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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Jericho (ranked 654 p4p, 81 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 573 p4p, 74 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses the jab.
Xiang Pao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jericho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xiang Pao - that will leave a mark!
Jericho slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Xiang Pao tries to score with a low kick but Jericho moves his leg out of the way.
Jericho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao slips a straight right by Jericho.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Jericho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiang Pao takes a swing at Jericho's ribcage but misses.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice right hand.
Xiang Pao tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho scores with a shot to the body.
Jericho misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Jericho's legs.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho slips a jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Jericho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Xiang Pao misses with a body kick.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Jericho.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jericho scores with the left hand. Xiang Pao knows he should have avoided that one.
Xiang Pao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jericho throws a sloppy body shot
and Xiang Pao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiang Pao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jericho on the side of the head.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jericho moves out of range as Xiang Pao strikes.
Jericho throws a quick counter head kick but Xiang Pao was just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jericho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jericho.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Jericho.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jericho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jericho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiang Pao is just out of range.
Xiang Pao is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses
and Xiang Pao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xiang Pao throws a sloppy body shot
and Jericho counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiang Pao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook. Jericho ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao takes a swing at Jericho's ribcage but misses.
Jericho throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao takes one to the chin there.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Jericho.
Jericho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jericho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xiang Pao tries to move into range but Jericho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jericho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao blocks a head kick by Jericho.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Jericho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jericho.
Jericho with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Jericho. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xiang Pao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jericho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Jericho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Jericho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Jericho is out of range.
Jericho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Xiang Pao throws a chopping leg kick but Jericho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jericho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Xiang Pao moved out of range.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Xiang Pao throws a solid leg kick but Jericho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xiang Pao.
Jericho throws a hook to the side of Xiang Pao's head but Xiang Pao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jericho scores with a head kick. Xiang Pao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Jericho misses.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Jericho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Jericho avoids it with no problem.
Jericho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao tries to move into range but Jericho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Xiang Pao ducks right into an uppercut from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Xiang Pao moves away and avoids it.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jericho there.
Jericho misses with a hook
enabling Xiang Pao to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
Xiang Pao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Jericho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xiang Pao cracks Jericho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jericho checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Nice cross by Jericho.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a head kick that misses.
Xiang Pao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jericho scores with a shot to the body.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick that knocks Jericho off balance momentarily.
Jericho throws a jab when Xiang Pao was well out of range.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xiang Pao flicks out a counter leg kick but Jericho steps away.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Xiang Pao there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Jericho moves away and avoids it.
Xiang Pao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jericho works the jab nicely.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Jericho misses its target.
Xiang Pao throws a body kick that misses.
Jericho walks into a stiff left hand from Xiang Pao.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Xiang Pao throws a big shot that misses.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Xiang Pao flicks out a counter leg kick but Jericho steps away.
Nice defenses there by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
Xiang Pao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a looping left.
Jericho lands a head shot.
Xiang Pao takes a swing at Jericho's ribcage but misses.
Jericho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho misses with a double jab
and Xiang Pao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiang Pao lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jericho cracks Xiang Pao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xiang Pao thumps Jericho with a low kick.
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Jericho.
An attempted straight right counter from Jericho misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Jericho strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiang Pao. That snapped Jericho's head back.
Xiang Pao dodges the punch combination from Jericho.
Jericho throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jericho misses with an uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Jericho misses its intended target.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao flicks out a counter leg kick but Jericho steps away.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiang Pao thuds his right hand into Jericho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jericho slips a straight right by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao is looking to land body kicks.
Jericho connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jericho connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jericho misses the target.
A jab from Jericho finds it's way through Xiang Pao's defenses.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab from Jericho.
Jericho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jericho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab to the head.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
A cross from Jericho lands.
Jericho throws an overhand right that lands on Xiang Pao's shoulder, as Xiang Pao tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jericho moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromXiang Pao.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiang Pao with a hook.
Jericho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xiang Pao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Jericho moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jericho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Xiang Pao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jerichos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jericho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jericho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook. Jericho ducked under it nicely.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Jericho is looking for a counter combo.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho throwing a counter right hand but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Jab by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao scores with a jab. Jericho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jericho lands with a slapping head kick.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Xiang Pao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Xiang Pao thuds his right hand into Jericho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiang Pao scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xiang Pao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jericho misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jericho throws a head kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Xiang Pao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick from Xiang Pao, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao ducks right into an uppercut from Jericho.
Xiang Pao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jericho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiang Pao. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jericho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiang Pao. Xiang Pao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Xiang Pao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Jericho swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jericho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Jericho.
Xiang Pao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiang Pao thuds a left hand into Jericho's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao lands with a straight right. Jericho didn't see that one coming.
Bo Xiang Pao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
Jericho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xiang Pao momentarily.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Xiang Pao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xiang Pao throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Xiang Pao misses with a straight right.
Xiang Pao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jericho has time to react.
Jericho lands a jab-cross combination.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Jericho sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiang Pao.
Jericho misses the jab.
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jericho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Xiang Pao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Xiang Pao coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao scores with a nice body kick.
Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Xiang Pao slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiang Pao misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Xiang Pao slips a jab from Jericho.
A jab from Jericho misses.
It seemed like Xiang Pao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jericho moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Jericho was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xiang Pao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xiang Pao swings for the body but Jericho moves out of range.
Xiang Pao scoring well with a low kick there.
Jericho misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Jericho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jericho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xiang Pao.
Jericho misses with a looping left.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Jericho moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xiang Pao.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao tries a quick counter leg kick but Jericho is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiang Pao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jericho manages to avoid it.
Jericho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xiang Pao connects with a solid leg kick.
Jericho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Xiang Pao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Xiang Pao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Xiang Pao tests Jericho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jericho lands with a shot to the body.
Maxim Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jericho misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Xiang Pao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xiang Pao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Xiang Pao!
Bo Xiang Pao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dragomir Savic (ranked 368 p4p, 50 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 435 p4p, 60 weight class). Savic comes into the arena with Good Day blaring out of the sound system. Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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7 - 3 - 0 |
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187 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragomir Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah missing with a left hand there. Savic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Savic!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savic.
