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Mickelson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phil Mickelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mickelson slips under a jab.
Mickelson looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Mickelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mickelson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murhaa counters with a left to the body.
Mickelson throws a leg kick
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Mickelson misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Mickelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pauke Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Mickelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murhaa's sensitive parts.
Mickelson lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickelson swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
A left lands for Mickelson.
Mickelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mickelson staying out of range there.
Mickelson takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mickelson lands a body shot.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Mickelson.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mickelson manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a hook but Mickelson blocks it.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Mickelson throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mickelson scores with a nice body kick.
Mickelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice cross by Mickelson.
Mickelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mickelson throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Mickelson moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickelson scores with a push kick.
Mickelson feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mickelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mickelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhaa takes a step back to recover.
Mickelson throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Murhaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mickelson. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mickelson throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Mickelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mickelson scores with a nice strike.
Murhaa scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Mickelson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Mickelson.
A punch lands to the side of Murhaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mickelson misses with a straight right.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Mickelson slips the punch.
Murhaa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mickelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murhaa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Mickelson slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mickelson loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Mickelson throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Mickelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Mickelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick there by Mickelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mickelson misses with a straight left.
Mickelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Mickelson.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mickelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murhaa momentarily.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mickelson tries to land a body kick
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phil Mickelson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Mickelson.
Mickelson connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Mickelson.
Mickelson lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming.
Mickelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mickelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Mickelson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mickelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa misses with a body punch
and Mickelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mickelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mickelson moves away from the strike by Murhaa.
Mickelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mickelson misses with a looping right.
Mickelson cracks Murhaa with a good jab.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Mickelson.
Mickelson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A lazy body kick from Mickelson
and Murhaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mickelson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mickelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickelson throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mickelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mickelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Mickelson avoids them all with ease.
Mickelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mickelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Mickelson feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mickelson.
Mickelson looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Mickelson staying out of range there.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murhaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mickelson finds it's way round the side to connect with Murhaa's head.
Mickelson cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Mickelson throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Mickelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Mickelson.
Mickelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mickelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pauke Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mickelson.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mickelson misses the body punch
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mickelson.
Mickelson motions for Murhaa to come forward. Mickelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa throws a good cross that connects.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Phil Mickelson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pauke Murhaa!
A very excited looking Pauke Murhaa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1019 p4p, 150 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 719 p4p, 104 weight class). Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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35
209 lbs
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213 lbs
30 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Wright misses with a hook
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brophy.
Wright is looking for a counter combo.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
A right-left combo lands from Wright.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Brophy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brophy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Brophy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Wright backs off Brophy throws a huge counter combo but Wright manages to avoid it all.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Brophy.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
Brophy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Wright.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brophy.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Brophy coming out on top.
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!
Brophy misses with a hook.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy lands a slapping body shot.
Wright throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright backing away here, and Brophy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Wright misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy throws a lazy body kick
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Wright lands a jab.
Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
Brophy checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Wright.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brophy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brophy.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cleon Wright's cut is getting worse.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brophy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brophy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright misses with a hook.
Brophy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy slips under a jab from Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Wright down.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brophy can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brophy moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Brophy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Brophy throws a fast counter high kick but Wright manages to duck under it in time.
Brophy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wright tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Brophy blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brophy! But no joy.
Wright throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy throws a big counter head kick but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright moves forwards but Brophy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cleon Wright's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Brophy cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brophy.
Brophy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Wright seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Wright misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brophy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brophy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy checks a low kick from Wright.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brophy's calf.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright connects with a jab.
Brophy is looking to land body kicks.
Brophy checks a low kick from Wright.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brophy.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
John Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brophy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brophy throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brophy lands with an overhand left.
Jeez, Cleon Wright's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brophy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cleon Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Brophy!
An out of breath John Brophy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 149 p4p, 23 weight class) and DeShawn Jackson (ranked 345 p4p, 46 weight class). Jackson has chosen Green Card as his entrance music. DeShawn Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
25 - 17 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeShawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Gold catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Gold slips under a jab.
Gold misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gold. Gold circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gold throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Gold misses.
Gold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Gold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gold napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson swings around for an armbar but Gold sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jackson's guard.
Jackson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gold has passed into half guard!
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson wants to control but Gold passes into side.
Gold staying calm.
Gold tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work for a sweep but Gold has mounted him!
Jackson regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold tries to stand and escape but Jackson actually recovers to full guard.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gold is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson looking for subs off his back but Gold has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Gold has control of the leg.
Gold tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gold wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Gold is controlling well.
Jackson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gold jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is trying to control Gold's posture but Gold avoids it.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jackson trying to hold on to Gold's head to control him but Gold postures up.
Jackson wants to sweep but Gold has passed to side control!
