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DMMA Friday Night Fights XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Primo (ranked 2836 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Sheikh Mahmut (ranked 130 p4p, 271 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheikh Mahmut!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mahmut. Beautiful body shot.
Primo misses with a hook
and Mahmut counters with a crisp one two that drops Primo! Mahmut thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Primo to his feet! Primo is in big trouble!
 Primo is rocked!
Primo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mahmut instigates a clinch.
Oh Primo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Primo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahmut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Primo looks to throw the jab but Mahmut is out of range.
Mahmut thows a body kick. Primo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Primo seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmut drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahmut trying to control but Primo is working from the bottom.
Mahmut pushing down on Primo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mahmut passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Primo!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Primo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mahmut controlling the pace for now.
Primo is trying to reverse the position but instead Mahmut has taken his back - oops!
Mahmut is looking to control Primo but Primo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Good control from Mahmut.
Primo tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mahmut has got his arm under Primo's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Primo has spun round into Mahmut's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Primo wants to pass the guard but Mahmut is keeping the position.
Primo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mahmut's guard.
Mahmut felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mahmut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Primo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Primo stops Mahmut from getting back to his feet.
Primo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mahmut has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo content to control rather than advance.
Mahmut trying to control but Primo postures up.
Mahmut is pressing down on Primo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mahmut trying to keep a closed guard but Primo is proving a slippery customer.
Primo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Primo passes Mahmut's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mahmut is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahmut is defending against the submission attempts here by Primo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Primo is keen to just control but Mahmut is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheikh Mahmut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mahmut drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mahmut stopping the sweep attempt from Primo.
Mahmut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahmut advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Primo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mahmut decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Primo has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmut.
Primo working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Primo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahmut jumps guard but Primo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Primo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahmut is trying to pull guard but Primo has him pressed against the cage.
Primo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahmut or not.
Mahmut is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Primo pushes Mahmut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Primo lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Primo.
Primo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Primo gets through Mahmut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Primo.
A short left from Primo.
Primo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahmut uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Primo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut blocking some punches.
A short right from Primo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Primo tries to work over Mahmut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Primo lands with a short shot to the head.
 It looks like Sheikh Mahmut has been cut.
Primo misses with a punch to the body.
Primo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmut's elbow.
Primo digs a right hand underneath Mahmut's ribcage. Mahmut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahmut has clasped his hands together around Primo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Primo wants to control but Mahmut postures up.
Primo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmut pushes Primo off looking to stand but Primo dives back in and keeps control.
Mahmut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Primo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Primo wants to work for an arm triangle but Mahmut is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Primo wants to control but Mahmut is keeping him busy.
Mahmut is pressing down on Primo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Primo wants to control from the top but Mahmut keeps moving.
Mahmut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Primo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sheikh Mahmut's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Primo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Primo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Primo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahmut counters with a nice leg kick.
Primo sizes up Mahmut with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mahmut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahmut fails with a takedown attempt.
Primo misses with an uppercut.
Mahmut takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Primo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahmut feints the counter takedown.
Mahmut fails with a takedown attempt.
Mahmut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahmut has a takedown stuffed.
Hero Primo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheikh Mahmut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo cracks Mahmut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mahmut throws a combination that misses
and Primo counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Primo does it's job there.
Primo throws out a loose jab but Mahmut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmut walks into a straight right hand from Primo.
 Mahmut is rocked!
Mahmut drives through and clinches with Primo against the cage.
Primo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahmut's elbow.
Mahmut tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Primo smiles and moves away.
Primo throws a shot from downtown. Mahmut moves away and avoids it.
Primo darts in trying to clinch
and Mahmut counters with a series of strikes. Primo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Sheikh Mahmut's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmut slips a jab and a cross from Primo.
Sheikh Mahmut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahmut looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Primo is fending him off so far but Mahmut persists. Nope, Primo circles away and we're back to standing.
Mahmut is looking to clinch but Primo is avoiding it.
Primo misses with a hook. Mahmut ducked under it nicely.
Primo misses with an uppercut
and Mahmut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Primo moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mahmut goes down! Can Primo finish him!?
Mahmut is still in real trouble! Can Primo finish him?
Mahmut keeping moving, preventing Primo from controlling successfully.