A countering left hand to the body from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah throws a good cross that connects.
Dambullah misses with a straight right.
Savic scores with a hook.
Dragomir Savic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dambullah's hands.
Savic misses with a body punch
and Dambullah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Dragomir Savic has been cut.
Dambullah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dambullah checks a low kick from Savic.
Dambullah 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.
Savic looks to throw a body kick
and Dambullah counters with a nice leg kick.
Dambullah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dambullah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savic's head.
Dambullah connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Savic
and Dambullah counters with a nice uppercut.
Savic lands a body shot.
Savic misses with a low kick.
Dambullah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savic moves out of range of the body kick.
Dambullah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Savic connects with a single shot there.
Savic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dambullah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savic.
Savic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dambullah moves out of range of the leg kick from Savic.
Savic moves out of range of the body kick from Dambullah.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Savic.
Dambullah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dambullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah misses with a leg kick
and Savic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Savic, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Dambullah misses.
A shot to the body from Dambullah misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Savic scores with a nice body kick.
Savic lands an overhand right.
Savic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dambullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Dambullah responds with a good body kick, but Savic manages to step out the way in time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Savic.
Savic takes a swing at Dambullah's ribcage but misses.
Savic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savic jabs Dambullah right on the nose. Dambullah blinks but takes it well.
Savic is looking to land body kicks.
Dambullah avoids the head kick by Savic.
Dambullah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah tries to clinch but Savic moves out of range.
Savic connects with a body shot that sends Dambullah's belly button to the back.
Savic throws a right hand that misses
and Dambullah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savic misses with a right hand
and Dambullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Savic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dambullah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Savic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Savic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dambullah throws a body punch but Savic moves out of range.
Savic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dambullah throws out the jab.
Savic is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab from Savic.
Dambullah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savic misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Savic.
Savic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dambullah's sensitive parts.
Savic throws a wild body kick that Dambullah sees coming a mile off.
Savic throws a jab but it's blocked by Dambullah.
Savic lands a jab to the nose.
Dambullah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savic.
Dambullah misses with a right hand
and Savic counters with a straight right hand.
Dambullah moves out of range as Savic throws a body kick.
Dambullah throws a body kick that misses
enabling Savic to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dambullah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savic moves out of range of the body kick.
Savic misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragomir Savic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dambullah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Savic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dambullah checks a low kick from Savic.
Dambullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dambullah clobbers Savic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Dambullah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Savic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dambullah doesn't seem phased though.
Dambullah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savic throws a hook but Dambullah avoids it easily.
Dambullah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dambullah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Savic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dambullah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Savic throws a push kick but Dambullah slaps the foot to one side.
Dambullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savic.
Savic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dambullah counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savic throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savic was well out of range. Poor timing from Dambullah.
Savic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dambullah slips under a jab from Savic.
Dambullah throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Savic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dambullah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Savic has got the better of the exchanges.
Dambullah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dambullah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Savic.
Savic scores with a push kick.
Dambullah throws a low kick, looking for Savic's leg but Savic calmly moves out of range.
Savic lunges at Dambullah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dambullah's hand.
A jab lands there for Savic.
Dambullah throws a leg kick
and Savic counters with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Savic coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic cracks a nice hook into Dambullah's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Dambullah misses its intended target.
Dambullah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savic checks it well.
Dragomir Savic is winning the standup battle so far.
Savic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savic misses the shot to the body.
Dambullah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Savic looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
Savic scores with a jab to the body.
Dambullah lands a nice hook to Savic's body. Savic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dambullah throws a wild body kick that Savic sees coming a mile off.
Savic scores with a jab to the body.
Savic jabs Dambullah right on the nose. Dambullah blinks but takes it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dambullah.
Savic works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dambullah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savic throws a chopping leg kick but Dambullah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dambullah lands a really nice looking cross but Savic seems unphased.
Dambullah misses with a body shot.
Savic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Savic lands a really nice looking cross but Dambullah seems unphased.
Savic misses with a jab to the body
and Dambullah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savic's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Savic.
Dambullah throws a front kick aimed at Savic's knee but Savic avoids it well.
Dambullah looks to land a left hand but Savic moved out of range nicely.
Dambullah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Savic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Savic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dambullah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dambullah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dambullah blocks the body kick.
Savic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Savic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Savic misses with a body kick.
Dambullah connects with a right hand. Savic shakes it off.
Savic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dambullah digs a good body shot into Savic's ribs.
Dambullah scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragomir Savic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dragomir Savic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Savic feints and then cracks Dambullah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dambullah down.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Savic.
Dambullah throws out a loose jab but Savic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dambullah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savic throws out a loose jab but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dambullah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dambullah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savic scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Savic.
Savic throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savic blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Savic slams his shin into Dambullah's torso.
Savic scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savic misses with a looping right.
Savic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dambullah can do to turn this around?
Savic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dambullah doesn't seem bothered though.
Dambullah loads up on a big right hand but Savic slips the punch.
Savic misses with a body shot.
Savic throws a wild body kick that Dambullah sees coming a mile off.
Savic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dambullah staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Savic.
A low kick from Dambullah is predictable there
and Savic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Savic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Savic looks to land a body kick but Dambullah moved away.
Papa Moosh Dambullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic blocks a jab.
Dambullah throws a lazy body kick
and Savic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dambullah's knee momentarily.
Dambullah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savic.
Savic tries to work over Dambullah's front leg with a kick but Dambullah checks it.
Savic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savic keeps Dambullah at a distance using the push kick.
Savic jabs Dambullah right on the nose. Dambullah blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dambullah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dambullah.
Savic just misses with a punch to the body.
Savic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Savic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dambullah throws a hook to the side of Savic's head but Savic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dambullah.
Savic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dambullah counters with a nice leg kick.
Dragomir Savic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Savic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dambullah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dambullah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Savic lands a lovely overhand right.
Dambullah misses with a jab to the body
and Savic counters with a nice leg kick.
Dambullah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Savic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Savic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savic. Dambullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dambullah! But no joy.
