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HFC 117 - Randleman vs Higgins PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 4036 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Jet Gunner (ranked 502 p4p, 470 weight class). Volkanovski comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Hail Mary. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski throws a hook to the side of Gunner's head but Gunner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Volkanovski misses.
Gunner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Volkanovski misses with the head strike.
Gunner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkanovski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunner's brow.
Volkanovski missing with knees to the body.
Volkanovski trying to stall but Gunner improves his position.
Gunner has Volkanovski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Volkanovski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gunner misses with a body punch.
Volkanovski is trying to break the clinch but Gunner has him pressed against the cage.
Volkanovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Gunner moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gunner. Beautiful body shot.
Gunner blocks the body kick.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses
letting Gunner counter with a right hand.
Gunner throws a body punch but Volkanovski moves out of range.
Gunner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gunner shoots in looking for a takedown but Volkanovski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gunner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Volkanovski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunner throws a right and a left that Volkanovski avoids nicely.
Volkanovski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Volkanovski has Gunner up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkanovski misses with the head strike.
Volkanovski blocks an uppercut.
Volkanovski blocks an elbow strike from Gunner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkanovski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gunner shoots in looking for a takedown. Volkanovski tries to sprawl out of it but Gunner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Volkanovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aleksandar Volkanovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Gunner.
Gunner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Volkanovski is looking to land body kicks.
Volkanovski lands with a nice body kick.
Volkanovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunner.
Gunner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski lands a nice hook to Gunner's body. Gunner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Volkanovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Volkanovski.
No joy there for Gunner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunner throws a big shot that misses.
Volkanovski is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gunner misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Volkanovski - that will leave a mark!
Gunner shoots in for a takedown but Volkanovski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Volkanovski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkanovski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gunner thuds his right hand into Volkanovski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gunner missing with a left hand there. Volkanovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunner misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunner.
Gunner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkanovski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkanovski is looking for a counter combo.
Gunner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkanovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunner with a nice calf kick.
Gunner scores with a leg kick.
Gunner feints and then cracks Volkanovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkanovski down.
Gunner throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkanovski throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gunner dodges the punch combination from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Gunner dominated that round.
That's time! Volkanovski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gunner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jet Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volkanovski to the mat! Volkanovski manages to get full guard.
Volkanovski pushes Gunner off and gets back to his feet.
Gunner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkanovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkanovski moves away.
Gunner scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkanovski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Volkanovski is looking to chop away at Gunner's legs.
Nice body punch from Gunner.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick from Gunner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Volkanovski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski tries to bum rush Gunner with a series of wild strikes but Gunner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkanovski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunner throws a body punch but Volkanovski moves out of range.
Volkanovski walks into a stiff left hand from Gunner.
Gunner digs a good hook to Volkanovski's body.
Nice uppercut there from Volkanovski.
A swing and a miss from Volkanovski.
Jet Gunner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunner throws a nice head kick!
Gunner misses with a low kick as Volkanovski jumps back.
Volkanovski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Gunner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Volkanovski's head.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Volkanovski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gunner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gunner wants to control from the top but Volkanovski keeps moving.
Volkanovski 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.
Volkanovski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunner wants to pass the guard but Volkanovski is keeping the position.
Gunner throws a sloppy strike and Volkanovski has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gunner is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Volkanovski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksandar Volkanovski!
A very excited looking Aleksandar Volkanovski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gotan Wasselach (ranked 2199 p4p, 4162 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 290 p4p, 514 weight class). Wasselach comes to the cage accompanied by Time Is On My Side. Marley has chosen Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gotan Wasselach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wasselach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wasselach throws a body shot but no joy.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
Marley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasselach makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wasselach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wasselach counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasselach tried to score with a low kick but Marley checks it.
Marley 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.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.
And Marley responds with a good body kick, but Wasselach manages to step out the way in time.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Wasselach.
Marley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marley lands with a good body shot.
Marley throws a hook but Wasselach avoids it easily.
Marley lunges at Wasselach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wasselach's hand.
Marley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Marley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wasselach.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.
Wasselach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wasselach is looking to wear down Marley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a right hand
letting Wasselach counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasselach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marley lands an overhand right.
Marley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marley checks a low kick from Wasselach.
Marley lands with a slapping head kick.
Marley stuns Wasselach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wasselach throws a sloppy head kick and Marley moves out of range easily.
Marley tries to clinch but Wasselach moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley punishes Wasselach's body with a nice straight punch.
Marley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Marley is rocked!
Wasselach measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Marley! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gotan Wasselach!
After the fight, Gotan Wasselach was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Rakeem Marley had this to say: 'I'll be back better, jah bless'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Telegin (ranked 2969 p4p, 1399 weight class) and Lehel Bartasz (ranked 377 p4p, 193 weight class). Bartasz has chosen Manowar... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Telegin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telegin scores with a takedown into Bartasz's guard.
Our spies down at at Hell Warriors Gym inform us that Bartasz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bartasz wants to sweep here but Telegin controlling him for the moment.
Telegin chips away with some ground and pound.
Bartasz has his hands on Telegin's head, controlling the position.
Telegin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Telegin postures up in Bartasz's guard and throws a big left but Bartasz blocks it.
Telegin throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telegin postures up.
Bartasz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Telegin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Telegin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bartasz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Telegin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Telegin wants to control from the top but Bartasz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartasz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Telegin.
Telegin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Telegin scoring with some ground and pound.
Telegin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bartasz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Telegin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Telegin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Telegin is in close to Bartasz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bartasz 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.
Telegin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bartasz looking to control.
Telegin lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz looking to control.
Bartasz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Telegin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bartasz's head.
Telegin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Telegin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bartasz has wrist control.
Telegin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartasz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Telegin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Telegin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartasz trying to control the position.
Telegin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Telegin cracks Bartasz with a solid left hand.