Primo is really struggling to control Mahmut but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mahmut seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Primo trying to control but Mahmut is working from the bottom.
Mahmut is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Primo wants to pass the guard but Mahmut is keeping the position.
Primo trying to control but Mahmut is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hero Primo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Primo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Primo misses with a looping left.
Primo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Primo enables Mahmut to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Primo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Primo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mahmut is defending well. Primo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mahmut has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Primo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hero Primo!
After winning the bout, Hero Primo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 1807 p4p, 2135 weight class) and Rich Mahogany (ranked 274 p4p, 309 weight class). Mahogany is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dio - We Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahogany rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mahogany pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahogany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
Mahogany swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany moves into range and connects with a jab.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Mahogany.
Norton tries to clinch up but Mahogany circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahogany misses the body punch
and Norton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahogany misses with a straight right.
Norton moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahogany.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mahogany misses with a body punch.
Mahogany lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Norton.
Norton leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Norton for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
Norton just leaning against Mahogany, taking a breather.
Mahogany throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Mahogany lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
Norton prevents a body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Norton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahogany misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mahogany fails to land.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Mahogany tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
Mahogany is stalling here.
Mahogany throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to circle away but Mahogany has him pinned against the cage.
Mahogany throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Mahogany tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Mahogany.
Norton controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahogany.
Mahogany stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mahogany scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mahogany dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahogany pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mahogany pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahogany throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Mahogany misses its intended target.
Norton is looking to clinch but Mahogany is avoiding it.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany keeps the fight on the outside.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Donk. Mahogany catches Norton right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with a jab to the body
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany clobbers Norton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahogany.
Mahogany misses with a looping right.
Norton is looking for a counter combo.
Norton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mahogany is out of range and Norton settles back down.
Mahogany throws a lazy right hand but Norton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahogany loads up on a big right hand but Norton slips the punch.
Rich Mahogany seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahogany throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
Mahogany misses with a wild body shot.
Norton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mahogany throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Norton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mahogany.
Norton tries to clinch up
letting Mahogany counter with a right hand.
Mahogany throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahogany misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany misses with a hook. Norton ducked under it nicely.
Norton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahogany looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norton clinches.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton looking to slow down the pace here.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Mahogany swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton stalls.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norton blocking some punches.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahogany.
Norton blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a left hand.
Mahogany has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahogany swings wildly with an uppercut but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Mahogany fails to land.
Norton letting Mahogany take a breather here.
Mahogany swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahogany doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahogany misses with some punches.
Mahogany tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Mahogany back against the cage.
Norton is leaning against Mahogany and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Norton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mahogany connects with a looping right hand.
Norton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahogany.
Norton wants to clinch up but Mahogany keeps it at a distance.
Mahogany gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahogany.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Mahogany misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton stalls.
Norton breaks the clinch.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with a hook. Norton ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Norton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton lands with a nice body kick.
Mahogany gets tackled into the cage by Norton. Norton maintains the clinch.
Mahogany lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Mahogany.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Norton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mahogany looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Mahogany - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mahogany is struggling to control the position.
Mahogany receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norton.
Mahogany lands with a light punch inside.
Mahogany tries a body shot but Norton blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahogany.
Norton blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Mahogany throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton blocks a body shot from Mahogany.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mahogany fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahogany lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Norton moves out of range as Mahogany strikes.
Norton moves out of range as Mahogany strikes.
Mahogany throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Mahogany circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahogany tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mahogany throws a right hand that misses
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton staying out of range there.
Mahogany misses with a body shot.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahogany misses with a shot to the body
and Norton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mahogany takes one to the side of the head.
Mahogany misses with a straight right.
Mahogany throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Mahogany thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany loads up on a big right hand but Norton slips the punch.
Mahogany on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany misses with a hook. Norton ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mahogany has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
A less than humble Rich Mahogany misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iner Raledran (ranked 2047 p4p, 1849 weight class) and Fela Kuti (ranked 273 p4p, 250 weight class). Kuti has chosen Expensive Shit as his entrance music. Fela Kuti has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fela Kuti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raledran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raledran scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuti should have avoided that one.
