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WCF 91: Corona vs Bardia 2 PBP Commentary |
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Raul Kyshenko had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 210.5, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Emilio Porter was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ragasatria (ranked 2071 p4p, 2529 weight class) and Claus Haba (ranked 127 p4p, 160 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Ragasatria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Claus Haba!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragasatria lands a jab-cross combination.
Ragasatria scores with a takedown into Haba's guard.
Ragasatria got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ragasatria has managed to get both his arms back between Haba's legs - danger averted.
Ragasatria stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragasatria is working hard here to advance position.
Ragasatria avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba working for submissions but it's allowed Ragasatria to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragasatria is looking for a kimura but Haba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ragasatria to get the leverage.
Ragasatria wants to take a breather but Haba is having none of it.
Haba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haba has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ragasatria escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ragasatria!
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.
Haba is looking to reverse the position.
Ragasatria trying to control the position but Haba is working away.
Haba is looking for a sweep.
Haba is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Haba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haba is looking for a sweep. Ragasatria is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ragasatria wants to control from the top but Haba keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragasatria is sitting in close to Haba's body. Haba has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ragasatria is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ragasatria is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Haba.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Claus Haba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kraulthammer (ranked 1527 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 214 p4p, 194 weight class). Ohoulihan has chosen Bill Conti - Going The Distance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Kraulthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Ohoulihan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraulthammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kraulthammer needs to keep his hands up - Ohoulihan had a free shot at his head there.
Kraulthammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ohoulihan 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.
Kraulthammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ohoulihan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kraulthammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ohoulihan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kraulthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohoulihan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Ohoulihan.
Kraulthammer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ohoulihan misses the target.
Kraulthammer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kraulthammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ohoulihan.
Kraulthammer 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.
Ohoulihan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kraulthammer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ohoulihan to score with a decent uppercut.
Kraulthammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohoulihan.
Kraulthammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ohoulihan throws a good cross that connects.
Kraulthammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ohoulihan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ohoulihan clobbers Kraulthammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Ohoulihan.
Kraulthammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kraulthammer darts in looking for a takedown but Ohoulihan gets double underhooks and turns Kraulthammer into the cage.
Kraulthammer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ohoulihan to keep the fight standing.
Ohoulihan breaks the clinch.
Kraulthammer feints and as Ohoulihan raises his hands in defense, Kraulthammer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kraulthammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ohoulihan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kraulthammer trying to control but Ohoulihan is working from the bottom.
Kraulthammer throwing strikes from guard but Ohoulihan blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ohoulihan keeping full guard, as Kraulthammer tries to pass.
Ohoulihan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kraulthammer presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kraulthammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ohoulihan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ohoulihan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ohoulihan misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan working aggressively here.
Kraulthammer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraulthammer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ohoulihan to keep the fight standing.
Ohoulihan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ohoulihan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kraulthammer tries to pull guard but Ohoulihan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ohoulihan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ohoulihan misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Ohoulihan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kraulthammer shoots and misses
and Ohoulihan counters with a two punch combo.
Kraulthammer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ohoulihan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ohoulihan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ohoulihan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kraulthammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kraulthammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer shoots in but Ohoulihan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kraulthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohoulihan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kraulthammer.
Seamus Ohoulihan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohoulihan cracks Kraulthammer with an open hand slap.
Kraulthammer wants to clinch up but Ohoulihan keeps it at a distance.
Kraulthammer has managed to clinch.
Kraulthammer blocks a body shot from Ohoulihan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kraulthammer.
Ohoulihan tries a body shot but Kraulthammer blocks it.
Kraulthammer fails to pull guard.
Ohoulihan misses with a punch to the body.
Ohoulihan effectively controlling the action here.
Ohoulihan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kraulthammer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kraulthammer manages to end up in side control.
Ohoulihan throws Kraulthammer to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraulthammer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ohoulihan defends well and Kraulthammer ends up having to push Ohoulihan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ohoulihan misses with a punch to the body.
Ohoulihan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ohoulihan stalling against the cage.
Kraulthammer wants a takedown but no success here.
Kraulthammer is looking for a takedown.
Ohoulihan throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kraulthammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ohoulihan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ohoulihan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ohoulihan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kraulthammer backwards.
Nice body punch from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kraulthammer backwards.
Kraulthammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Ohoulihan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ohoulihan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ohoulihan has a couple of punches blocked by Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ohoulihan walks away with a smile on his face. Kraulthammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kraulthammer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ohoulihan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kraulthammer somewhat.
Kraulthammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ohoulihan as he avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from Ohoulihan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kraulthammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kraulthammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kraulthammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ohoulihan lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraulthammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ohoulihan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kraulthammer at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Ohoulihan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kraulthammer takes one to the chin there.
Ohoulihan scores with a shot to the body.
Ohoulihan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lars Kraulthammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ohoulihan connects with a leg kick.
Ohoulihan cracks Kraulthammer with a good jab.
Seamus Ohoulihan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ohoulihan with the inside leg kick.
Ohoulihan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kraulthammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ohoulihan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraulthammer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ohoulihan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraulthammer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ohoulihan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kraulthammer working the ground and pound but Ohoulihan is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kraulthammer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ohoulihan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ohoulihan is pushing Kraulthammer's head away, looking to escape. Kraulthammer manages to hold on to the position though.
Kraulthammer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ohoulihan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kraulthammer's guard! Nice work there by Ohoulihan!
Kraulthammer is looking for a triangle but Ohoulihan pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kraulthammer is proving hard to escape from.
Kraulthammer is trying to keep Ohoulihan in close.
Kraulthammer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ohoulihan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kraulthammer is looking for a sweep. Ohoulihan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kraulthammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kraulthammer gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer looking to control.
Kraulthammer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ohoulihan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ohoulihan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ohoulihan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ohoulihan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ohoulihan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kraulthammer misses with a takedown attempt - Ohoulihan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer shoots in and drives through. Ohoulihan sprawls well.
Ohoulihan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kraulthammer 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.
A low kick lands for Ohoulihan.
Kraulthammer walks into a jab.
Kraulthammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seamus Ohoulihan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kraulthammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kraulthammer shoots and misses
and Ohoulihan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kraulthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohoulihan thuds his right hand into Kraulthammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab by Ohoulihan.
Kraulthammer fails with the takedown
and Ohoulihan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Ohoulihan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ohoulihan 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Ohoulihan!
In his post fight interview, Seamus Ohoulihan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Lars Kraulthammer spoke after the fight, saying 'I over trained and mis managed my energy.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 990 p4p, 3843 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 111 p4p, 357 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bickle cracks White Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White Jr scores with a jab to the head.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
Bickle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bickle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Bickle misses.
White Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White Jr lands with a good body shot.
White Jr misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
White Jr throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
White Jr scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle lands a body shot.
White Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
White Jr throws a hook to the side of Bickle's head but Bickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by White Jr.
White Jr takes a swing at Bickle's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle blocks a jab.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
White Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bickle on the side of the head.
White Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bickle staying out of range there.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
White Jr misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White Jr manages to avoid it.
White Jr takes a swing at Bickle's ribcage but misses.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
Bickle digs a good hook to White Jr's body.
White Jr throws a looping overhand right but Bickle ducks down to avoid it.
White Jr moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White Jr has closed the distance and engaged Bickle in a clinch.
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!
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle blocks a body shot from White Jr.
Nice body punch from White Jr.
A shot in the inside from White Jr.
White Jr misses with some punches.
White Jr tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Bickle avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
Bickle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bickle counters with a nice body shot.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bickle.
White Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Bickle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits White Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White Jr defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
White Jr drives through and clinches with Bickle against the cage.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle.
Bickle breaks the clinch.
White Jr walks into a jab.
White Jr moves into the clinch.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White Jr up against the cage.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bickle controls his hands.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle breaks from the clinch.
Bickle throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bickle misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Bickle.
White Jr connects with a body shot.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by White Jr - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Bickle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Bickle misses.
Bickle throws a hook to the side of White Jr's head but White Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Bickle.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
A jab from White Jr finds it's way through Bickle's defenses.
Jab by White Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Bickle.
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle misses the jab.
Bickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce White Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bickle lands a slapping body shot.
White Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Bickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Bickle slips under a jab from White Jr.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
A nice side step and Bickle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle scores with a nice head shot.
White Jr walks into a jab.
White Jr throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
White Jr misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
Bickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Bickle seems unphased.
White Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Bickle.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
A jab from Bickle finds it's way through White Jr's defenses.
Bickle misses with an uppercut.
A big right from White Jr misses.
It seemed like Bickle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bickle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White Jr punishes Bickle's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr clinches up with Bickle and pushes him back against the cage.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle breaks from the clinch.
White Jr misses with a hook
and Bickle counters with a right hand to the body.
White Jr slips under a jab.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big right from White Jr misses.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
Bickle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Bickle tries to get set, White Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Bickle manages to avoid the attempt.
Bickle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White Jr swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bickle.
Bruce White Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Bickle sizes up White Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bickle throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr 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.
White Jr tries to clinch up but Bickle circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from White Jr finds it's target.
White Jr sizes up Bickle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
White Jr pushes Bickle up against the cage in a clinch.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle.
Bickle scores with a shot to the side of White Jr's head.
Bickle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Bickle slips under a jab from White Jr.
Bickle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bickle can do to turn this around?
White Jr misses with a looping right.
Bickle stuns White Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Bickle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White Jr jabs Bickle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bickle takes one to the side of the head.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bickle.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Bickle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White Jr misses with a straight right.
Bickle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits White Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bickle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
White Jr wants to clinch up but Bickle keeps it at a distance.
Bickle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr 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. This is the final round!
Bickle looks to land a right hand but White Jr moved out of range.
Bickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
White Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bickle.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
White Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White Jr moves away from the strike by Bickle.
White Jr swings for the body but Bickle moves out of range.
White Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White Jr wants to clinch up but Bickle keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. White Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
White Jr tests Bickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from White Jr misses.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr blocks a jab.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bickle.
Bickle lands a glancing blow to the side of White Jr's head.
Bickle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bickle throws out a loose jab but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
White Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bickle missing with a left hand there. White Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr lands a right hook to the body.
White Jr is looking to clinch.
Bickle looks to land a right hand but White Jr moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle misses with a jab to the body
and White Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
White Jr tries to clinch up.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bickle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bickle.
White Jr throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
White Jr lands a nice hook to Bickle's body. Bickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Bickle.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle throws a lazy right hand but White Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Bickle.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White Jr.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
White Jr wants to clinch up but Bickle keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Bickle misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr takes a swing at Bickle's ribcage but misses.
Bickle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr blocks a jab.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Bickle falls off balance throwing a combination
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle.
White Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. White Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Bickle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce White Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bickle keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Bickle. That snapped White Jr's head back.
White Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bickle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bickle slips under a jab.
Tom Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Bruce White Jr.
Well White Jr 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce White Jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Ashbourne Jr (ranked 708 p4p, 763 weight class) and Emiliano Blackburn (ranked 39 p4p, 44 weight class). Ashbourne Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vertical Horizon - You're A God. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Ashbourne Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emiliano Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn tries to clinch but Ashbourne Jr is having none of it.
Ashbourne Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackburn ducks under a wild hook from Ashbourne Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Ashbourne Jr misses the target.
Ashbourne Jr throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Blackburn to counter with a crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blackburn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ashbourne Jr looks to land a left hand but Blackburn moved out of range nicely.
Ashbourne Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackburn at a distance.
Blackburn connects with a nice looking jab.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 Ashbourne Jr is rocked!
A jab from Ashbourne Jr misses.
Oh Ashbourne Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ashbourne Jr leaves his chin hanging out and Blackburn seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ashbourne Jr crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emiliano Blackburn!
Emiliano Blackburn made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Boudreaux (ranked 633 p4p, 5637 weight class) and Joe Irwin (ranked 89 p4p, 592 weight class). Boudreaux kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Degenerate Boy - Mark of Cain. Irwin has chosen Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jethro Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Irwin connects with a jab.
Boudreaux throws a low kick, looking for Irwin's leg but Irwin calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Irwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boudreaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irwin can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux blocking some punches.
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux throws a nice looking combination but Irwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boudreaux moves in looking to clinch but Irwin pushes him off.
Boudreaux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boudreaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudreaux closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux avoiding damage.
Irwin lands a shoulder strike.
Boudreaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Irwin working aggressively here.
Boudreaux lands a left hand.
Boudreaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boudreaux is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Irwin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boudreaux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Irwin can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irwin.
Irwin misses with a punch to the body.
Boudreaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Irwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boudreaux backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin throws a head punch that misses.
Boudreaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boudreaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irwin fakes the leg kick and cracks Boudreaux in the body.
A punch combination from Boudreaux misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudreaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boudreaux throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Irwin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Nice cross by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws a head kick that half lands.
Boudreaux seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boudreaux misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Irwin lands.
 It looks like Jethro Boudreaux has been cut.
Boudreaux wants to clinch up but Irwin keeps it at a distance.
Boudreaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Irwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boudreaux doesn't seem phased though.
Boudreaux takes one on the button.
Irwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boudreaux at a distance.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
It looked like Boudreaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Irwin throws out a counter right but Boudreaux avoids it with no problem.
Irwin scores with a jab. Boudreaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irwin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Boudreaux scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudreaux.
A punch combination from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Boudreaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irwin cracks Boudreaux with an open hand slap.
Irwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boudreaux on the side of the head.
Irwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boudreaux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boudreaux takes one to the side of the head.
Boudreaux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Irwin checks it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Irwin. That snapped Boudreaux's head back.
Boudreaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irwin with the inside leg kick.
Irwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jethro Boudreaux's cut is getting worse.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin jabs Boudreaux right on the nose. Boudreaux blinks but takes it well.
Irwin 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.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Irwin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jethro Boudreaux's cut.
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.
Boudreaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boudreaux tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux.
Irwin sizes up Boudreaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boudreaux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boudreaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Irwin 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.
Irwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boudreaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Irwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up.
Irwin checks a leg kick.
Boudreaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Irwin throws out a powerful jab.
Boudreaux wants to clinch
and Irwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boudreaux throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin 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.
Irwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Boudreaux walks into a stiff left hand from Irwin.
Joe Irwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boudreaux appears to be looking for a big counter.
Irwin connects with the punch.
Boudreaux misses with a double jab.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudreaux.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Irwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudreaux misses with a wild combination.
Boudreaux wants to clinch up but Irwin keeps it at a distance.
Irwin tests Boudreaux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jethro Boudreaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Boudreaux throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin scores with a jab. Boudreaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jethro Boudreaux's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Irwin connects with a nice looking jab.
Boudreaux is rocked!
Boudreaux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irwin counters with a huge left! Boudreaux is in big trouble! He's backing up but Irwin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Boudreaux from any more damage. A dominating finish by Irwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Irwin!
An out of breath Joe Irwin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abduwali Hassan (ranked 415 p4p, 1596 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 50 p4p, 174 weight class). Daniel Barbosa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abduwali Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Barbosa's coach down at EFC Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barbosa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Hassan keeps it at a distance.
Hassan swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hassan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Hassan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hassan controlling the position.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Hassan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a strike but Hassan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hassan stands up and waves to Barbosa to follow him.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Hassan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Hassan loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Hassan scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa darts in and clinches Hassan up against the cage.
Barbosa jumps guard but Hassan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Hassan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Barbosa.
Hassan struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Hassan manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Hassan keeps it at a distance.
Hassan thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Hassan misses with a body shot.
Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hassan misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hassan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Hassan misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Hassan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hassan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hassan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Hassan throws a solid leg kick but Barbosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hassan.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hassan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hassan misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Hassan moves out of range.
Barbosa lands a jab to Hassan's midsection.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hassan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hassan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Hassan throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassan.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hassan to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassan cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hassan circles away quickly and effectively.
Hassan thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Hassan missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hassan.
Hassan lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hassan is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Hassan thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
Hassan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Hassan.
Hassan swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barbosa.
Hassan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbosa is stalling in the full guard.
Barbosa throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa postures up and lands a big shot to Hassan's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barbosa forces his way into half guard.
Hassan wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hassan defends it well.
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.
Barbosa misses with a head shot. Hassan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barbosa lands a couple of digs.
Daniel Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barbosa throws a strike but Hassan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A jab from Hassan misses.
Daniel Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hassan scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Nice uppercut lands for Hassan. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hassan.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Barbosa is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
Hassan misses with a low kick.
Barbosa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hassan 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.
Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abduwali Hassan is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Hassan moved out of range.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Hassan.
Hassan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hassan lands the left hand.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Hassan.
Hassan misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Hassan will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 Hassan misses the target.
Hassan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hassan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Hassan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa takes a swing at Hassan's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abduwali Hassan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Hassan.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Hassan keeps it at a distance.