Telegin working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telegin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bartasz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bartasz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Telegin.
Bartasz looking for a sweep. Not yet Bartasz, not yet.
Telegin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Telegin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Telegin postures up and lands a big shot to Bartasz's brow.
Telegin stays in close to Bartasz's body and controls the position.
Telegin trying to control but Bartasz is working from the bottom.
Telegin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Telegin stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bartasz has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Telegin manages to get his head free but now Bartasz has transitioned to an armbar! Telegin grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bartasz! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lehel Bartasz!
Lehel Bartasz 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 995 p4p, 606 weight class) and Shaquan Woods (ranked 141 p4p, 89 weight class). Hearn comes to the cage accompanied by Clean Sweep - Graft. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaquan Woods!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods misses with a body shot.
Woods 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.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods with a nice calf kick.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearn checks a leg kick.
Hearn with a jab.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hearn moves away.
Jab by Woods.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hearn moves forwards but Woods connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Woods connects with a leg kick.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Woods moved away.
A big right from Woods misses.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearn.
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
A jab from Hearn does it's job there.
Hearn throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Hearn throws a wild body kick that Woods sees coming a mile off.
Hearn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Woods is out of range and Hearn settles back down.
Hearn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearn swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hearn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods lands a leg kick that knocks Hearn off balance momentarily.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hearn.
Woods avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearn tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Woods.
Hearn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Woods.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Hearn.
Nice cross by Woods.
Woods is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hearn rather than just go for the knockout.
Hearn feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hearn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Hearn is predictable there
and Woods counters with a good low kick that Hearn was not able to check.
Hearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearn.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hearn throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hearn.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn tries a low kick but Woods avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
A head kick misses from Hearn.
Woods connects with an inside leg kick.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Woods sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hearn motions for Woods to come forward. Hearn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woods looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Woods. That's going to slow Hearn down.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Hearn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hearn.
Hearn cracks Woods with a good jab.
A left and a right from Hearn both land. Nice combination.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woods.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Woods will feel that in the morning.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods lands a nice looking body kick.
Woods avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Woods gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hearn.
Hearn lands with a shot to the body.
Hearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
Hearn checks the leg kick.
Woods lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hearn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woods throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hearn's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Woods 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 Hearn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hearn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Hearn lands.
Woods throws a head kick but Hearn moves out of range.
Hearn moves out of range of the body kick from Woods.
Woods tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with a left hand
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hearn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woods. Woods obviously looking to wear him down.
Woods avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Hearn moves out of range as Woods throws a body kick.
Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
Woods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Woods misses.
Hearn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hearn motions for Woods to come forward. Hearn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Woods thumps Hearn with a low kick.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hearn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaquan Woods will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearn tries to work over Woods's front leg with a kick but Woods checks it.
Hearn thuds his shin into the meat of Woods's side.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hearn throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hearn.
Woods checks a low kick from Hearn.
Hearn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hearn moves out of range of the body kick from Woods.
Woods takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hearn will feel that in the morning.
Hearn misses with a body kick.
Woods pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Hearn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearn closes the distance and pushes Woods back into the cage.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
Hearn lands a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hearn misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hearn - that landed with a thud.
Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods thows a body kick. Hearn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hearn scores with a jab. Woods acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hearn lands with an uppercut that bounces Woods off the cage and back into range.
Woods thows a body kick. Hearn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Hearn misses
and Woods makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but Hearn avoids it.
Hearn takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearn.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Hearn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hearn slips a straight right by Woods.
A head kick misses from Hearn.
Woods looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hearn clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Woods controls the action.
Hearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Hearn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearn.
Woods lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hearn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearn misses with some punches.
Hearn blocks an uppercut.
Hearn tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Hearn back against the cage.
Woods lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hearn.
Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hearn lands a high kick!
Woods checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hearn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hearn throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Woods only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Woods throws a low kick but Hearn avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Woods checks it
and Woods counters with an outside leg kick.
Shaquan Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Hearn blocks the body kick.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods slips a jab from Hearn.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Hearn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hearn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hearn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Woods.
Hearn moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Hearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods thinks about the counter body kick.
A left and a right from Hearn both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hearn.
Woods fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hearn checks it well.
Hearn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hearn slips a jab from Woods.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn counters with a one-two to the body.
Hearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn tried to counter with a leg kick but Woods avoided it.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Hearn throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hearn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hearn misses with a looping right.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearn tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hearn throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A good leg kick by Hearn.
Hearn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearn. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods lands a front kick.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Woods checks it
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearn.
Hearn checks the leg kick.
Hearn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woods only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
Hearn throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Woods throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hearn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hearn wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woods. Woods obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearn 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 Woods has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woods and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hearn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick
and Hearn counters with an inside leg kick.
Hearn throws a sloppy head kick
and Woods counters with a left and a right that stings Hearn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods keeps Hearn at a distance using the push kick.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearn.
Woods throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Woods with the inside leg kick.
Woods throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Woods throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hearn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Hearn tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods lands a leg kick that knocks Hearn off balance momentarily.
Hearn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woods gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hearn throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Hearn - just one landing.
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!
Woods with a nice calf kick.
Hearn closes the distance but Woods moves to the side
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hearn tries to work over Woods's front leg with a kick but Woods checks it.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hearn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Woods's head.
Hearn connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab lands there for Hearn.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Woods.
Hearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hearn thows a body kick. Woods tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hearn slips a straight right by Woods.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Woods.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Woods.
Hearn throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woods.
Hearn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Woods checks it
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Hearn throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Woods fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hearn blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods looks to land a body kick but Hearn moved away.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Hearn.
Woods throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Woods walks into a jab.
Hearn 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.
Hearn wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods tries to keep at a distance but Hearn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hearn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Hearn.
Hearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Woods.
Hearn lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods misses with some punches.