Kuti misses with a shot to the body
and Raledran makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kuti really felt that one!
Raledran ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Raledran appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raledran takes a swing at Kuti's ribcage but misses.
Kuti just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti misses with a hook
and Raledran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raledran jabs Kuti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raledran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raledran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fela Kuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuti sizes up Raledran with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuti misses with a looping right.
Raledran is looking to counter punch.
Kuti throws an overhand right that lands on Raledran's shoulder, as Raledran tries to avoid the shot.
Kuti throws a shot from downtown. Raledran moves away and avoids it.
Kuti misses with a body shot
and Raledran counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raledran. Raledran obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raledran slips under a jab.
Kuti swings for the body but Raledran moves out of range.
Kuti keeps the fight on the outside.
Raledran with a nice cross.
Kuti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raledran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuti. Raledran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuti throws a shot from downtown. Raledran moves away and avoids it.
Raledran rushes Kuti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raledran blocks a body shot from Kuti.
Raledran drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kuti pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raledran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuti throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Kuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raledran looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Raledran scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuti misses with a left hand
and Raledran counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raledran on the side of the head.
Kuti missing with a left hand there. Raledran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raledran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuti.
Kuti throws an off balance right hand
enabling Raledran to counter with a crisp jab.
Raledran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuti! But no joy.
Kuti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raledran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raledran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raledran slips a jab from Kuti.
Raledran throwing a counter right hand but Kuti manages to avoid it.
Kuti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raledran lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuti misses with an uppercut.
Kuti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raledran.
Kuti misses with a right hand
and Raledran counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Raledran tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuti is retaining full guard.
Raledran passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Raledran is looking to take a break and control but Kuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raledran tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kuti's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raledran is trying to move to mount but Kuti reverses beautifully and ends up in Raledran's guard.
Raledran trying to control the position.
Raledran has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kuti should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Raledran has tightened it up now! Kuti should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Iner Raledran!
Iner Raledran 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 1592 p4p, 1993 weight class) and Patrick Turgeon (ranked 206 p4p, 245 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oren misses with a hook. Turgeon ducked under it nicely.
Oooooh!!! Oren has knocked Turgeon down with a huge combo! Oren steps away and waves a wobbly Turgeon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Patrick Turgeon has been cut.
Oren jabs at Turgeon's body.
Oren ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Turgeon's jaw. Turgeon's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Oren does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarik Oren!
A very excited looking Tarik Oren made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Lima (ranked 1539 p4p, 1928 weight class) and Charlie IV (ranked 71 p4p, 94 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie IV!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IV takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
IV misses the jab.
Lima is looking to counter punch.
IV loads up on a big right hand but Lima slips the punch.
It looked like Lima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lima connects with a body shot that sends IV's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - IV coming out on top.
 It looks like Tiago Lima has been cut.
Lima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Charlie IV has been cut.
IV misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
IV rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lima counters with a crisp right hand that drops IV! Lima lets IV back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
IV is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
IV darts in and clinches Lima up against the cage.
IV is still on wobbly legs! Can Lima finish him?
IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
IV breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lima shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. IV takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Lima sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! IV bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiago Lima!
A relieved looking Tiago Lima 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 549 p4p, 527 weight class) and Kra Hang (ranked 87 p4p, 83 weight class). Hang has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Cormac Mac Airt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cormac Mac Airt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hang.
Mac Airt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hang on the side of the head.
Hang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hang 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.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Hang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Hang misses.
Mac Airt misses with a looping right.
Hang looks to land a right hand but Mac Airt moved out of range.
A punch combination from Mac Airt misses.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Hang.
A head kick misses from Hang.
Hang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Airt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hang.
Mac Airt is looking for a counter combo.
Hang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mac Airts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mac Airt delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hang throws a head kick that misses.
Mac Airt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Airt.
A nice combination there by Mac Airt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang dips to his left and cracks Mac Airt with an uppercut!
Hang lands with a shot to the body.
Hang scores with a sloppy right hand. Mac Airt should have avoided that one.
Hang moves out of range as Mac Airt strikes.
Hang works the jab nicely.
Hang throws a hook but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Mac Airt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mac Airt, as that shot connected.
Hang throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
Mac Airt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hang throws a body punch but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Mac Airt throwing a counter right hand but Hang manages to avoid it.