Dambullah throws a leg kick but Savic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Savic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savic punishes Dambullah's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a leg kick which misses Savic's front leg but catches the back leg as Savic tries to avoid it.
Savic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savic lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Dambullah.
Savic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Savic works Dambullah's body with a nice hook.
Dambullah throws a nice looking combination but Savic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savic misses with a hook
and Dambullah counters with a nice body kick.
Dambullah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Savic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dambullah's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Savic.
Savic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dambullah doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Savic.
Dambullah with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragomir Savic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Savic 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragomir Savic!
Dragomir Savic spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 542 p4p, 76 weight class) and Corey Smith Jr (ranked 591 p4p, 88 weight class). Smith Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Will Know My Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Corey Smith Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darth Sidious's chin.
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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
40 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Corey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Sidious thinks about countering with a body kick.
Smith Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sidious to score with a decent uppercut.
Sidious fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sidious misses with a left hand
and Smith Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut. Sidious saw that one coming.
Smith Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sidious is able to avoid easily.
Smith Jr throws a hook but Sidious avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidious.
Smith Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith Jr scores with a head kick.
Sidious's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sidious scrambles back to his feet.
Sidious is rocked!
Sidious swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a good low kick that Sidious was not able to check.
Sidious lands a nice shot that snaps Smith Jr's head back.
Sidious lands with a shot to the body.
Sidious misses with a hook.
Sidious connects with a looping right hand.
Smith Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sidious was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sidious throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sidious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith Jr looks to throw the jab but Sidious is out of range.
Sidious seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sidious rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sidious delivers a nice body kick.
Smith Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sidious appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sidious has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sidious.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Sidious.
Sidious thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sidious scores with a jab. Smith Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sidious.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sidious is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidious swinging wildly here.
Smith Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sidious throws a combination that misses
enabling Smith Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious scores with a jab to the body.
Smith Jr misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Smith Jr is predictable there
and Sidious makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smith Jr really felt that one!
Smith Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sidious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith Jr throws out the jab.
Smith Jr misses with a left hand
and Sidious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sidious cracks Smith Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sidious misses the body punch
and Smith Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Sidious is looking to slow Smith Jr down with leg kicks.
Smith Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith Jr blocks the leg kick.
Sidious looks to land a left hand but Smith Jr moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith Jr! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr avoids the body shot from Sidious.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith Jr.
Darth Sidious is winning the standup battle so far.
Sidious throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sidious.
Smith Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sidious checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith Jr loads up on a big right hand but Sidious slips the punch.
Smith Jr tries to land a leg kick but Sidious saw it coming and moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sidious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Sidious counters with a leg kick.
Sidious tries a head kick but it misses.
Sidious lands with a straight right. Smith Jr didn't see that one coming.
Smith Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sidious connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Sidious waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith Jr.
Sidious throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidious with a hook.
Smith Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sidious.
Sidious throws a sloppy head kick and Smith Jr moves out of range easily.
A jab from Smith Jr misses.
Smith Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSidious.
Good shot there by Sidious.
Sidious lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sidious avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sidious moves out of range of the strikes.
Sidious takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Sidious off balance momentarily.
Sidious moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Sidious tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Smith Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith Jr throws a nice looking combination but Sidious bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sidious lands a jab to the head.
Sidious keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith Jr.
Sidious missing with a left hand there. Smith Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sidious misses with a looping right.
Smith Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sidious.
Smith Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sidious.
Sidious lands a jab to Smith Jr's midsection.
Sidious lands with a straight right. Smith Jr didn't see that one coming.
Smith Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sidious lands a big head kick that sends Smith Jr tumbling to the mat! Sidious takes a step backwards and waves Smith Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith Jr is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Sidious counters with a nice leg kick.
Sidious lands with a good body shot.
Smith Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sidious.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sidious throws a big shot that misses.
Smith Jr throws out a counter right but Sidious avoids it with no problem.
Sidious connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith Jr. Smith Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sidious thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Sidious scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sidious takes a step back to recover.
Sidious fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darth Sidious is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sidious moves out of range as Smith Jr strikes.
Sidious misses with a looping right.
Smith Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Sidious counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Sidious misses.
Sidious connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith Jr momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Smith Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sidious has got the better of the exchanges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sidious.
Sidious throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corey Smith Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a left hand
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Sidious scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sidious comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith Jr throws a hook but Sidious avoids it easily.
Sidious fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sidious blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Sidious counters with a nice uppercut.
Sidious throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sidious is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith Jr can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith Jr thows a leg kick but Sidious checks it
and Sidious counters with a low kick, right behind Smith Jr 's knee.
Sidious scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Sidious. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sidious counters with a thumping low kick.
Sidious scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith Jr misses with a hook
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sidious.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Sidious showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sidious 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Sidious!
A very excited looking Darth Sidious 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 649 p4p, 82 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 314 p4p, 37 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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27
154 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Henry.
Henry throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Henry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry throws a leg kick
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Henry rushes Valdez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Henry.
Valdez has Henry pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valdez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
A right handed body shot lands from Henry.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Valdez lands a hook that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Henry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez taking a breather.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henry.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Henry.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Valdez tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Henry.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Henry lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry digs a right hand into Valdez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valdez's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Good body shot from Henry.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valdez is trying to force a seperation but Henry has the dominant position.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Valdez wants to stall.
A short left from Valdez.
Valdez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry lands a shoulder strike.
Henry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valdez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Valdez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valdez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez scores with a shoulder strike.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Henry.
Henry scores with a shoulder strike.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Henry.
Valdez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valdez lands a left hand.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Valdez stalls.
Valdez is pushing Henry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Henry.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry lands a body shot.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry pushes Valdez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry has Valdez pressed against the cage, preventing Valdez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valdez's elbow.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry misses with a body punch.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Valdez.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry dominated that round.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valdez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry throws a leg kick but Valdez checks it.
Valdez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
It looked like Henry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henry.
Valdez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Valdez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Henry throws out a leg kick but Valdez moves out of range and Henry only half commits.
Jab from Henry.
Valdez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valdez misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez staying out of range there.
Pascal Henry is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henry.
Valdez misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Henry as he connects with a hook.
Henry wants to clinch.