Hearn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Hearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
Thomas Hearn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Hearn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shaquan Woods.
I think Woods has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shaquan Woods!
Shaquan Woods decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nou Hematopoye (ranked 553 p4p, 2003 weight class) and Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 63 p4p, 215 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nou Hematopoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catch Wrestler thuds his right hand into Hematopoye's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Catch Wrestler throws out a powerful jab.
Catch Wrestler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hematopoye is just out of range.
Catch Wrestler misses with a hook
and Hematopoye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Catch Wrestler throws a looping overhand right but Hematopoye ducks down to avoid it.
Hematopoye just misses with a punch to the body.
Hematopoye shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hematopoye lands a jab to the nose.
Hematopoye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Catch Wrestler.
Hematopoye walks into a straight right hand from Catch Wrestler.
Hematopoye just misses with a punch to the body.
Hematopoye ducks under a wild hook from Catch Wrestler.
A little feinted left hand from Hematopoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Catch Wrestler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hematopoye manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hematopoye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bjj Catch Wrestler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hematopoye throws a right and a left that Catch Wrestler avoids nicely.
Catch Wrestler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hematopoye thuds his right hand into Catch Wrestler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Catch Wrestler ducks under a wild hook from Hematopoye.
Despite the aggression on Catch Wrestler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hematopoye. Catch Wrestler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hematopoye misses with a series of wild punches.
Hematopoye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Catch Wrestler ducks right into an uppercut from Hematopoye.
Catch Wrestler misses with a hook. Hematopoye ducked under it nicely.
Catch Wrestler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hematopoye feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Catch Wrestler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Catch Wrestler looking for a sweep. Not yet Catch Wrestler, not yet.
Hematopoye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Catch Wrestler pulls Hematopoye in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catch Wrestler is stalling here. Hematopoye is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Catch Wrestler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hematopoye has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Catch Wrestler is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Catch Wrestler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Catch Wrestler is looking to reverse the position.
Hematopoye is looking to take a break and control but Catch Wrestler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler tries to bench press Hematopoye off him but Hematopoye keeps the position.
Catch Wrestler keeps trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on Hematopoye's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hematopoye prevents Catch Wrestler from escaping the position.
Hematopoye in the domination position with Catch Wrestler hanging on.
Catch Wrestler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye is not content to let Catch Wrestler control the position.
Hematopoye wants to get back to full guard.
Hematopoye looking for submissions off his back.
Catch Wrestler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hematopoye is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ryōzanpaku Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Catch Wrestler wants to control but Hematopoye is keeping him busy.
Hematopoye regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler trying to control but Hematopoye is working from the bottom.
Hematopoye looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Nou Hematopoye will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Catch Wrestler misses.
Hematopoye lands with a nice body punch.
Hematopoye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hematopoye slips a jab and a cross from Catch Wrestler.
Hematopoye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Catch Wrestler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Catch Wrestler throws a big shot that misses.
Hematopoye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hematopoye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hematopoye scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Hematopoye misses the target.
Catch Wrestler is looking for the big counter here.
Catch Wrestler instigates a clinch.
Hematopoye has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Catch Wrestler is trying to keep an underhook but Hematopoye manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catch Wrestler wants to control but Hematopoye is keeping busy.
Catch Wrestler pushes Hematopoye off looking to stand but Hematopoye dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hematopoye wants to take a breather but Catch Wrestler is having none of it.
Catch Wrestler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Catch Wrestler wants to improve his position but Hematopoye is controlling well.
Catch Wrestler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hematopoye's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hematopoye's back!
Catch Wrestler is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Catch Wrestler punches the canvas rather than the man.
Catch Wrestler avoiding Hematopoye 's attempts to control his hands.
Hematopoye prevents Catch Wrestler from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Catch Wrestler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Catch Wrestler is landing with some decent strikes but Hematopoye is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Catch Wrestler tries to control but Hematopoye wriggling away.
Hematopoye keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bjj Catch Wrestler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Catch Wrestler avoids the attempt from Hematopoye to control.
Hematopoye wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Catch Wrestler has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hematopoye has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hematopoye defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Catch Wrestler's arms.
Catch Wrestler controlling well, preventing Hematopoye from escaping the position.
Will Catch Wrestler go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hematopoye tries to roll but Catch Wrestler sticks to his back.
Catch Wrestler scores with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Catch Wrestler is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hematopoye has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Catch Wrestler is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hematopoye has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler is striking from the back but Hematopoye escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Hematopoye trying to hold on to Catch Wrestler's head to control him but Catch Wrestler postures up.
Catch Wrestler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hematopoye sees it coming and defends easily.
Catch Wrestler wants to pass to mount but Hematopoye is defending the position.
Catch Wrestler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Catch Wrestler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler lands a really nice looking cross but Hematopoye seems unphased.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown but Hematopoye shows good takedown defense.
Catch Wrestler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hematopoye was well out of range. Poor timing from Catch Wrestler.
Nou Hematopoye is winning the standup battle so far.
Hematopoye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Catch Wrestler misses with a hook
and Hematopoye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Catch Wrestler slips a jab from Hematopoye.
Hematopoye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Catch Wrestler throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Hematopoye misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hematopoye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler misses with an uppercut. Hematopoye saw that one coming.
Hematopoye takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Catch Wrestler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler misses with a straight left.
Hematopoye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Hematopoye. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Hematopoye.
Hematopoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Catch Wrestler moves away.
Catch Wrestler connects with a jab.
Catch Wrestler misses with an uppercut. Hematopoye saw that one coming.
Catch Wrestler catches Hematopoye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Catch Wrestler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Catch Wrestler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hematopoye manages to avoid it.
Catch Wrestler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch.
Hematopoye lands a nice looking body shot.
Catch Wrestler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hematopoye prevents Catch Wrestler from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Catch Wrestler fails to land.
Catch Wrestler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Catch Wrestler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Catch Wrestler 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.