Hang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hang rushes Mac Airt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac Airt pulls guard successfully.
Mac Airt working for a triangle but Hang defends it easily.
Mac Airt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mac Airt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mac Airt's guard.
Mac Airt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mac Airt has his foot on Hang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hang works his way back into a safe position though.
Hang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mac Airt is proving hard to escape from.
Mac Airt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hang is aware though and is defending well.
Mac Airt is looking for a triangle but Hang pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A jab from Mac Airt finds it's way through Hang's defenses.
Hang moves into range and clinches up with Mac Airt.
Mac Airt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hang throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mac Airt looking for a takedown.
Mac Airt takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mac Airt tries to pull guard but Hang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mac Airt jumps guard but Hang stands there with Mac Airt around his waist. Mac Airt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac Mac Airt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hang lands with a light punch inside.
Mac Airt struggles to land a body shot inside as Hang controls his hands.
Hang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac Airt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hang uses from the top position.
Mac Airt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mac Airt is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt throws a lazy right hand but Hang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac Airt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mac Airt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hang.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Hang throws a shot to the body.
Mac Airt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hang digs a good hook to Mac Airt's body.
Mac Airt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mac Airt throws out the jab.
Hang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a jab when Hang was well out of range.
Hang tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mac Airt throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Hang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hang.
Nice shot lands for Mac Airt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. Hang does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kra Hang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Mac Airt does no damage.
Mac Airt misses with a looping left.
Kra Hang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hang thuds a left hand into Mac Airt's body.
Hang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Hang misses.
Mac Airt is looking for a counter combo.
Kra Hang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hang.
Hang misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hang scores with a sloppy right hand. Mac Airt should have avoided that one.
Mac Airt slips a straight right by Hang.
Mac Airt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mac Airt with a jab.
Hang rushes Mac Airt and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hang fails to land.
Hang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mac Airt can't get the takedown.
Mac Airt can't get the takedown.
Mac Airt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac Mac Airt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hang blocking some punches.
Hang scores with a shot to the side of Mac Airt's head.
Hang manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
Hang sizes up Mac Airt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hang throws a looping overhand right but Mac Airt ducks down to avoid it.
Mac Airt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mac Airt lands a jab to the nose.
Hang tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.
Hang moves in looking to clinch but Mac Airt pushes him off.
Hang scores with a nice head shot.
Hang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hang scores with a punch to the head.
Mac Airt misses with a looping right.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Hang.
Mac Airt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Airt moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Mac Airt misses its target.
Good exchange - Mac Airt coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hang throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
Mac Airt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hang is rocked!
Hang swings for the body but Mac Airt moves out of range.
Hang is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac Airt finish him?
Mac Airt blocks a head kick by Hang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Airt.
Hang scores with a jab.
Mac Airt swats away the attempt to clinch by Hang.
Hang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mac Airt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mac Airt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Hang. Those never looked like landing.
Hang seems to have recovered his senses.
Hang wants to clinch up but Mac Airt keeps it at a distance.
Hang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mac Airt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Mac Airt misses its intended target.
Cormac Mac Airt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mac Airt looks to land a combination but Hang avoids it well.
Hang throws a head kick that Mac Airt semi-blocks.
Hang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hang ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
Hang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hang drops his hands momentarily and Mac Airt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Airt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mac Airt doesn't seem phased though.
Hang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slow jab from Mac Airt misses its intended target.
Hang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mac Airt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hang throws a shot from downtown. Mac Airt moves away and avoids it.
Hang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mac Airt throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hang colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Mac Airt as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hang is left battered and dazed whilst Mac Airt and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Mac Airt!
Cormac Mac Airt thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vern Vurris (ranked 1321 p4p, 774 weight class) and Don Cortez (ranked 61 p4p, 37 weight class). Don Cortez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vurris.
Cortez digs a good hook to Vurris's body.
Vurris misses with a body shot.
Vurris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vurris moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Vurris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vurris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vurris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vurris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vurris slips a straight right by Cortez.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vurris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Vurris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Vurris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vurris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Vurris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez slips a jab from Vurris.
Cortez with the counter takedown but Vurris avoids it easily.
Vurris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cortez swivels and escapes.
Cortez scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vurris under the eye.