Valdez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henry 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.
Henry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Valdez slips a jab from Henry.
Valdez throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
Pascal Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Pascal Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Henry.
Valdez is looking to control Henry's arms but Henry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valdez has his back to the cage.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses.
Henry scores with a hook to the body.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry pushes Valdez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Henry as the two fighters clinch.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Valdez.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Henry.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries a body shot but Valdez blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Valdez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Henry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Valdez stalls.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valdez.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez misses with a body punch.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Valdez's ribcage. Valdez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez is looking to control Henry's arms but Henry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valdez has his back to the cage.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Henry works on Valdez's body with a couple of short punches.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Henry is leaning against Valdez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez stalling in the clinch but Henry improves position.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Henry.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valdezs head.
Valdez tries to stall but Henry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henry pushes Valdez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry has a couple of punches blocked by Valdez.
Henry lands a right hand.
A short right from Henry on the inside.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Henry lands with a short shot to the head.
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Henry.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pascal Henry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez walks into a stiff left hand from Henry.
Valdez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry tries to counter by clinching up but Valdez breaks away and moves out of range.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valdez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valdez throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Henry.
Henry throws a front kick aimed at Valdez's knee but Valdez avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Henry.
Valdez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdez there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry clobbers Valdez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Henry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valdez 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a lovely overhand right.
Henry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez drops his hands momentarily and Henry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
Henry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valdez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Henry.
Valdez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valdez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow Valdez down.
Henry connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
DeMario Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry slips under a jab from Valdez.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Valdez moved out of range.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Valdez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Valdez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Henry.
Henry with the inside leg kick.
Valdez throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Jab by Henry.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henry.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry's elbow.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Henry works on Valdez's body with a couple of short punches.
Henry presses Valdez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henry gets through Valdez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henry lands a nice uppercut.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Henry.
A short uppercut from Henry.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Henry - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Henry.
Henry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Henry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valdez's elbow.
Henry lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Henry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valdez trying to control the position but instead, Henry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valdez into the cage.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henry 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Henry!
During a confident post fight interview, Pascal Henry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Chocolate (ranked 652 p4p, 25 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 353 p4p, 14 weight class). Chocolate comes to the cage accompanied by Cookie Dance. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Song 2. Chip Chocolate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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38
285 lbs
26 - 23 - 0 |
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299 lbs
26 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chocolate moves away and avoids it.
Smith's coach down at Legendary MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smith's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Chocolate's front leg but catches the back leg as Chocolate tries to avoid it.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Chocolate checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith throws a series of punches but Chocolate avoids them all with ease.
A low kick lands for Smith.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Chocolate's shoulder, as Chocolate tries to avoid the shot.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chocolate lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Chocolate checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chocolate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Chocolate persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith throws a body kick that misses
so Chocolate counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith pulls Chocolate in close to his closed guard and prevents Chocolate from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Chocolate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chocolate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Chocolate is proving a slippery customer.
Smith has Chocolate pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chocolate looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chocolate's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chocolate managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to stand up but Chocolate won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chocolate slips the punch.
Chocolate is looking to counter punch.
Chocolate misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
A jab from Chocolate misses.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chocolate ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chocolate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Chocolate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Chocolate shrugs it off though.
That kick from Smith tenderised Chocolate's leg. Chocolate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Chip Chocolate has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chocolate. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Chocolate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chocolate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chocolate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith missing with a left hand there. Chocolate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Chocolate.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chocolate circles away quickly and effectively.
Chocolate misses with a low kick.
Chocolate misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a series of punches but Chocolate moves out of range.
Chocolate cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Chocolate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck for Chocolate with that takedown attempt.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chip Chocolate's cut.
That's time! Chocolate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chocolate walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith sends Chocolate crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Chocolate up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Chocolate is rocked!
Chocolate tries to get into range but Smith steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Chocolate! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Smith scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Smith!
John Smith 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.
In defeat, Chip Chocolate stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm gonna take this loss with a grain of salt, or a grain of sugar, and put it in a cookie, and eat it.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 180 p4p, 22 weight class) and Dakota Bohi (ranked 373 p4p, 44 weight class). Hoppe comes to the cage accompanied by Wind of Change. 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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32
159 lbs
25 - 11 - 1 |
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32
163 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoppe stuns Bohi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohi misses with a head kick.
Bohi's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bohi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bohi misses the jab.
Hoppe lands a slapping body shot.
Bohi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoppe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bohi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoppe.
Hoppe trying to control but Bohi is working from the bottom.
Hoppe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoppe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoppe stops Bohi from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bohi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hoppe's guard.
Hoppe is trying to maintain the position but Bohi is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoppe is not content to let Bohi control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hoppe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hoppe looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoppe, not yet.
Hoppe controls Bohi momentarily but Bohi frees himself.
Hoppe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bohi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe wants to improve his position but Bohi is controlling well.
Bohi tries to pass to full mount but Hoppe defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoppe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bohi stays in close to Hoppe's body and controls the position.
Hoppe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bohi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bohi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bohi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi trying to move into half guard but instead Hoppe has managed to sweep!
Hoppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Bohi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hoppe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoppe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoppe with a nice head shot there.
Hoppe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bohi is retaining full guard.
Hoppe trying to control but Bohi is working from the bottom.
Bohi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoppe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bohi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoppe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoppe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bohi keeping moving, preventing Hoppe from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bohi is looking to advance position but Hoppe won't allow it.
Hoppe is looking for a sweep. Bohi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bohi wants to pass the guard but Hoppe is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bohi passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoppe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hans Hermann Hoppe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bohi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hoppe swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.
Bohi scores with a jab. Hoppe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Bohi.
Bohi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoppe lands with a good body shot.
Hoppe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hoppe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoppe is looking to wear down Bohi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoppe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bohi misses the jab.
Bohi throws a sloppy head kick and Hoppe moves out of range easily.
Hoppe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bohi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hoppe misses with a body shot.
Bohi sizes up Hoppe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoppe tests Bohi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoppe swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.
Dakota Bohi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohi misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoppe checks it well.
Hoppe checks a low kick from Bohi.