Catch Wrestler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hematopoye manages to avoid it.
Hematopoye is looking to counter punch.
Hematopoye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hematopoye swings for the body but Catch Wrestler moves out of range.
Catch Wrestler throws a jab when Hematopoye was well out of range.
Catch Wrestler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hematopoye.
Catch Wrestler scores with a nice strike.
Catch Wrestler takes a swing at Hematopoye's ribcage but misses.
Catch Wrestler fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Hematopoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Catch Wrestler scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Catch Wrestler misses.
Nice body punch from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler ducks under a wild hook from Hematopoye.
Hematopoye throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Catch Wrestler was covering up waiting for the punch and Hematopoye finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hematopoye working some strikes from top position.
Hematopoye content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Catch Wrestler has locked up a guillotine! Catch Wrestler's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hematopoye is holding on here and Catch Wrestler must be using up a lot of energy. Hematopoye has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Catch Wrestler gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bjj Catch Wrestler!
Bjj Catch Wrestler very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manco Unknown (ranked 917 p4p, 1161 weight class) and James Hunt (ranked 140 p4p, 185 weight class). Unknown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ennio Morricone. James Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manco Unknown's chin.
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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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manco Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unknown throws a low kick, looking for Hunt's leg but Hunt calmly moves out of range.
Unknown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws out a counter right but Unknown avoids it with no problem.
Unknown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Unknown misses.
Nice straight punches there by Unknown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Unknown.
Unknown misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt throws a big counter head kick but Unknown avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Unknown.
Unknown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Manco Unknown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unknown defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Unknown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hunt.
Unknown throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unknown misses with a looping left.
Hunt misses with a combination
and Unknown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown with a hook.
Unknown scores with a spinning back kick!
Unknown connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt slips a straight right by Unknown.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Unknown tries to clinch there but Hunt circles away.
Unknown throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unknown scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunt throws a body punch but Unknown moves out of range.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
It looks like Manco Unknown has been cut.
Unknown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Unknown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hunt scrambles back to his feet.
Unknown cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Unknown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Unknown misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Unknown throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt tries to bum rush Unknown with a series of wild strikes but Unknown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt throws a series of strikes that have Unknown backpedaling.
 Unknown is rocked!
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Unknown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt flicks out a counter leg kick but Unknown steps away.
Unknown lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook
letting Unknown counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Unknown misses with an uppercut.
Unknown avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Unknown throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Unknown. Unknown obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Unknown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unknown throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Unknown misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and Unknown counters with a good low kick that Hunt was not able to check.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Unknown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unknown connects with an inside leg kick.
Unknown takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Unknown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Unknown looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Unknown.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Unknown feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
Unknown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manco Unknown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manco Unknown's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Unknown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Unknown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Jab by Hunt.
Unknown swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Unknown throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Unknown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Unknown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Unknown connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Unknown scores with a decent looking hook.
Unknown with the inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hunt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Unknown has got the better of the exchanges.
Unknown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt drops Unknown with a beautiful combination! Unknown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hunt is looking for the KO!
Oh Unknown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manco Unknown is winning the standup battle so far.
Unknown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Unknown throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a solid body kick.
Unknown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunt is able to avoid easily.
Unknown seems to have got his legs back now.
Unknown throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Unknown only half commits.
Hunt drops Unknown with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Unknown looks back up at him and smiles so Hunt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unknown ducks into an uppercut from Hunt and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Hunt!
During a confident post fight interview, James Hunt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 428 p4p, 564 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 62 p4p, 79 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Confederate Railroad - Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind. Ralph McGuire had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix gets tackled into the cage by McGuire. McGuire maintains the clinch.
McGuire tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to McGuire's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix jumps guard.
Phoenix throws his legs up looking for a submission but McGuire uses it to pass to side control.
Phoenix looking for a sweep but McGuire has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Phoenix is looking to get to half guard.
Phoenix wants to control but McGuire is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but McGuire is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Phoenix checks it.
McGuire jabs at Phoenix's body.
Phoenix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Blake Phoenix has been cut.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ralph McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
McGuire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phoenix misses with a body shot
and McGuire makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Phoenix really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
McGuire rushes Phoenix and presses him up against the cage.
McGuire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
McGuire misses with an elbow over the top.
Phoenix tries a body shot but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phoenix taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire thumps Phoenix with a low kick.
McGuire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
Phoenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire misses with a left hand
and Phoenix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGuire misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Phoenix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix with a hook.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire misses with a hook.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire throws a big counter combination but Phoenix scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
A countering left hand to the body from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuire off the cage and back into range.
McGuire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phoenix in his tracks.
McGuire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Phoenix's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGuire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phoenix has time to react.
Phoenix dodges the punch combination from McGuire.
A good leg kick by McGuire.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGuire jabs Phoenix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuire takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from McGuire is predictable there
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a left to the body.
Phoenix moves out of range as McGuire strikes.
Phoenix appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body. McGuire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuire rushes Phoenix and presses him up against the cage.
McGuire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but McGuire won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire tries to clinch but Phoenix is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix misses with a jab to the body
and McGuire counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Phoenix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
Phoenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
McGuire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuire moves into range and clinches up with Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to pull guard but McGuire holds him up against the cage and eventually Phoenix drops back down to his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Phoenix.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Phoenix prevents a body shot from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix fails to pull guard.
Ralph McGuire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Phoenix.
A left hand lands to the body for Phoenix.
A right hand to the body from Phoenix.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
McGuire tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing McGuire back against the cage.
Phoenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire staying out of range there.
Phoenix lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Phoenix 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGuire throws a leg kick
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McGuire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a glancing blow to the side of Phoenix's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Phoenix slips under a jab from McGuire.
Phoenix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix blocks a leg kick.
McGuire delivers a nice body kick.