Cortez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Vurris counters with a straight right hand.
Vurris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vurris.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Vurris.
Vurris misses with a wild combination.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vurris ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez 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.
Vurris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez shoots in for a double leg but Vurris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cortez cracks Vurris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Vurris moves out of range.
Vurris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vurris.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
A jab from Cortez misses.
A quick step to the side and Vurris tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vurris slips under a jab.
Vurris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris fails with the takedown
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Vurris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Vurris.
Vurris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vurris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cortez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Cortez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vurris lands with an overhand left.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vurris dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Vurris moves away and avoids it.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurris.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Vurris counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vurris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez connects with a body shot that sends Vurris's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Vurris.
Cortez cracks a nice hook into Vurris's ribs.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vurris lands an overhand right.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
It looked like Vurris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cortez scores with a nice strike.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up with Vurris, looking for a takedown. Cortez pushes Vurris against the cage but Vurris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez shoots for a takedown but Vurris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vurris jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vurris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vurris.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Vurris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vurris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Vurris throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurris moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez throws a right hand that Vurris ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurris also avoids with ease.
Vurris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
It looked like Vurris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cortez shoots and misses
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vurris walks into a left hand.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vurris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vurris thinks about countering with a body kick.
Don Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vurris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice leg kick from Vurris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Vurris forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cortez gets underhooks to prevent Vurris's takedown attempt.
Vurris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cortez prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vurris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vurris shoots in and gets a takedown into Cortez's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vurris trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cortez not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cortez.
Vurris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vurris keeps working.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Vurris trying to control here.
Cortez trying to mount his opponent but Vurris defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vurris is just riding it out for now. Cortez eventually gives up the hold.
Cortez is nestled in close to Vurris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cortez slips a nice elbow through Vurris's hands, connecting with Vurris's forehead.
Vurris tries to roll over but Cortez keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurris tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cortez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vurris is bucking up trying to escape but Cortez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vurris tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vurris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Vurris counters with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Vurris ducks down to avoid it.
Vurris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vurris counters with a straight right hand.
Vurris lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Vurris misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vurris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vurris.
Vurris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vurris counters with a three punch combo that has Cortez backing up. Cortez nods at Vurris to acknowledge the strikes.
Vurris slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vurris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vurris lands a high kick!
Vurris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Vurris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Vurris with that takedown attempt.
Vurris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vurris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vurris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vurris looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Vurris counters with a good low kick that Cortez was not able to check.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Vurris counters with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vurris staying out of range there.
Vurris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vurris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Vurris counters with a good, hard body kick but Cortez shrugs it off.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez throws a series of strikes that have Vurris backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vurris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
Vurris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vurris swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Vurris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez lands with a cross.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vurris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vurris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Vurris fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vern Vurris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vurris tries to clinch up
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vurris showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez has his hands clasped together around Vurris's back. He's all about the action.
Don Cortez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortez won't allow Vurris to pass to mount.
Cortez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cortez has Vurris pulled in close to control his posture.
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cortez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Cortez.
I've got Cortez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 304 p4p, 324 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 48 p4p, 51 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant thows a body kick. Obi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Obi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Grant there.
Obi stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grant sizes up Obi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grant. Obi shrugs it off though.
Obi misses with a straight right.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Obi manages to avoid it.
Grant throws a hook but Obi avoids it easily.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Obi moved out of range.
Grant keeps Obi at a distance using the push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Obi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Obi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook. Obi ducked under it nicely.
Obi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obi.
Obi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Obi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grant throws the left hand but Obi avoids the punch easily.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Obi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obi misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a left to the body.
Grant gets a clinch.
Obi pulls Grant into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Obi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Obi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Obi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grant defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Obi trying to keep a closed guard but Grant is proving a slippery customer.
Obi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grant defends well.
Obi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Grant is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Obi.
Obi manages to get back to half guard.
Obi is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Obi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Obi has his foot on Grant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grant works his way back into a safe position though.
Obi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Obi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grant is aware though and is defending well.
Grant looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grant is fighting to break Obi's control of his arms but Obi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Obi.
Obi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Obi.
Grant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obi checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by Grant's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Obi's shoulder, as Obi tries to avoid the shot.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant cracks Obi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obi takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Obi.