Bohi misses with a combination
and Hoppe counters with a nice uppercut.
Bohi has Hoppe up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoppe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bohi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoppe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bohi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bohi is working Hoppe over against the cage.
Hoppe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoppe takes a shot to the head.
Hoppe tries to work over Bohi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoppe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoppe can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bohi pushes Hoppe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe wants a takedown but no success here.
Bohi tries a body shot but Hoppe blocks it.
Bohi tries a body shot but Hoppe blocks it.
Bohi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoppe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hoppe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bohi after a bit of a struggle.
Bohi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoppe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bohi is defending well.
Bohi stops a takedown attempt from Hoppe.
Hoppe misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hoppe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bohi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Bohi as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoppe takes a shot to the head.
Bohi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoppe backwards.
Hoppe prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi stops a takedown attempt from Hoppe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoppe backwards.
Nice body punch from Bohi.
Bohi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoppe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bohi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bohi misses with a punch to the body.
Hoppe misses with a punch to the body.
Hoppe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bohi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoppe controls his hands.
Bohi blocks a body shot from Hoppe.
Hoppe has Bohi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bohi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hoppe looking for a takedown.
Bohi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bohi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bohi misses with a body punch.
Hoppe works on Bohi's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoppe has a couple of punches blocked by Bohi.
Hoppe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bohi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoppe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe looking to slow down the pace here.
Bohi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoppe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bohi after a bit of a struggle.
Bohi tries to work over Hoppe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bohi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoppe.
Bohi tries to work over Hoppe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoppe's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoppe's elbow.
Hoppe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bohi pushes Hoppe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bohi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoppe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Bohi.
Hoppe controlling the action here for a moment.
Bohi blocks a body shot from Hoppe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Bohi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hoppe scores with a jab. Bohi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoppe lands with a shot to the body.
Hoppe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bohi. No joy for Hoppe on that attempt.
Bohi misses with a low kick.
Hoppe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bohi tries a low kick but Hoppe avoids it.
Hoppe feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoppe ducks right into an uppercut from Bohi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Bohi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bohi avoids the head kick by Hoppe.
A punch lands to the side of Hoppe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bohi moves away.
Bohi misses with a shot to the body
and Hoppe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoppe landing with the ground and pound.
Hoppe lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe wants to pass the guard but Bohi is keeping the position.
Bohi has control of Hoppe's left arm, preventing Hoppe from doing any damage.
Hoppe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bohi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoppe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoppe throws a big right hand that misses.
Bohi keeping moving, preventing Hoppe from controlling successfully.
Bohi wants to stand but Hoppe is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bohi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoppe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoppe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bohi scores with a body shot.
Hoppe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hoppe looks to land a right hand but Bohi moved out of range.
Bohi connects with a single shot there.
Hoppe swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.
Bohi throws a body punch but Hoppe moves out of range.
Hoppe lands a nice shot that snaps Bohi's head back.
Hoppe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bohi on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bohi 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 Hoppe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoppe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hoppe sizes up Bohi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hoppe showed some decent athleticism there.
Bohi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoppe.
Hoppe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoppe postures up and lands a big shot to Bohi's brow.
Bohi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hoppe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohi.
Hoppe scores with the left hand. Bohi knows he should have avoided that one.
Bohi scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohi throws out a leg kick but Hoppe moves out of range and Bohi only half commits.
A low kick from Bohi misses
letting Hoppe counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe blocks a head kick by Bohi.
Bohi takes a swing at Hoppe's ribcage but misses.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bohi. Hoppe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bohi is looking to chop away at Hoppe's legs.
Bohi throws a leg kick but Hoppe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoppe is just out of range.
Bohi misses with a leg kick.
Hoppe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bohi. Bohi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bohi misses with a wild body shot.
Hoppe looks for a takedown but Bohi sprawls well.
Hoppe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bohi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoppe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dakota Bohi.
I think Bohi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Bohi!
Dakota Bohi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'THE RUN ISN'T OVER. I WANT THAT BELT. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley King (ranked 236 p4p, 38 weight class) and Joosep Lơhmus (ranked 313 p4p, 47 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lơhmus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lơhmus connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Lơhmus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lơhmus.
Lơhmus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lơhmus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Lơhmus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lơhmus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Lơhmus digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King throws a right hand that misses
letting Lơhmus counter with a right hand.
Joosep Lơhmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King checks the leg kick.
Lơhmus is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Lơhmus coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King has managed to clinch.
Lơhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lơhmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lơhmus.
Lơhmus lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Lơhmus misses the body punch
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lơhmus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lơhmus.
Lơhmus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lơhmus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lơhmus misses.
Lơhmus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lơhmus tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
Lơhmus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Lơhmus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lơhmus scores with a nice head shot.
Lơhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lơhmus throws a big shot that misses.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lơhmus finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King jabs Lơhmus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lơhmus.
Lơhmus lands a head shot.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lơhmus to counter with a crisp jab.
Lơhmus scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lơhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King lands a nice hook to Lơhmus's body. Lơhmus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lơhmus tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lơhmus lands with a shot to the body.
Lơhmus cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King is looking to wear down Lơhmus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice straight punches there by Lơhmus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lơhmus.
Jab by King.
Lơhmus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lơhmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King moves away from the strike by Lơhmus.
Lơhmus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King moves in looking to clinch but Lơhmus pushes him off.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lơhmus.
Lơhmus lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lơhmus missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lơhmus thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
King closes the distance and pushes Lơhmus back into the cage.
King misses with a body punch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a body punch.
King tries a body shot but Lơhmus blocks it.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lơhmus pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Lơhmus settles back down.
King tries to clinch up.
Lơhmus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Lơhmus.
A low kick lands for Lơhmus.
Good leg kick by Lơhmus.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Lơhmus circles away.
Lơhmus misses with a low kick.
Lơhmus throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lơhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lơhmus lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Lơhmus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lơhmus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Lơhmus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lơhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
Lơhmus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lơhmus throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lơhmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Lơhmus missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lơhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
A lazy left from Lơhmus finds it's target.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King closes the distance and pushes Lơhmus back into the cage.
Lơhmus takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lơhmus.
King lands a shot to the body.