McGuire lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by McGuire.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but McGuire ducks down to avoid it.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Phoenix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake Phoenix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ralph McGuire is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like McGuire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phoenix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Phoenix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McGuire to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Phoenix sees coming a mile off.
McGuire lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good leg kick by McGuire.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
McGuire scores with a jab.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
A little feinted left hand from McGuire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Phoenix connects with a jab.
McGuire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Phoenix jumps back.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire throws a leg kick but Phoenix checks it.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Phoenix lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phoenix! But no joy.
McGuire takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Phoenix checks it.
Phoenix throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
Phoenix lands with a cross.
Phoenix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Phoenix checks it.
Phoenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a low kick as Phoenix jumps back.
McGuire misses with a hook.
Phoenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Phoenix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix scores with a nice head shot.
Phoenix misses with a double jab.
McGuire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire motions for Phoenix to come forward. McGuire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix throws out a counter right but McGuire avoids it with no problem.
McGuire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phoenix counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks McGuire badly! He tries to strike back but Phoenix puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks McGuire out cold! Oh man, McGuire will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Blake Phoenix!
A relieved looking Blake Phoenix thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artem Dotsenko (ranked 684 p4p, 312 weight class) and Fidel Legions (ranked 108 p4p, 43 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dotsenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HEART ON ICE. Legions has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artem Dotsenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Legions!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Legions 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Legions has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dotsenko.
Legions misses with a low kick.
Dotsenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Legions throws a lazy right hand but Dotsenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legions misses with a straight right.
Dotsenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legions on the side of the head.
Dotsenko thows a leg kick but Legions checks it
and Legions counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dotsenko slips under a jab.
Dotsenko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Legions tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dotsenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Legions somewhat.
Dotsenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dotsenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Legions circles away.
Dotsenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Dotsenko.
Legions displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dotsenko throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Legions.
Legions connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dotsenko checks a leg kick.
Legions slips under a jab from Dotsenko.
Legions moves into range and clinches up with Dotsenko.
Legions throws a punch but it's blocked by Dotsenko.
Legions jumps guard but Dotsenko stands there with Legions around his waist. Legions gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dotsenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Artem Dotsenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fidel Legions.
A short uppercut from Dotsenko.
Legions wants the takedown. Dotsenko is fighting it off but Legions persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dotsenko's guard against the cage.
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.
Dotsenko wants to stand but Legions is controlling the position.
Legions looking to pass the guard.
Legions keeps trying to improve his position.
Dotsenko pushes Legions off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dotsenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Dotsenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Legions, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Legions misses with an uppercut. Dotsenko saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko cracks Legions with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dotsenko slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legions swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Dotsenko misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Legions.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dotsenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dotsenko avoids the body shot from Legions.
Legions has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dotsenko.
Legions throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dotsenko connects with the punch.
Legions stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dotsenko.
Legions fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dotsenko.
Legions cracks Dotsenko with a good jab.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick but Legions moved away.
Dotsenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Legions jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Legions blocks the leg kick.
Dotsenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Artem Dotsenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legions fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dotsenko checks it well.
Legions takes a jab right on the kisser.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dotsenko scores with a jab.
Legions defending well as Dotsenko loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Legions 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dotsenko scores with a nice head shot.
Dotsenko takes a swing at Legions's ribcage but misses.
Legions lands a nice hook to Dotsenko's body. Dotsenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Legions darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dotsenko throws a front kick aimed at Legions's knee but Legions avoids it well.
Legions throws a leg kick but Dotsenko moved away.
Dotsenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dotsenko loads up on a big right hand but Legions slips the punch.
Legions misses with a wild body shot.
Dotsenko leaves Legions with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Legions waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dotsenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions with a nice calf kick.
Legions throws a lazy uppercut
and Dotsenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dotsenko checks a leg kick.
Legions ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legions uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dotsenko.
Legions tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dotsenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dotsenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legions at a distance.
Dotsenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Legions goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dotsenko scores with a jab to the head.
Dotsenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Dotsenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dotsenko throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range.
Dotsenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legions has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dotsenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions misses with a straight right.
Dotsenko defending well as Legions loads up on a big left hand.
Legions scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Legions scores with a shot to the body.
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 Artem Dotsenko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dotsenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dotsenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Legions scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dotsenko sneaks out the side door and pushes Legions away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Artem Dotsenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Dotsenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dotsenko jabs Legions to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dotsenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Legions fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dotsenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dotsenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Legions 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 Dotsenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dotsenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Legions checks a low kick from Dotsenko.
Legions lands a jab to Dotsenko's midsection.
Dotsenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dotsenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Legions avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Legions on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dotsenko. Dotsenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Dotsenko tries a low kick but Legions avoids it.
Legions walks into a straight right hand from Dotsenko.
Nice takedown defense from Dotsenko. No joy for Legions on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions throws a head kick but Dotsenko moves out of range.
A big right from Dotsenko misses.
Dotsenko misses with a body shot.
Dotsenko jabs at Legions's body.
Legions throws a hook to the side of Dotsenko's head but Dotsenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dotsenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Legions.
Dotsenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dotsenko is looking to slow Legions down with leg kicks.
Dotsenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Legions lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Legions.
Legions takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dotsenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Dotsenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Legions's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legions misses with a wild combination.
Legions misses with a hook. Dotsenko ducked under it nicely.
Legions scores with a kick to the body.
Dotsenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dotsenko with a nice calf kick.
Legions fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dotsenko checks it well.
Legions misses with a body kick.
Dotsenko connects with a leg kick.
Legions stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dotsenko.
Legions throws a jab but it's blocked by Dotsenko.
Legions stuns Dotsenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dotsenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dotsenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Legions misses its intended target.
Legions is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dotsenko.
Legions has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko lands with a shot to the body.