It seemed like Obi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Grant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obi.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obi can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Grant finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That kick from Grant tenderised Obi's leg. Obi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant misses with a looping right.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
It seemed like Obi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Obi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi cracks a nice hook into Grant's ribs.
Grant with the inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi misses with a hook.
Grant throws a body shot but no joy.
Obi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant throws a combination that misses
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obi misses with a straight left.
It looked like Grant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grant throws a push kick but Obi slaps the foot to one side.
Obi takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Grant.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but Obi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obi moves out of range as Grant strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.
Grant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Obi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Obi sees coming a mile off.
Grant misses with a hook.
Obi ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant lands a nice shot that snaps Obi's head back.
Grant defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Grant throws a quick counter kick to the body but Obi avoids it.
Grant lands a nice looking body shot.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.
Obi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grant throws a head kick that Obi semi-blocks.
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Obi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi throws a good cross that connects.
Obi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Obi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Obi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grant - the referee stops the clock and Obi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grant. Obi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Obi slips under a jab from Grant.
Obi is looking for the big counter here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grant.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Obi moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Obi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obi avoids the body shot from Grant.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
Obi moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
Obi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant moves out of range as Obi strikes.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grant throws a jab when Obi was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Obi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grant doesn't seem phased though.
Obi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
A little jabbing left from Obi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Grant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grant.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Obi with a nice cross.
Grant misses with the combination.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Grant misses the target.
A low kick lands for Grant.
A jab from Grant misses.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant scores with a shot to the body.
Obi misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Grant scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Grant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but Obi avoids it.
Obi throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Obi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Obi moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Obi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant jabs Obi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Obi misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
Obi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant slips a straight right by Obi.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
and Obi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Grant scores with a head kick. Obi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Obi throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
Grant lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant misses with an uppercut
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
Grant throws a hook but Obi avoids it easily.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Obi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Grant.
Obi lands a jab to Grant's midsection.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obi defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
A victorious Aubrey Grant thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 711 p4p, 468 weight class) and Ramone Rocksaw (ranked 104 p4p, 74 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramone Rocksaw!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kostov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocksaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kostov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rocksaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocksaw tries to move into range but Kostov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Rocksaw blocks the leg kick.
Rocksaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rocksaw lands a head shot.
Kostov 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.
Rocksaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kostov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kostov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rocksaw.
Kostov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocksaw. Rocksaw obviously looking to wear him down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocksaw has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov throws a right hand that misses
and Rocksaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Kostov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rocksaw is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Rocksaw misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kostov.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kostov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocksaw.
Rocksaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostov. That's going to slow Rocksaw down.
Rocksaw scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Rocksaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov connects with a crisp jab.
Pavel Kostov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kostov misses with a hook. Rocksaw ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rocksaw.
Kostov misses with a left hand
and Rocksaw counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kostov misses
and Kostov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocksaw misses with an uppercut.
Kostov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kostov misses with a kick to the body
and Rocksaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocksaw.
Kostov scores with a spinning back kick!
Kostov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocksaw.
Kostov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rocksaw. That did some damage!
Kostov misses with a hook
and Rocksaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Rocksaw saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rocksaw misses.
A head kick misses from Kostov.
A left lands for Kostov.
Kostov throws a sloppy body shot
and Rocksaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Rocksaw throws a body punch but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kostov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kostov misses with a looping right.
Kostov misses the jab.
Crunch! Rocksaw slams his shin into Kostov's torso.
Kostov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rocksaw misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocksaw as he connects with a hook.
A nice combination there by Kostov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Kostov.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksaw is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocksaw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kostov moves away from the strike by Rocksaw.
Kostov ducks under a wild hook from Rocksaw.
Kostov punishes Rocksaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Kostov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocksaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kostov misses with a lunging right hand
and Rocksaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Kostov misses the body punch
and Rocksaw counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramone Rocksaw will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kostov cracks Rocksaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kostov tries a low kick but Rocksaw avoids it.
Rocksaw misses with a low kick.
Rocksaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Rocksaw is looking to chop away at Kostov's legs.
Kostov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kostov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rocksaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocksaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kostov scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Rocksaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavel Kostov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocksaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kostov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kostov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksaw tries to land a front kick but Kostov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kostov avoids the body shot from Rocksaw.
Rocksaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kostov throws out the jab.
Rocksaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kostov with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kostov.
Rocksaw lands a left and a right that send Kostov crashing to the mat, dazed. Rocksaw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rocksaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kostov moves out of range of the leg kick from Rocksaw.
Kostov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kostov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rocksaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocksaw moves away from the strike by Kostov.
Rocksaw unleashes a big counter combination but Kostov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Kostov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses the jab.
Rocksaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kostov throws out the jab.
Kostov lands a nice shot that snaps Rocksaw's head back.
Rocksaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kostov thumps Rocksaw with a low kick.
Kostov throws a head kick that misses.
Kostov misses with an uppercut
and Rocksaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Kostov tries to clinch but Rocksaw is having none of it.
Rocksaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rocksaw misses with a hook.
Kostov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kostov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksaw missing with a left hand there. Kostov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kostov throws a leg kick but Rocksaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rocksaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kostov misses with a low kick.
Kostov looks to throw a body kick
and Rocksaw counters with a crisp one two that drops Kostov! Rocksaw thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kostov to his feet! Kostov is in big trouble!
Kostov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rocksaw counters with a crisp right that sends Kostov to the canvas! Rocksaw follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramone Rocksaw!
Post fight, an emotional Ramone Rocksaw said 'Always gonna KO this guy'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 374 p4p, 577 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 20 p4p, 30 weight class). Fukumitsu comes into the arena with you should see me in a crown blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135
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143
12 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Van Asch scores with a nice body kick.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Fukumitsu.
Van Asch 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.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Asch moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Van Asch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Asch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Asch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fukumitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Asch.
Van Asch lands a leg kick that knocks Fukumitsu off balance momentarily.
Fukumitsu staying out of range there.
Fukumitsu is looking to counter punch.
Fukumitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Asch throws out the jab.
Fukumitsu dips to his left and cracks Van Asch with an uppercut!
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!
Van Asch throws a hook but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu tests Van Asch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fukumitsu thuds his right hand into Van Asch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Asch's head backwards.
Van Asch slips under a jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Asch.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Fukumitsu throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Fukumitsu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Asch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Fukumitsu.
Van Asch lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukumitsu misses with a left hand
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Asch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Van Asch avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Fukumitsu misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Van Asch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Asch swings for the body but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Fukumitsu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukumitsu throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
Van Asch has Fukumitsu up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Asch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu breaks from the clinch.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Asch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumitsu misses the target.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Van Asch avoids it easily.
Van Asch throws out a counter right but Fukumitsu avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Van Asch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Van Asch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fukumitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a straight right hand.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a nice body kick.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch drives through and clinches with Fukumitsu against the cage.
Van Asch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fukumitsu backwards.
A body shot lands from Van Asch.
Van Asch has a couple of punches blocked by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu is trying to break the clinch but Van Asch is controlling him.
Van Asch misses with a punch on the inside.
Fukumitsu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fukumitsu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Asch's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Van Asch with a nice calf kick.
Van Asch throws a right hand that misses
and Fukumitsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Asch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fukumitsu.
A big left from Van Asch misses.
Van Asch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fukumitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Fukumitsu is looking to counter punch.
Fukumitsu throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Fukumitsu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Asch rushes Fukumitsu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch misses with a punch on the inside.
Fukumitsu tries to break the clinch but Van Asch is controlling the position.
Van Asch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Asch lands a left hand.
Fukumitsu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Fukumitsu is looking to counter punch.
Van Asch misses the jab.
Van Asch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
Van Asch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fukumitsu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick from Van Asch.
Fukumitsu throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukumitsu.
A big right from Fukumitsu misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch misses with a looping left.
Van Asch slips a jab from Fukumitsu.
Van Asch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Asch slips a straight right by Fukumitsu.
Van Asch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fukumitsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Asch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fukumitsu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Fukumitsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fukumitsu down.
Koos Van Asch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Asch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fukumitsu fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Asch throws out the jab.
Fukumitsu missing with a left hand there. Van Asch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Asch defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Van Asch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fukumitsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fukumitsu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Asch can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Asch.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukumitsu slips a straight right by Van Asch.