Hassan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Hassan moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hassan.
Barbosa looks to clinch
and Hassan counters with a straight right hand.
Hassan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Hassan. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
 It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Hassan misses with a hook.
A low kick from Hassan is predictable there
and Barbosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hassan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hassan.
Barbosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barbosa wants a takedown but no success here.
Barbosa has Hassan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hassan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abduwali Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Barbosa.
Hassan effectively controlling the action here.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Hassan holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbosa drops back down to his feet.
Barbosa decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan stands up and waves to Barbosa to follow him.
Hassan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hassan misses the jab.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Hassan backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Hassan.
Hassan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassan throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Hassan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Hassan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Hassan counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Hassan keeps it at a distance.
Hassan throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Barbosa wants to counter the offense by Hassan and move into the clinch position.
Hassan misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hassan moves away.
Abduwali Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Hassan is having none of it.
Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hassan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barbosa.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hassan to keep the fight standing.
Barbosa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hassan working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to drag Hassan to the mat but Hassan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hassan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Hassan won't allow it.
Barbosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa jumps guard but Hassan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Hassan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barbosa goes for a takedown attempt but Hassan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hassan looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Hassan swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Daniel Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abduwali Hassan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hassan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abduwali Hassan waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
Daniel Barbosa was interviewed post fight and said 'shoutout to my sponsor, Brooklyn Threads and my team. They've been with me through the tough times. They helped me a lot and I will be back better. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 559 p4p, 1362 weight class) and Tyson Asakura (ranked 88 p4p, 191 weight class). Asakura has chosen JJBA - Giorno's Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Wesley Shutes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wesley Shutes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura lands a right hook to the body.
Shutes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Shutes is looking to counter punch.
Asakura misses with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shutes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asakura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutes on the side of the head.
Shutes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asakura throws out the jab.
Shutes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asakura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shutes slips a jab from Asakura.
Asakura throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shutes just misses with a punch to the body.
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Shutes.
Shutes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura throws a right and a left that Shutes avoids nicely.
Shutes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asakura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Asakura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.
Shutes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asakura misses with a right hand
and Shutes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shutes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shutes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asakura.
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Shutes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Shutes misses the target.
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asakura throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shutes 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 Asakura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asakura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asakura bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wesley Shutes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asakura throws a nice looking combination but Shutes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asakura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Asakura.
Asakura missing with a left hand there. Shutes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shutes defending well as Asakura loads up on a big left hand.
Shutes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asakura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shutes under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
Asakura misses with a lunging right hand
and Shutes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Asakura's knee momentarily.
Asakura 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura misses with an uppercut. Shutes saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Shutes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shutes throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
Asakura throws the left hand but Shutes avoids the punch easily.
Asakura lands a head shot.
Shutes is looking to clinch.
Asakura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shutes manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Asakura. Beautiful body shot.
Asakura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shutes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shutes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asakura.
Shutes with the inside leg kick.
Shutes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asakura scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shutes moves forwards but Asakura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asakura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shutes blocks a jab.
Shutes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Asakura avoids the body shot from Shutes.
Asakura tests Shutes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shutes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Asakura on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shutes throws a leg kick that misses.
Shutes is looking to wear down Asakura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A leg kick checked by Asakura.
Asakura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asakura connects with a looping right hand.
Asakura misses with a double jab.
Shutes misses with a leg kick
so Asakura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Shutes 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.
Asakura trying to control the position from guard on top but Shutes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes can't keep his opponent in guard - Asakura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shutes wants to get back to full guard.
Asakura wants to take a breather but Shutes is having none of it.
Shutes wants to control but Asakura is keeping busy.
Asakura passes the guard and advances to mount!
Shutes wants to control but Asakura is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Asakura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Asakura.
Asakura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shutes throws out the jab.
Shutes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Asakura lands a really nice looking cross but Shutes seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Asakura. Beautiful body shot.
Asakura throws a shot to the body.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shutes moves away.
Asakura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asakura misses the shot to the body.
Shutes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Asakura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Asakura.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shutes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Asakura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asakura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes throws a low kick, looking for Asakura's leg but Asakura calmly moves out of range.
Shutes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asakura moves away.
Asakura throws a shot to the body.
Shutes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyson Asakura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shutes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Asakura.