Jackson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Gold 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.
Gold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice jab there from Gold.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Gold's head.
DeShawn Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Gold off the ropes and back into range.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Gold's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Gold settles back down.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Gold.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Jackson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Gold misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips under a jab from Gold.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Gold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gold lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
It looked like Gold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Gold.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
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 Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gold, who protects the arm well.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Gold is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control for a moment but Gold uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Gold is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gold regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jackson.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gold has wrist control.
DeShawn Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson distracts Gold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Liquid Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to control the position.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gold dives on top into guard.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson has his foot on Gold's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gold works his way back into a safe position though.
Liquid Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gold defends it easily.
Jackson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gold escapes and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gold trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Liquid Gold!
A very excited looking Liquid Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, DeShawn Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ay Caramba.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 214 p4p, 32 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 512 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Out. That did some damage!
Out throws a lazy uppercut
and Harada counters with a thumping low kick.
Harada slips a jab from Out.
Good standup being displayed there by Harada as he connects with a hook.
Harada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Out misses with an uppercut
and Harada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harada misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Out! But no joy.
Harada swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Out blocks a head kick by Harada.
Out doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Out is out of range.
Harada moves away from the strike by Out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harada scores with a leg kick.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Out steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harada. That one must have hurt.
Harada throws a head kick but Out moves out of range.
Harada 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.
Harada throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Knock Out has been cut.
Harada is looking to chop away at Out's legs.
A solid body kick from Harada.
Harada throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada throws a leg kick but Out moved away.
Out rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harada counters with a low kick, right behind Out 's knee.
Harada has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out pushes Harada back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harada swings wildly with an uppercut but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Out.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
Harada lands an uppercut.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Harada.
Out lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Out lands with a left to the head.
Harada throws a punch but it's blocked by Out.
Out lands an uppercut.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out prevents a body shot from Harada.
Out pushes Harada back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Out misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harada misses with some punches.
Harada wants to take the fight to the mat but Out manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Out tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
Harada can't find room to land a body shot as Out controls the action.
Out doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
Out tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harada's elbow.
Out is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harada lands a hook that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Harada has been working on his balance at Pablo's Boxing Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Out.
Out blocks an uppercut.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Out swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Out tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Harada blocks an uppercut.
Out lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
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!
Harada scores with a shoulder strike.
Out breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Harada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Out doesn't seem phased though.
Harada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harada tries to work over Out's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harada lands with a right to the head.
Out working aggressively here.
Out tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
Harada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Out looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harada.
Harada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harada is looking for a takedown.
Out takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenuichio Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knock Out's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Harada.
Kenuichio Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada throws a good cross that connects.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Out.
Out uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harada.
Out throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Out. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada throws a head kick but Out moves out of range.
Harada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Out looks to land a right hand but Harada moved out of range.
Harada stuns Out with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harada connects with a leg kick. Out looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out throws a lazy uppercut
and Harada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harada. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harada with a body shot.
Harada cracks Out with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut there from Harada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada throws the kick towards the body but Out avoids it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Harada here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Good leg kick by Harada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Out scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harada throws a hook but Out blocks it.
Harada wants to clinch.
Out's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harada walks into a stiff left hand from Out.
Out throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Harada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Out throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada connects with a right hand. Out shakes it off.
Harada closes the distance and pushes Out back into the ropes.
Out prevents a body shot from Harada.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Out.
Out throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Out backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out has had enough of the clinch but Harada keeps him there for the moment.
Harada blocking some punches.
Harada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out breaks from the clinch.
Kenuichio Harada is winning the standup battle so far.
Out moves out of range of the leg kick from Harada.
Out swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Out takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harada throws a leg kick that is checked
and Out counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Out misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Out's shoulder, as Out tries to avoid the shot.
Out might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Out takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Out takes one on the button.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Out's shoulder, as Out tries to avoid the shot.
Harada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Out catches Harada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harada scores with a push kick.
Harada scores with a shot to the body.
Out is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harada, as that shot connected.
Harada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Out checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Out releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Out checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a hook. Harada ducked under it nicely.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Harada throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Out is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kenuichio Harada!
As Kenuichio Harada got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Who's next!!! I want that money fight now!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 100 p4p, 12 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 155 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Ruth is out of range.
Knox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Ruth does no damage.
Knox slips a straight right by Ruth.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Ruth has been cut.
Ruth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Ruth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Ruth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ruth misses with a straight left.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Knox looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Archibald Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruth.
Ruth throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox scores with the left hand. Ruth knows he should have avoided that one.
Ruth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Ruth throws a big shot that misses.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruth circles away.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox throws a series of punches but Ruth avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Ruth.
Ruth misses with a hook.