Dotsenko tests Legions's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dotsenko scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Legions looks to throw the jab but Dotsenko is out of range.
Dotsenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legions blocks a leg kick.
Dotsenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dotsenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dotsenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dotsenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Legions's head.
Legions has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Legions shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dotsenko pinned against the cage. Dotsenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dotsenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dotsenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Legions.
Some wild striking there from Legions.
Legions tries to close the distance and clinch but Dotsenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Legions takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dotsenko scores with a jab. Legions acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dotsenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Legions misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dotsenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dotsenko tries to land a front kick but Legions steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dotsenko throws out a loose jab but Legions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legions throws a body punch but Dotsenko moves out of range.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Legions's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dotsenko is looking to chop away at Legions's legs.
Dotsenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Legions moves away.
Legions misses with a head kick.
Dotsenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dotsenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Dotsenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Legions dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dotsenko. That did some damage!
Dotsenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dotsenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legions stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Legions slips under a jab.
Dotsenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legions checks a low kick from Dotsenko.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Dotsenko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dotsenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Fidel Legions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dotsenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Legions lands a nice looking body shot.
Dotsenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko misses with a looping right.
A big left from Legions misses.
Legions misses with a straight left.
Legions lands with a thumping leg kick.
Legions will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dotsenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Legions has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Legions there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dotsenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Legions.
Legions fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dotsenko.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Dotsenko.
Dotsenko misses with an uppercut.
Legions throws a lazy right hand but Dotsenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Legions.
Dotsenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legions can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dotsenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legions's sensitive parts.
Dotsenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick but Legions checks it.
Dotsenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dotsenko lands the left hand.
Dotsenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legions.
Good shot there by Legions.
A swing and a miss from Legions.
Dotsenko scores with a leg kick.
Legions takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Legions.
Dotsenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Legions was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dotsenko throws a chopping leg kick but Legions manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dotsenko tests Legions's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Dotsenko.
Legions rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dotsenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Legions's knee momentarily.
Dotsenko throws out a leg kick but Legions moves out of range and Dotsenko only half commits.
Artem Dotsenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions throws a low kick, looking for Dotsenko's leg but Dotsenko calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dotsenko.
Dotsenko ducks under a wild hook from Legions.
The fighters circling - Legions throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legions fails to land with a series of punches.
Legions walks into a left hand.
Donk. Dotsenko catches Legions right on the button with a cross.
Dotsenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dotsenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Legions is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dotsenko missing with a left hand there. Legions was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legions throws an overhand right that lands on Dotsenko's shoulder, as Dotsenko tries to avoid the shot.
Legions shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dotsenko as he avoids it easily.
Dotsenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legions on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Dotsenko. That snapped Legions's head back.
Dotsenko wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions misses the jab.
Legions takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dotsenko throws a leg kick which misses Legions's front leg but catches the back leg as Legions tries to avoid it.
Legions finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dotsenko catches Legions with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Legions moves forwards but Dotsenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dotsenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Legions misses with a body shot.
It looked like Dotsenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dotsenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dotsenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dotsenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dotsenko moves in looking to clinch but Legions pushes him off.
Legions stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dotsenko.
Legions throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dotsenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dotsenko.
Legions cracks Dotsenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Artem Dotsenko has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dotsenko moves out of range as Legions throws a body kick.
Legions tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dotsenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Legions.
A big right from Legions misses.
Dotsenko works the jab nicely.
Dotsenko swings for the body but Legions moves out of range.
Dotsenko connects with a crisp jab.
Dotsenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dotsenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dotsenko slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Dotsenko there.
Legions takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Legions throws the left hand but Dotsenko avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Legions needs to keep his hands up - Dotsenko had a free shot at his head there.
Dotsenko with a nice calf kick.
Dotsenko misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Dotsenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dotsenko 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Dotsenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Artem Dotsenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Krylov (ranked 277 p4p, 542 weight class) and Willy Mataitai (ranked 40 p4p, 75 weight class). Krylov comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krylov loads up on a big right hand but Mataitai slips the punch.
Krylov moves out of range as Mataitai strikes.
Krylov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
A low kick from Krylov is predictable there
and Mataitai counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Jab, jab by Krylov - just one landing.
Mataitai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mataitai lands a glancing blow to the side of Krylov's head.
Krylov scores with a jab.
Mataitai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krylov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mataitai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krylov - the referee stops the clock and Mataitai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krylov. Mataitai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krylov tries to score with a low kick but Mataitai moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Mataitai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krylov misses with a straight left.
A jab from Mataitai misses.
Krylov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.
Krylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mataitai backwards.
We've been informed that Mataitai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Krylov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krylov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mataitai misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krylov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krylov blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
Krylov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krylov pushes Mataitai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mataitai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krylov misses with some punches.
Krylov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Krylov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krylov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mataitai gets through Krylov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Krylov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mataitai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mataitai lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krylov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krylov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krylov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai misses with a punch on the inside.
Mataitai lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lands a body shot.
Krylov is leaning against Mataitai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krylov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mataitai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krylov lands with a short shot to the head.
Krylov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai has a couple of punches blocked by Krylov.
A nice left hand lands by Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Krylov avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Krylov prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
Krylov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mataitai looks winded!
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Krylov controls his hands.
Krylov breaks from the clinch.
Krylov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mataitai avoids the head kick by Krylov.
Mataitai looks to land a right hand but Krylov moved out of range.
Krylov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krylov is looking to slow Mataitai down with leg kicks.
Krylov cracks Mataitai with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mataitai is rocked!
It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
Mataitai needs to keep his hands up - Krylov had a free shot at his head there.
Mataitai is still on wobbly legs! Can Krylov finish him?
Mataitai blocks a leg kick.
Mataitai digs a good body shot into Krylov's ribs.
BOOM! Krylov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mataitai. Mataitai tries to recover but Krylov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mataitai lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Krylov!