A short left from King.
Lơhmus is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Lơhmus is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lơhmus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
King scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from King misses.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lơhmus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lơhmus scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Lơhmus thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lơhmus throws a leg kick but King moved away.
Lơhmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King looks to throw the jab but Lơhmus is out of range.
King lands a body shot.
Lơhmus misses with a right hand
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lơhmus lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
Jab from King.
Lơhmus lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Lơhmus.
Lơhmus prevents a body shot from King.
Lơhmus blocks a body shot from King.
Lơhmus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a hook. Lơhmus ducked under it nicely.
King backing away here, and Lơhmus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from King.
Lơhmus throws a leg kick but King checks it.
Lơhmus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lơhmus.
King takes a swing at Lơhmus's ribcage but misses.
Lơhmus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lơhmus.
Lơhmus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lơhmus lands a jab.
Lơhmus throws a body shot but no joy.
King takes a swing at Lơhmus's ribcage but misses.
Lơhmus misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Lơhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lơhmus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lơhmus misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body punch but Lơhmus moves out of range.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lơhmus tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Joosep Lơhmus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lơhmus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lơhmus gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King breaks from the clinch.
Lơhmus throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King throwing a counter right hand but Lơhmus manages to avoid it.
Lơhmus punishes King's body with a nice straight punch.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lơhmus.
Lơhmus's corner calls for a 1-2. Lơhmus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lơhmus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lơhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lơhmus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Lơhmus lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lơhmus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King lands a body shot.
King looks to land a right hand but Lơhmus moved out of range.
A big left from Lơhmus misses.
Lơhmus throws a body shot but no joy.
Lơhmus jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lơhmus tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lơhmus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lơhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lơhmus clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lơhmus defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Lơhmus moves out of range as King strikes.
Lơhmus missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lơhmus was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Lơhmus misses with a low kick.
King defending well as Lơhmus loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lơhmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lơhmus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lơhmus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lơhmus.
Lơhmus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Lơhmus.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lơhmus.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lơhmus.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lơhmus.
Lơhmus lands with an overhand left.
Lơhmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lơhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King with a jab.
King misses with a straight right.
Lơhmus digs a good hook to King's body.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lơhmus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lơhmus misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Lơhmus is just out of range.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lơhmus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lơhmus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King wants to clinch up but Lơhmus keeps it at a distance.
Lơhmus connects with a looping right hand.
King is looking to clinch.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lơhmus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King slips under a jab from Lơhmus.
King moves out of range as Lơhmus throws a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King throws a hook but Lơhmus blocks it.
Lơhmus with a jab.
Lơhmus thuds a left hand into King's body.
Lơhmus lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lơhmus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lơhmus throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Lơhmus avoids the body shot from King.
Lơhmus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Lơhmus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
King connects with a body shot that sends Lơhmus's belly button to the back.
Lơhmus lands with a good body shot.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
Lơhmus throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King missing with a left hand there. Lơhmus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King connects with a body shot that sends Lơhmus's belly button to the back.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lơhmus breaks from the clinch.
King staying out of range there.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Lơhmus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King scores with a punch to the head.
Lơhmus misses with a straight left.
Lơhmus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lơhmus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lơhmus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King slips under a jab from Lơhmus.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Lơhmus's head back.
Nice defenses there by Lơhmus.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lơhmus looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Lơhmus slips under a jab.
King defending well as Lơhmus loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lơhmus.
Harley King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joosep Lơhmus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lơhmus misses the jab.
Lơhmus with a nice calf kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lơhmus.
Nice uppercut there from Lơhmus.
Lơhmus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lơhmus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lơhmus throws out a powerful jab.
Lơhmus tries a low kick but King avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lơhmus.
Lơhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Lơhmus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a nice looking body shot.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lơhmus.
Lơhmus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Jab by Lơhmus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Lơhmus.
Lơhmus throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Lơhmus only half commits.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
King ducks under a wild hook from Lơhmus.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lơhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lơhmus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lơhmus misses with a low kick.
Lơhmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Lơhmus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King takes a swing at Lơhmus's ribcage but misses.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lơhmus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lơhmus moves away.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Lơhmus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King looks to land a left hand but Lơhmus moved out of range nicely.
King swings for the body but Lơhmus moves out of range.
King swings for the body but Lơhmus moves out of range.
King misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joosep Lơhmus.
I've got Lơhmus 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joosep Lơhmus!
A relieved looking Joosep Lơhmus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iso Paa (ranked 130 p4p, 19 weight class) and Alex Parker (ranked 204 p4p, 28 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paa throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paa lands a right hook to the body.
Paa misses with a kick to the body.
Paa checks a low kick from Parker.
Parker lands with an overhand left.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker wants to slow Paa down by chopping away at his legs.
Paa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parker. Parker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Parker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paa misses the body punch
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Parker throws a leg kick but Paa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Parker.
Parker throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
A jab from Paa does it's job there.
Parker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paa's sensitive parts.
Paa misses with a leg kick
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch but Paa moves out of range.
Paa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Paa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Paa throws a body kick that misses.
Parker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paa.
Parker 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.
Parker misses with a kick to the body
and Paa counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Parker punishes Paa's body with a nice straight punch.
Paa tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paa misses with a body punch
and Parker counters by clinching up.
Paa trying to control the position but instead, Parker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paa into the cage.
Parker cracks Paa with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Paa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Paa blocks a body shot from Parker.
Paa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa misses with an elbow over the top.
Paa lands a right hand.
Paa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker is working Paa over against the cage.
Parker is trying to maintain a safe position but Paa gets an underhook and turns Parker into the cage.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parker pushes Paa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paa is breathing heavily.
Paa misses with the head strike.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
Paa blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Paa controls the action.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Parker looking to stall.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Paa lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
Parker prevents a body shot from Paa.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa prevents a body shot from Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paa pushes off an throws an elbow but Parker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker gets through Paa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Parker lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paa throws an elbow but misses.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parker as Paa tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Parker lands a body punch.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Paa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker blocks a body shot from Paa.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An inside leg kick lands from Paa.
Paa takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alex Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paa moves out of range of the body kick from Parker.