A telegraphed right hand from Asakura misses the target.
Asakura tries to score with a low kick but Shutes moves his leg out of the way.
Shutes looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Asakura throws a lazy right hand but Shutes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shutes tries a head kick but it misses.
Asakura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Asakura throws a hook but Shutes avoids it easily.
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
As Asakura backs away, Shutes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura lands with a nice body punch.
Asakura misses with a body shot
and Shutes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Shutes.
It looked like Shutes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shutes dodges the punch combination from Asakura.
Shutes tries to counter with a takedown but Asakura is quick to defend against it.
Asakura takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Asakura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shutes throws a shot from downtown. Asakura moves away and avoids it.
Shutes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shutes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
Shutes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asakura misses with a hook to the body
and Shutes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Asakura really felt that one!
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Asakura moves out of range easily.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Shutes's head but Shutes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Asakura lands with a hook. Shutes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shutes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asakura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asakura lands a jab to the nose.
Shutes throws a low kick but Asakura moves out of range easily.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Asakura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Asakura throws a hook to the side of Shutes's head but Shutes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shutes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asakura loads up on a big right hand but Shutes slips the punch.
Shutes defending well as Asakura loads up on a big left hand.
Asakura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Asakura.
Shutes slips under a jab from Asakura.
Shutes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Asakura misses with a jab to the body
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
Asakura throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Shutes takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
Shutes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Asakura.
Shutes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shutes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Asakura throws a body shot but no joy.
Asakura scores with a decent looking hook.
Asakura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutes on the side of the head.
Tyson Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asakura looks to score with a jab to the body but Shutes is just out of range.
Shutes slips under a jab.
Shutes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Asakura avoids it.
Shutes walks into a jab.
Shutes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shutes throws a leg kick but Asakura checks it.
Shutes lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Asakura 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. This is the final round!
Asakura throws a right and a left that Shutes avoids nicely.
Jab by Asakura.
Shutes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shutes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Asakura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shutes slips under a jab.
It looked like Shutes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asakura connects with a body shot that sends Shutes's belly button to the back.
Shutes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Shutes tries a low kick but Asakura avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Asakura misses its intended target.
Asakura misses with a right hand
and Shutes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Asakura.
Asakura connects with a right hand. Shutes shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asakura throws a body shot but no joy.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Shutes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asakura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shutes.
Shutes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Shutes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shutes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asakura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes ducks right into an uppercut from Asakura.
Shutes slips a jab from Asakura.
Shutes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Asakura just manages to avoid it.
Asakura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shutes wants to land a leg kick but Asakura is out of range.
Shutes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asakura.
Asakura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shutes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asakura connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asakura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shutes as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes shoots in and bounces Asakura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shutes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shutes trying to control the position from guard on top but Asakura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shutes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shutes trying to control but Asakura is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Asakura wants to sweep here but Shutes controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
Asakura just misses with a punch to the body.
Shutes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asakura is out of range and Shutes settles back down.
Asakura clobbers Shutes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wesley Shutes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asakura throws a shot from downtown. Shutes moves away and avoids it.
Asakura 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shutes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asakura.
Shutes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asakura throws a jab when Shutes was well out of range.
Asakura scores with a body shot.
Asakura sizes up Shutes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shutes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shutes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura has his takedown stuffed
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asakura lands a slapping body shot.
Asakura takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Shutes stuns Asakura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asakura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shutes's head.
Tyson Asakura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Asakura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asakura 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Asakura!
Tyson Asakura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Baker (ranked 516 p4p, 666 weight class) and Cayden Abner (ranked 66 p4p, 99 weight class). Abner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bulls On Parade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cayden Abner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker misses with a straight right.
Abner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Abner.
Abner walks into a jab.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Baker connects with a single shot there.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Abner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Abner misses with a hook to the body
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker throws a jab when Abner was well out of range.
Abner tries to land a body kick
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
 Abner is rocked!
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
Abner misses the shot to the body.
Abner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker throwing a counter right hand but Abner manages to avoid it.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Abner staying out of range there.
Abner misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Abner is out of range.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Abner on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner flicks out a counter leg kick but Baker steps away.
Abner works Baker's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Abner misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Baker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a body punch
enabling Abner to counter with a crisp jab.
Abner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Abner misses
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abner slips a straight right by Baker.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Abner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baker swings for the body but Abner moves out of range.