Boris Krylov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Willy Mataitai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randleman (ranked 151 p4p, 214 weight class) and Lou Higgins (ranked 25 p4p, 34 weight class). Randleman comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman feints and then cracks Higgins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Higgins down.
Higgins misses with a straight right.
Randleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
Higgins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Higgins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Higgins scores with a punch to the head.
Randleman thows a leg kick but Higgins checks it
enabling Higgins to counter with a crisp jab.
Randleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Randleman throws a looping overhand right but Higgins ducks down to avoid it.
Randy Randleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randleman misses with a low kick.
Higgins throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
Higgins throws out a loose jab but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Higgins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
Higgins lands a really nice looking cross but Randleman seems unphased.
Randleman lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins throws a hook but Randleman avoids it easily.
Randleman throws a low kick but Higgins avoids it.
Higgins throws a body punch but Randleman moves out of range.
Randleman misses with a looping right.
Higgins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Higgins.
Higgins tries to close the distance and clinch but Randleman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higgins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randleman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Higgins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Randleman throws a hook but Higgins blocks it.
Higgins throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Higgins lands a slapping body shot.
Randleman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Higgins looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randleman manages to avoid it.
That kick from Randleman tenderised Higgins's leg. Higgins is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Higgins finds it's way through Randleman's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman moves out of range as Higgins strikes.
Randleman throws a lazy head kick
and Higgins counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman lands a head kick. Higgins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Higgins throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
Randleman blocks a jab.
Higgins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Higgins looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
Higgins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Randleman on the side of the head.
Randleman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Higgins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randleman misses with the body kick
and Higgins counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Randleman.
Randleman 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.
Higgins tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Randleman.
Higgins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Higgins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Randleman with a body shot.
Randleman is looking to land body kicks.
Higgins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Randleman misses with a right hand
and Higgins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Higgins missing with a left hand there. Randleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Higgins cracks a nice hook into Randleman's ribs.
Randleman lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Randleman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Higgins doesn't seem phased though.
Randleman throws the left hand but Higgins avoids the punch easily.
Randleman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Randleman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Higgins! But no joy.
Higgins slips under a jab.
Randleman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Randleman misses
letting Higgins counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higgins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman misses with a low kick.
Higgins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Higgins.
Randleman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Higgins! But no joy.
Higgins lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Higgins.
Randleman throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Higgins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Randleman misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Randleman.
Higgins wants to counter the offense by Randleman and move into the clinch position.
Higgins throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
Higgins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randleman throws out a loose jab but Higgins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randleman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Higgins, as that shot connected.
Randleman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Higgins looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Higgins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lou Higgins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Randleman cracks Higgins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Higgins.
Higgins dips to his left and cracks Randleman with an uppercut!
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Higgins moved out of range nicely.
Higgins misses the shot to the body.
Higgins throws an overhand right that lands on Randleman's shoulder, as Randleman tries to avoid the shot.
Higgins throws a lazy uppercut
and Randleman counters with a good low kick that Higgins was not able to check.
Higgins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Randleman lands a leg kick that knocks Higgins off balance momentarily.
Lou Higgins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Higgins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Higgins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randleman manages to avoid it.
Randleman thows a body kick. Higgins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Randleman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Higgins misses with a hook. Randleman ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Randleman.
Randleman stuns Higgins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Randleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Higgins looks to land a left hand but Randleman moved out of range nicely.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Higgins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Randleman scores with a jab to the body.
Randleman throws a body kick that misses
and Higgins counters with a nice uppercut.
Higgins with a jab.
Higgins missing with a left hand there. Randleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Randleman misses.
Higgins scores with a jab.
Higgins ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
A little jabbing left from Higgins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Randleman.
Randleman throws a right hand that misses
and Randleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Randleman misses.
Higgins slips a jab from Randleman.
Randleman lands with a shot to the body.
Higgins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Randleman.
Higgins lands a right hook to the body.
Randleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Higgins.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randleman manages to avoid it.
Randleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higgins.
Randleman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Higgins misses.
Randleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Higgins throws out the jab.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Randleman.
Higgins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Higgins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randleman.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higgins.
Higgins misses with an uppercut
and Randleman counters with an outside leg kick.
Higgins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randleman manages to avoid it.
Higgins throws a body shot but no joy.
Higgins lands a slapping body shot.
Higgins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Higgins misses the jab.
Higgins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Randleman connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Randleman misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Higgins misses.
A lazy left from Randleman finds it's target.
Higgins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Higgins.
Higgins lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins moves out of range of the body kick from Randleman.
Higgins slips a jab from Randleman.
Higgins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Higgins connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higgins digs a good body shot into Randleman's ribs.
Higgins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Randleman.
Randleman throws the left hand but Higgins avoids the punch easily.
Randleman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Higgins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Higgins.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Randleman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Higgins.
Higgins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Higgins takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses.
Randleman slips a straight right by Higgins.
An inside leg kick lands from Randleman.
Higgins lands with a good body shot.
Randleman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Higgins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randleman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lou Higgins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Higgins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randleman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Randleman lands the left hand.
Higgins lands with a good body shot.
Higgins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Higgins throws out a counter right but Randleman avoids it with no problem.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Higgins.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Higgins.
Higgins misses with an uppercut.
Randleman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Higgins takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses.
Randleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Higgins throws out the jab.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Higgins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Higgins misses its intended target.
Randleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Randleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Randleman misses with an uppercut. Higgins saw that one coming.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Higgins.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Randleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins misses with a body shot.
Higgins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Higgins misses with an uppercut
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Randleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Higgins does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Randleman.
Higgins moves out of range of the body kick from Randleman.
Randleman tries to land a front kick but Higgins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Randleman defending well as Higgins loads up on a big left hand.
Higgins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Randleman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Higgins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Higgins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Randleman thumps Higgins with a low kick.