Fukumitsu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fukumitsu throws out a loose jab but Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Asch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu slips a jab from Van Asch.
Fukumitsu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Asch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
Van Asch works the jab nicely.
Van Asch blocks a jab.
Van Asch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fukumitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Asch defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
Fukumitsu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Asch rushes Fukumitsu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Asch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fukumitsu backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch gets through Fukumitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fukumitsu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fukumitsu blocks a body shot from Van Asch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Asch misses with a punch to the body.
Van Asch keeps control of Fukumitsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fukumitsu is trying to break the clinch but Van Asch has him pressed against the cage.
Van Asch can't find room to land a body shot as Fukumitsu controls the action.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch.
Van Asch moves into range and clinches up with Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fukumitsu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fukumitsu is trying to push Van Asch away but Van Asch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Asch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fukumitsu wants to break free but Van Asch has control.
Fukumitsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Asch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Asch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fukumitsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Van Asch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Asch scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu manages to break the clinch.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Van Asch avoids it easily.
It seemed like Van Asch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fukumitsu misses with a left hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping right.
Fukumitsu misses with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Asch lands a jab.
Fukumitsu is rocked!
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Oh Fukumitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Asch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fukumitsu seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Asch throws out a loose jab but Fukumitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight right.
Van Asch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fukumitsu on the side of the head.
Van Asch defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Asch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Asch throws a push kick but Fukumitsu slaps the foot to one side.
Van Asch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch lands a glancing blow to the side of Fukumitsu's head.
A jab from Van Asch misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping left.
Van Asch feints a counter leg kick.
Fukumitsu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Asch connects with a nice looking jab.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Fukumitsu swings widly with a right hand
and Van Asch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Asch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping left.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Van Asch connects with an inside leg kick.
Fukumitsu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fukumitsu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight right.
Van Asch misses with a looping right.
Fukumitsu looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Van Asch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Fukumitsu saw that one coming.
Van Asch staying out of range there.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koos Van Asch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fukumitsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fukumitsu throws a combination. Van Asch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. Fukumitsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Van Asch to counter with a crisp jab.
Fukumitsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Fukumitsu backing away here, and Van Asch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fukumitsu moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses the shot to the body.
Fukumitsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Asch. Van Asch obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Asch.
Van Asch moves in looking to clinch but Fukumitsu pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukumitsu throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
Fukumitsu works the jab nicely.
Van Asch throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping left.
Fukumitsu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fukumitsu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Asch.
The fighters circling - Van Asch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fukumitsu is looking to counter punch.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fukumitsu avoids the body shot from Van Asch.
Fukumitsu misses with an uppercut.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch darts in and clinches Fukumitsu up against the cage.
Fukumitsu working hard to break the clinch.
Fukumitsu tries to circle away but Van Asch has him pinned against the cage.
Van Asch tries to work over Fukumitsu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu is trying to force a seperation but Van Asch has the dominant position.
Fukumitsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Asch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Asch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch scores with a shot to the side of Fukumitsu's head.
Van Asch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Asch lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Asch.
Van Asch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Van Asch.
A frustrated look appears on Fukumitsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Asch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fukumitsu backwards.
Fukumitsu is trying to break the clinch but Van Asch is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Van Asch.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Asch tries to clinch but Fukumitsu is having none of it.
Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukumitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a body punch but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Fukumitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Asch counters with a straight right hand.
Van Asch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fukumitsu at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Van Asch.
Fukumitsu throws out a loose jab but Van Asch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight left.
Van Asch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fukumitsu misses with a combination
and Van Asch counters with a good low kick that Fukumitsu was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fukumitsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Asch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fukumitsu throws a looping overhand right but Van Asch ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch rushes Fukumitsu and presses him up against the cage.
Fukumitsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu tries to circle away but Van Asch has him pinned against the cage.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Asch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Asch.
Fukumitsu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fukumitsu tries to break the clinch but Van Asch is controlling the position.
Van Asch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumitsu can't break the clinch.
Van Asch swings wildly with an uppercut but Fukumitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koos Van Asch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Asch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukumitsu can't break the clinch.
Fukumitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fukumitsu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Asch misses with a body punch.
Fukumitsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fukumitsu.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Fukumitsu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koos Van Asch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Asch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koos Van Asch!
Koos Van Asch 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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