Parker throws a jab when Paa was well out of range.
Paa lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paa throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Paa throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
Paa tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paa lands a slapping body shot.
Parker lands a jab to Paa's midsection.
Paa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Paa's front leg but catches the back leg as Paa tries to avoid it.
Paa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parker just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Paa is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parker dips to his left and cracks Paa with an uppercut!
Parker throws a push kick but Paa slaps the foot to one side.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Paa backing away here, and Parker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parker throws a push kick but Paa slaps the foot to one side.
Paa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
Paa is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Paa blocks the low kick.
Paa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paa misses with a looping left.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paa connects with a jab.
Alex Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker misses with a body shot.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paa.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parker misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paa. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker throws a leg kick but Paa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Parker slips under a jab.
Parker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Paa throws a wild body kick that Parker sees coming a mile off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parker 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 Paa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Parker is looking to slow Paa down with leg kicks.
Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paa is looking to score with low kicks.
Paa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Paa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
As Paa backs off Parker throws a huge counter combo but Paa manages to avoid it all.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Paa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
Parker wants to land a leg kick but Paa is out of range.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
Parker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paa takes a step back to recover.
Parker swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Paa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to slow Paa down with leg kicks.
Parker clinches up with Paa and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Paa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Parker.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paa throws an elbow but misses.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Paa lands a nice shot to the body.
Paa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Paa controls his hands.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paa's elbow.
Parker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Parker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
That's time! Paa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Parker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parker throws a leg kick but Paa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Paa misses the jab.
Paa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paa lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker connects with a leg kick.
Paa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Paa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Parker.
Paa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Paa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Paa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Paa is predictable there
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parker works the jab nicely.
Paa throws a right hand that misses
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alex Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker drives through and clinches with Paa against the cage.
Paa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Paa, against the cage.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
Parker prevents a body shot from Paa.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Paa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Paa throws an elbow that misses.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Paa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Parker blocking some punches.
Paa working aggressively here.
Paa misses with some punches.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa lands a damaging elbow.
Paa misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker prevents a body shot from Paa.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Parker blocks a body shot from Paa.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Parker blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Iso Paa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
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 Iso Paa.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Parker!
Alex Parker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 141 p4p, 22 weight class) and Anthony Falcone (ranked 93 p4p, 16 weight class). Falcone has chosen Goodfellas - Long take Restaurant scene - Then He Kissed Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anthony Falcone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bill Newton's chin.
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33
202 lbs
27 - 20 - 3 |
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191 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falcone walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
Falcone throws out a loose jab but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcone slips under a jab.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton lands the left hand.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Falcone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton lands an overhand right.
Newton misses with a looping left.
Falcone feints a counter leg kick.
Falcone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newton.
Falcone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but Newton moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Falcone defends well and Newton ends up having to push Falcone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Newton scores with a punch to the head.
Falcone lands with a shot to the body.
Falcone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Newton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newton connects with a nice looking jab.
Falcone 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.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but Newton moves his leg out of the way.
Newton misses with a straight left.
Falcone misses the shot to the body.
Newton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcone. Falcone obviously looking to wear him down.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Newton misses with a takedown
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Falcone defends it well.
Falcone wants to improve his position but Newton is controlling well.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Falcone has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone is looking to improve his position.
Newton trying to pass the guard but Falcone defending well.
Falcone controlling the position well.
Newton is looking for submissions but instead, Falcone has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Falcone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newton has Falcone in his guard.
Newton trying to keep a closed guard but Falcone is proving a slippery customer.
Newton is looking for a triangle but Falcone pushes his legs off easily.
Falcone wanted to stand there but Newton had control of the position.
Falcone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Falcone has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
Falcone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Newton has a closed guard, preventing Falcone from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falcone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Falcone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Falcone has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
Falcone wants to stand but Newton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Falcone is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Falcone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Newton has a closed guard, preventing Falcone from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Falcone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Newton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Falcone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Newton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton missing with a left hand there. Falcone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton feints and as Falcone raises his hands in defense, Newton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Falcone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton is fighting to break Falcone's control of his arms but Falcone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falcone is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton forces his way into half guard.
Falcone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Newton is working for a kimura but Falcone is defending it quite comfortably.
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Falcone is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Falcone is trying to control but can't.
Newton is working for a kimura but Falcone is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Falcone is trying to control but can't.
Newton wants to free his trapped foot but Falcone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Falcone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Falcone is defending well.
Falcone gets back to full guard.
Newton pushing down on Falcone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Falcone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Falcone keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Falcone defends the submission attempt.
Falcone has his hands clasped together around Newton's back. He's all about the action.
Newton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Newton moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Falcone has worked his arm free - good work by Falcone!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Falcone has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Newton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcone counters with a body kick.
Newton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Falcone walks into a straight right hand from Newton.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but Newton checks it.
Newton shoots in but no luck this time.
Falcone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Falcone catches Newton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anthony Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
Jab by Newton.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Newton misses with an uppercut
and Falcone counters with a right hand to the body.
Falcone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falcone as he avoids it easily.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Falcone looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Newton slips a jab from Falcone.
Newton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Falcone defends well and Newton ends up having to push Falcone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Falcone avoids it really well and circles away.
Falcone doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Falcone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Newton shoots in but no luck this time.
A cross from Falcone lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Falcone enables Newton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Falcone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Falcone kicks Newton off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newton has a takedown stuffed.
Falcone moves out of range as Newton strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a head kick.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
Newton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newton misses the body punch
and Falcone counters with a nice body shot.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Falcone dips to his left and cracks Newton with an uppercut!
Falcone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Falcone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newton's sensitive parts.
Newton misses with a takedown
and Falcone counters with a stiff right hand.
Newton needs to keep his hands up - Falcone had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone lands a nice looking body shot.
Falcone with a jab.
Newton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bill Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton avoids the head kick by Falcone.
Nice cross by Falcone.
Newton is rocked!
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Newton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newton slips under a jab from Falcone.
Newton attempts a counter takedown but Falcone avoids it well and moves away.
Newton seems to have got his legs back now.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falcone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newton's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Falcone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Falcone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Falcone!