Abner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a body punch
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
Abner tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Baker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abner throws the kick towards the body but Baker avoids it.
Baker cracks Abner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Abner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Baker finish him?
Abner is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baker cracks Abner with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Abner falls to his knees and Baker doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balthazar Baker!
Our winner, Balthazar Baker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Cayden Abner had this to say: 'Well that was fun, but the result was all wrong and kinda sucked. Let's do it again!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 155 p4p, 401 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 12 p4p, 26 weight class). Corona comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels. Farrokhzad has chosen Iranian Baloch - This Is A Catch as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
It looked like Corona was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farrokhzad.
Corona throws a hook but Farrokhzad avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses.
Corona moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Corona looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Corona takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Corona tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Corona.
Corona misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corona pressing his opponent against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Corona blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Corona controls his hands.
Corona blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Corona lands an uppercut.
Corona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Farrokhzad presses Corona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corona.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corona.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corona.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Corona blocks it.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Corona looking to stall.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad letting Corona take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Corona blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corona stalling against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Corona lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad working Corona over with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad cracks Corona with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
Corona pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corona misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Corona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Corona.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Corona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corona is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrokhzad is keeping busy.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Corona's ribcage. Corona let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Corona's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corona's gas tank.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corona's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corona.
Corona dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Corona blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Corona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Corona blocks with his arms.
Corona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corona backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farrokhzad as Corona tries to tie him up.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona wants to stall.
Corona blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corona backwards.
Corona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corona blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Corona throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Corona avoids the punch easily.
Corona scores with a jab to the head.
A solid body kick from Corona.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corona. That's going to slow Farrokhzad down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corona.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Corona moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Corona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrokhzad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Corona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corona misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a double jab.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farrokhzad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Farrokhzad scores with a body shot.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
Corona's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrokhzad under the eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Farrokhzad 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.
Corona takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corona manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Corona moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Corona does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Corona's head back.
Corona is rocked!
Corona connects with a right hand. Farrokhzad shakes it off.
Oh Corona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corona.
Corona seems to have got his legs back now.
Corona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Farrokhzad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farrokhzad.
Corona will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Corona ducked under it nicely.
Corona feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farrokhzads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Corona lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrokhzad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farrokhzad throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Corona slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Corona swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corona.
A jab from Corona misses.
Farrokhzad walks into a jab.
Corona moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Corona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farrokhzad cracks a nice hook into Corona's ribs.
Corona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged Corona in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad pushes Corona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Corona seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Corona working aggressively here.
Corona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Corona.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corona.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad presses Corona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corona blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Corona blocks it.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Corona.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Corona misses with a kick to the body
and Farrokhzad counters with a right hand to the body.
Corona slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Corona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that Corona ducks under and follows up with a left that Corona also avoids with ease.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corona throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the leg kick from Corona.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Corona delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corona fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farrokhzad checks it well.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Corona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farrokhzad! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Corona 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body. Corona takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farrokhzad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farrokhzad finds it's way round the side to connect with Corona's head.
A jab from Corona finds it's way through Farrokhzad's defenses.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
A left lands for Farrokhzad.
Corona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corona is looking to counter punch.
Corona misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corona feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Corona throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Corona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Corona moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Corona on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corona misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Farrokhzad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad punishes Corona's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Corona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Corona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Corona catches Farrokhzad right on the button with a cross.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Corona misses the target.
Corona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Nice uppercut lands for Corona. That snapped Farrokhzad's head back.
Corona misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Corona avoids the punch easily.
Corona throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corona with the inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corona misses with a low kick as Farrokhzad jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farrokhzad throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Corona's ribcage but misses.
Corona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Corona lands an overhand right.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Corona slips the punch.
Farrokhzad closes the distance and pushes Corona back into the cage.
Corona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farrokhzad throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Farrokhzad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corona walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corona can pounce on him.
Farrokhzad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farrokhzad avoids a kick to the body.
Corona throws a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona blocks a jab.
Corona moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona works over Farrokhzad's head and body with a nice combination.
Farrokhzad is rocked!
and Corona counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Farrokhzad! He's just covering up as Corona starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona retains his bantamweight title!
Juan Corona made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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