Higgins misses with a left hand
and Randleman counters with a three punch combo that has Higgins backing up. Higgins nods at Randleman to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins misses the body punch
and Randleman counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Higgins. Randleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Higgins misses with an uppercut. Randleman saw that one coming.
Higgins throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
Higgins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Higgins.
Randleman is looking to land body kicks.
Higgins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Higgins throws a big shot that misses.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Randleman misses with a head kick.
Randleman misses with a double jab
and Higgins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Higgins throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Randleman. Higgins shrugs it off though.
Randleman misses with a left hand
and Randleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Randleman throws the kick towards the body but Higgins avoids it.
Randleman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Higgins has a takedown stuffed.
Higgins defending well as Randleman loads up on a big left hand.
Randleman throws a push kick but Higgins slaps the foot to one side.
Higgins misses with a looping right.
Randleman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Higgins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Randleman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Higgins's sensitive parts.
Randleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman moves away from the strike by Higgins.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randleman moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Higgins.
Higgins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randleman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Higgins. Randleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randleman cracks Higgins with a good jab.
Randleman with a hook.
Higgins misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Randleman misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higgins lands a nice hook to Randleman's body. Randleman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Higgins jabs at Randleman's body.
Randleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Higgins tests Randleman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Randleman throws an overhand right that lands on Higgins's shoulder, as Higgins tries to avoid the shot.
Higgins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Randleman.
Higgins misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Randleman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higgins throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lou Higgins just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Randleman tries to land a leg kick but Higgins saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Randleman misses its intended target.
Randleman looks to throw the jab but Higgins is out of range.
Randleman defending well as Higgins loads up on a big left hand.
Higgins jabs at Randleman's body.
Higgins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randleman.
A countering left hand to the body from Higgins misses.
Higgins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Higgins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Randleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higgins.
A thudding body kick lands there by Randleman!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Randleman.
Higgins tests Randleman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Randleman connects with a body shot that sends Higgins's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Randleman misses.
Higgins throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Higgins lands a body shot.
Randleman scores with a shot to the body.
Higgins ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Higgins.
Decent striking displayed by Higgins there.
Higgins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Randleman misses its target.
Higgins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Higgins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Higgins.
Randleman misses with a body kick.
Higgins looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
Higgins throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
Randleman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higgins.
Randleman is looking to counter with a body kick.
A cross from Higgins lands.
Higgins defending well as Randleman loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Higgins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higgins misses with a straight left.
Higgins cracks Randleman with a good jab.
Higgins scores with a hook.
Higgins blocks a leg kick.
Higgins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randleman's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Higgins. Randleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Higgins looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
Higgins misses with an uppercut. Randleman saw that one coming.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Higgins moves away.
Randleman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Randleman slips a jab from Higgins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randleman.
A combination from Randleman does no damage.
Higgins 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.
Higgins sizes up Randleman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Randleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Randleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higgins throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randleman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Higgins thuds a left hand into Randleman's body.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randleman moves away.
A big left from Randleman misses.
Randleman throws a big shot that misses.
Randleman connects with a leg kick.
Randleman misses with a right hand
and Higgins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman scores with a leg kick.
Randleman misses with a body shot.
Randleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Randleman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Higgins. That did some damage!
Higgins wants to clinch up but Randleman keeps it at a distance.
Higgins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Randleman.
Higgins throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higgins.
Randleman tried to counter with a leg kick but Higgins avoided it.
Randleman lands a nice shot that snaps Higgins's head back.
Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Higgins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Higgins throws out a loose jab but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randleman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Higgins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Randleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Higgins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Randy Randleman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Randleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Randleman slips a jab from Higgins.
A little feinted left hand from Randleman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Higgins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Randleman.
Higgins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Higgins lands the left hand.
Higgins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Higgins.
Randleman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Higgins tries to clinch but Randleman is having none of it.
Higgins throws out a loose jab but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higgins misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins drops his hands momentarily and Randleman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Higgins misses.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Higgins moves away.
Higgins works the jab nicely.
Higgins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randleman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Higgins.
Randleman connects with a looping right hand.
Higgins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Higgins throws an off balance right hand
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higgins thinking.
Higgins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randleman.
No joy there for Randleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Higgins lands a lovely overhand right.
Randleman misses with an uppercut.
Randleman misses with a body shot.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randleman moves away.
Higgins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higgins lands with an uppercut that bounces Randleman off the cage and back into range.
Higgins loads up on a big right hand but Randleman slips the punch.
Randy Randleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Randleman.
Higgins moves out of range as Randleman throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Higgins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Higgins loads up on a big right hand but Randleman slips the punch.
Randleman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Randleman staying out of range there.
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Higgins manages to avoid it.
Higgins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Randleman on the side of the head.
Randleman lands a glancing blow to the side of Higgins's head.
Higgins misses with a wild body shot.
Higgins connects with the punch.
A cross from Higgins lands.
Higgins with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins lands a body shot.
Higgins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Higgins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Higgins looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Randleman.
Randleman throws a body punch but Higgins moves out of range.
Lou Higgins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Higgins misses with a left hand
and Randleman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Higgins's knee momentarily.
Randleman misses with a hook.
Higgins lands a nice looking body shot.
Higgins defending well as Randleman loads up on a big left hand.
Higgins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Randleman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Higgins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Randleman at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman misses with a straight right.
Randleman misses with a looping left.
Randleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randleman throws a hook but Higgins blocks it.
Randleman misses with a jab to the body
and Higgins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randleman takes a swing at Higgins's ribcage but misses.
Randleman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Higgins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Higgins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Randleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Higgins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randleman throws a body punch but Higgins moves out of range.
Randleman connects with the punch.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higgins.
A cross from Higgins lands.
Randleman looks for the body kick but Higgins saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Higgins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Higgins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lou Higgins!
Lou Higgins is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Lou Higgins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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