A head kick from Knox lands but Ruth takes it in his stride.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruth on the side of the head.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Ruth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ruth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ruth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ruth advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ruth trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Ruth trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Ruth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knox knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruth controlling the action here.
Ruth trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
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.
Knox won't allow Ruth to pass to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ruth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruth trying to control the pace.
Ruth working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Knox's thigh. Knox counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ruth looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Ruth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Ruth's cut.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox rushes Ruth and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ruth has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox keeps control of Ruth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruth blocks a body shot from Knox.
A bit of stalling here from Knox.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruth.
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruth connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Ruth thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knox was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruth finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruth trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knox keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass.
Ruth advances position into side control!
Ruth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knox is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Ruth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ruth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Ruth crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox tries to buck Ruth off but Ruth is having none of it.
Ruth trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Knox defending against the ground and pound.
Ruth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruth on the ground.
Ruth goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Knox has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ruth but great work by Knox.
Ruth struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ruth gets full guard.
Ruth is trying to keep Knox in close.
Ruth is pulling down on Knox's head to control his posture.
Ruth trying to control the position.
Knox preventing the sweep.
Ruth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Ruth wants to free his trapped foot but Knox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Ruth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ruth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Ruth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Ruth seems unphased.
Ruth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ruth drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruth ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Ruth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Ruth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Ruth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruth is just out of range.
As Knox backs off Ruth throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Ruth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth lands a jab to the head.
Knox misses with a kick to the body
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox slips a straight right by Ruth.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Knox avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Knox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox throws a hook but Ruth blocks it.
Ruth throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
John Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth lands with a shot to the body.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have Ruth backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Ruth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Knox.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Ruth ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Ruth misses with an uppercut.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick from Knox misses.
Ruth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruth lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Ruth lands with a cross.
Ruth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Ruth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Ruth moves out of range easily.
Ruth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knox tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ruth is in Knox's guard.
Ruth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ruth pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ruth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Knox is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ruth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Knox blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
John Ruth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knox is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Ruth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruth 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ruth!
John Ruth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 58 p4p, 12 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 91 p4p, 17 weight class). Tommy Shelby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sarfraz Ali's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
We've been told by Ali's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby throws a sloppy body shot
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
Ali is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shelby.
We've been informed that Shelby has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shelby misses with a body shot.
Ali avoids the body shot from Shelby.
A leg kick checked by Shelby.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shelby throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Ali back against the ropes.
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
Ali prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shelby scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Ali.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Ali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali works on Shelby's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A short right from Ali.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali is working Shelby over against the ropes.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Ali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Shelby blocks a body shot from Ali.
Shelby lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Shelby.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Shelby lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.
Shelby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Ali back against the ropes.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali works on Shelby's body with a couple of short punches.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Ali back against the ropes.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ali.
Shelby gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shelby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Shelby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Shelby as the two fighters clinch.
Shelby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Shelby misses with the head strike.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelby lands a right hand.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Ali back against the ropes.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Shelby lands a nice uppercut.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shelby.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the ropes.
Shelby lands with a left to the head.
Ali is rocked!
A hook to the body from Ali.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelby prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Shelby.
A right hand to the body from Ali.
A left hand lands to the body for Shelby.
Shelby blocks a body shot from Ali.
Shelby blocks an uppercut.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Shelby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the ropes.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the ropes.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Shelby will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shelby tries to move into range but Ali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ali throws a leg kick but Shelby sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Ali catches Shelby right on the button with a cross.
Shelby throws a body shot but no joy.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali cracks the inside of Shelby's front leg.
Ali connects with a right hand. Shelby shakes it off.
Ali has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali throws a leg kick but Shelby moved away.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is working Shelby over against the ropes.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelby.
Shelby scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shelby fails to land.
Shelby lands an uppercut.
Ali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Shelby tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
Shelby tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Ali.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali lands an uppercut.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Ali gets through Shelby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocks a body shot from Shelby.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Shelby takes a shot to the head.
Ali tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Ali back against the ropes.
Shelby scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Ali tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
Shelby struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby working aggressively here.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali tries a body shot but Shelby blocks it.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
A short right from Ali.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali works on Shelby's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali cracks Shelby with a nice body shot.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Shelby controls the action.
Shelby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
Shelby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shelby.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Shelby controls his hands.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarfraz Ali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shelby tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Shelby.
Ali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shelby backwards.
Shelby is rocked!
Shelby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shelby is still on wobbly legs! Can Ali finish him?
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali works on Shelby's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali prevents a body shot from Shelby.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Shelby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shelby can do to turn this around?
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shelby.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Ali lands a big right hand that drops Shelby! The killer instinct kicks in and Ali finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sarfraz Ali!
Our winner, Sarfraz Ali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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