After winning the bout, Anthony Falcone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 2 p4p, 2 weight class) and Mason Norris (ranked 89 p4p, 15 weight class). Mason Norris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
191 lbs
20 - 4 - 0 |
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31
186 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Norris.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Norris tries to bum rush Bolleke with a series of wild strikes but Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Norris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolleke checks it well.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke blocks the body kick.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolleke dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Norris 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.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolleke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolleke checks a leg kick.
Bolleke misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Bolleke.
Norris connects with a high kick.
Norris throws a leg kick but Bolleke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bolleke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bolleke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bolleke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bolleke duly obliges.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke cracks Norris with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
Bolleke lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolleke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Norris misses.
Bolleke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Norris misses with a hook
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolleke's corner calls for a 1-2. Bolleke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bolleke gets a double leg takedown into Norris's guard.
Norris is looking to stand up but Bolleke isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Norris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolleke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolleke sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris misses with a low kick as Bolleke jumps back.
Bolleke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris lands with a cross.
A big left from Norris misses.
Bolleke misses with a straight right.
Bolleke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolleke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the head.
Bolleke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donk. Bolleke catches Norris right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
Bolleke feints and as Norris raises his hands in defense, Bolleke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bolleke throws an elbow that misses. Norris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bolleke's guard. Nice move by Norris!
Bolleke working for a triangle but Norris defends it easily.
Bolleke is trying to keep Norris in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolleke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolleke to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norris has time to react.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Norris scores with a spinning back kick!
Norris with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Bolleke avoids a kick to the body.
Norris misses with a hook. Bolleke ducked under it nicely.
Norris looks for the body kick but Bolleke saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris connects with an inside leg kick.
Bolleke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Bolleke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Bolleke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Norris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Norris avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris wants to counter the offense by Bolleke and move into the clinch position.
Bolleke punishes Norris's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Bolleke.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bolleke.
Bolleke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolleke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norris was covering up waiting for the punch and Bolleke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bolleke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to stand and escape but Bolleke is having none of it.
Bolleke trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bolleke is controlling him.
Bolleke tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
Bolleke throws a strike but Norris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bolleke working for a triangle but Norris defends it easily.
Bolleke has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke has a closed guard, preventing Norris from standing up.
Bolleke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norris is aware though and is defending well.
Bolleke controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
Bolleke has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bolleke trying to control the position.
Bolleke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Bolleke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bolleke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Norris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bolleke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Norris won't allow Bolleke to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norris throws out a leg kick but Bolleke moves out of range and Norris only half commits.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolleke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolleke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolleke tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bolleke is trying to break free.
Bolleke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolleke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Bolleke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke closes the distance and clinches up with Norris, looking for a takedown. Bolleke pushes Norris against the cage but Norris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bolleke takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke scores with a jab. Norris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris tries to clinch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolleke checks it well.
A jab from Bolleke does it's job there.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Bolleke tries to counter with a takedown but Norris is quick to defend against it.
Bolleke checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bolleke shoots in but no luck this time.
Bolleke blocks a head kick by Norris.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
Bolleke is looking to counter punch.
Norris throws a low kick but Bolleke moves out of range easily.
Bolleke blocks the body kick.
Norris ducks right into an uppercut from Bolleke.
Bolleke blocks a head kick by Norris.
Bolleke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
Bolleke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norris. That one must have hurt.
Bolleke connects with a right hand. Norris shakes it off.
Norris lands a jab to Bolleke's midsection.
That's two 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!
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolleke.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke is looking to counter punch.
Bolleke slips under a jab from Norris.
Bolleke moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norris sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Bolleke.
Bolleke cracks Norris with a good jab.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Norris.
Bolleke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bolleke scores with a nice right hand.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolleke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Bolleke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolleke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Bolleke tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolleke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolleke tests Norris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Bolleke can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolleke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolleke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norris's head backwards.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Bolleke moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Bolleke.
Bolleke with a hook.
Norris jabs at Bolleke's body.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Norris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris scores with a jab.
Norris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bolleke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bolleke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norris connects with a body shot that sends Bolleke's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Thomas Bolleke did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris staying out of range there.
Bolleke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bolleke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norris scrambles back to his feet.
Bolleke dives in and grabs Norris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes down on Bolleke's head and hops out.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Norris throws a counter combo.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke dives in for a single leg takedown but Norris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Norris is trying to counter with his kicks.
A shot to the body from Bolleke misses
and Norris counters with a series of strikes. Bolleke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bolleke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bolleke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but Bolleke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Norris tried to score with a low kick but Bolleke checks it.
Norris throws a hook but Bolleke blocks it.
Bolleke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norris tries to clinch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke shoots in looking for a takedown but Norris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bolleke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Norris thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolleke avoids the head kick by Norris.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas Bolleke is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bolleke.
Norris throws a leg kick
so Bolleke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is looking to stand up but Bolleke isn't so interested in that idea.
Bolleke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bolleke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bolleke throwing shots but Norris is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolleke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolleke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke trying to control from half guard but Norris is working away.
Bolleke trying to mount his opponent but Norris defends it.
Bolleke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norris sees it coming and defends easily.
Bolleke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bolleke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Norris is trying to stand up here but Bolleke is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Bolleke seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolleke finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris's head.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke lands with a right hand.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Bolleke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Norris pushes Bolleke off and gets back to his feet.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolleke's sensitive parts.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bolleke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mason Norris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolleke shoots in but Norris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bolleke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bolleke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Bolleke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bolleke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomas Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolleke trying to control the position but Norris is working away.
Bolleke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is trying to get back to his feet.
Bolleke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norris is trying to get back to his feet.
Bolleke wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
Bolleke is trying to ground and pound but Norris uses the momentary lack of control by Bolleke to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolleke is looking to advance position but Norris won't allow it.
Bolleke is trying to control the action in half guard but Norris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolleke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris wants to stand but Bolleke is controlling the position.
Bolleke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mason Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolleke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Bolleke distracts Norris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolleke controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bolleke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good work by Bolleke as he checks the leg kick.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Norris tries to land a front kick but Bolleke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolleke throws a big shot that misses.
Norris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bolleke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolleke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bolleke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bolleke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Thomas Bolleke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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